dia

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1 TIME PERIOD [singular] A1

the time between sunrise and sunset, or the period of light in a 24-hour cycle

día

  • in the day

Collocations day and night · day after day

  • It was a beautiful day.

    Fue un día hermoso.

2 DATE [singular] A1

a particular date or the calendar day of the month

fecha, día del mes

  • on a day

Collocations day of the week · day of the year

  • We have an appointment on Monday.

    Tenemos una cita el lunes.

3 WORK [singular] B1

the period of time that someone works, usually from morning until early evening

turno de trabajo, jornada laboral

  • work a day

Collocations day shift · day work

  • She works the night shift and sleeps during the day.

    Ella trabaja la noche y duerme durante el día.

4 PERIOD [singular] B1

a period of time, especially a long one

período de tiempo

  • in the day

Collocations day in, day out · day by day

  • He has been working hard day after day.

    Ha estado trabajando duro día tras día.

5 LIFE [singular] B2

the period of someone's life from birth to death, or a particular stage in their life

vida, etapa de la vida

  • in one's day

Collocations day of reckoning · day of judgment

  • In my day, we didn't have computers.

    En mi época, no teníamos computadoras.

6 HOLIDAY [singular] B2

a holiday or vacation period

vacaciones, feriado

  • on a day

Collocations day off · paid leave

  • She took the day off to go shopping.

    Tomó el día libre para ir de compras.

7 GAME [singular] C1

a period of time in a game or sport, especially one that lasts for an hour or less

jornada del juego, período de juego

  • in the day

Collocations day game · day session

  • The team played a day game.

    El equipo jugó un partido de día.

8 DAILY [adjective] C1

happening every day or daily

diario, cotidiano

  • day-to-day

Collocations day-to-day activities · day-to-day life

  • She has day-to-day responsibilities.

    Ella tiene responsabilidades diarias.