día

Definitions of día
  1. noun
    some point or period in time
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    día del juicio final
    (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
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    momento, tiempo, época
    an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)
  2. noun
    time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
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    hoy
    the day that includes the present moment (as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow)
    víspera
    the day before
    fecha
    the specified day of the month
    plazo, vencimiento
    the date on which an obligation must be repaid
    cumpleaños
    the date on which a person was born
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    unidad de tiempo
    a unit for measuring time periods
  3. noun
    a day reckoned from midnight to midnight
    synonyms: día natural
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    festividad, jornada
    a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance
    día de la semana
    any one of the seven days in a week
    día de feria, día festivo
    a day set aside for rest
    día de paga, día de pago
    the day on which you receive pay for your work
    día de elecciones
    the day appointed for an election; in the United States it is the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November
    idus
    in the Roman calendar: the 15th of March or May or July or October or the 13th of any other month
    día de mercado
    a fixed day for holding a public market
    día de año nuevo, nochevieja
    the last day of the year
    día de fiesta, día festivo
    a day on which work is suspended by law or custom
    día de San Valentín, día de los enamorados
    a day for the exchange of tokens of affection
    1 de mayo, día del trabajador, uno de mayo
    observed in many countries to celebrate the coming of spring; observed in Russia and related countries in honor of labor
    día de la madre
    second Sunday in May
    día de las fuerzas armadas
    the 3rd Saturday in May
    día de la bandera
    commemorating the adoption of the United States flag in 1777
    día del padre
    US: third Sunday in June
    víspera de Todos los Santos
    the evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people
    santo
    a day commemorating a saint
    la noche de San Juan
    the night before Midsummer Day
    día escolar
    any day on which school is in session
    día de la colada
    a day set aside for doing household laundry
    día de la boda
    the day of a wedding
    aniversario, efeméride
    the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)
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    periodo, período
    an amount of time
  4. noun
    a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance
    synonyms: festividad, jornada
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    día de paga, día de pago
    the day on which you receive pay for your work
    día de elecciones
    the day appointed for an election; in the United States it is the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November
    idus
    in the Roman calendar: the 15th of March or May or July or October or the 13th of any other month
    día de mercado
    a fixed day for holding a public market
    día de año nuevo, nochevieja
    the last day of the year
    día de fiesta, día festivo
    a day on which work is suspended by law or custom
    día de San Valentín, día de los enamorados
    a day for the exchange of tokens of affection
    1 de mayo, día del trabajador, uno de mayo
    observed in many countries to celebrate the coming of spring; observed in Russia and related countries in honor of labor
    día de la madre
    second Sunday in May
    día de las fuerzas armadas
    the 3rd Saturday in May
    día de la bandera
    commemorating the adoption of the United States flag in 1777
    día del padre
    US: third Sunday in June
    víspera de Todos los Santos
    the evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people
    santo
    a day commemorating a saint
    la noche de San Juan
    the night before Midsummer Day
    día escolar
    any day on which school is in session
    día de la colada
    a day set aside for doing household laundry
    día de la boda
    the day of a wedding
    aniversario, efeméride
    the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)
    festividad
    a day designated for feasting
    fiesta religiosa
    a day specified for religious observance
    Nochebuena
    the day before Christmas
    fiesta nacional
    authorized by law and limiting work or official business
    día del santo, fiesta onomástica
    the feast day of a saint whose name one bears
    cumpleaños
    an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
    jubileo
    a special anniversary (or the celebration of it)
    aniversario de boda
    the anniversary of the day on which you were married (or the celebration of it)
    centenario
    the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
    bicentenario
    the 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
    tricentenario
    the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
    cuarto centenario
    the 400th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
    quinto centenario
    the 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
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    día natural
    a day reckoned from midnight to midnight
  5. noun
    the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
    synonyms: jornada
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    noche
    the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
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    tarde
    the part of the day between noon and evening
    anochecer, atardecer, noche, tarde, tardecica
    the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
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    periodo, período
    an amount of time
  6. noun
    the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis
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    periodo, período
    an amount of time
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