-sunrise, dawn o daybreak?-

-sunrise, dawn o daybreak?-
Nota d'uso
I sostantivi “sunrise”, “dawn” e “daybreak” possono essere tutti tradotti con alba, ma possiedono sfumature di significato diverse. “Sunrise” indica il momento in cui il sole sorge all'orizzonte, mentre “dawn” e “daybreak” si riferiscono al periodo immediatamente precedente, in cui non è più buio, ma il sole non è ancora sorto: Andiamo a vedere l'alba, let's go and see the sunrise; Mi sono svegliato alle prime luci dell'alba, I woke up at dawn.

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