crack of dawn
The first moment of daylightThe first moment of daylight; the instant at which sunrise begins.
» We have to leave at the crack of dawn tomorrow.
Wir müssen morgen bei Tagesanbruch los. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 senses(idiomatic)The first moment of daylight; the instant at which sunrise begins.
Examples
18 sentencesWe have to leave at the crack of dawn tomorrow.
deWir müssen morgen bei Tagesanbruch los. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom woke up at the crack of dawn.
ruТом проснулся с восходом солнца. — Ooneykcall
deTom wachte im Morgengrauen auf. — al_ex_an_der
I got up at the crack of dawn.
ruЯ встал на рассвете. — sharptoothed
We woke up at the crack of dawn.
ruМы проснулись на рассвете. — Ooneykcall
Tom wakes up at the crack of dawn every day.
ruТом каждый день просыпается на рассвете. — marafon
Forms
plural: cracks of dawn| Singular | crack of dawn |
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irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
20 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.