in the open

English

Prepositional phrase

in the open

Outdoors.
I find I can breath more easily when I'm out in the open.
Easily visible; out of shelter or concealment.
Antonyms: under cover, undercover

I got a clear photo of them when they finally came out in the open.
Known to various people.
Now that everyone knows, I'm glad it's finally out in the open.

Usage notes

Often preceded by "out".

Coordinate terms

(easily visible): in broad daylight

Translations

outdoors

Catalan: a la serena
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: in de open lucht, onder de blote hemel
Finnish: ulkona (fi), ulkoilmassa (fi)
French: au grand air, à la belle étoile (fr) (at nighttime)
German: unter freiem Himmel
Hungarian: szabadban
Icelandic: á berangri
Irish: faoin spéir
Italian: all'aperto (it), all'aria aperta, a cielo aperto
Polish: pod gołym niebem (pl)
Russian: на приро́де (na priróde), на откры́том во́здухе (na otkrýtom vózduxe)
Ukrainian: про́сто не́ба (uk) (prósto néba)
Welsh: yn yr awyr agored

easily visible

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: näkyvissä (fi), näkyviin
French: à découvert (fr)
Hungarian: please add this translation if you can
Russian: please add this translation if you can

known to various people

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: avoin (fi), julkinen (fi) (adjectives)
French: au grand jour (fr)
Hungarian: please add this translation if you can
Russian: please add this translation if you can

See also

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.