What does amanhecer in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word amanhecer in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use amanhecer in Portuguese.

The word amanhecer in Portuguese means get light, wake up, begin, dawn, amanhecer, amanhecer, raiar, amanhecer, nascer do sol, amanhecer, amanhecer, luz do dia, amanhecer, amanhecer, o despontar do dia, o amanhecer. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word amanhecer

get light

(iniciar manhã)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

wake up

(figurado (iniciar dia)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")

begin

verbo transitivo (figurado (iniciar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

dawn

substantivo masculino (alvorada)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

amanhecer

noun (earliest time of day)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Helena assistiu ao amanhecer tomando seu café da manhã.
Helen watched the dawn as she drank her morning coffee.

amanhecer, raiar

noun (beginning) (fig.; começo)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
The coronation of the new king marked the dawning of a new era.

amanhecer

noun (dawn, daybreak)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

nascer do sol, amanhecer

noun (dawn, sunrise)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

amanhecer

(day: arrive, dawn) (dia)

It grows light around 6 am at this time of year.

luz do dia

noun (morning, dawn) (manhã)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
We'll begin hiking at daylight, so make sure you are ready.

amanhecer

intransitive verb (morning: grow light)

O dia amanheceu sem uma nuvem no céu.
The day dawned without a cloud in the sky.

amanhecer

noun (figurative (beginning) (figurado, começo)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Frank está no amanhecer de sua carreira.
Frank is in the morning of his career.

o despontar do dia, o amanhecer

noun (dawn, sunrise, early morning)

The hunt assembles and is ready to ride at the break of day.

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