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In the fixed expressions 'am helllichten Tag' (in broad daylight) and 'bei helllichtem Tag' (in broad daylight), 'helllicht' refers to full daylight. The expression often emphasizes that something unusual or brazen happens during the day.
Der Diebstahl geschah am helllichten Tag.
The theft happened in broad daylight.
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'Helllicht' (broad daylight) is used almost exclusively in the fixed expressions 'am helllichten Tag' (in broad daylight) and 'bei helllichtem Tag' (in broad daylight). It refers to full daylight and often highlights that something happens despite the brightness.
Die Täter flüchteten am helllichten Tag.
The perpetrators fled in broad daylight.
'Helllicht' (broad daylight) is made up of 'hell' (bright) and the adjective 'licht' (light, bright). Here, it does not simply mean 'very bright'; it is mainly used in the fixed expression with 'Tag' (day).
Bei helllichtem Tag war der Einbruch besonders dreist.
The burglary was particularly brazen because it took place in broad daylight.
After the preposition 'bei', the form is 'helllichtem'; after 'an', the form in the fixed expression is 'helllichten'. Both expressions mean that something happens in broad daylight.
Bei helllichtem Tag nahm jemand das Fahrrad aus dem Hof.
In broad daylight, someone took the bicycle from the courtyard.
