in the open

English

Prepositional phrase

in the open

1. Outdoors.

   I find I can breath more easily when I'm out in the open.

2. 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.

3. 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: 在戶外 / 在户外 (zài hùwài)

• 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: 公開露面 / 公开露面 (gōngkāi lòumiàn)

• 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: 公開 / 公开 (zh) (gōngkāi)

• 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

• open air, open-air
• openly
• open secret
• open space
• wide open