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to·day

(tə-dā′)

The present day, time, or age: "Today's shocks are tomorrow's conventions" (Carolyn Heilbrun).

adv.

1. During or on the present day.

2. During or at the present time.

adj.

Concerned with or relating to the present time: today issues; the today generation.

[Middle English to dai, from Old English tō dæge : tō, to; see to + dæge, dative of dæg, day; see agh- in Indo-European roots.]

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today

(təˈdeɪ)

1. this day, as distinct from yesterday or tomorrow

2. the present age: children of today.

adv

3. during or on this day

4. nowadays

[Old English tō dæge, literally: on this day, from to + dæge, dative of dæg day]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

to•day

(təˈdeɪ)

n.

1. this present day.

2. this present age: the world of today.

adv.

3. on this present day: Call me today.

4. at the present time; in these days.

adj.

5. up-to-date: the today look.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English tō dæg. See to, day]

today

Today means the day on which you are speaking or writing.

How are you feeling today?

Today is Thursday.

Don't use 'today' in front of morning, afternoon, or evening. Instead, use this.

His plane left this morning.

Can I take it with me this afternoon?

Come and have dinner with me this evening.

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Noun	1.	today - the present time or age; "the world of today"; "today we have computers" nowadays, present - the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech; "that is enough for the present"; "he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow"
	2.	today - the day that includes the present moment (as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow); "Today is beautiful"; "did you see today's newspaper?" 24-hour interval, day, mean solar day, solar day, twenty-four hour period, twenty-four hours - time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; "two days later they left"; "they put on two performances every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day"
Adv.	1.	today - in these times; "it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished"- Nancy Mitford; "we now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets"; "today almost every home has television" nowadays, now
	2.	today - on this day as distinct from yesterday or tomorrow; "I can't meet with you today"

today

adverb

1. this day, before tomorrow, this morning, this afternoon, this evening, this very day Can you get that done today, please?

2. nowadays, these days, just now, now, currently, at present, at this time, at the present time, in these times, in this day and age, in the present climate He thinks pop music today is as exciting as ever.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

today

noun

The current time:

now, nowadays, present.

adverb

At the present; these days:

now, nowadays.

Translations

اليَوْماليَوْمَفي الوَقْت الحاضِر

сега

dnesdnešek

i dagidagdagens

heute heutzutage

σήμερα

hodiaŭnuntempe

hoy hoy en día

täna

tänäännykyäännykyisin

aujourd’huiaujourd'hui

danas

mamanapság

dagurinn í dagnú

oggi oggigiorno attualmente

今日

오늘

hodie

šiandien

mūsdienāsšodienšodienatagad

vandaag

i dagidag

dzisiaj dziś

hojehoje em diaatualmente

astăziazi

сегодня нынче

dnes

danesdanašnjidandanes

danas

idag

ในวันนี้

bugüngünümüzdeşimdibu gün

hôm nay

今天现今

today

[təˈdeɪ]

A. ADV

1. (= the present day) → hoy
from today → desde hoy, a partir de hoy
early today → hoy temprano
all day today → todo el día de hoy
what day is it today? → ¿qué día es hoy?, ¿a cuántos estamos?
what date is it today? → ¿a qué fecha estamos?
today week; a week today → de hoy en ocho días, dentro de una semana
a fortnight today → de hoy en quince días, dentro de dos semanas
a year ago today → hoy hace un año
here today and gone tomorrow → se cambia constantemente

2. (= these days) → hoy (en) día
young people today have it easy → la gente joven lo tiene muy fácil hoy en día

B. N

1. (= the present day) → hoy m
today is Monday → hoy es lunes
today is the 4th of March → hoy es el cuatro de marzo
today's paper → el periódico de hoy

2. (= these days) → hoy m, el presente
the writers of today → los escritores de hoy

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

today

[təˈdeɪ]

adv

(= on this day) → aujourd'hui
What did you do today? → Qu'est-ce tu as fait aujourd'hui?
what day is it today? → quel jour sommes-nous aujourd'hui?
what date is it today? → quelle est la date aujourd'hui?
a week ago today → il y a huit jours aujourd'hui

(= in current times) → aujourd'hui
We have similar problems today → Nous avons des problèmes similaires aujourd'hui.

(= this day) → aujourd'hui m
today is the 4th of March → aujourd'hui nous sommes le 4 mars
today is Thursday → nous sommes jeudi aujourd'hui
today's newspaper → le journal d'aujourd'hui

(= current times) → aujourd'hui
the Africa of today → l'Afrique d'aujourd'hui
in today's society → dans la société d'aujourd'hui

today

adv, n

→ heute; a week/fortnight today → heute in einer Woche/zwei Wochen; he’s been here a week today → heute ist er eine Woche da; a year ago today → heute vor einem Jahr; today is Monday, it’s Monday today → heute ist Montag; from today → von heute an, vom heutigen Tag an, ab heute; later today → später (am Tag); today’s paper/news → die heutige Zeitung/heutigen Nachrichten, die Zeitung/Nachrichten von heute; what’s today’s date? → welches Datum ist heute?, der Wievielte ist heute?; today’s rate (Fin) → der Tageskurs; here today and gone tomorrow (fig) → heute hier und morgen da; our yesterdays, our todays and our tomorrows → unsere Vergangenheit, unsere Gegenwart und unsere Zukunft

(= these days) → heutzutage; the cinema today → das Kino (von) heute; the world/youth/writers of today → die Welt/Jugend/Schriftsteller von heute; today’s world/youth → die heutige Welt/Jugend, die Welt/Jugend von heute; live for today and let tomorrow take care of itself → lebe dem Heute und lass das Morgen morgen sein

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

today

[təˈdeɪ]

1. adv → oggi; (these days) → al giorno d'oggi, oggigiorno
a week from today, a week today, today week (Brit) → oggi a otto
a fortnight today (Brit), (Am) two weeks from today → quindici giorni a oggi
what day is it today? → che giorno è oggi?
what date is it today? → quanti ne abbiamo oggi?
today is the 4th of March → (oggi) è il 4 (di) marzo

2. n (also) (fig) → oggi m inv
writers of today → gli scrittori d'oggi
today's paper → il giornale di oggi

today

(təˈdei) noun, adverb

1. (on) this day. Today is Friday; Here is today's newspaper; I'm working today.

2. (at) the present time. Life is easier today than a hundred years ago.

today

→ اليَوْمَ dnes i dag heute σήμερα hoy tänään aujourd’hui danas oggi 今日 오늘 vandaag i dag dzisiaj hoje сегодня idag ในวันนี้ bugün hôm nay 今天

today

adv. hoy.

Is the sea rough today? → Je dnes moře rozbouřené? → Er der mange bølger i dag? → Ist das Meer heute stürmisch? → ¿Está picado el mar? → La mer est agitée aujourd'hui ? → Je li more danas nemirno? → Il mare è mosso oggi? → 오늘 바다가 거친가요? → Is de zee vandaag ruw? → Er det grov sjø i dag? → Czy morze jest dzisiaj wzburzone? → O mar está agitado hoje? → Är det svår sjö idag? → Bugün deniz dalgalı mı? → 今天海风大吗？
Is it open today? → Je dnes otevřeno? → Er der åbent i dag? → Ist es heute geöffnet? → ¿Está abierto hoy? → Onko se avoinna tänään? → C'est ouvert aujourd'hui ? → Je li danas otvoren? → È aperto oggi? → 여기 오늘 여나요? → Is het vandaag open? → Er det åpent i dag? → Czy jest dzisiaj otwarte? → Está aberto hoje? → Сегодня открыто? → Är det öppet i dag? → Bugün açık mı? → Hôm nay có mở cửa không? → 今天开门吗？
Is the bank open today? → Je dnes v bance otevřeno? → Er banken åben i dag? → Ist die Bank heute geöffnet? → ¿Está abierto el banco hoy? → Onko pankki avoinna tänään? → Je li banka danas otvorena? → La banca è aperta oggi? → 오늘 은행 여나요? → Is de bank vandaag open? → Er banken åpen i dag? → Czy bank jest dzisiaj otwarty? → O banco está aberto hoje? → Är banken öppen idag? → Banka bugün açık mı? → 银行今天开门吗？
What would you like to do today? → Co byste chtěl dnes podniknout? → ¿Qué le gustaría hacer hoy? → Što biste željeli raditi danas? → Cosa desidera fare oggi? → 오늘 뭘 하시겠어요? → Wat wil je vandaag doen? → Co chciałby Pandzisiaj robić? → O que o senhor quer fazer hoje? → Vad skulle ni vilja göra idag? → Bugün ne yapmak istersiniz? → Hôm nay bạn muốn làm gì? → 今天您想做什么？
What is today's date? → Kolikátého je dnes? → Hvilken dato er det? → Welches Datum haben wir heute? → ¿A qué fecha estamos? → Quelle est la date d'aujourd'hui ? → Koji je danas datum? → Qual è la data di oggi? → 今日は何日ですか？ → 오늘 며칠이에요? → Wat is de datum van vandaag? → Hvilken dato er det i dag? → Jaka jest dzisiaj data? → Qual é a data de hoje? → Vad är det för datum idag? → Bugünün tarihi nedir? → Hôm nay ngày bao nhiêu? → 今天几号？
What day is it today? → Co je dnes za den? → Hvilken dag er det? → Was für ein Tag ist heute? → ¿Qué día es hoy? → Mikä päivä tänään on? → Koji je sutra dan? → Che giorno è oggi? → 今日は何曜日ですか？ → 오늘 무슨 요일이에요? → Wat voor dag is het vandaag? → Hvilken dag er det i dag? → Jaki jest dzisiaj dzień? → Que dia é hoje? → Vad är det för dag idag? → Bugün günlerden ne? → Hôm nay là thứ mấy? → 今天星期几？
A week from today (US)
In a week's time (UK) → za týden → om en uge → In einer Woche → σε μια εβδομάδα → dentro de una semana → Viikon kuluttua → dans une semaine → za tjedan dana → Tra una settimana → 一週間後に → 일주일 안에 → over een week → om en ukes tid → Za tydzień → em uma semana → Через неделю → om en vecka → bir hafta içinde → Một tuần nữa → 一星期内

today

adv hoy

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My fellow citizens, today we celebrate the mystery of American renewal.

Today, a generation raised in the shadows of the Cold War assumes new responsibilities in a world warmed by the sunshine of freedom, but threatened still by ancient hatreds and new plagues.

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"In school today, I'll learn to read, tomorrow to write, and the day after tomorrow I'll do arithmetic.

"Today I'll follow the pipes, and tomorrow I'll go to school.

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Today, I should think that the feeling amongst those who remember the affair at all is rather the other way.

His wife has backed him up well, they have entertained lavishly, and today I should think that she is one of the most popular hostesses in London.

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I want a great many crumples of this sort put into it today." And Meg opened her arms to her sisters, who clung about her with April faces for a minute, feeling that the new love had not changed the old.

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We observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom.

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Today I went hopping and skipping to the office, for my heart was under your influence, and my soul was keeping holiday, as it were.

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If I choose thus to be banal, it is only to remind you that Collier's theories are today as exploded as the ludicrous deductions of the Spanish school.

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"Where is it, that lofty sky that I did not know till now, but saw today?" was his first thought.

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But at the same time she knew how easy it is, with the freedom of manners of today, to turn a girl's head, and how lightly men generally regard such a crime.