SUN

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Traducere în limba română

sun I. substantiv

1. soare, lumină solară;

with the sun în sensul acelor ceasornicului;

to hail the rising sun a saluta răsăritul soarelui;

(fig.) his sun is set steaua lui a apus;

to hold a candle to the sun a duce apă la puţ, a face ceva inutil;

in the sun la soare;

to let in the sun a lăsa să intre lumina soarelui;

(astron.) mock sun soare fals;

a place in the sun o poziţie favorabilă;

to rise with the sun a se scula de dimineaţă;

to see the sun a se naşte;

to take / to shoot the sun a măsura înălţimea soarelui;

sun up, sun down de la răsăritul la apusul soarelui;

under the sun sub soare, pe pământ, în lumea aceasta (se foloseşte pentru a întări întrebarea: where under the sun did he go? unde, Dumnezeu, s-o fi dus?

2. (poetic) zi; an.

sun II. verb A. tranzitiv

1. a încălzi la soare.

2. a expune la soare.

sun II. verb B. reflexiv

a se încălzi la soare; a face băi de soare.

Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:

I sat charting the country until the sun had set and it was so dark that I could no longer distinguish details.

(The Lost World, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

"No doubt about the weather today, they will certainly come, so we must fly round and be ready for them," said Amy, as the sun woke her next morning.

(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)

Keep to the West, where the sun sets, and you cannot fail to find her.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, de L. Frank Baum)

“Ah!” said he, “she wants to be lord of the sun and moon.”

(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)

And that was all he was, a dog asleep in the sun.

(Martin Eden, de Jack London)

The sun had not shone all day, and it had been bitter cold.

(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)

See the rising sun flashes full upon it and sparkles on the golden lions.

(The White Company, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

For so if time be long you may be delayed; and it will not matter when the sun set, since I am here with Madam to make report.