sun

Signification (Anglais)

Name

The star that the Earth revolves around and from which it receives light and warmth.

Noun

1. A star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system.
2. The light and warmth which is received from the sun; sunshine or sunlight.
3. Something like the sun in brightness or splendor.
4. Sunrise or sunset.
5. A revolution of the Earth around the Sun; a year.
6. A transversing of the sky by the Sun; a day.
7. The nineteenth trump/major arcana card of the tarot.
8. The thirty-first Lenormand card.

Verb

1. To expose to the warmth and radiation of the sun.
2. To warm or dry in the sunshine.
3. To be exposed to the sun.
4. To expose the eyes to the sun as part of the Bates method.

Noun

A traditional Japanese unit of length, approximately 30.3 millimetres (1.193 inches).

Noun

Alternative form of sunn (“the plant”)

Concepts

soleil

🌞

soleil

🌞

Soleil

🌞

étoile fixe

ensoleillé

☀️

lumière

le soleil

lumière du soleil

bronzer

sole

dimanche

ensoleillement

hâler

jour

Synonymes

day

Sun

☀️

solar

sunlight

sunshine

dry

glow

dry in the sun

expose to the sun

clock

sunbathe

insolate

watch

⌚

moon

🌔

sol

star

⭐

hot

🥵

of the sun

fixed star

take a sunbath

solarise

air

day-star

heat of the sun

expose

dry in the air

solair

expose to the wind

have some fresh air

take an airing

solarize

put out in the sun

solar disk

light

sun-

daylight

bask in the sunshine

bask in the sun

bask

sun in splendour

belittle

bright

brilliance

brilliant

daytime

despise

fire

🔥

fit for

glory

god

light of day

male

masculine

month

providence

scorn

set

sunbeam

sun-dry

sunflower

🌻

sun-god

sunrise

🌅

sunset

time of day

timepiece

year

years

golden disc

Sol

positive electricity

epithet of the sun

light giving

making light

sol

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/sʌn/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English sonne, sunne, from Old English sunne, from Proto-West Germanic *sunnā, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from heteroclitic inanimate Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wen-, oblique of Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”). See also Saterland Frisian Sunne, West Frisian sinne, German Low German Sünn, Dutch zon, German Sonne, Icelandic sunna; outside of Germanic, Welsh huan, Sanskrit स्वर् (svar), Avestan 𐬓𐬇𐬧𐬔 (xᵛə̄ṇg)). Related to sol, Sol, Surya, and Helios. More at solar.

Phrases

The sun thought for a minute .

Le soleil réfléchit une minute.

Never let the sun go down on your anger .

Ne laissez jamais le soleil se coucher sur votre colère.

They went on smoking the pipe for a while as the sun began to set .

Ils ont continué à fumer la pipe pendant un certain temps alors que le soleil commençait à se coucher.

The boy awoke as the sun rose .

Le garçon s'est réveillé alors que le soleil se levait.

The sun thought about that , and decided to shine more brightly .

Le soleil y réfléchit et décida de briller plus brillamment.

He fell asleep , and when he awoke the sun was already high .

Il s'est endormi, et quand il s'est réveillé, le soleil était déjà élevé.

The sun shines on both sides of the hedge .

Le soleil brille des deux côtés de la haie.

The sun burned mercilessly from the sky .

Le soleil brûlait sans pitié du ciel.