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sun·light
(sŭn′līt′)n.
The light of the sun; sunshine.
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sunlight
(ˈsʌnlaɪt)n
1. (Astronomy) the light emanating from the sun
2. an area or the time characterized by sunshine
ˈsunlit adj
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sun•light
(ˈsʌnˌlaɪt)n.
the light of the sun; sunshine.
[1175–1225]
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Noun | 1. | sunlight - the rays of the sun; "the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind" light, visible light, visible radiation - (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window" sunburst - a sudden emergence of the sun from behind clouds |
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sunlight
noun sunshine, light, sun, daylight, natural light, sun's rays I saw her sitting at a window table, bathed in sunlight.
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Translations
ضُوءُ الشَّمْسضوء الشَّمْس
sluneční svit
sollys
auringonvaloauringonpaiste
sunčeva svjetlost
napfény
sólarljós
日光
햇빛
slnečný svit
sončna svetloba
solljus
แสงอาทิตย์
ánh sáng mặt trời
sunlight
[ˈsʌnlaɪt] N → sol m, luz f del solthose plants must be kept out of direct sunlight → a esas plantas no las debe dar el sol directamente
hours of sunlight (Met) → horas fpl de sol
in the sunlight → al sol
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sun
(san) noun1. the round body in the sky that gives light and heat to the earth. The Sun is nearly 150 million kilometres away from the Earth.
2. any of the fixed stars. Do other suns have planets revolving round them?
3. light and heat from the sun; sunshine. We sat in the sun; In Britain they don't get enough sun; The sun has faded the curtains.
verb – past tense, past participle sunned – to expose (oneself) to the sun's rays. He's sunning himself in the garden.
ˈsunless adjective without sun, or lacking sunlight. a sunless room.
ˈsunny adjective1. filled with sunshine. sunny weather.
2. cheerful and happy. The child has a sunny nature.
ˈsunniness nounˈsunbathe verb
to lie or sit in the sun, especially wearing few clothes, in order to get a suntan.
ˈsunbeam noun a ray of the sun.
ˈsunburn noun the brown or red colour of the skin caused by exposure to the sun's rays.
ˈsunburned, ˈsunburnt adjectivesunburnt faces.
ˈsundial noun a device, usually in a garden, for telling time from the shadow of a rod or plate on its surface cast by the sun.
ˈsundown noun (especially American) sunset.
ˈsunflower noun a type of large yellow flower with petals like rays of the sun, from whose seeds we get oil.
ˈsunglasses noun plural glasses of dark-coloured glass or plastic to protect the eyes in bright sunlight.
ˈsunlight noun the light of the sun. The cat was sitting in a patch of sunlight.
ˈsunlit adjective lighted up by the sun. a sunlit room.
ˈsunrise noun the rising of the sun in the morning, or the time of this.
ˈsunset noun the setting of the sun, or the time of this. the red glow of the sunset.
ˈsunshade noun a type of umbrella for sheltering a person from the sun; a parasol.
ˈsunshine noun1. the light of the sun. The children were playing in the sunshine.
2. cheerfulness or happiness.
ˈsunstroke noun a serious illness caused by being in very hot sunshine for too long.
ˈsuntan noun a brown colour of the skin caused by exposure to the sun. I'm trying to get a suntan.
catch the sun to become sunburnt.
under the sun in the whole world. I'm sure that he must have visited every country under the sun.
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sunlight
→ ضُوءُ الشَّمْس sluneční svit sollys Sonnenlicht ηλιακό φως luz del sol auringonvalo rayons de soleil sunčeva svjetlost luce solare 日光 햇빛 zonlicht sollys światło słoneczne luz do sol солнечный свет solljus แสงอาทิตย์ gün ışığı ánh sáng mặt trời 阳光Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
sunlight
n luz f solar or del solEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.