sun in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.sun [Brit sʌn, Am sən] N (gen)

sun ASTRON
soleil m
the midday/August sun
le soleil de midi/d'août
the sun is shining
le soleil brille
to have the sun in one's eyes
avoir le soleil dans les yeux
in the sun
au soleil
don't lie right in the sun
ne vous allongez pas en plein soleil
you should come out of the sun
vous devriez vous mettre à l'ombre
a place in the sun (position)
un endroit ensoleillé
a place in the sun (house)
une maison dans le sud
a place in the sun fig
une place au soleil
it's the most beautiful place under the sun
c'est l'endroit le plus beau du monde
they sell everything under the sun
ils vendent de tout
to be up before the sun
être levé avant l'aube

II.sun <pres part sunning; pret, pp sunned> [Brit sʌn, Am sən] VB intr Am

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sun lounge Brit, sun parlor Am, sun room Am N

sun oil → suntan oil

See also suntan oil

sun parlor → sun lounge

See also sun lounge

sun lounge Brit, sun parlor Am, sun room Am N

sun cream → suntan cream

See also suntan cream

sun in the PONS Dictionary

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II.sun <-nn-> [sʌn] VB trans

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sun Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have the sun in one's eyes
avoir le soleil dans les yeux
to have a place in the sun
avoir une place au soleil
to do/try everything under the sun
faire/essayer tout ce qui est possible d'imaginer
to lay under the sun lamp
faire des UV
the earth goes round the sun
la terre tourne autour du soleil
to make hay while the sun shines
battre le fer pendant qu'il est chaud
the sun is breaking through the clouds
le soleil perce à travers les nuages
to warm oneself in the sun
se chauffer au soleil
the earth revolves around the sun
la terre tourne autour du soleil
to call sb every name under the sun
traiter qn de tous les noms
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The rising sun in the background represents the birth of a nation.
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I've never seen anything like it in my wildest dreams... the two suns!
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When it broke, it created the sun, the moon and the stars.
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They are also about 1 billion years older than the sun.
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An earlier theory was that the word meant temple of the sun.
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The circle of the sun was the ecliptic.
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The battle broke off when the sun set.
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He told me that as long as the sun shone and the sky is up yonder these agreements shall be kept.
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It features small suns ("solecitos") made in small hollows-like figures.
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He longed to race against the light of the sun.
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