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Other / Vocab Building | | English term or phrase: The sun is shining. | Hi,
I'm never sure what verb to use - fulgo seems to be better suited for lightning etc., but perhaps I'm wrong.
Many thanks,
Simon |
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| | sol fulget/sol lucet | Explanation:
'Fulg(e)o' is indeed often used of lightning and of other flashing visual phaenomena, but it is also used of sunlight, as, e.g., at Catullus, 8.3 and 8, where the plural 'soles' may be rendered 'sunny days'. But 'luceo' is more common. |
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4 hrs confidence:   peer agreement (net): +1 | the sun is shining. sol lucet
Explanation:
I think "lucere" is the verb that suits better, as in "Virtus in tenebris lucet". See these examples I found on the Internet:
Exercitia sess. prior.
Die sol lucet sed nocte luna et stellae lucent. Diversa nomina lunae sunt: nova, dimidia et plena. Dies primus mensis “kalendae” nominatur, dies quintus ...
usuarios.lycos.es/xerensis/Exercitia06_07.htm - En caché - Similares
[PDF] NOMINA TERTIAE DECLINATIONIS
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In corde est sanguis, qui per venas ad cor fluit. Color sanguinis est ruber. SOL-IS. IX, 25. Sol in caelo est supra campum, itaque sol lucet in campo. ...
www.culturaclasica.com/.../nomina_tertiae_declinationis.pdf - Similares
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