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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

sun

Danish translation:

sol

Added to glossary by Sven Petersson
May 16, 2003 07:36
23 yrs ago
English term

sun

Non-PRO English to Danish Other
need the word "sun" translated into 40 languages!
Proposed translations (Danish)
5 +3 sol
4 sol

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sol

From V&B:

sol² en -e
sun;
(solskin) sun (fx sit in the sun);
sunlight;
(elekt. højfjeldssol) sunlamp, sunray lamp;
(fyrværkeri) Catherine wheel;
(lastsol) cargo cluster;
• [A: forsk. forb.; B: forb. m. præp.]
A solens aktivitet solar activity;
solen blinker i ruderne the panes catch the sun;
solen er nede (, oppe) the sun is down (, up);
dele (el. skifte) sol og vind lige be fair;
forbrændt af solen sun-scalded;
jeg har solen i øjnene the sun is in my eyes;
solen går ned the sun sets (, is setting);
solens nedgang
sunset (fx at sunset);
sundown;
solens opgang sunrise;
opgående sol
rising sun;
(fig.: om person) rising sun;
coming man;
måle solens overrands højde take the altitude of the upper limb of the sun;
når man taler om solen, så skinner den talk of the devil (and he's sure to appear);
se sol og måne og alle stjerner (fig.) see stars;
solen skinner (om det nuværende) the sun is shining, it is sunny;
slikke sol bask (in the sun), sun oneself, sunbathe;
solen stikker (omtr. =) it is sultry;
solens stråler the sun's rays, the solar rays;
solen står op the sun rises (, is rising);
fra sol står op til sol går ned from sunrise till sunset;
solen står højt på himmelen
the sun is high in the sky;
the sun rides high;
B forsvinde som dug for solen vanish like smoke;
udsat for solen exposed to the sun;
lige i solen full in the sun;
en plads i solen (også fig.) a place in the sun;
med solen (på nordlige halvkugle)
with the sun;
clockwise (fx circulate the wine clockwise);
(spille) med solen i ryggen (play) with the sun behind one;
stå op med solen rise with the sun;
mod solen (se med solen)
counterclockwise (fx circulate the wine counterclockwise);
against the sun (fx take a photo against the sun);
(glds.) widdershins;
når man taler om solen så skinner den
talk of angels (and you will hear the flutter of their wings);
talk of the devil (and he's sure to appear);
* there is nothing new under the sun;
the sun never gets into this room;
the room that gets (el. receives) most sunlight;
(bibl.) let not the sun go down upon your wrath;
an empire on which the sun never set.

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Note added at 2003-05-16 07:47:14 (GMT)
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Bonus answers:

Afrikaans: son
German: Zonne, f
Swedish: sol

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Note added at 2003-05-16 09:05:23 (GMT)
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OOPS!

Please read:

\"Bonus answers:

Afrikaans: son
German: Sonne, f
Swedish: sol\"
Reference:

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Peer comment(s):

agree pcovs : Og fransk: soleil
30 mins
:o)
agree Suzanne Blangsted (X)
4 hrs
:o)
agree Shaun Friel
15 hrs
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