false dawn
false dawn · false dawns
зодиакальный свет
A thin ambient light which precedes true dawn, typically by around an hour, in certain…A thin ambient light which precedes true dawn, typically by around an hour, in certain parts of the world.
Значение
значений: 2A thin ambient light which precedes true dawn, typically by around an hour, in certain parts of the world.
(переносно)Something engendering premature hope; a promising sign which in fact leads to nothing.
Переводы
языков: 2Происхождение
From false + dawn, calque of Arabic صُبْح كَاذِب (ṣubḥ kāḏib).From false + dawn, calque of Arabic صُبْح كَاذِب (ṣubḥ kāḏib).
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Формы
мн. число: false dawns| Ед. число | false dawn |
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