moonlight

1. (also, attributive, uncountable, usually)The light reflected from the Moon, which seems to emanate from it.

   Meronym: moonbeam

   Mondlicht, Mondenschein, Mondschein

   лу́нное сия́ниеlúnnoje sijánije, лу́нный светlúnnyj svet

   мі́сячне світло́mísjačne svitló

   the light of the Moon

2. (countable, informal, usually)Chiefly in to do a moonlight: short for moonlight flit (“an act of secretly leaving premises without paying the rent, supposedly at night by the light of the Moon; hence, any act of escaping at night”).

3. (archaic, uncountable, usually)The silvery colour of the light reflected by the Moon.

4. (UK, archaic, dialectal, uncountable, usually)Synonym of moonshine (“illegally produced or smuggled spirits”).

5. (countable, obsolete, uncountable, usually)A picture of a scene illuminated by light reflected by the Moon.

6. (US, countable, obsolete, rare, uncountable, usually)A journey made at night when the Moon is shining.

7. (US, countable, obsolete, uncountable, usually)An oratorical competition; also, a participant in such a competition.

1. The moonlight reflected on the lake.

   ruЛунный свет отражался в озере.

   deDas Mondlicht spiegelte sich auf dem See.

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2. Tom moonlighted as a taxi driver.

   ruТом подрабатывал водителем такси.

   deTom war nach Feierabend noch als Taxifahrer tätig.

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3. Tom also moonlighted as a taxi driver.

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4. Tom and Mary ate quietly in the moonlight.

   deTom und Maria speisten stille im Mondenschein.

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5. Tom has been moonlighting as an interior designer.

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