sun
To expose to the heat and radiation of the sunTo expose to the heat and radiation of the sun.
» The sun is about to rise.
Bald wird die Sonne aufgehen. — al_ex_an_der
Солнце вот-вот взойдёт. — Selena777
Солнце сейчас встанет. — marafon
Сонце ось-ось зійде. — deniko
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4 senses(transitive)To expose to the heat and radiation of the sun.
Beautiful bodies lying on the beach, sunning their bronzed limbs.
загора́тьzagorátʹ, гре́тьсяgrétʹsja
expose one's body to the sun
(transitive)To warm or dry in the sunshine.
суши́тьsušítʹ, гретьgretʹ
(intransitive)To be exposed to the sun.
expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun
(intransitive)To expose the eyes to the sun as part of the Bates method.
Examples
2070 sentencesThe sun is about to rise.
Сонце ось-ось зійде. — deniko
ruСолнце вот-вот взойдёт. — Selena777
deBald wird die Sonne aufgehen. — al_ex_an_der
The sun sets in the west.
Сонце заходить на заході. — deniko
ruСолнце садится на западе. — odexed
deDie Sonne geht im Westen unter. — Alois
The sun gives us heat and light.
Сонце дає нам тепло й світло. — brambury
ruСолнце даёт нам тепло и свет. — odexed
Don't stay in the sun too long.
Не залишайся на сонці занадто довго. — Oleksandr_Tahayev
ruНе оставайся на солнце слишком долго. — Balamax
deBleib nicht zu lange in der Sonne. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Cover your head when you are in the sun.
Прикривайте голову, коли будете на сонці. — aandrusiak
ruКогда ты на солнце, укрывай чем-нибудь голову. — Hellerick
deBedecke dein Haupt, wenn du in der Sonne bist! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English soen, son, sone, sonne, sun, sune, sunna, sunne, sunnæ, synne, zonne,From Middle English soen, son, sone, sonne, sun, sune, sunna, sunne, sunnæ, synne, zonne, zunne, from Old English sunna, sunne, sunnu (“sun”), from Proto-West Germanic *sunnā, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ (“sun”), from heteroclitic inanimate Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wen-, oblique of Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”).
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Forms
suns, sunning, sunned, sunnedSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- in the sun
- the sun is
- the sun sets
- sun is shining
- sun sets
- the sun rises
- watched the sun
- the sun has
- the sun sank
- the hot sun
- sun rises
- the sun came