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halos

/ˈheɪloʊz/

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noun

Halo

A circular band of coloured light, visible around the sun or moon etc., caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere.

Examples :

"Yesterday, we saw bright halos around the moon, a beautiful sight caused by ice crystals high in the sky. "

Hier, nous avons vu de brillants halos autour de la lune, un spectacle magnifique causé par des cristaux de glace en haute altitude.

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noun

Halo, couronne

A cloud of gas and other matter surrounding and captured by the gravitational field of a large diffuse astronomical object, such as a galaxy or cluster of galaxies.

Examples :

"Astronomers study the faint halos of gas that surround galaxies to learn about their formation and evolution. "

Les astronomes étudient les faibles halos de gaz qui entourent les galaxies pour en savoir plus sur leur formation et leur évolution.

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noun

Auréole, halo

Anything resembling this band, such as an effect caused by imperfect developing of photographs.

Examples :

"The old photograph had faint halos around the streetlights due to a problem with the developing process. "

La vieille photographie présentait de faibles halos autour des lampadaires en raison d'un problème avec le processus de développement.

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noun

Auréole

Nimbus, a luminous disc, often of gold, around or over the heads of saints, etc., in religious paintings.

Examples :

"In the old paintings, the saints always have golden halos shining above their heads. "

Dans les anciennes peintures, les saints ont toujours des auréoles dorées qui brillent au-dessus de leur tête.

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noun

Auréole, halo

The metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment which surrounds an idealized entity.

Examples :

"Years after their graduation, some teachers still wore halos of legend around the school. "

Des années après leur diplôme, certains professeurs portaient encore des halos de légende autour de l'école.

mythology religion literature culture supernatural quality

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noun

Auréole

(iconography) a circular annulus ring, frequently luminous, often golden, floating above the head

Examples :

"In the old paintings, the saints all had golden halos floating above their heads. "

Dans les anciennes peintures, les saints avaient tous des auréoles dorées flottant au-dessus de leur tête.

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noun

Un support circulaire utilisé pour maintenir la tête et le cou en position

A circular brace used to keep the head and neck in position.

Examples :

"After his car accident, John had to wear one of the halos to stabilize his broken neck while it healed. "

Après son accident de voiture, John a dû porter l'un des supports pour stabiliser sa nuque cassée pendant sa guérison.

medicine device body

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Arceau de sécurité

A rollbar placed in front of the driver, used to protect the cockpit of a open cockpit racecar.

Examples :

"The Formula 1 cars now feature halos to improve driver safety in crashes. "

Les voitures de Formule 1 sont désormais équipées d'arceaux de sécurité pour améliorer la sécurité des pilotes en cas d'accident.

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