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moon

/muːn/

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proper noun

La Lune

The Earth's moon Luna; the sole natural satellite of the Earth, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☾.

Examples :

"The Moon, our Earth's only natural satellite, is visible tonight. "

La Lune, l'unique satellite naturel de la Terre, est visible ce soir.

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proper noun

Le dieu de la Lune dans le paganisme

The god of the Moon in Heathenry.

Examples :

"In Heathenry, Moon is the deity associated with the cycle of the months. "

Dans le paganisme, Moon est la divinité associée au cycle des mois.

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proper noun

Nom de famille

Examples :

"My classmate, Moon Lee, is a very talented musician. "

Mon camarade de classe, Moon Lee, est un musicien très talentueux.

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proper noun

Sourate 54, La Lune

The 54th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

Examples :

"My religious studies class is learning about the sūrah Moon. "

Ma classe d'études religieuses étudie la sourate La Lune.

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noun

Lune

(by extension of Moon) Any natural satellite of a planet.

Examples :

"Jupiter has many moons. "

Jupiter a de nombreuses lunes.

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noun

Mois

A month, particularly a lunar month.

Examples :

"They stayed with their aunt and uncle for many moons."

Ils sont restés chez leur tante et leur oncle pendant de nombreux mois.

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noun

Lune

A crescent-like outwork in a fortification.

Examples :

"The moons surrounding the city walls were built in the sixteenth century."

Les lunes entourant les murs de la ville ont été construites au XVIe siècle.

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noun

La Lune

The eighteenth trump/major arcana card of the Tarot.

Examples :

"My tarot card reading revealed the "moon" as my current challenge. "

Ma lecture de tarot a révélé la « Lune » comme mon défi actuel.

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noun

La carte de la Lune

The thirty-second Lenormand card.

Examples :

"My friend used the moon card in her Lenormand reading to predict her exam results. "

Mon amie a utilisé la carte de la Lune dans sa lecture Lenormand pour prédire les résultats de son examen.

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noun

Faire lune

In hearts, the action of taking all the point cards in one hand.

Examples :

"During the card game, Sarah took the moon, winning all the point cards in her hand. "

Pendant le jeu de cartes, Sarah a fait lune, gagnant toutes les cartes à points de sa main.

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verb

Montrer ses fesses

To display one's buttocks to, typically as a jest, insult, or protest.

Examples :

"It was ill-advised of Sam to moon the photographer during the shoot."

Il était mal avisé de la part de Sam de montrer ses fesses au photographe pendant la séance.

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verb

Idolâtrer, adorer

(usually followed by over or after) To fuss over something adoringly; to be infatuated with someone.

Examples :

"The student mooned over the new textbook, admiring its colorful diagrams. "

L'étudiant idolâtrait le nouveau manuel, admirant ses diagrammes colorés.

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verb

Rêvasser, flâner

To spend time idly, absent-mindedly.

Examples :

"The student mooned over the math problem, staring blankly at it for an hour without making any progress. "

L'étudiant rêvassait devant le problème de maths, le fixant fixement pendant une heure sans faire de progrès.

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verb

Exposer à la lune

To expose to the rays of the Moon.

Examples :

"The farmer mooned the seedlings to help them grow stronger. "

Le fermier a exposé les semis à la lune pour les aider à pousser plus fort.

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verb

Orner de lunes ou de croissants

To adorn with moons or crescents.

Examples :

"The artist mooned the drawing with delicate crescent shapes. "

L'artiste a orné le dessin de délicates formes de croissants.

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verb

Prendre de la valeur rapidement, exploser

(cryptocurrency) Of a coin or token: to rise in price rapidly.

Examples :

"It is impractical if a currency moons and plummets often."

Il est peu pratique qu'une crypto-monnaie prenne de la valeur et s'effondre souvent.

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verb

Faire un chelem

To shoot the moon.

Examples :

"My friend is trying to shoot the moon by aiming for a perfect score on the math test. "

Mon ami essaie de faire un chelem en visant la note parfaite au contrôle de maths.

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