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moon

UK
/muːn/
US
/mun/

Translations

moonnoun
moons
pl
UK
/muːn/
US
/mun/
LuneLe satellite naturel de la Terre.
The full moon illuminated the night sky.
La Lune pleine illuminait le ciel nocturne.
moisDans le sens de mois lunaire.
The ancient calendar was based on the cycles of the moon.
L’ancien calendrier était basé sur les cycles du mois.
Additional translations
lunePar analogie, pour une forme arrondie.
luneSatellite naturel d’une planète.
Synonyms
lunar body
satellite
celestial body
natural satellite
moonverb
mooned
Past Simple
mooned
Past Participle
mooning
Gerund
UK
/muːn/
US
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rêvasserS’emploie pour une rêverie passive ou languissante.
He would moon around the house all day.
Il rêvassait dans la maison toute la journée.
se languirAvec l’idée de nostalgie ou d’attachement mélancolique.
She still moons over her first love.
Elle se languit encore de son premier amour.
Additional translations
déculotterFamilier ; sens obscène de montrer ses fesses.
Synonyms
dote
swoon
long
brood
streak
flash
bare
pine
yearn
moonadjective
UK
/muːn/
US
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Used attributively and normally non-gradable (e.g. moon surface, moon rock).
lunaireRelatif à la Lune.
The astronauts collected moon dust during the mission.
Les astronautes ont recueilli de la poussière lunaire pendant la mission.
Synonyms
lunar
selenic
moony
moonstruck
lunar-like
lunary

Definitions

moonnoun
The natural satellite of the Earth, visible (chiefly at night) by reflected light from the sun.
The full moon illuminated the night sky, casting a gentle glow over the landscape.
A natural satellite of any planet.
Jupiter has 79 known moons, with Ganymede being the largest.
A month, particularly a lunar month.
The ancient calendar was based on the cycles of the moon.
A shape that is rounded and resembles a crescent or full moon.
The pastry was shaped like a moon, with a golden crust and sweet filling.
An act of baring one's buttocks as a rude or humorous gesture; an instance of mooning.
He was fined for giving the crowd a moon during the parade.
moonverb
To expose one's bare buttocks as a prank or insult.
The teenagers thought it was funny to moon the passing cars from the back of the bus.
To spend time in idle reverie or listless longing, often followed by "about", "around", or "over".
He would moon around the house all day, thinking about his lost opportunity.
To yearn for or brood over something or someone with melancholy affection.
She still moons over her first love, even after all these years.
moonadjective
Relating to or characteristic of the Moon; lunar (used chiefly before another noun).
The astronauts collected moon dust during the mission.
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