half-moons

Traducciones

half-moonnoun

half-moons

pl

half-moons
pl
Common countable noun; primary use.
A silver half-moon adorned the flag.
Une demi-lune d’argent ornait le drapeau.
demi-luneEn parlant de la phase lunaire.
The half-moon was bright enough to light the path.
La demi-lune était assez brillante pour éclairer le chemin.
lunulePartie pâle en forme de croissant à la base de l’ongle.
She trimmed her nails just above the half-moons.
Elle coupait ses ongles juste au-dessus des lunules.
Traducciones adicionales
lunetteTerme de fortification.

Definiciones

half-moonnoun
A shape or object resembling a semicircle or crescent, especially one representing the Moon when half illuminated.
A silver half-moon adorned the flag.
The Moon in its first- or last-quarter phase, when only half of its disc is visible.
The half-moon was bright enough to light the path.
A lunette; a crescent-shaped outwork in a fortification.
The troops advanced after capturing the outer half-moon.
The pale crescent-shaped area at the base of a fingernail; a lunula.
She trimmed her nails just above the half-moons.