Luna in english
Moon
pronunciation: mun part of speech: noun
pronunciation: mun part of speech: noun
In gestures
luna, la1 = moon, the.
Example: It is certainly true that many users begin a search by specifying a much broader subject than they in fact want; needing information on the Moon they ask for information on Astronomy.more:
» a la luz de la luna = by moonlight ; in the moonlight ; moonlit .
Example: 'Seduced by Moonlight' is a magical romantic fantasy that will charm anyone who reads it. Example: She missed the field of daisies and the apple trees dancing in the moonlight. Example: Instead of romantic moonlit walks on the beach, young couples' 'quality time' is limited to an hour or two at the local pizzeria.» aterrizar en la luna = land on + the moon .
Example: Based on those studies, the probability of landing on the moon and returning safely to earth never dropped below 90%.» cuchilla de media luna = half-moon cutter .
Example: Give me a spade any day for this and most other garden jobs like this, rather than a half-moon cutter or a gardening fork or anything else.» cuerno de la luna = cusp of the moon ; horn of the moon .
Example: The horns or cusps of the moon are always turned away from the sun, the line joining them being perpendicular to the ecliptic (Sun's annual apparent path on the sky). Example: The horns or cusps of the moon are always turned away from the sun, the line joining them being perpendicular to the ecliptic (Sun's annual apparent path on the sky).» en la luna = absent-minded .
Example: The academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor.» en la luna de Valencia = with + Posesivo + head in the clouds .
Example: With his head in the clouds he has failed to notice that he is venturing toward the edge of the cliff top that his path has become.» estar en la luna de Valencia = live in + a dream world ; live in + cloud cuckoo land ; be in cloud cuckoo land .
Example: Don't ever change that -- the ones that live in a dream world are the ones that ended making this world better. Example: He argued that those who believe the status quo is the best way forward for sustainable development were living in cloud cuckoo land. Example: There are always those, who, if they cannot see any immediate relationship between what is being taught and the present state of practice, declare that the schools of librarianship are 'in cloud cuckoo land' or some other improbable location.» fase de la luna = phase of the moon ; moon phase .
Example: According to a myth about the phases of the moon, the wicked god Seth plucked out the eye of Horus and tore it to bits = Según un mito sobre las fases lunares, el malvado dios Seth le arrancó el ojo a Horus y lo rompió en pedazos. Example: The lunar cycle (moon phases) repeats with a period of 29.5 days.» hace muchas lunas = all those many moons ago ; many moons ago .
Example: Things were different back then, all those many moons ago. Example: Many, many moons ago, they took up the tomahawk in tribal wars and many of their warriors were killed and their encampments destroyed.» iluminado por la luna = moonlit .
Example: Instead of romantic moonlit walks on the beach, young couples' 'quality time' is limited to an hour or two at the local pizzeria.» ladrarle a la luna = bay at + the moon ; bark at + the moon ; talk to + air ; howl at + the moon .
Example: Let us not bay at the moon in demanding additional resources, but rather let us seek greater freedom in using the resources we have. Example: There was a time when they could actually influence things -- these days they're just barking at the moon hoping they're not in the next layoff. Example: He soon found that he was talking to air, as the man suddenly tore out of the shop like his trousers were on fire. Example: Politicians need to understand that these supply and demand things do in fact work and that economists have not been howling at the moon all these years, it really is just true that price fixing does not work.» luna creciente = waxing moon .
Example: Gardeners know it is better to plant above-ground plants on waxing moons and roots on waning moons.» luna de miel = honeymoon .
Example: Presidents are generally considered to have a honeymoon period in their relationship with the press at the beginning of their administration.» luna de miel, la = honeymoon period, the [Epoca inicial de cualquier relación entre personas donde todo es ideal] .
Example: Perhaps the biggest early obstacle to any relationship is one that few ever see coming: the end of the honeymoon period.» luna gibada = gibbous moon .
Example: When most of the moon is visible we say it is a gibbous moon.» luna llena = full moon .
Example: The rate of absorption of water by roots was significantly greater during the full moon phase than during the new moon phase.» luna menguante = waning moon .
Example: Gardeners know it is better to plant above-ground plants on waxing moons and roots on waning moons.» luna nueva = new moon .
Example: The rate of absorption of water by roots was significantly greater during the full moon phase than during the new moon phase.» luz de la luna = moonlight .
Example: Measurement of the brightness of moonlight by comparison with lamp-light from a low wattage light bulb is an elementary project in astronomy.» luz de luna = moonlight .
Example: Measurement of the brightness of moonlight by comparison with lamp-light from a low wattage light bulb is an elementary project in astronomy.» media luna = half moon .
Example: And finally, we sat on our new patio chairs watching the clouds float by a half moon.» Media Luna Roja, la = Red Crescent, the [Organización no gubernamental equivalente a la Cruz Roja en los países árabes] .
Example: The Blue Shield is the equivalent of the Red Cross/Red Crescent in the field of cultural heritage.» noche de luna = moonlit night .
Example: The town was at loggerheads until one moonlit night a neighbour discovered the hen thief, a hungry lone wolf = El pueblo estuvo enfrentado hasta que una noche de luna un vecino descubrió al ladrón de gallinas: un lobo solitario y hambriento.» noche de luz de luna = moonlight night .
Example: One moonlight night Sweeny was brought to our notice by his ejaculations of impatience at being obliged to come to a dead halt.» pasar la luna de miel = honeymoon .
Example: We will visit the house where Nathaniel and Sophia Hawthorne honeymooned.» pedir la luna = cry for + the moon ; ask for + the moon ; reach for + the moon .
Example: The author's plea that there must be better and closer liaison and cooperation between all these factions may seem like crying for the moon. Example: In a highly political society like India, wanting an institution free of political interference is like asking for the moon. Example: Reach for the moon for even if you fail, you'll still land among the stars.» prometer la luna (y las estrellas) = promise + the earth ; promise + the moon (and the stars) .
Example: Other political parties promise the earth, but don't actually provide policies that will deliver the goods. Example: Politicians will promise the moon to get your vote, then, give you nothing when they get elected.» rayo de luna = moonbeam .
Example: The July full moon is always wonderful as it comes up over Sugar Island and sends moonbeams across the river.» ser como ladrarle a la luna = be like talking to a brick wall .
Example: Volunteers have been circulating petitions for years, but 'it's been like talking to a brick wall'.» sin luna = moonless .
Example: Shipments of these goods arrive on caravans that travel on moonless nights to evade the searchlights of low-flying helicopters.» sin luz de luna = moonless .
Example: Shipments of these goods arrive on caravans that travel on moonless nights to evade the searchlights of low-flying helicopters.» vivir en la luna de Valencia = have + Posesivo + head in the clouds ; Posesivo + head + be + in the clouds .
Example: She was tall, portly while she was gangly, supportive while she tended to be domineering, sober while she loved her drink, and rooted in the earth while she often had her head in the clouds. Example: She all too often gets lost in conversation and although her feet are on the ground, her head is in the clouds.luna2 = pane ; windscreen ; window pane.
Example: Two wide windows stood with shattered panes, their glass slivered on the wide marble sill and scattered across the floor.Example: A small chip in your windscreen can quickly spread causing even more costly damage if left unrepaired.Example: Before glass was invented, people in China used thin paper as window panes.