Sol in english

sol¹ = sunlight ; sunshine. 

Example: And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.Example: A shaft of yellow sunshine fell across the carpet.

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» abrasado por el sol = sunburnt [sunburned, -USA] .

Example: Standing tall on the sunburnt African plains, baobab trees tower over the landscape like great living monuments.

» acariciado por el sol = sun-kissed .

Example: This documentary follows the misfortunes of British tourists who find themselves lying in a hospital ward instead of on sun-kissed beaches.

» al ponerse el sol = at sundown ; at sunset .

Example: Games lasted as long as two or three days, starting at sunup and ending at sundown.

Example: When you photograph a beach at sunset, you want everything in focus, from the vegetation in the sand dunes to the distant clouds.

» al sol = in the sun ; in the sunshine .

Example: A man was drying out postcards in the sun to sell to the few foreign tourist wandering disconcertedly though the wreckage and rubble.

Example: I was traipsing about in the sunshine in light blazers and silk tops back then ... a decidedly different scene from this one!.

» a pleno sol = in the full sun .

Example: Many say the foliage color of the crotons is best in the full sun but it does well any where it gets adequate water.

» aprovechar la energía del sol = farm + the sun .

Example: We are already farming the wind and sun for a lot of power but every day someone comes up with another tool or 'gadget' to use more and more energy.

» arrimarse al sol que más calienta = jump on + the gravy train ; jump on + the bandwagon ; climb on + the gravy train ; climb on + the bandwagon ; get on + the gravy train ; side with + the winner ; side with + the winning side ; ride + the gravy train .

Example: As endless stories around corruption continue to spill over into the main news and business pages, businesses should pause for thought before jumping on the sport sponsoring gravy train.

Example: While there is a sense of urgency to jump on the Internet bandwagon, professionals still have time to learn and assimilate this new electronic culture.

Example: Iraqis should be staying in Iraq and helping to building a decent, civilized country, not coming here and climbing on the gravy train.

Example: Once they find this out, they will certainly want to climb on the bandwagon and not be left behind.

Example: It seems that a lot of celebrities are in a rush to get on the gravy train, and they'll attach their name to almost anything.

Example: In presidential elections, Delaware has often been a barometer for the nation at large and sided with the winner for over 50 years.

Example: Mubarak is a dead man walking, and the sooner America sides with the winning side, the better it serves its own interests and realizes its ideals.

Example: This little lady isn't going to make it either, so it's not like I can hang on her coattails and ride the gravy train to millionairesville.

» arrimarse al sol que más caliente = get on + the bandwagon .

Example: Any time there appears to be a worker shortage our politicians get on the bandwagon and start preaching about training programs.

» bajo el sol = in the eye of the sun .

Example: He sat still, full in the eye of the sun, and meditated.

» bañado de sol = sunlit ; sun-drenched .

Example: They were recognized for their paintings of women relaxing in their boudoirs or in sunlit gardens.

Example: Holidays in Tenerife certainly pack a punch when it comes to sun-drenched beach breaks.

» bañado por el sol = sun-drenched ; sunlit ; sun-kissed .

Example: Holidays in Tenerife certainly pack a punch when it comes to sun-drenched beach breaks.

Example: They were recognized for their paintings of women relaxing in their boudoirs or in sunlit gardens.

Example: This documentary follows the misfortunes of British tourists who find themselves lying in a hospital ward instead of on sun-kissed beaches.

» blanquear al sol = bleach out in + the sun .

Example: Isabelline horses that bleach out in the sun may approach a near-white shade.

» Cinturón del Sol, el = Sun Belt, the [Franja de los Estados Unidos que comprende los estados situados al sur y suroeste del país, donde hace más calor en relación con la parte norte o the Frost Belt] .

Example: In this way, for a generation or more, the Sun Belt thrived like no other region in America.

» con la salida del sol = at sunrise ; at sunup .

Example: He was an early riser and always raring to go at sunrise, either on vacation trips or to get to the asphalt plant on Chicago's north side.

Example: Games lasted as long as two or three days, starting at sunup and ending at sundown.

» con sol = sunny [sunnier -comp., sunniest -sup.]  .

Example: The article carries the title 'Summer reading forecast: sunny but variable'.

» cuando el sol aprieta = during the heat of the day .

Example: This is the epitome of a casual beachside bar, offering long cool drinks during the heat of the day, and cocktails to salute the setting sun.

» cuando el sol más calienta = in the heat of the day .

Example: What I neglected to realize, however, was the idea that track meets were held during Saturdays, often times all day, in the heat of the day.

» cuando el sol más calienta en el verano = in the heat of (the) summer .

Example: In the heat of summer, people can get sunstroke, especially when doing hard labour.

» darse un baño de sol = sunbathe .

Example: In the opening scene, people are sunbathing in bathing trunks and bikinis on a Hawaiian beach.

» de sol a sol = from dawn (to/till/until) dusk ; from sunrise to sunset ; from sun up to sun down ; from sun to sun ; (a)round the clock .

Example: Each monk labored from dawn to dusk, six days a week, copying books by hand.

Example: Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset to learn self-discipline, to know how the poor feel and to think about the blessings from Allah.

Example: The workday for slaves was from sun up to sun down, six days a week.

Example: A man's work is from sun to sun, but a mother's work is never done.

Example: Digitization is a value-added way of making library collections and materials available around the world, around the clock.

» día de sol = sunny day .

Example: For sunny days, snag yourself a cute terry cloth hat and revel in the shade.

» disfrutar del sol = bask in + the sun ; soak up + the rays ; lap up + the sun ; soak up + the sun ; bask .

Example: While basking in the sun on sun loungers, people are exposing their whole bodies to the full benefit of the best natural medicine.

Example: In the afternoon quite a few of our mob decided that they would prefer to spend a bit of time lazing about in the water and soaking up a few rays.

Example: The teenager was also joined by the rest of her family on the Mexico vacation, where they lapped up the sun and swam in the sea.

Example: She said adios to the cold weather most of the US is experiencing to soak up the sun in Miami.

Example: Brown cattle grazed under the trees and large green lizards basked by the roadside or fell with a resounding flop from a ledge into the ditch.

» disfrutar tomando el sol = bask ; bask in + the sun .

Example: Brown cattle grazed under the trees and large green lizards basked by the roadside or fell with a resounding flop from a ledge into the ditch.

Example: While basking in the sun on sun loungers, people are exposing their whole bodies to the full benefit of the best natural medicine.

» el sol + ponerse = the sun + go down .

Example: We no longer get up with the lark and go to bed when the sun goes down.

» el sol + ponerse (por) = the sun + set (on) .

Example: The sun seems to rise and set on Vijay as far as Coy is corcerned = Según Coy, el sol parece salir y ponerse por Vijay.

» el sol + salir (por) = the sun + rise (on) ; the sun + come out (on) .

Example: The sun seems to rise and set on Vijay as far as Coy is corcerned = Según Coy, el sol parece salir y ponerse por Vijay.

Example: We got to Blake Island early and the weather got better and the sun came out.

» en pleno sol = in the full sun .

Example: Many say the foliage color of the crotons is best in the full sun but it does well any where it gets adequate water.

» exponer a la luz del sol = expose + Nombre + to sunlight .

Example: Copies are liable to fade if left exposed to sunlight.

» exposición al sol = sun exposure ; exposure to sunlight .

Example: The questions concerned primary prevention (alcohol, smoking, diet, sun exposure, etc.) and cancer screening (breast, cervix, colorectal, prostate and other cancers).

Example: Freckles are caused by exposure to sunlight, especially on those with fair skin.

» expuesto al sol = sun-exposed .

Example: Most people assume melanoma only shows up on areas of sun-exposed skin, but that's not always the case.

» festival en honor del sol = solar festival .

Example: The spring equinox is one of the four great solar festivals of the year.

» fiesta en honor al sol = solar festival .

Example: The spring equinox is one of the four great solar festivals of the year.

» Franja del Sol, la = Sun Belt, the [Franja de los Estados Unidos que comprende los estados situados al sur y suroeste del país, donde hace más calor en relación con la parte norte o the Frost Belt] .

Example: In this way, for a generation or more, the Sun Belt thrived like no other region in America.

» gafas de sol = sunglasses ; shades .

Example: The study investigated the use of a video to teach 3 self-help skills (cleaning sunglasses, putting on a wristwatch, and zipping a jacket) to 3 elementary students with mental disabilities.

Example: Of course, the good thing is that he has his cool shades to hide his shiner.

» iluminado por el sol = sunlit .

Example: They were recognized for their paintings of women relaxing in their boudoirs or in sunlit gardens.

» larga puesta de sol = lingering sunset .

Example: The scythe, to me, conjures up a vision of warm summer days and lingering sunsets, straw hats, sackcloth and shire horses.

» luz del sol = sunlight ; sunshine .

Example: And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.

Example: A shaft of yellow sunshine fell across the carpet.

» perder el color por el sol = bleach out in + the sun .

Example: Isabelline horses that bleach out in the sun may approach a near-white shade.

» ponerse amarillo por el sol = bleach out in + the sun .

Example: Isabelline horses that bleach out in the sun may approach a near-white shade.

» proteger contra el sol = shade .

Example: 'No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face so as not to be frightful of death'.

» puesta de(l) sol = sundown .

Example: She only went out for a walk but ended up staying out till sundown.

» puesta de sol = sunset .

Example: The software displays sunrise and sunset and automatically adjusts to summer or daylight saving time.

» quemado por el sol = sunburnt [sunburned, -USA] .

Example: Standing tall on the sunburnt African plains, baobab trees tower over the landscape like great living monuments.

» quemadura de sol = sunburn .

Example: The next morning I wasn't sore at all (since I had taken it easy) but both Jason and I had second-degree sun and wind burns.

» quemarse por el sol = get sunburned ; sunburn .

Example: It is easy to get sunburned at higher altitudes, because there is less of the earth's atmosphere to block the sunlight.

Example: Almost everyone has been sunburned or will become sunburned at some time.

» rayo de sol = sunbeam ; sunray ; shaft of sunlight ; shaft of sunshine .

Example: Inside, the dark interior is heavy with incense and pierced by sunbeams that filter through its stained glass windows.

Example: The phases of the moon are caused by sunrays reflecting off the moon's surface while it moves around the earth.

Example: Mid morning the clouds began to part allowing shafts of sunlight to break through illuminating the coastline with spots of colour.

Example: A shaft of yellow sunshine fell across the carpet.

» reloj de sol = sundial .

Example: One method of timekeeping was to watch the Sun's shadow using sundials -- a stick in the ground was a simple sundial.

» retozar al sol = laze in + the sun .

Example: Fur seals, which were once almost hunted to extinction here, can be seen lazing in the sun on the rocks and playing in the shallow waters.

» salida del sol = sunrise ; sunup .

Example: The software displays sunrise and sunset and automatically adjusts to summer or daylight saving time.

Example: The locals will consume absolutely nothing after sunup and will only be taking sustenance after sundown.

» salida del sol, la = rising of the sun, the .

Example: Although you may get a second wind with the rising of the sun, the longer you stay up, the more your condition deteriorates.

» secado al sol = sun-dried .

Example: This tasty salad with broad beans, sun-dried tomatoes and griddled lamb is great as a healthy and filling main meal.

» sol abrasador = scorching sun .

Example: Despite the current heat wave, some people have no choice but to carry on with their work under the scorching sun.

» sol de invierno = winter sun .

Example: Every year millions of people from the most frigid corners of the globe flock to Thai beach resorts in search of winter sun.

» sol del verano, el = summer sun, the ; summer sunshine, the .

Example: My plants that until only recently were bursting with verdant vitality stretching up to the spring sunshine are now looking a bit dog eared and world weary as they begin to bake in the summer sun.

Example: With the summer sunshine and hot weather approaching, lace up sandals are the trendiest accessory you can wear when you decide to bare your legs.

» sol de primavera, el = spring sunshine, the ; spring sun, the .

Example: My plants that until only recently were bursting with verdant vitality stretching up to the spring sunshine are now looking a bit dog eared and world weary as they begin to bake in the summer sun.

Example: The spring sun put up a good fight today but we think the storm pushing in over the hills is going to win.

» sol, el = sun, the [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo] .

Example: Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.

» sol estival, el = summer sun, the ; summer sunshine, the .

Example: My plants that until only recently were bursting with verdant vitality stretching up to the spring sunshine are now looking a bit dog eared and world weary as they begin to bake in the summer sun.

Example: With the summer sunshine and hot weather approaching, lace up sandals are the trendiest accessory you can wear when you decide to bare your legs.

» sol infernal = scorching sun .

Example: Despite the current heat wave, some people have no choice but to carry on with their work under the scorching sun.

» sol naciente = rising sun .

Example: The article is entitled 'Library education: setting or rising sun?'.

» sol poniente = setting sun .

Example: The article is entitled 'Library education: setting or rising sun?'.

» sol primaveral, el = spring sunshine, the ; spring sun, the .

Example: My plants that until only recently were bursting with verdant vitality stretching up to the spring sunshine are now looking a bit dog eared and world weary as they begin to bake in the summer sun.

Example: The spring sun put up a good fight today but we think the storm pushing in over the hills is going to win.

» sol veraniego, el = summer sun, the ; summer sunshine, the .

Example: My plants that until only recently were bursting with verdant vitality stretching up to the spring sunshine are now looking a bit dog eared and world weary as they begin to bake in the summer sun.

Example: With the summer sunshine and hot weather approaching, lace up sandals are the trendiest accessory you can wear when you decide to bare your legs.

» tierra del sol naciente, la = Land of the Rising Sun, the [Nombre que también se usa para referirse a Japón] .

Example: Japan, the Land of the Rising Sun, is the place of ancient gods and sublime art, but it is also on the cutting edge of dizzying modernity.

» tomar el sol = sunbathe ; sun + Reflexivo ; soak up + the rays ; bask in + the sun ; lap up + the sun ; soak up + the sun ; bask .

Example: In the opening scene, people are sunbathing in bathing trunks and bikinis on a Hawaiian beach.

Example: And the green lizards we kept seeing everywhere, sunning themselves on fences and stones.

Example: In the afternoon quite a few of our mob decided that they would prefer to spend a bit of time lazing about in the water and soaking up a few rays.

Example: While basking in the sun on sun loungers, people are exposing their whole bodies to the full benefit of the best natural medicine.

Example: The teenager was also joined by the rest of her family on the Mexico vacation, where they lapped up the sun and swam in the sea.

Example: She said adios to the cold weather most of the US is experiencing to soak up the sun in Miami.

Example: Brown cattle grazed under the trees and large green lizards basked by the roadside or fell with a resounding flop from a ledge into the ditch.

» tomar el sol con gusto = bask ; bask in + the sun .

Example: Brown cattle grazed under the trees and large green lizards basked by the roadside or fell with a resounding flop from a ledge into the ditch.

Example: While basking in the sun on sun loungers, people are exposing their whole bodies to the full benefit of the best natural medicine.

» trabajar de sol a sol = burn + the candle at both ends ; work (a)round + the clock ; work from + sun to sun ; work from + sunrise to sunset .

Example: Americans are attempting to fit ever more into 24 hours, and many appear willing to 'burn the candle at both ends' to accomplish that.

Example: Doctors worked around the clock in its three operating rooms while stretchers crowded the sidewalks outside the building.

Example: We worked from sun to sun, with one hour and a half to rest at noon or dinner time.

Example: During the harvest season the field hands work from sunrise to sunset.

» tumbarse al sol = laze in + the sun .

Example: Fur seals, which were once almost hunted to extinction here, can be seen lazing in the sun on the rocks and playing in the shallow waters.

» tumbarse al sol sin hacer nada más = laze in + the sun .

Example: Fur seals, which were once almost hunted to extinction here, can be seen lazing in the sun on the rocks and playing in the shallow waters.

» volver a salir el sol = get + a sun(ny) break .

Example: It's raining buckets again today, so as soon as we get more sun breaks, I'll head back out.

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» clave de sol = G-clef .

Example: There are three types of clefs now in general use: the G-clef, the C-clef (of which there are several shapes), and the F-clef.

» cuerda Sol = G-string .

Example: If you break a guitar's G-string, it only costs $.79 for a new one.