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sun·rise

(sŭn′rīz′)

1. The event or time of the appearance of the upper circumferential edge of the sun as it rises above the horizon, typically the eastern horizon except for extreme latitudes.

2. The sky as the sun rises: saw a beautiful sunrise.

3. An outset or emergence: the sunrise of classical art and sculpture.

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sunrise

(ˈsʌnˌraɪz)

1. (Astronomy) the daily appearance of the sun above the horizon

2. (Physical Geography) the atmospheric phenomena accompanying this appearance

3. (Astronomy) Also called (esp US): sunup the time at which the sun rises at a particular locality

4. (Economics) (modifier) of or relating to sunrise industry: sunrise technology; sunrise sector.

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sun•rise

(ˈsʌnˌraɪz)

n.

1. the rise or ascent of the sun above the horizon in the morning.

2. the atmospheric and scenic phenomena accompanying this.

3. the time when half the sun has risen above the horizon.

[1300–50; Middle English, short for sunrising (see sun, rise, -ing¹)]

Sun•rise

(ˈsʌnˌraɪz)

n.

a city in SE Florida. 64,407.

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Noun	1.	sunrise - the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning" aurora, break of day, break of the day, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, first light, sunup, morning time of day, hour - clock time; "the hour is getting late" sundown, sunset - the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
	2.	sunrise - atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun atmospheric phenomenon - a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere
	3.	sunrise - the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon periodic event, recurrent event - an event that recurs at intervals
Adj.	1.	sunrise - of an industry or technology; new and developing; "high-technology sunrise industries" new - not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World"

sunrise

noun dawn, daybreak, break of day, daylight, aurora (poetic), sunup, cockcrow, dayspring (poetic) The rain began towards sunrise.

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sunrise

noun

The first appearance of daylight in the morning:

aurora, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, daybreak, morn, morning, sunup.

Translations

شُروقُ الشَّمْسشُروق الشَّمْس

východ slunce

solopgang

Sonnenaufgang

ανατολή ανατολή του ηλίου

amanecer salida del sol

auringonnousu

lever du soleil

זריחה

izlazak sunca

napkeltenapfelkelte

sólarupprás

alba

日の出

일출

zonsopgang

soloppgang solrenning

wschód słońca

aurora nascer do sol

восход солнца

východ slnka

sončni vzhod

soluppgång

พระอาทิตย์ขึ้น

gün doğumugün doğuşugüneşin doğması

bình minh

日出

sunrise

[ˈsʌnraɪz]

A. N → salida f del sol
at sunrise → al amanecer
from sunrise to sunset → de sol a sol

B. CPD sunrise industries NPL → industrias fpl del porvenir, industrias fpl de alta tecnología

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sunrise

[ˈsʌnraɪz] n → lever m du soleil
at sunrise → au lever du soleil

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sunrise

[ˈsʌnˌraɪz] n at sunrise → allo spuntar del sole

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sun

(san) noun

1. the round body in the sky that gives light and heat to the earth. The Sun is nearly 150 million kilometres away from the Earth.

2. any of the fixed stars. Do other suns have planets revolving round them?

3. light and heat from the sun; sunshine. We sat in the sun; In Britain they don't get enough sun; The sun has faded the curtains.

verb – past tense, past participle sunned –

to expose (oneself) to the sun's rays. He's sunning himself in the garden.

ˈsunless adjective

without sun, or lacking sunlight. a sunless room.

ˈsunny adjective

1. filled with sunshine. sunny weather.

2. cheerful and happy. The child has a sunny nature.

ˈsunniness noun

ˈsunbathe verb

to lie or sit in the sun, especially wearing few clothes, in order to get a suntan.

ˈsunbeam noun

a ray of the sun.

ˈsunburn noun

the brown or red colour of the skin caused by exposure to the sun's rays.

ˈsunburned, ˈsunburnt adjective

sunburnt faces.

ˈsundial noun

a device, usually in a garden, for telling time from the shadow of a rod or plate on its surface cast by the sun.

ˈsundown noun

(especially American) sunset.

ˈsunflower noun

a type of large yellow flower with petals like rays of the sun, from whose seeds we get oil.

ˈsunglasses noun plural

glasses of dark-coloured glass or plastic to protect the eyes in bright sunlight.

ˈsunlight noun

the light of the sun. The cat was sitting in a patch of sunlight.

ˈsunlit adjective

lighted up by the sun. a sunlit room.

ˈsunrise noun

the rising of the sun in the morning, or the time of this.

ˈsunset noun

the setting of the sun, or the time of this. the red glow of the sunset.

ˈsunshade noun

a type of umbrella for sheltering a person from the sun; a parasol.

ˈsunshine noun

1. the light of the sun. The children were playing in the sunshine.

2. cheerfulness or happiness.

ˈsunstroke noun

a serious illness caused by being in very hot sunshine for too long.

ˈsuntan noun

a brown colour of the skin caused by exposure to the sun. I'm trying to get a suntan.

catch the sun

to become sunburnt.

under the sun

in the whole world. I'm sure that he must have visited every country under the sun.

sunrise

→ شُروقُ الشَّمْس východ slunce solopgang Sonnenaufgang ανατολή του ηλίου amanecer auringonnousu lever du soleil izlazak sunca alba 日の出 일출 zonsopgang soloppgang wschód słońca nascer do sol восход солнца soluppgång พระอาทิตย์ขึ้น gün doğuşu bình minh 日出

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There is no night-time in the northern summer, But golden shimmer fills the hours of sleep, And sunset fades not, till the bright new-comer, Red sunrise, smites the deep.

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Before sunrise he was awakened by shouts and loud and rapid firing.

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My impatient love overfloweth in streams,--down towards sunrise and sunset.

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He put aside his bow, and went neither to fight nor to hunt, but from sunrise to sunset he sat by the place where she was laid, thinking of his happiness that was buried there.

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There are passions, transient, fleeting, Loves in hostelries declar'd, Sunrise loves, with sunset ended, When the guest hath gone his way.