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sun·shine
(sŭn′shīn′)n.
1.
a. The light or the direct rays from the sun.
b. The warmth given by the sun's rays.
c. A location or surface on which the sun's rays fall.
2.
a. Radiant cheerfulness; geniality.
b. A source of cheerfulness.
3. Public access or scrutiny: attempts to open the legislative process to more sunshine.
sun′shin′y adj.
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sunshine
(ˈsʌnˌʃaɪn)n
1. (Astronomy) the light received directly from the sun
2. the warmth from the sun
3. a sunny area
4. a light-hearted or ironic term of address
ˈsunˌshiny adj
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sun•shine
(ˈsʌnˌʃaɪn)n.
1. the shining of the sun; direct light of the sun.
2. cheerfulness or happiness.
3. a source of cheer or happiness.
4. the effect of the sun in lighting and heating a place.
5. a place where the direct rays of the sun fall.
adj. 6. of or denoting a law requiring a government agency to open its official meetings and records to the public.
[1200–50]
sun′shin′y, adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  sunshine - the rays of the sun; "the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind"light, visible light, visible radiation - (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window" sunburst - a sudden emergence of the sun from behind clouds |
| 2. |  sunshine - moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activitiesatmospheric condition, weather, weather condition, conditions - the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception"; "the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow" | |
| 3. | sunshine - the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom; "flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room" attribute - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity disposition, temperament - your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition" good-humoredness, good-humouredness, good-naturedness, good-temperedness - a cheerful willingness to be obliging |
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Translations
ضُوْءُ الشَّمْسضوء الشَّمْسمَرَح وسَعادَه
sluneční světlosluneční svitštěstí
solskinglæde
auringonpaisteaurinkoaurinkoisuus
धूप
sunčev sjaj
napsütés
gleîisólskin
日光
햇빛
slnečné svetlo
sončna svetloba
solsken
แสงอาทิตย์
ánh nắng
sunshine
[ˈsʌnʃaɪn]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
sunshine
[ˈsʌnʃaɪn] n → soleil ma day of brilliant sunshine
BUT une journée radieuse.
in the sunshine → au soleil
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
sunshine
[ˈsʌnˌʃaɪn] n → (luce f del) sole mhours of sunshine (Met) → ore fpl di sole
she's a little ray of sunshine (iro) → è una dolce creatura
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
sun
(san) noun1. 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 adjective1. filled with sunshine. sunny weather.
2. cheerful and happy. The child has a sunny nature.
ˈsunniness nounˈsunbathe 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 adjectivesunburnt 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 noun1. 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.
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sunshine
→ ضُوْءُ الشَّمْس sluneční svit solskin Sonnenschein λιακάδα brillo del sol auringonpaiste ensoleillement sunčev sjaj luce del sole 日光 햇빛 zonneschijn solskinn światło słoneczne brilho do sol, luz do sol солнечный свет solsken แสงอาทิตย์ gün ışığı ánh nắng 阳光Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009