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[mu:n] 1. noun1) (the heavenly body that moves once round the earth in a month and reflects light from the sun: The moon was shining brightly; Spacemen landed on the moon.) Mesec2) (any of the similar bodies moving round the other planets: the moons of Jupiter.) luna•- moonless- moonbeam
- moonlight 2. verb(to work at a second job, often at night, in addition to one's regular job: He earns so little that he has to moonlight.) delati na črno- moonlit
- moon about/around* * *I [mu:n]nounluna, mesec; poetically mesečina: astronomy mesec, trabant, satelitmoon's men — tatovi, lopovito know no more about s.th. than the man in the moon — ne imeti pojma o čemfull moon — polna luna, ščipII [mu:n]intransitive verbsanjariti, koprneti; postopati (about, around) čas zapravljati ( away)
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crescent — [kres′ənt] n. [altered (infl. by L) < ME cressaunt < OFr creissant, prp. of creistre, to increase < L crescere, to come forth, grow, inchoative of creare: see CREATE] 1. a phase of a planet or a moon, when it appears to have one concave… … English World dictionary
Crescent — For other uses, see Crescent (disambiguation). An example of an artistic crescent in this case a large circle with a smaller one removed … Wikipedia
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crescent — late 14c., crescent shaped ornament, from Anglo Fr. cressaunt, from O.Fr. creissant crescent of the moon (12c., Mod.Fr. croissant), from L. crescentum (nom. crescens), prp. of crescere come forth, spring up, grow, thrive, swell, increase in… … Etymology dictionary
crescent — ► NOUN 1) the curved sickle shape of the waxing or waning moon. 2) a thing of this shape, in particular a street or terrace of houses forming an arc. ORIGIN from Latin crescere grow … English terms dictionary
crescent — [14] Crescent is one of a wide range of words (including create, crescendo, concrete, crew, accretion, croissant, increase, and recruit) bequeathed to English by the Latin verb crēscere ‘grow’. In the case of crescent, it came in the form of the… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
crescent — [14] Crescent is one of a wide range of words (including create, crescendo, concrete, crew, accretion, croissant, increase, and recruit) bequeathed to English by the Latin verb crēscere ‘grow’. In the case of crescent, it came in the form of the… … Word origins
crescent — [ krɛz(ə)nt, s ] noun 1》 the curved shape of the waxing or waning moon. 2》 a thing which has the shape of a single curve, especially when broad in the centre and tapering to a point at each end. ↘chiefly Brit. a street or terrace of houses… … English new terms dictionary
crescent — n. & adj. n. 1 the curved sickle shape of the waxing or waning moon. 2 anything of this shape, esp. Brit. a street forming an arc. 3 a the crescent shaped emblem of Islam or Turkey. b (the Crescent) the world or power of Islam. adj. 1 poet.… … Useful english dictionary
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