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luna

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moon

∗ noun

luna
feminine noun
1. moon (astro)
  • la luna -> the Moon
  • media luna -> half moon
  • estar en la luna (figurative) -> to be miles away
  • pedir la luna (figurative) -> to ask the impossible
  • luna creciente -> crescent moon
  • luna llena (when waxing) -> full moon
  • luna menguante -> crescent moon
  • luna nueva (when waning) -> new moon
2. window (pane) (cristal); mirror (espejo)
also:
  • luna de miel -> honeymoon (de novios)
  • las relaciones entre los dos países atraviesan una luna de miel -> relations between the two countries are going through a honeymoon period

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luna [loo’-nah]
noun
1. The moon. (f)
2. Glass plate for mirrors (espejo), glass for optical instruments. (f)
3. Effect of the moon upon lunatic people. (f)
4. half-moon, a ravelin built before the angle or curtain of a bastion. (Military) (f)
5. Open, uncovered court or hall. (Province; Provinicial) (f)
  • Luna llena or menguante -> full or waning moon
  • Estar en la luna -> to have one's head in the clouds

Velazquez® Spanish and English Dictionary. Copyright © 2007 by Velazquez® Press. All rights reserved.

luna
1 (astro) moon
claro de luna moonlight; media luna half moon
estar de buena/mala luna to be in a good/bad mood
estar en la luna to have one's head in the clouds
estar en la luna de Valencia to be in a dream world
hablar de la luna
eso es hablar de la luna that's nonsense
quedarse a la luna de Valencia to be disappointed; be left in the lurch
quedarse en la luna de Paita (And) to be struck dumb
luna creciente crescent moon; waxing moon
luna de miel [de novios] honeymoon; (Política) honeymoon (period)
luna llena full moon
luna menguante waning moon
luna nueva new moon
2 (vidrio) (escaparate) plate glass; (espejo) mirror; [de gafas] lens; (Automóviles) window; [de ventana] pane; [de puerta] panel
luna térmica (Automóviles) heated rear window

Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

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