zon

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[(straling, warmte van het) hemellichaam] sun
[vreugde] sunshine
[als symbool van macht, roem] star
voorbeelden:
1   in de volle zon right (out) in the sun
     de zon breekt door the sun is breaking through; 〈de zaken gaan wat beter〉 things are looking up; 〈het humeur wordt beter〉 things are brightening up
     de zon gaat op/gaat onder the sun rises/sets
     voor niets gaat de zon op you can't expect something for nothing, ±there's no such thing as a free lunch
     〈scheepvaart〉 de zon meten/schieten measure the position of the sun
     de zon opzoeken go looking for the sun
     de zon staat hoog aan de hemel the sun is high (in the sky); 〈figuurlijk〉 the sun is shining (down) on us/them/etc.
     zich in de zon koesteren bask in the sun
     er is niets nieuws onder de zon there is nothing new under the sun
     tegen de zon in/met de zon tegen spelen play with the sun in one's eyes
2   ergens wat zon brengen bring some sunshine (into something)
3   zijn zon is ondergegaan his star has faded

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels. 2015.

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