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The wire gleamed in the morning sun.El alambre brillaba al sol de la mañana.Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio FinalJuicio FinalKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006Just CauseKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach
Buffeted relentlessly by solar wind, Mercury's magnetosphere is a hotbed of magnetic reconnection, the same basic physical process that energizes auroras on Earth and sparks solar flares on the sun.Golpeada sin descanso por el viento solar, la magnetósfera de Mercurio es un semillero para las reconexiones magnéticas, el mismo proceso de la física básica que produce las auroras en la Tierra y las llamaradas solares, en el Sol.http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011
In 1965 it appeared out of nowhere, dove toward the sun and swooped over the stellar surface only 450,000 km away.Apareció de la nada en 1965, se zambulló en el Sol y se abalanzó sobre la superficie estelar a sólo 450.000 km de distancia del centro del Sol.http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011
The sun blazes up to 11 times brighter there than at Earth, and surface temperatures at Mercury’s equator can reach 450 degrees Celsius (840 degrees Fahrenheit).El Sol allí brilla hasta 11 veces más de lo que lo hace en la Tierra, y las temperaturas en la superficie de Mercurio, en el ecuador, pueden alcanzar los 450 grados Celsius (840 grados Fahrenheit).http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011
During three previous Martian winters, Spirit communicated about once or twice a week with Earth and used its heaters to stay warm while parked on a sun-facing slope for the winter.Durante los tres inviernos anteriores en Marte, Spirit se comunicaba con la Tierra una o dos veces a la semana y usaba sus calefactores para mantenerse caliente en la pendiente orientada al Sol donde se ubicó para pasar el invierno.http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011
Aulus Plautius was wearing his full ceremonial armour and the afternoon sun was brilliantly reflected in the fine cuirass and gilded helmet.Aulo Plautio llevaba su armadura ceremonial completa y el sol de la tarde se reflejaba intensamente en la magnífica coraza y el yelmo dorado.Scarrow, Simon / The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon / Roma Vincit!Roma Vincit!Scarrow, Simon© 2001 by Simon Scarrow© de la traducción: Montserrat Batista, 2002© de la presente edición: Edhasa, 2002The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon© 2001 by Simon Scarrow
Whatever happens, notes Hathaway, "the sun is behaving in an interesting way and I believe we're about to learn something new."Independientemente de lo que suceda, hace notar Hathaway, "el Sol se está comportando de una manera muy interesante y creo que estamos a punto de descubrir algo nuevo".http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011
"If you put plastic wrap out in the sun, the UV radiation breaks down the carbon bonds in the plastic, causing it to deteriorate as the long carbon chains break."Si se expone plástico para envolver a la luz solar, la radiación ultravioleta rompe los enlaces del carbono que hay en el plástico, provocando de este modo que se deteriore conforme las largas cadenas de carbono se disocian.http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011
He was younger than either Muldorff or Baedecker, but his face had been darkened and textured by years of working in the sun.Era más joven que Muldorff o Baedecker, pero años de trabajar al sol le habían curtido la cara.Simmons, Dan / Phases of GravitySimmons, Dan / Fases de GravedadFases de GravedadSimmons, Dan© 1991 Ediciones В S.A.© 1989 by Dan SimmonsPhases of GravitySimmons, Dan© 1989, 2001 by Dan Simmons
After treatment, wash all nightwear in hot water and dry it in the sun.Después del tratamiento lave el camisón o piyama del niño en agua caliente y déjelo secar al sol.© New South Wales Health Department for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Waleshttp://www.health.nsw.gov.au 1/23/2012© New South Wales Health Department for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Waleshttp://www.health.nsw.gov.au 1/23/2012
If the sun lay to their left then the river had to be more or less straight ahead, but the track seemed to be taking them to the west.Si el sol estaba a su izquierda, entonces el río tenía que encontrarse más o menos frente a ellos, pero el camino parecía llevarles hacia el oeste.Scarrow, Simon / The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon / Roma Vincit!Roma Vincit!Scarrow, Simon© 2001 by Simon Scarrow© de la traducción: Montserrat Batista, 2002© de la presente edición: Edhasa, 2002The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon© 2001 by Simon Scarrow
This is Earth's atmosphere backlit by the sun. (Inside that ring, sleepy-headed Earthlings are experiencing the first light of dawn.)Esta es la atmósfera de la Tierra iluminada por el Sol desde atrás. (Dentro de ese anillo, los dormilones terrícolas están experimentando la primera luz del amanecer.)http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011
He crouched down in the shadows and waited until the sun had fully set and stars were pricking the early evening sky, but there was no sign of anyone.Se agachó entre las sombras y esperó hasta que el sol se puso del todo y las estrellas salpicaron el cielo de primera hora de la noche, pero no había ni rastro de nadie.Scarrow, Simon / The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon / Roma Vincit!Roma Vincit!Scarrow, Simon© 2001 by Simon Scarrow© de la traducción: Montserrat Batista, 2002© de la presente edición: Edhasa, 2002The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon© 2001 by Simon Scarrow
This is significant because the sun and full Moon are like kids on a see-saw; when one is high, the other is low.Esto es significativo porque el Sol y la luna llena son como niños en un "sube y baja"; cuando uno está arriba, el otro está abajo.http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011
A rocket ship drifts off course and heads toward the sun.Una nave pierde el rumbo y se aproxima al sol.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
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sun visor
parasol
in the sun
al sol
in the sun
bajo el sol
sun protection factor
factor de protección solar
bask in the sun
tomar el sol
sun deck
cubierta superior
Word forms
sun
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | sunned |
Imperative | sun |
Present Participle (Participle I) | sunning |
Past Participle (Participle II) | sunned |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I sun | we sun |
you sun | you sun |
he/she/it suns | they sun |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am sunning | we are sunning |
you are sunning | you are sunning |
he/she/it is sunning | they are sunning |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have sunned | we have sunned |
you have sunned | you have sunned |
he/she/it has sunned | they have sunned |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been sunning | we have been sunning |
you have been sunning | you have been sunning |
he/she/it has been sunning | they have been sunning |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I sunned | we sunned |
you sunned | you sunned |
he/she/it sunned | they sunned |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was sunning | we were sunning |
you were sunning | you were sunning |
he/she/it was sunning | they were sunning |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had sunned | we had sunned |
you had sunned | you had sunned |
he/she/it had sunned | they had sunned |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been sunning | we had been sunning |
you had been sunning | you had been sunning |
he/she/it had been sunning | they had been sunning |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will sun | we shall/will sun |
you will sun | you will sun |
he/she/it will sun | they will sun |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be sunning | we shall/will be sunning |
you will be sunning | you will be sunning |
he/she/it will be sunning | they will be sunning |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have sunned | we shall/will have sunned |
you will have sunned | you will have sunned |
he/she/it will have sunned | they will have sunned |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been sunning | we shall/will have been sunning |
you will have been sunning | you will have been sunning |
he/she/it will have been sunning | they will have been sunning |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would sun | we should/would sun |
you would sun | you would sun |
he/she/it would sun | they would sun |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be sunning | we should/would be sunning |
you would be sunning | you would be sunning |
he/she/it would be sunning | they would be sunning |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have sunned | we should/would have sunned |
you would have sunned | you would have sunned |
he/she/it would have sunned | they would have sunned |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been sunning | we should/would have been sunning |
you would have been sunning | you would have been sunning |
he/she/it would have been sunning | they would have been sunning |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am sunned | we are sunned |
you are sunned | you are sunned |
he/she/it is sunned | they are sunned |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being sunned | we are being sunned |
you are being sunned | you are being sunned |
he/she/it is being sunned | they are being sunned |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been sunned | we have been sunned |
you have been sunned | you have been sunned |
he/she/it has been sunned | they have been sunned |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was sunned | we were sunned |
you were sunned | you were sunned |
he/she/it was sunned | they were sunned |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being sunned | we were being sunned |
you were being sunned | you were being sunned |
he/she/it was being sunned | they were being sunned |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been sunned | we had been sunned |
you had been sunned | you had been sunned |
he/she/it had been sunned | they had been sunned |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be sunned | we shall/will be sunned |
you will be sunned | you will be sunned |
he/she/it will be sunned | they will be sunned |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been sunned | we shall/will have been sunned |
you will have been sunned | you will have been sunned |
he/she/it will have been sunned | they will have been sunned |
sun
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | sun | suns |
Possessive case | sun's | suns' |