| English | German | |
| fierce {adj} [heat, sun] | 474 glühend | |
| blazing {adj} {pres-p} [sun, light] | 375 leuchtend | |
| blistering {adj} [heat, sun] | 358 glühend | |
| tan {adj} [Am.] [sun-tanned] | 207 sonnengebräunt | |
| torrid {adj} [heat, air, sun] | 185 sengend | |
| setting {adj} {pres-p} [sun] | 50 untergehend [Sonne] | |
| blazing {adj} [sun] | 39 prall [Sonne] | |
| rising {adj} {pres-p} [sun, moon] | 28 aufgehend [Sonne, Mond] | |
| broiling {adj} {pres-p} [esp. Am.] [heat, sun] | 19 glühend | |
| adust {adj} [archaic] [browned by the sun] | 7 sonnengebräunt | |
| beclouded {adj} {past-p} [Moon, Sun; also fig.: mind etc.] | umwölkt [Mond, Sonne; auch fig.: Geist etc.] | |
| meteo. broiling {adj} [esp. Am.] [sun, summer] | brütend heiß | |
| broiling {adj} [esp. Am.] [sun, summer] | glühend heiß | |
Verbs |
| to rise [sun, moon, etc.; dough, cake, etc.] | 1644 aufgehen [Sonne, Mond etc.; Teig, Kuchen etc.] | |
| astron. to eclipse [the sun] | 591 verdunkeln | |
| to set [sun, moon, etc.] | 449 untergehen [Sonne, Mond etc.] | |
| to shine [literary] [moon, sun, lamp] | 428 scheinen | |
| to appear [sun, light] | 318 erglänzen [geh.] | |
| to blare [fig.] [syn. for "to glare", e.g. sun, light] | 15 blenden [gleißen] | |
| to avoid sth. [e.g. sun] | sich von etw.Dat. fernhalten | |
Nouns |
| cloth. hat [made of stiff material, particularly formal hats or hats with brims, e.g. sun hat, top hat] | 2911 Hut {m} | |
| cosmet. suncream [also sun cream] | 32 Sonnencreme {f} | |
| canopy [of a sun bed] [solarium] | 21 Oberteil {n} [einer Sonnenbank] | |
| rising [e.g. of the sun] | 20 Aufgehen {n} [z. B. der Sonne] | |
| race [of sun, moon] | 9 Lauf {m} [geh.] [Gestirne] | |
| psych. heliophobia [fear of the sun or sunlight] | 6 Heliophobie {f} [Angst vor der Sonne bzw. Sonnenlicht] | |
| psych. heliophobia [fear of the sun or sunlight] | 6 Lichtscheu {f} [ugs.] [Heliophobie] [Angst vor der Sonne bzw. Sonnenlicht] | |
| games Sun <XIX> [also: sun] [Tarot card] | 5 Sonne {f} <XIX> [Tarotkarte] | |
| astron. facula [on the Sun] | Sonnenfackel {f} | |
| astron. setting [of the sun, a planet, etc.] | Untergang {f} [von der Sonne, einem Gestirn usw.] | |
| hort. shadehouse [also: shade house] [for growing plants that cannot tolerate hot sun] | [Gewächshaus mit Beschattung / Beschattungssystem / Beschattungsvorrichtung] | |
| relig. Shamash [Babylonian sun god Šamaš] | Schamasch {m} | |
| geogr. Sunbelt [also: Sun Belt, sunbelt / U.S.] | Sun Belt {m} [USA] | |
| bot. T | | |
| psych. tanorexia [coll.] [excessive outdoor sun tanning or excessive use of other skin tanning methods] | Tanorexie {f} | |
2 Words: Others |
| still standing {adj} {pres-p} [person, sun, etc.] | stillstehend [Person, Sonne etc.] | |
| still-standing {adj} {pres-p} [person, sun, etc.] | stillstehend [Person, Sonne etc.] | |
| astron. sun-like {adj} [referring to our sun, also: Sun-like] | sonnenähnlich | |
2 Words: Verbs |
| to be low [sun, moon] | tief stehen [Sonne, Mond] | |
| to beat down [sun] | herniederbrennen [geh.] [Sonne] | |
| to beat down [sun] | herunterbrennen | |
| to beat down [sun] | knallen [ugs.] [Sonne etc.] | |
2 Words: Nouns |
| daystar / Daystar [poet.] [sun] | Tagesgestirn {n} [geh.] [Sonne] | |
| automot. heat shield [sun shade for a car] | Sonnenschutz {m} [für Autoscheiben] | |
| neol. TrVocab. lounger-bagging [reservation of sun loungers with a bathing towel] | Handtuchreservierung {f} [Reservierung einer Liege mittels eines Badehandtuchs] | |
| sun sign [astrology] [also: Sun sign] | Sonnenzeichen {n} [Astrologie] | |
| astron. Sun's surface [also: sun's surface] [referring to our Sun] | Sonnenoberfläche {f} | |
3 Words: Others |
| sth. is pretty lethal [coll.] [drink, coffee, sun etc.] | etw. hats in sich [ugs.] [Redewendung] | |
3 Words: Verbs |
| idiom to beat down mercilessly [sun] | unbarmherzig (vom Himmel) herabbrennen [Sonne] | |
| to beat down on sb./sth. [sun] | auf jdn./etw. herunterknallen [ugs.] [Sonne] | |
| to beat down on sb./sth. [sun] | auf jdn./etw. niederbrennen [Sonne] | |
| to blaze down on sb./sth. [sun] | auf jdn./etw. niederbrennen | |
3 Words: Nouns |
| lit. eye of day [literary] [sun] | Auge {n} des Tages [literarisch] [Sonne] | |
| astron. transit of Mercury [across the sun] | Merkurdurchgang {m} | |
4 Words: Verbs |
| to set into the ocean [esp. sun] | im Meer versinken [fig.] [bes. Sonne] | |
5+ Words: Others |
| There was more than enough ... [coll.] [e.g. champagne, sun] | Es gab ... satt. [ugs.] [z. B. Champagner, Sonne] | |
5+ Words: Verbs |
| astron. to be about ten times the mass of the sun / Sun | etwa die zehnfache Sonnenmasse haben / besitzen | |
5+ Words: Nouns |
| astron. interior of the sun / Sun | Sonneninneres {n} [das Sonneninnere] | |
Taxa/Species (Animals, Plants, Fungi) |
| entom. T | | |
| entom. T | | |
| zool. T | | |
| zool. T | | |
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