sol
1. (=astro) sun
·al ponerse el sol
·at sunset
·al salir el sol
·at sunrise
·de sol a sol
·from dawn to dusk
a. arrimarse al sol que masculineánoun calienta to keep in with the right people
b. como un sol
(=brillante) as bright as a new pin
c. salga el sol por donde quiera come what may
d. ser un sol
·María es un sol, siempre tan agradable
·María is a darling, she'noun always so pleasant
·el niño es un sol
·he'noun a lovely child
·sol naciente rising sun
·sol poniente setting sun
·sol y luna
(Caribe) * machete, cane knife
·sol y sombra brandy and anisette
2. (=luz solar) sun, sunshine
·entra mucho sol en el comedor
·the dining room gets a lot of sun o sunshine
·ayer tuvimos nueve horas de sol
·we had nine hours of sunshine yesterday
·hay o hace sol
·it is sunny, the sun is shining
·un día de sol
·a sunny day
·estar al sol
·to be in the sun
·mirar algo a contra sol
·to look at something against the light
·tomar el sol
·to sunbathe
·tumbarse al sol
·to lie in the sun
a. hacía un sol de justicia the sun was blazing down
b. no me deja ni a sol ni a sombra he doesn't give me a moment'noun peace
·sol artificial sunlamp
3. (uso apelativo)
·¡sol masculineío, ven con mamá!
come with Mummy, darling o pet! *
4. (bullfighting)
·localidades de sol
the cheapest seats in a bullring with no shade
5. (Perú) (finance) Sol former monetary unit of Peru