🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

lueur de lune

Pronunciation / Transliteration: lueur de lune

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Moonlight/ˈmuːn.laɪt/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le jardin était magnifique sous la lueur de lune."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The light that comes from the moon.

    "The garden looked enchanting under the soft glow of the moonlight."
  2. 2

    A poetic or romantic term for the light of the moon.

    "They danced together in the moonlight, lost in their own world."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'moonlight' originates from Old English 'mōna' meaning 'moon' and 'leoht' meaning 'light'. The combination reflects the natural illumination provided by the moon, evolving in usage to symbolize beauty and tranquility in literature and art.

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