soleil
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See also: Soleil
English
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[edit]Noun
[edit]soleil
- (Polari) sun
- 1967, Kenneth Horne, Bona Bijou Tourettes (Round the Horne), season 3, episode 12:
- Divine. ... Disportinging yourself on the sable plage getting your lallies all bronzed - your riah getting bleached by the soleil.
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[edit]French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle French soleil, from Old French soleil, from Vulgar Latin *sōliculus, diminutive of Latin sōl (“sun”), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]soleil m (plural soleils)
- sun (star)
- Il fait soleil.
- It is sunny.
- Regarder le soleil fait mal aux yeux.
- Looking at the sun hurts the eyes.
- sunflower
- Synonym: tournesol
Derived terms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “soleil”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Louisiana Creole
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]soleil
References
[edit]- Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales
Middle French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old French soleil.
Noun
[edit]soleil m (plural soleils)
- sun (star)
Descendants
[edit]- French: soleil
Old French
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Vulgar Latin *sōliculus, diminutive of Latin sōl (“sun”), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥. Compare Old Occitan solelh.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]soleil oblique singular, m (oblique plural soleuz or soleilz, nominative singular soleuz or soleilz, nominative plural soleil)
- sun (star)
Descendants
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