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moonlight

 
Dictionary: moon·light   (mūn'līt') pronunciation
n.
The light reflected from the surface of the moon.

intr.v. Informal, -light·ed, -light·ing, -lights.
To work at another job, often at night, in addition to one's full-time job.

moonlighter moon'light'er n.

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An open source version of Microsoft's Silverlight from the Mono project. Moonlight provides a runtime engine that allows Silverlight applications to run on Linux and also provides a Linux software development kit (SDK) for building Silverlight applications. Microsoft and Novell are sponsors of the project, which issued the first public release of Moonlight in the spring of 2008. For more information, visit www.mono-project.com. See Silverlight and Mono.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: n. - The light of the heavenly body which revolves around the earth.

pronunciation Look for me by moonlight; Watch for me by moonlight; I'll come to thee by moonlight, though hell should bar the way! — Alfred Noyes, Source: "The Highwayman"

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Moonlight

Moonlight is the light that comes to Earth from the Moon. This light does not originate from the Moon, but is actually reflected sunlight. In many legends and fantasy games, moonlight is an important part of magical processes (for example, werewolves transform at full moon).

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Illumination

The intensity of moonlight varies greatly depending on the luner cycle but even the full moon typically provides only a faint illumination of about 0.2 lx, so the full moon is about 500,000 times fainter than the sun. When the moon is viewed at high altitude at tropical latitudes, the illuminance can reach 1 lx.[1] The color of moonlight, particularly near full moon, appears bluish to the human eye compared to most artificial light sources.

Enjoyment

Moonlight is considered by many people to be romantic. For example, it is referenced in several love songs. Moon-viewing is a form of "Kigo" in Japan.

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References

  1. ^ Bunning, Erwin; and Moser, Ilse (April 1969). "Interference of moonlight with the photoperiodic measurement of time by plants, and their adaptive reaction". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 62 (4): 1018–1022. doi:10.1073/pnas.62.4.1018. PMID 16591742. http://www.pnas.org/cgi/reprint/62/4/1018. Retrieved 2006-11-10. 

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - måneskin
adj. - måneskins-, måneklar, månelys
v. intr. - lave sort arbejde

idioms:

  • do a moonlight flit    flytte i nattens mulm og mørke (for at undgå at betale husleje)

Nederlands (Dutch)
zwart werken, beunhazen, bijverdienen, maanlicht, maneschijn

Français (French)
n. - clair de lune
adj. - éclairé (par la lune)
v. intr. - travailler au noir

idioms:

  • do a moonlight flit    (GB, fig) déménager à la cloche de bois

Deutsch (German)
v. - nebenberuflich arbeiten
n. - Mondlicht
adj. - Mondlicht..., mondhell

idioms:

  • do a moonlight flit    bei Nacht und Nebel ohne zu bezahlen ausziehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - είμαι διπλοθεσίτης, δουλεύω σε δύο δουλειές
n. - σεληνόφως, φεγγαρόφωτο, φεγγαράδα

idioms:

  • do a moonlight flit    (για κακοπληρωτή ενοικιαστή) εξαφανίζομαι

Italiano (Italian)
lavorare abusivamente, chiaro di luna

idioms:

  • do a moonlight flit    andarsene senza pagar l'affitto

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ter um segundo emprego, um bico
n. - luar (m)

idioms:

  • do a moonlight flit    sair sem pagar

Русский (Russian)
лунный свет, подвергнуться ночному нападению, работать по совместительству

idioms:

  • do a moonlight flit    тайно уехать с квартиры ночью, чтобы не платить за нее

Español (Spanish)
n. - luz de la luna
adj. - iluminado por la luna, a la luz de la luna
v. intr. - estar pluriempleado

idioms:

  • do a moonlight flit    irse a la chita callando, mudarse clandestinamente, desaparecer de la noche a la mañana

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - extraknäcka, jobba svart
n. - månsken

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
月光, 有月光的, 月夜的, 做兼职

idioms:

  • do a moonlight flit    夜晚潜逃, 夜间打工

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 月光
adj. - 有月光的, 月夜的
v. intr. - 做兼職

idioms:

  • do a moonlight flit    夜晚潛逃, 夜間打工

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 달빛, 한 밤중에 가는 도망
adj. - 달빛의 , 달밤의
v. intr. - (밤에) 부업을 하다

idioms:

  • do a moonlight flit    야밤 도주를 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 月光, 月光の, 夜間の
v. - アルバイトをする

idioms:

  • do a moonlight flit    夜逃げする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعمل بوظيفه اضافيه (الاسم) مقمر, ضوء القمر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אור ירח‬
adj. - ‮מואר באור ירח‬
v. intr. - ‮עבד בשתי עבודות‬


 
 
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