What does lune in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word lune in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use lune in French.

The word lune in French means moon, moon, by moonlight, in the moonlight, by the light of the moon, moonlight, crescent moon, crescent, Islamic Crescent, do the impossible, ask the impossible, half-moon, lunette, last quarter, lunar eclipse, half-moon, be in a good mood, have your head in the clouds, be moody, be grumpy, hidden face of, howl at the moon, honeymoon, honeymoon period, honeymoon, waning moon, waxing moon, new moon, phases of the moon, moon phases, moonstone, full moon, sunfish, ocean sunfish, promise the moon, promise the moon to, quarter moon. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word lune

moon

nom féminin (satellite de la Terre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La lune peut être pleine ou en forme de croissant.
The moon is sometimes full and sometimes crescent-shaped.

moon

nom féminin (satellite d'une planète)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La planète Saturne a des lunes.
The planet Saturn has moons.

by moonlight, in the moonlight, by the light of the moon

locution adverbiale (sous les étoiles)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ce soir, je vous propose une promenade au clair de lune.
I'd like to take you for a moonlight walk tonight.

moonlight

nom masculin (luminosité due à la Lune) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La campagne est éclairée par un clair de lune.

crescent moon

nom masculin (quartier de lune)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On distinguait un croissant de lune à travers les nuages.

crescent

nom masculin (symbole religieux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Islamic Crescent

nom masculin (Histoire (monde musulman)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

do the impossible

locution verbale (réussir l'impossible)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

ask the impossible

locution verbale (demander l'impossible)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

half-moon, lunette

nom féminin (ouvrage de fortification) (fortification)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La demi-lune ou ravelin protège souvent une porte d'entrée.

last quarter

nom masculin (phase d'évolution de la lune)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On peut lire un D, c'est le dernier quartier de lune.

lunar eclipse

nom féminin (masquage de la lune par la Terre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

half-moon

locution adverbiale (en forme semi-circulaire)

(noun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood.")
Les tables en demi-lune sont parfaites pour les studios.

be in a good mood

locution adverbiale (être de bonne humeur)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Juliette a reçu un message de son amoureux, elle est bien lunée pour toute la soirée !

have your head in the clouds

locution verbale (figuré, familier (être distrait, absorbé) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Les artistes sont souvent dans la lune.

be moody, be grumpy

locution verbale (familier (être de mauvaise humeur)

Attends demain pour lui poser ta question, aujourd'hui elle est mal lunée.

hidden face of

nom féminin (figuré (face cachée de [qch])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les services de renseignement sont la face cachée de la Lune du gouvernement.
The intelligence services are the hidden face of government.

howl at the moon

locution verbale (hurler la nuit)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

honeymoon

nom féminin (voyage de noces)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ils sont en Polynésie pour leur lune de miel.

honeymoon period

nom féminin (figuré (période d'état de grâce) (figurative)

Il vit une lune de miel à son nouveau poste.

honeymoon

nom féminin (vieilli (mois suivant les noces)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce couple vit sa lune de miel.

waning moon

nom féminin (phase où la lune décroît)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour Théo, il ne faut rien planter à la lune descendante.

waxing moon

nom féminin (phase où la lune croît)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

new moon

nom féminin (phase où la lune n'est pas visible) (Astronomy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

phases of the moon, moon phases

nom féminin pluriel (succession des apparitions de la Lune) (astronomy)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

moonstone

nom féminin (pierre fine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La pierre de lune a des reflets argentés ou bleuâtres rappelant la clarté de la lune.

full moon

nom féminin (lune visible entièrement) (astronomy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La pleine lune fait surgir les loups-garous.

sunfish, ocean sunfish

nom masculin (gros poisson rond)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le poisson-lune possède un aileron dorsal.

promise the moon, promise the moon to

(promettre l'impossible) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

quarter moon

nom masculin (lune visible au quart)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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