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Lemmata
Forms: luna (data provider: donatus-sup), lune (data provider: donatus)
Dictionary
Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Lún-a, s. f. dim. Lún-étta,
1. the moon; 2. a lunar month, lunation; 3. temper, humour. Mostrar la — nel pozzo, to make one believe that the moon is made of green cheese, or that black is white. — piena, the full moon. — scema,the wane of the moon. — seconda, the second quarter of the moon. — silente, the still of the moon, the period at which the moon changes. La — non cura l'abbaiar de'cani, a man ofsense does not mind what a fool can say. Più sù sta mona —, you are out, you mistake. Andare al lume della —, to walk by the light of the moon. Aver la — a rovescio, to be fantastical, extravagant. Aver la —, to suffer occasional fits of humour. Sul far della —,unseasonably. Lattar la —, to attempt impossibilities. Mezza —, lunetta, (mil. t.) lunette.
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luna: the great Planet the Moone. Also silner, among Alchimists.
