sol
1 (astro) sun
al ponerse el sol at sunset; al salir el sol at sunrise; de sol a sol from dawn to dusk
arrimarse al sol que más calienta to keep in with the right people
como un sol (brillante) as bright as a new pin
salga el sol por donde quiera come what may
ser un sol
María es un sol, siempre tan agradable María is a darling, she's always so pleasant; el niño es un sol he's a lovely child
sol naciente rising sun
sol poniente setting sun
sol y luna (Caribe) machete; cane knife
sol y sombra brandy and anisette
2 (luz solar) sun; sunshine
entra mucho sol en el comedor the dining room gets a lot of sun o sunshine; ayer tuvimos nueve horas de sol we had nine hours of sunshine yesterday; hay o hace sol it is sunny; the sun is shining; un día de sol a sunny day; estar al sol to be in the sun; mirar algo a contra sol to look at sth against the light; tomar el sol to sunbathe; tumbarse al sol to lie in the sun
hacía un sol de justicia the sun was blazing down
no me deja ni a sol ni a sombra he doesn't give me a moment's peace
sol artificial sunlamp