sunrise

lever du soleil

Moment du matin où le soleil apparaît au-dessus de l’horizon.

En anglais simple : The time in the morning when the sun first appears above the land or sea.

• We left at sunrise.
• Sunrise is at six tomorrow.
• They had already reached the beach before sunrise.

Synonymes : dawn, daybreak

Contraires : sunset

Expressions courantes : before sunrise, at sunrise

lever du soleil

Couleurs et lumière du ciel au moment où le soleil se lève.

En anglais simple : The colors and light in the sky as the sun appears in the morning.

• The sunrise was pink and gold.
• We watched a beautiful sunrise over the sea.
• She photographed several spectacular sunrises during her trip.

Expressions courantes : beautiful sunrise, watch the sunrise

éveil, aurore

Début d’une compréhension profonde, d’un sentiment nouveau ou d’une période pleine d’espoir.

En anglais simple : The beginning of a great new understanding, feeling, or period of hope.

• It felt like a sunrise of hope.
• Freedom brought a new sunrise to his spirit.
• The discovery marked the sunrise of a new understanding.

Synonymes : awakening, dawn

Expressions courantes : sunrise of hope, spiritual sunrise