The sun, its light and warmth, or anything as lovely as it
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solar
of the sun
Sol means sun and is related to the English word solar0, which means "of the sun".
sol
sun
The star at the center of our solar system.
La Tierra gira alrededor del solThe Earth revolves around the sun
El sol es la estrella más cercana a nosotrosThe sun is the closest star to us
sunshine, sunlight (light / warmth)
The light and warmth of the sun.
Nos sentamos al sol para calentarnosWe sat in the sunshine to warm up
Entra mucho sol por esta ventanaA lot of sunlight comes in through this window
sweetheart, darling (term of endearment)
Just like calling someone your "sunshine" in English, a warm and lovely person can be called a sol.
Ven aquí, mi solCome here, sweetheart
Gracias por ayudarme, eres un solThanks for helping me, you're a darling
hacer sol
to be sunny
When the weather outside is sunny. Spanish treats the sunshine as something being made, so it's literally "to make sun" instead of "to be sunny" in English.
Hoy hace sol, vamos al parqueIt's sunny today, let's go to the park
Ayer hizo sol toda la tardeIt was sunny all afternoon yesterday
tomar el sol
to sunbathe
Literally "to take the sun": to sit out and soak up its light and warmth.
Nos gusta tomar el sol en la playaWe like to sunbathe on the beach
Salió al jardín a tomar el sol un ratoShe went out to the garden to sunbathe for a while