"soleil" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /sɔ.lɛj/, /so.lɛj/ Audio: Fr-soleil.ogg Forms: soleils [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛj Etymology: Inherited from Middle French soleil, from Old French soleil, from Vulgar Latin *sōliculus, diminutive of Latin sōl (“sun”), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|soleil|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French soleil, {{inh+|fr|frm|soleil}} Inherited from Middle French soleil, {{inh|fr|fro|soleil}} Old French soleil, {{inh|fr|VL.|*sōliculus}} Vulgar Latin *sōliculus, {{der|fr|la|sōl|t=sun}} Latin sōl (“sun”), {{der|fr|ine-pro|*sóh₂wl̥}} Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} soleil m (plural soleils)
  1. sun (star) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-soleil-fr-noun-bXM402G8
  2. sunflower Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Light sources, Sun Synonyms: tournesol
    Sense id: en-soleil-fr-noun-jzmIhsMm Disambiguation of Light sources: 4 96 Disambiguation of Sun: 36 64 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: solaire, solarium

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bain de soleil"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "carte soleil"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "coucher de soleil"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "coup de soleil"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "fondre comme neige au soleil"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "lever du soleil"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "lunettes de soleil"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pays du Soleil Levant"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "prendre le soleil"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "rien de nouveau sous le soleil"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "soleil de minuit"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "soleil de plomb"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "soleil mexicain"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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          "english": "It is sunny.",
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        },
        {
          "english": "Looking at the sun hurts the eyes.",
          "text": "Regarder le soleil fait mal aux yeux.",
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        }
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/so.lɛj/"
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      "rhymes": "-ɛj"
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      "word": "carte soleil"
    },
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      "word": "coucher de soleil"
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    {
      "word": "coup de soleil"
    },
    {
      "word": "fondre comme neige au soleil"
    },
    {
      "word": "lever du soleil"
    },
    {
      "word": "lunettes de soleil"
    },
    {
      "word": "pays du Soleil Levant"
    },
    {
      "word": "prendre le soleil"
    },
    {
      "word": "rien de nouveau sous le soleil"
    },
    {
      "word": "soleil de minuit"
    },
    {
      "word": "soleil de plomb"
    },
    {
      "word": "soleil mexicain"
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    {
      "word": "un-deux-trois-soleil"
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      "word": "solaire"
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          "text": "Regarder le soleil fait mal aux yeux.",
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      "ipa": "/so.lɛj/"
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