"false dawn" meaning in Anglais

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Noun

Forms: false dawns [plural]
  1. Lumière zodiacale.
    Sense id: fr-false_dawn-en-noun-DbVqDjAP Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire, Lexique en anglais de l’astronomie Topics: astronomy
  2. Chose causant un espoir prématuré, signe prometteur ne débouchant finalement sur rien ; faux espoir. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-false_dawn-en-noun-bMdmFuS- Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire, Métaphores en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: zodiacal light

Inflected forms

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