honeymoon

hon·ey·moon  (hn-mn)

n.

1. A holiday or trip taken by a newly married couple.

2. An early harmonious period in a relationship: The honeymoon between the new President and the press was soon over.

intr.v. hon·ey·mooned, hon·ey·moon·ing, hon·ey·moons

To go on a honeymoon.

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[Perhaps from a comparison of the moon, which wanes as soon as it is full, to the affections of a newly married couple, which are most tender right after marriage.]

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honey·mooner n.

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honeymoon [ˈhʌnɪˌmuːn]

n

1.

a.  a holiday taken by a newly married couple

b.  (as modifier) a honeymoon cottage

2. a holiday considered to resemble a honeymoon a second honeymoon

3. the early, usually calm period of a relationship, such as a political or business one

vb

(intr) to take a honeymoon

[traditionally explained as an allusion to the feelings of married couples as changing with the phases of the moon]

honeymooner  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	honeymoon - a holiday taken by a newly married couple holiday, vacation - leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure; "we get two weeks of vacation every summer"; "we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico"
	2.	honeymoon - the early (usually calm and harmonious) period of a relationship; business or political period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
Verb	1.	honeymoon - spend a holiday after one's marriage; "they plan to honeymoon in Hawai'i" holiday, vacation - spend or take a vacation

Translations

honeymoon [ˈhʌnɪmuːn]

A. N (lit, fig) → luna f de miel
to go on honeymoon → irse de luna de miel

B. VI → pasar la luna de miel

C. CPD the honeymoon couple N → la pareja de recién casados
honeymoon period N (Pol) → período m de gracia, cien días mpl

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honeymoon [ˈhʌnimuːn] n

[newly-weds] (= period) → lune f de miel (= trip) → voyage m de noces
They spent their honeymoon in Mauritius → Ils ont passé leur lune de miel à l'île Maurice.
to be on honeymoon [couple] → être en voyage de noces
to go on honeymoon → partir en voyage de noces

(fig) → lune f de miel
The honeymoon is over → La lune de miel est terminée.
honeymoon period n (fig) → lune f de miel
The honeymoon period is over → La lune de miel est terminée.
honeymoon suite n → suite f nuptiale

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honeymoon

n → Flitterwochen pl; (= trip) → Hochzeitsreise f; to be on one’s honeymoon → in den Flitterwochen/auf Hochzeitsreise sein; where did you go for your honeymoon? → wo habt ihr eure Flitterwochen verbracht?, wohin habt ihr eure Hochzeitsreise gemacht?; the honeymoon is over (fig inf) → jetzt werden andere Saiten aufgezogen (inf), → die Schonzeit ist vorbei

vi → seine Hochzeitsreise machen; they are honeymooning in Spain → sie sind in Spanien auf Hochzeitsreise

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honeymoon [ˈhʌnɪˌmuːn]

1. n → luna di miele, viaggio di nozze

2. vi → fare la luna di miele, andare in viaggio di nozze

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honeymoon [ˈhʌnɪˌmuːn]

1. n → luna di miele, viaggio di nozze

2. vi → fare la luna di miele, andare in viaggio di nozze

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honeymoon → شَهْر العسل líbánky bryllupsrejse Flitterwochen μήνας του μέλιτος luna de miel häämatka lune de miel medeni mjesec luna di miele ハネムーン 신혼 여행 huwelijksreis bryllupsreise miesiąc miodowy lua de mel медовый месяц smekmånad น้ำผึ้งพระจันทร์ balayı tuần trăng mật 蜜月