1) [метеорология] гало 2) ореол
1. имя существительное [множественное число] halos, haloes 1) [метеорология] гало Например: halo around the sun / moon — гало вокруг солнца / луны 2) ореол, сияние Например: halo of sanctity and miracle — ореол святости и чуда Синоним(ы): aureole, aura 3) [религия, искусство] нимб, венчик Синоним(ы): nimbus 2. глагол окружать ореолом [в прямом и переносном значении] Например: The two lamps of a carriage haloed by the fog. — Два фонаря экипажа показались в ореоле тумана. The Spring crowns her head with a haloing rainbow. — Весна увенчана короной с ореолом радуги.
I. noun (plural halos or haloes) Etymology: Latin halos, from Greek halōs threshing floor, disk, halo 1. a circle of light appearing to surround the sun or moon and resulting from refraction or reflection of light by ice particles in the atmosphere 2. something resembling a halo: as a. nimbus b. a region of space surrounding a galaxy that is sparsely populated with luminous objects (as globular clusters) but is believed to contain a great deal of dark matter c. a differentiated zone surrounding a central zone or object d. an orthopedic device used to immobilize the head and neck (as to treat fracture of neck vertebrae) that consists of a metal band placed around the head and fastened to the skull usually with metal pins and that is attached by extensions to an inflexible vest — called also halo brace 3. the aura of glory, veneration, or sentiment surrounding an idealized person or thing II. transitive verb to form into or surround with a halo Example: rainbows haloed the waterfalls — Michael Crawford