aurora

BrE /ˈɔːrərə/ AmE /ˈɔːrərə/

noun en → es

1 Dawn [singular] B2

the first light of day; sunrise

amanecer, alba

  • at the break of dawn

Collocations dawn breaks · the first light of dawn

  • The aurora was just beginning to appear in the sky.

    La aurora apenas comenzaba a aparecer en el cielo.

2 AURORA BOREAL [singular] C1

a natural display of light in the night sky, caused by charged particles from the sun entering the earth's atmosphere near the north and south poles

aurora boreal, luces del norte

  • the northern lights

Collocations watch the aurora · see the aurora borealis

  • We went to Iceland to see the aurora.

    Fuimos a Islandia para ver la aurora.