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moonshine in Portuguese

moonshine in Portuguese is moonshine — moonshine means the light given off by the moon.

moonshine in Portuguese

moonshine
noun
(math, uncountable) A branch of pure mathematics relating the Monster group to an invariant of elliptic functions.

What does "moonshine" mean?

  1. noun The light given off by the moon.
    "The lake shimmered in the moonshine."
  2. noun Strong alcohol, especially whiskey, that is often distilled illegally at home.
    "His grandfather used to make moonshine in the hills during Prohibition."
  3. noun Nonsense; empty or foolish talk.
    "Don't listen to his moonshine about get-rich-quick schemes."
  4. verb To secretly make homemade, illegal alcohol.
    "They were arrested for moonshining in an old barn."
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moonshine in a sentence

  • The lake shimmered in the moonshine.
  • They could just make out the path by moonshine.
  • His grandfather used to make moonshine in the hills during Prohibition.
  • The bottle of moonshine had no label at all.

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What is "moonshine" in Portuguese?

"moonshine" in Portuguese is moonshine. moonshine means: The light given off by the moon.

How do you use "moonshine" in a sentence?

Example: "The lake shimmered in the moonshine." In Portuguese, "moonshine" is moonshine.

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