Английский словарь американских идиом - dog days
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2.
noun plural Etymology: from their being reckoned from the heliacal rising of the Dog Star (Sirius) Date: 1538 1. the period between early July and early September when the hot sultry weather of summer usually occurs in the northern hemisphere 2. a period of stagnation or inactivity ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
1. самые жаркие летние дни; период летнего зноя (в июле и августе) 2. черные дни, тяжелые времена ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
4.
- 1538, from L. dies caniculares, from Gk. (the star was also known as kyon seirios) are around the time of the heliacal rising of Sirius (q.v.), the Dog-star, noted as the hottest and most unwholesome time of the year; usually July 3 to Aug. 11, but variously calculated, depending on latitude and on whether the greater Dog-star (Sirius) or the lesser one (Procyon) is reckoned. The heliacal rising of Sirius has shifted down the calendar with the procession of the equinoxes; in ancient Egypt c.3000 B.C.E. it coincided with the summer solstice, which was also the new year and the beginning of the inundation of the Nile. The "dog" association apparently began here (the star's heiroglyph was a dog), but the reasons for it are obscure. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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