Blue moon Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈbɫu/ /ˈmun

BLOO MOON

UK

blˈuː/ /mˈuːn

BLOO MOON

التعريف

A "blue moon" originally refers to the rare event of two full moons in one calendar month, but is commonly used to mean something that happens very rarely.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Mainly informal and used in the phrase "once in a blue moon" to mean 'very rarely.' Not to be taken literally as an actual blue-colored moon. Common in anecdotes and casual conversation.

• Spanish: luna azul - rara vez (expresión)
• Portuguese (BR): lua azul - raramente (expressão)
• Portuguese (PT): lua azul - raramente (expressão)
• Chinese (Simplified): 蓝月亮 - 极少见（表达）
• Chinese (Traditional): 藍月亮 - 極少見（表達）
• Hindi: ब्लू मून - बहुत ही कम (मुहावरा)
• Arabic: قمر أزرق - نادراً جداً (تعبير)
• Bengali: নীল চাঁদ (দুর্লভ ঘটনা)
• Russian: голубая луна (редкое событие)
• Japanese: ブルームーン（ごくまれなこと）
• Vietnamese: trăng xanh (sự kiện rất hiếm)
• Korean: 블루문 (아주 드문 일)
• Turkish: mavi ay (çok nadir olan şey)
• Urdu: نیلا چاند (بہت شاذ و نادر واقعہ)
• Indonesian: bulan biru (kejadian langka)

جمل نموذجية

I eat fast food only once in a blue moon.

basic

Seeing a shooting star happens once in a blue moon.

basic

He visits his hometown once in a blue moon.

basic

"Wow! You cleaned your room? That happens once in a blue moon!"

natural

He'll agree to go dancing with us once in a blue moon, if ever.

natural

Jobs like this only come along once in a blue moon.

natural