dog days

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim The days following the heliacal rising of Sirius, now in early August (Gregorian) at dates varying by latitude.

   “... a sterre, wherof canicular or dogge days be named Dies caniculares.”

2. isim The unpleasantly hot days of late summer.

   “Why ſhould thoſe Eteſian and Eaſterne winds blow cōtinually in ſome places, at ſet times, one way ſtill, in the dog dayes only: heere perpetuall drought, there dropping ſhowres; [...]”

3. isim Any similar period of inactivity, laziness, or stagnation.

   “The two-cassette miniseries, produced by Oliver Stone, arrives in early August, in time to stir the dog days of summer rentals.”