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1 gleam
I [gliːm]nome (of light) barlume m., bagliore m.; (of sunshine) barlume m., sprazzo m.; (of gold, polished surface) scintillio m.; (of water) luccichio m.; fig. (of hope) barlume m.II [gliːm]verbo intransitivo [ light] baluginare; [knife, surface] rilucere; [ jewel] scintillare; [ water] luccicare; [eyes, teeth] brillare* * *[ɡli:m] 1. verb(to shine faintly: a light gleaming in the distance.) brillare2. noun1) (a faint glow: the gleam of her eyes.) luccicore2) (a slight sign or amount: a gleam of hope.) barlume* * *[ɡliːm]1. nwith a gleam in one's eye — con gli occhi scintillanti, (mischievous) con uno sguardo furbesco
2. vi(light, furniture) brillare, (metal, water) luccicareto gleam (with) — brillare (di)* * *gleam /gli:m/n.barlume, sprazzo ( anche fig.); bagliore; sprazzo di luce; luccicore riflesso: the gleam of the firelight, il bagliore del fuoco acceso; There isn't a gleam of hope, non c'è un barlume di speranza.(to) gleam /gli:m/v. i.2 luccicare; splendere; brillare; lucere (lett.): My shoes gleamed after being shined, le mie scarpe brillavano dopo essere state lucidate● Joy gleamed in her eyes, le lucevano gli occhi per la gioia.* * *I [gliːm]nome (of light) barlume m., bagliore m.; (of sunshine) barlume m., sprazzo m.; (of gold, polished surface) scintillio m.; (of water) luccichio m.; fig. (of hope) barlume m.II [gliːm]verbo intransitivo [ light] baluginare; [knife, surface] rilucere; [ jewel] scintillare; [ water] luccicare; [eyes, teeth] brillare -
2 gleaming gleam·ing adj
['ɡliːmɪŋ]brillante, lucente -
3 dully
['dʌlɪ]1) [say, repeat] monotonamente2) [ gleam] fiocamente3) [move, trail] lentamente, pigramente* * *adverb in modo noioso* * *dully /ˈdʌllɪ/avv.1 in modo noioso: He writes dully and at length on constitutional matters, scrive in modo noioso e prolisso sulle questioni costituzionali; one of the most dully written books I have ever read, uno dei libri dalla scrittura più noiosa che io abbia mai letto2 in tono spento, senza vivacità, senza entusiasmo: «I suppose you're leaving» she said dully, «presumo tu stia andando via» disse in tono spento; She thought dully of all the things she had to do, pensava senza entusiasmo a tutto quello che doveva fare3 debolmente: A bell rung dully in the distance, si è sentita una campana risuonare debolmente in lontananza* * *['dʌlɪ]1) [say, repeat] monotonamente2) [ gleam] fiocamente3) [move, trail] lentamente, pigramente -
4 glint
I [glɪnt] II [glɪnt]verbo intransitivo scintillare* * *[ɡlint] 1. verb(to gleam or sparkle: The windows glinted in the sunlight.) luccicare2. noun(a gleam or sparkle: the glint of steel; a glint of anger in her eyes.) bagliore* * *[ɡlɪnt]1. n2. vibrillare, luccicare* * *glint /glɪnt/n.2 (fig.) luccichio; scintillio3 (elettron.) barbaglio.(to) glint /glɪnt/A v. i.baluginare; brillare di luce debole; luccicare; scintillare: Her eyes glinted with emotion, le luccicavano gli occhi dall'emozioneB v. t.far brillare; riflettere ( una luce).* * *I [glɪnt] II [glɪnt]verbo intransitivo scintillare
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gleam´ing|ly — gleam «gleem», noun, verb. –n. 1. a flash or beam of light: »We saw the gleam of headlights through the fog. 2. a short or faint light: »the gleam of shining metal. 3. Figurative. a short appearance; faint show: »After one gleam of hope, all was… … Useful english dictionary
Gleam — Gleam, n. [OE. glem, gleam, AS. gl[ae]m, prob. akin to E. glimmer, and perh. to Gr. ? warm, ? to warm. Cf. {Glitter}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A shoot of light; a small stream of light; a beam; a ray; a glimpse. [1913 Webster] Transient unexpected… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gleam — Gleam, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gleamed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gleaming}.] 1. To shoot, or dart, as rays of light; as, at the dawn, light gleams in the east. [1913 Webster] 2. To shine; to cast light; to glitter. Syn: To {Gleam}, {Glimmer}, {Glitter}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gleam — gleam·ing·ly; gleam·less; gleam·er; gleam; … English syllables
gleam — ► VERB ▪ shine brightly, especially with reflected light. ► NOUN 1) a faint or brief light. 2) a brief or faint show of a quality or emotion. ● a gleam in someone s eye Cf. ↑a gleam in someone s eye … English terms dictionary
gleam — [glēm] n. [ME glem < OE glæm < IE * ghlei < * ĝhel , to shine, gleam > GOLD, GLASS, GLOW] 1. a flash or beam of light 2. a faint light 3. a reflected brightness, as from a polished surface 4 … English World dictionary
Gleam — Gleam, v. i. [Cf. OE. glem birdlime, glue, phlegm, and E. englaimed.] (Falconry) To disgorge filth, as a hawk. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gleam — Gleam, v. t. To shoot out (flashes of light, etc.). [1913 Webster] Dying eyes gleamed forth their ashy lights. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gleam — [n] brightness, sparkle beam, brilliance, coruscation, flash, flicker, glance, glim, glimmer, glint, glitz, gloss, glow, luster, ray, scintillation, sheen, shimmer, splendor, twinkle; concepts 620,624 Ant. dullness gleam [v] sparkle beam, burn,… … New thesaurus
gleam|er — «GLEE muhr», noun. a cosmetic for making the skin of the face gleam … Useful english dictionary
gleam — (n.) O.E. glæm brilliant light; brightness, splendor, radiance, from P.Gmc. *glaimiz (Cf. O.S. glimo brightness; M.H.G. glim spark, gleime glowworm; Ger. glimmen to glimmer, glow; O.N. glija to shine, glitter ), from root *glim , from PIE … Etymology dictionary