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1 shine
A n (of floor, hair, marble, metal, wood) lustre m ; ( of parquet) brillant m ; to give sth a shine cirer [floor, shoes] ; rendre [qch] brillant [hair] ; faire reluire [silver].B vtr1 [hair, light, sun] briller ; [brass, floor] reluire ; to shine through percer [mist, gloom] ; the light is shining in my eyes j'ai la lumière dans les yeux ; his face shone with exertion son visage luisait sous l'effort ;2 fig ( be radiant) [eyes] briller (with de) ; [face] rayonner (with de) ; her courage shone forth littér elle a montré un courage éclatant ;3 ( excel) briller ; to shine at être brillant en [science, languages etc] ; he never shone at school il n'a jamais été brillant à l'école ;4 ( be very clean) reluire ; the kitchen shone la cuisine reluisait.to get ou have a chance to shine avoir l'occasion de briller ; to shine up to sb ○ US passer de la pommade ○ à qn ; to take a shine to sb ○ s'enticher ○ de qn ; fig to take the shine off sth gâcher qch ; where the sun doesn't shine ◑ où je pense ◑.■ shine through [talent] éclater au grand jour.■ shine out [light] briller, apparaître ; the light shone out through the doorway la porte ouverte laissait passer la lumière. -
2 shine
shine [∫aɪn](verb: preterite, past participle shone)1. nounéclat m• to take the shine off [+ success] ternir ; [+ news] retirer de l'intérêt à ; [+ sb else's achievement] éclipserb. (preterite, past participle shone or shined) [+ shoes] faire briller* * *[ʃaɪn] 1.noun gen lustre m; ( of parquet) brillant m2.transitive verb1) (prét, pp shone) braquer [light, torch] (on sur)2) (prét, pp shined) faire reluire [brass]; cirer [shoes]3.intransitive verb (prét, pp shone)1) [hair, light, sun] briller; [brass, floor] reluireto shine through — percer [mist, gloom]
3) ( excel) brillerto shine at — être brillant en [science, languages etc]
•Phrasal Verbs:- shine in••to shine up to somebody — (colloq) US passer de la pommade (colloq) à quelqu'un
to take a shine to somebody — (colloq) s'enticher (colloq) de quelqu'un; fig
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3 shine
∎ the sun was shining le soleil brillait, il y avait du soleil;∎ the moon shone down la lune brillait;∎ the sun was shining in my eyes j'avais le soleil dans les yeux, le soleil m'éblouissait;∎ there was a light shining in the window une lumière brillait à la fenêtre;∎ bright light shone from the window une lumière vive brillait à la fenêtre;∎ a small desk lamp shone on the table une petite lampe de bureau éclairait la table;∎ his eyes shone with excitement ses yeux brillaient ou son regard brillait d'émotion;∎ her face shone with joy son visage rayonnait de joie;∎ very familiar stick it where the sun don't shine! tu peux te le mettre où je pense!∎ John shines at sports John est très bon en sport;∎ he doesn't shine in company il ne brille pas en société∎ the guard shone his torch on the prisoner le gardien a braqué sa lampe sur le prisonnier;∎ don't shine that lamp in my eyes ne m'éblouis pas avec cette lampe3 noun(a) (polished appearance) éclat m, brillant m, lustre m;∎ to put a shine on sth, to give sth a shine faire reluire ou briller qch;∎ to take the shine off sth délustrer qch, ternir qch; figurative faire perdre de son éclat à qch;∎ familiar to take a shine to sb (take a liking to) se prendre d'amitié pour qn□ ; (get a crush on) s'enticher de qn∎ your shoes need a shine tes chaussures ont besoin d'un coup de brosse ou chiffonbriller;∎ the hot sun shone down on us le soleil tapait dur∎ she shines out from the others in the class elle dépasse tous ses camarades de classe de la tête et des épaules -
4 shine
1. past tense, past participle - shone; verb1) (to (cause to) give out light; to direct such light towards someone or something: The light shone from the window; The policeman shone his torch; He shone a torch on the body.) briller; éclairer2) (to be bright: She polished the silver till it shone.) briller3) ((past tense, past participle shined) to polish: He tries to make a living by shining shoes.) polir4) ((often with at) to be very good (at something): He shines at games; You really shone in yesterday's match.) briller2. noun1) (brightness; the state of being well polished: He likes a good shine on his shoes; a ray of sunshine.) brillant2) (an act of polishing: I'll just give my shoes a shine.) polissage•- shining- shiny - shininess -
5 polish
polish ['pɒlɪʃ](a) (furniture, floor, tiles) cirer, encaustiquer; (brass, car, mirror) astiquer; (shoes) cirer, brosser; (gemstone, wood, metal) polir; (gold, silver) brunir∎ to polish one's prose/style polir sa prose/son style∎ his manners could do with polishing ses manières laissent à désirer2 noun(a) (product → for wood, furniture) encaustique f, cire f; (→ for shoes) cirage m; (→ for brass, car, silverware) produit m d'entretien; (→ for fingernails) vernis m∎ to give sth a polish (furniture, floor, tiles) cirer qch, encaustiquer qch; (brass, car, mirror) astiquer qch; (shoes) cirer qch, brosser qch;∎ give your shoes a quick polish donne un petit coup de brosse à tes chaussures;∎ the brass could do with a polish les cuivres auraient besoin d'être astiqués(c) (shine, lustre) brillant m, éclat m;∎ the silver has a lovely polish l'argent a un bel éclat;∎ his shoes have lost their polish ses chaussures ont perdu leur lustre;∎ to put a polish on sth faire briller qch∎ her writing lacks polish sa prose manque de brio∎ she has a lot of polish elle est très raffinée(a) (finish → meal) finir□, avaler□ ;∎ they polished off half a loaf between them ils ont avalé la moitié d'un pain à eux seuls;∎ they soon polished off the rest of the beer ils ont eu vite fait de finir ce qui restait de bière∎ brass polishes up well le cuivre est facile à faire briller(b) figurative (perfect → maths, language) perfectionner, travailler; (→ technique) parfaire, améliorer
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