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1 brilliant
'briljənt1) (very bright: the bird's brilliant feathers.) brillante, luminoso2) (very clever: a brilliant scholar.) brillante, sobresaliente•- brilliance
brilliant adj1. brillante2. genialwe won! Brilliant! ¡ganamos! ¡Genial!tr['brɪljənt]1 (light) brillante, reluciente2 (colour) vivo,-a3 (person) brillante, genial4 familiar estupendo,-a, fantástico,-abrilliant ['brɪljənt] adj: brillanteadj.• brillante adj.• deslumbrador adj.• excelente adj.• fulgente adj.• fúlgido, -a adj.• genial adj.• inteligente adj.• lucido, -a adj.• luminoso, -a adj.• reluciente adj.n.• brillante s.m.'brɪljəntb) <student/performance> brillantec) (BrE colloq) <person/party> genial (fam), fenomenal (fam)['brɪljǝnt]brilliant! — genial! (fam)
1. ADJ1) (=bright) [sunshine] resplandeciente, radiante; [light] brillante; [colour] brillante, luminoso; [smile] radiante2) (=clever) [person, idea, mind] brillante, genial; [thesis] brillante3) (=outstanding) [career, future] brillante; [success, victory] rotundo4) * (=wonderful) [book, film, restaurant] genial *, buenísimowe had a brilliant time in Spain — lo pasamos fenomenal or genial en España *
brilliant! — ¡fantástico!, ¡genial! *
2.N (=diamond) brillante m* * *['brɪljənt]b) <student/performance> brillantec) (BrE colloq) <person/party> genial (fam), fenomenal (fam)brilliant! — genial! (fam)
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2 acting
adjective (temporarily carrying out the duties of: He is acting president of the society.) en funcionesacting n1. teatro2. actuación / interpretacióntr['æktɪŋ]1 en funciones, accidental1 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL (profession) teatro3 (pretence) comedia■ it's not for real, it's only acting no es de verdad, es pura comediaadj.• eventual adj.• interino, -a adj.• suplente adj.n.• acción s.f.• representación s.f.'æktɪŋmass nouna) ( performance) interpretación f, actuación fb) ( as activity)['æktɪŋ]have you done any acting before? — ¿has hecho teatro/cine alguna vez?
1.ADJ [headmaster, president etc] interino, suplente2.N (Theat) (=performance) interpretación f, actuación f ; (=profession) profesión f de actor, teatro mwhat was his acting like? — ¿qué tal hizo el papel?
this is acting as it should be — esto se llama realmente ser actor or actriz, así es el teatro de verdad
* * *['æktɪŋ]mass nouna) ( performance) interpretación f, actuación fb) ( as activity)have you done any acting before? — ¿has hecho teatro/cine alguna vez?
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3 respectable
1) (having a good reputation or character: a respectable family.) respetable2) (correct; acceptable: respectable behaviour.) correcto, respetable, decente3) ((of clothes) good enough or suitable to wear: You can't go out in those torn trousers - they're not respectable.) adecuado; decente4) (large, good etc enough; fairly large, good etc: Four goals is a respectable score.) decente; importante, considerablerespectable adj respetabletr[rɪ'spektəbəl]1 (gen) respetable2 (decent) decente, presentablerespectable [ri'spɛktəbəl] adj1) proper: respetable, decente2) considerable: considerable, respetablea respectable amount: una cantidad respetable♦ respectably [-bli] advadj.• apreciable adj.• respetable adj.• respetuoso, -a adj.rɪ'spektəbəl1)a) ( socially acceptable) <person/conduct> decente, respetable; < clothes> decenteb) ( unobjectionable) <theory/writer> respetable2)a) ( quite large) <amount/salary> respetable, considerableb) ( reasonably good) <performance/score> digno, aceptable[rɪs'pektǝbl]ADJ1) (=deserving respect) respetable2) (=of fair social standing, decent) respetable, decentethat's not respectable — eso no es respetable or decente
respectable people — gente f bien
3) [amount] apreciable4) (=passable)* * *[rɪ'spektəbəl]1)a) ( socially acceptable) <person/conduct> decente, respetable; < clothes> decenteb) ( unobjectionable) <theory/writer> respetable2)a) ( quite large) <amount/salary> respetable, considerableb) ( reasonably good) <performance/score> digno, aceptable -
4 lúcido
Del verbo lucir: ( conjugate lucir) \ \
lucido es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: lucido lucir lúcido
lucido
su actuación no fue muy lucida her performance wasn't particularly brilliant
lucir ( conjugate lucir) verbo intransitivo ( aparentar) to look good, look special; gasta mucho en ropa pero no le luce she spends a fortune on clothes but it doesn't do much for her verbo transitivo ‹peinado/collar› to sport (journ) lucirse verbo pronominal
lúcido
◊ -da adjetivo‹ persona› clear-thinking
lucido,-a adjetivo
1 (vistoso) splendid, magnificent: han sido unas fiestas muy lucidas, they were magnificent parties
2 (ironía) enlightening: ha quedado muy lucido tu comentario, your comment was very enlightening
lucir
I verbo intransitivo
1 (una estrella, bombilla) to shine
2 fam (un esfuerzo) trabaja bastante, pero no le luce, he works quite a lot, but it doesn't show
II verbo transitivo
1 (ropa, joyas, peinado) to wear
2 (cualidades) to display
lúcido,-a adjetivo lucid, (persona) perceptive, clear-thinking: un político muy lúcido, a perceptive politician ' lúcido' also found in these entries: Spanish: lucida - lúcida - lucido - ingenioso English: clear - clear-headed - lucid -
5 lucido
Del verbo lucir: ( conjugate lucir) \ \
lucido es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: lucido lucir lúcido
lucido
su actuación no fue muy lucida her performance wasn't particularly brilliant
lucir ( conjugate lucir) verbo intransitivo ( aparentar) to look good, look special; gasta mucho en ropa pero no le luce she spends a fortune on clothes but it doesn't do much for her verbo transitivo ‹peinado/collar› to sport (journ) lucirse verbo pronominal
lúcido
◊ -da adjetivo‹ persona› clear-thinking
lucido,-a adjetivo
1 (vistoso) splendid, magnificent: han sido unas fiestas muy lucidas, they were magnificent parties
2 (ironía) enlightening: ha quedado muy lucido tu comentario, your comment was very enlightening
lucir
I verbo intransitivo
1 (una estrella, bombilla) to shine
2 fam (un esfuerzo) trabaja bastante, pero no le luce, he works quite a lot, but it doesn't show
II verbo transitivo
1 (ropa, joyas, peinado) to wear
2 (cualidades) to display
lúcido,-a adjetivo lucid, (persona) perceptive, clear-thinking: un político muy lúcido, a perceptive politician ' lucido' also found in these entries: Spanish: lucida - lúcida - lúcido - ingenioso English: clear - clear-headed - lucid
См. также в других словарях:
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brilliant — 1 adjective 1 brilliant light or colour is very bright and strong: The stage was flooded with brilliant light. | brilliant reds and blues 2 extremely good, clever, or skilful: Cox s performance was brilliant. | a brilliant idea: Hugh came up with … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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