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1 bright-eyed
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2 ♦ bright
♦ bright /braɪt/A a.1 lucente; luminoso; splendente; vivo; brillante; luccicante: a bright gem, una gemma lucente; bright light, luce viva (o forte, intensa); bright eyes, occhi splendenti; eyes bright with tears, occhi luccicanti di lacrime2 pieno di luce; pieno di sole; soleggiato: a bright room, una stanza luminosa; a bright sky, un cielo luminoso; bright days, giornate di sole; bright weather, tempo soleggiato; a bright spell, una schiarita3 ( di colore) brillante, vivace, vivo, luminoso; ( di oggetto) dai colori vivaci: bright colours, colori vivaci; bright red, rosso vivo; bright flowers, fiori dai colori vivaci4 intelligente; sveglio: a bright face, una faccia intelligente; a bright little girl, una ragazzina sveglia; bright idea, idea intelligente; bell'ideaB avv.● bright and early, di buon'ora; di buon mattino; (come agg.) mattiniero □ (fam.) (as) bright as a button, sveglio; in gamba □ bright-eyed, dagli occhi brillanti (o vivaci); (fig.) vivace, sveglio □ (fam.) bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, pieno di energia; superattivo; pimpante □ the bright lights, le luci e la vita ( di una città) □ (fam. iron., GB) bright spark, intelligentone; furbone; genio □ bright young thing, giovane brillante (spec. negli anni '20) □ to look on the bright side of things, vedere il lato positivo. -
3 steely
['stiːlɪ]1) [ nerves] d'acciaio2) [ sky] grigio piombo* * *adjective (hard, cold, strong or bright like steel.) d'acciaio* * *steely /ˈsti:lɪ/a.3 (fig.) d'acciaio; duro; inflessibile; ferreo: steely eyes, occhi d'acciaio; a steely glance, uno sguardo duro.* * *['stiːlɪ]1) [ nerves] d'acciaio2) [ sky] grigio piombo
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bright-eyed — [ ,braıt aıd ] adjective looking healthy and lively bright eyed (and bushy tailed) very much awake, full of energy, and in a good mood … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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bright-eyed — /ˈbraɪt aɪd/ (say bruyt uyd) adjective 1. healthy, energetic and enthusiastic, especially as with youthfulness. 2. with eyes attracting attention by their colour and movement, thought to suggest vivacity and intelligence: bright eyed Athena.… …
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bright-eyed and bushy-tailed — ► bright eyed and bushy tailed informal alert and lively. Main Entry: ↑bright … English terms dictionary
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