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bright [braɪt]1. adjectivea. [colour, light] vif ; [room] clair ; [clothes, flowers] de couleur(s) vive(s) ; [star, eyes] brillantb. [day, weather] radieux ; [sunshine, sun] éclatant• to become brighter [weather] s'éclaircirc. ( = clever) intelligentd. ( = cheerful) joviale. [future, outlook, prospects] brillant• you're up bright and early this morning! tu es bien matinal aujourd'hui !2. compounds• the bright lights of New York les lumières fpl de New York ► bright spark (inf) noun petit (e) futé(e) (inf) m(f)* * *[braɪt] 1.1) ( vivid) [blue, red] vif/vive; [garment, carpet, wallpaper] ( of one colour) de couleur vive; ( of several colours) aux couleurs vives2) ( clear) [sunshine] éclatant; [room, day] clair; [weather] radieux/-ieuse; [sky] lumineux/-euse3) ( shiny) [star, eye, coin, metal] brillant; [jewel] étincelant4) ( clever) intelligent5) ( cheerful) [person, mood] joyeux/-euse; [smile, face] radieux/-ieuse6) ( promising) [future] brillant2.adverb [shine, burn] d'un vif éclat -
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A adj1 ( vivid) [colour, blue, red] vif/vive ; [garment, carpet, wallpaper] ( of one colour) de couleur vive ; ( of several colours) aux couleurs vives ; he went bright red il est devenu tout rouge ;2 ( clear) [sun, sunshine] éclatant ; [room, location, day] clair ; [weather] radieux/-ieuse ; [sky] lumineux/-euse ; bright spell éclaircie f ; it will become brighter later le temps doit s'éclaircir plus tard ;4 ( clever) intelligent ; that wasn't very bright (of you) ce n'était pas très malin (de ta part) ; a bright idea une idée lumineuse ;5 ( cheerful) [person, mood] joyeux/-euse ; [smile, face] radieux/-ieuse ; [greeting] chaleureux/-euse ; to look on the bright side voir le bon côté des choses ;6 ( promising) [future, prospect, outlook, picture] brillant ( never predic) ; one of our brightest hopes in athletics l'un de nos meilleurs espoirs en athlétisme ; in brighter days en des jours meilleurs. -
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gay [geɪ](a) (cheerful, lively → appearance, party, atmosphere) gai, joyeux; (→ laughter) enjoué, joyeux; (→ music, rhythm) gai, entraînant, allègre;∎ to have a gay old time prendre du bon temps;∎ with gay abandon avec insouciance, sans retenue(b) (bright → colours, lights) gai, vif, éclatant;∎ the streets were gay with coloured flags/flowers les rues étaient égayées de drapeaux/de fleurs aux couleurs vives(c) (homosexual) gay, homosexuel2 nounhomosexuel(elle) m,f, gay mf(club, disco, magazine) pour homosexuels►► the gay community la communauté homosexuelle ou gay;the Gay Gordons = quadrille écossais;the Gay Liberation Movement, familiar Gay Lib = mouvement de libération des homosexuels;familiar pejorative gay plague sida□ m;gay rights les droits mpl des homosexuels
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