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1 excel
[ɪk'sel] 1. 2.* * *[ik'sel]past tense, past participle - excelled; verb1) (to stand out beyond others (in some quality etc); to do very well (in or at some activity): He excelled in mathematics / at football.) eccellere2) (to be better than: She excels them all at swimming.) superare•- Excellency
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2 excel ex·cel
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3 (to) excel
(to) excel /ɪkˈsɛl/A v. i.eccellere; primeggiare: He excels in self-control [in wit], eccelle per la padronanza di sé [per lo spirito]; to excel in physics, eccellere nella fisicaB v. t.● to excel oneself, superare sé stesso. -
4 (to) excel
(to) excel /ɪkˈsɛl/A v. i.eccellere; primeggiare: He excels in self-control [in wit], eccelle per la padronanza di sé [per lo spirito]; to excel in physics, eccellere nella fisicaB v. t.● to excel oneself, superare sé stesso. -
5 shine
I [ʃaɪn]nome lucentezza f., splendore m., brillantezza f.to give [sth.] a shine — dare una lucidata a, lucidare [floor, shoes]; rendere splendente [ hair]
••to take a shine to sb. — colloq. prendersi una cotta per qcn.
II 1. [ʃaɪn]to take the shine off sth. — togliere il gusto a qcs
1) (pass., p.pass. shone) fare luce con [headlights, torch]2) (pass., p.pass. shined) lucidare [brass, shoes]2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. shone)1) [light, sun, hair, floor] brillare, splendereto shine through — trasparire attraverso [mist, gloom]
3) (excel) brillareto shine at — essere bravo in [science, languages]
•- shine in••to shine up to sb. — AE colloq. insaponare o cercare di ingraziarsi qcn
* * *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.) brillare; far luce con2) (to be bright: She polished the silver till it shone.) brillare3) ((past tense, past participle shined) to polish: He tries to make a living by shining shoes.) pulire4) ((often with at) to be very good (at something): He shines at games; You really shone in yesterday's match.) brillare2. noun1) (brightness; the state of being well polished: He likes a good shine on his shoes; a ray of sunshine.) lucentezza2) (an act of polishing: I'll just give my shoes a shine.) lucidata, pulita•- shining- shiny
- shininess* * *[ʃaɪn]1. vi shone pt, pp(ri)splendere, brillare1)shine the light or your torch over here — fai luce (con la pila) in questa direzione
3. n(of sun, metal) lucentezza, splendore mto take the shine off sth — far perdere il lucido a qc, fig offuscare qc
come rain or shine... — qualunque tempo faccia..., col bello o col cattivo tempo...
* * *shine /ʃaɪn/n.1 [u] splendore; fulgore; lucentezza2 (fam.) lucidata; lustrata; pulita: The car needs a good shine, l'auto ha bisogno di una bella lucidata3 [u] bel tempo (soltanto nella loc.): come rain or shine, piova o faccia bel tempo; con qualunque tempo; (fig.) qualunque cosa accada4 [u] (fam.) chiaro di luna● (fig.) to take the shine off (st.), tarpare le ali a qc.; togliere smalto a qc. □ (fam.) to take a shine to sb., prendere q. in simpatia ( a prima vista); ( anche) prendersi una cotta per q.♦ (to) shine /ʃaɪn/A v. i.brillare ( anche fig.); splendere; risplendere; rifulgere; (fig.) essere brillante, fare una bella figura; riuscire bene; fare scintille (fig.): The sun was shining brightly, splendeva un sole luminoso; Her eyes shone with joy, gli occhi le brillavano di gioia; He doesn't shine at official dinner parties, non brilla nella conversazione ai pranzi ufficiali; He shines at maths [at all kinds of sports], riesce bene in matematica [in tutti gli sport]B v. t.* * *I [ʃaɪn]nome lucentezza f., splendore m., brillantezza f.to give [sth.] a shine — dare una lucidata a, lucidare [floor, shoes]; rendere splendente [ hair]
••to take a shine to sb. — colloq. prendersi una cotta per qcn.
II 1. [ʃaɪn]to take the shine off sth. — togliere il gusto a qcs
1) (pass., p.pass. shone) fare luce con [headlights, torch]2) (pass., p.pass. shined) lucidare [brass, shoes]2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. shone)1) [light, sun, hair, floor] brillare, splendereto shine through — trasparire attraverso [mist, gloom]
3) (excel) brillareto shine at — essere bravo in [science, languages]
•- shine in••to shine up to sb. — AE colloq. insaponare o cercare di ingraziarsi qcn
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6 excelled
past tense, past participle; see excel
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