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v.1 to shine.El alumbrado luce The lighting shines.2 to look good (quedar bonito).luce mucho en el salón it looks really good in the loungeluce mucho decir que hablas cinco idiomas being able to say that you speak five languages looks really goodElla luce preciosa She looks beautiful.3 to look. ( Latin American Spanish)luce muy joven she looks very young4 to wear, to sport.5 to display, to show off, to sport.Ella luce su vestido She shows off her dress.* * *(c changes to zc before a and o)Present Indicativeluzco, luces, luce, lucimos, lucís, lucen.Present SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb- lucirse* * *1. VI1) (=brillar) to shine2) (=destacar) to excel3) (=aprovechar)trabaja mucho, pero no le luce el esfuerzo — he works hard but it doesn't do him much good
así le/te/me luce el pelo —
4) LAm (=parecer) to look, seem2.VT (=ostentar) to show off; [+ ropa] to sport3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) ( aparentar) to look goodun regalo que no luce — a gift that doesn't look anything special; (+ me/te/le etc)
el dinero no le luce — (hum) you can't tell what he spends his money on
gasta mucho en ropa pero no le luce — she spends a fortune on clothes but it doesn't do much for her
b) (liter) estrellas to twinkle, shinec) (AmL) (aparecer, mostrarse) (+ compl) to look2.lucir vta) (period) <vestido/modelo> to wear, sport (journ); <peinado/collar> to sport (journ)b) <figura/piernas> to show off, flaunt3.lucirse v prona) ( destacarse) to excelte luciste! — (iró) you really excelled yourself! (iro)
b) ( presumir) to show off* * *= showcase, sport.Ex. Officially known as SOLEX, this exhibition showcases mainly IT based products for the legal profession.Ex. She has been sporting a little bit of a bump lately, leading everyone to think she may have a bun in the oven.----* lucirse = show off.* ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa = get + beach-fit.* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) ( aparentar) to look goodun regalo que no luce — a gift that doesn't look anything special; (+ me/te/le etc)
el dinero no le luce — (hum) you can't tell what he spends his money on
gasta mucho en ropa pero no le luce — she spends a fortune on clothes but it doesn't do much for her
b) (liter) estrellas to twinkle, shinec) (AmL) (aparecer, mostrarse) (+ compl) to look2.lucir vta) (period) <vestido/modelo> to wear, sport (journ); <peinado/collar> to sport (journ)b) <figura/piernas> to show off, flaunt3.lucirse v prona) ( destacarse) to excelte luciste! — (iró) you really excelled yourself! (iro)
b) ( presumir) to show off* * *= showcase, sport.Ex: Officially known as SOLEX, this exhibition showcases mainly IT based products for the legal profession.
Ex: She has been sporting a little bit of a bump lately, leading everyone to think she may have a bun in the oven.* lucirse = show off.* ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa = get + beach-fit.* * *lucir [I5 ]vi1 (aparentar) to look goodlucirían mucho más en un florero alto they would look much better o would be shown (off) to much better effect in a tall vaseun regalo que no luce a gift that doesn't look anything specialgasta mucho en maquillaje pero no le luce she spends a fortune on makeup but it doesn't do much for her2 ( liter); «estrellas» to twinkle, shinela paciente luce mucho mejor hoy the patient is looking much better todayla catedral lucía esplendorosa the cathedral stood out in all its splendor■ lucirvtlucía un vestido de terciopelo azul she was sporting a blue velvet dressla novia lucía un traje de organza the bride wore an organza wedding dress2 ‹figura/piernas› to show off, flaunt■ lucirse1 (destacarse) to excel oneselfse lució en el oral she passed the oral with flying colors, she excelled herself in the oralrecetas para lucirse recipes to impress your guests2 (presumir) to show off* * *
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
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
' lucir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
luzca
English:
display
- show
- sport
* * *♦ vi1. [brillar] to shine;la montaña lucía blanca tras la nevada the mountain glistened white with new-fallen snow3. [rendir]no me lucían tantas horas de trabajo I didn't have much to show for all those hours of work;dijo que estudió mucho para el examen – pues no le ha lucido he said he studied very hard for the exam – well, it hasn't done him much good4. [quedar bonito] to look good;ese sofá luce mucho en el salón that couch looks really good in the lounge;luce mucho decir que hablas cinco idiomas being able to say that you speak five languages looks really good5. Am [parecer] to look;luces cansada you seem o look tired;luce muy joven she looks very young♦ vt[llevar] to wear, to sport; [exhibir] to show off, to sport;lucía un collar de perlas she was wearing o sporting a pearl necklace* * *v/i1 shine* * *lucir {45} vi1) : to shine2) : to look good, to stand out3) : to seem, to appearahora luce contento: he looks happy nowlucir vt1) : to wear, to sport2) : to flaunt, to show off* * *lucir vb2. (dar luz) to be bright4. (quedar bien) to look good
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