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1 shine
∎ the sun was shining le soleil brillait, il y avait du soleil;∎ the moon shone down la lune brillait;∎ the sun was shining in my eyes j'avais le soleil dans les yeux, le soleil m'éblouissait;∎ there was a light shining in the window une lumière brillait à la fenêtre;∎ bright light shone from the window une lumière vive brillait à la fenêtre;∎ a small desk lamp shone on the table une petite lampe de bureau éclairait la table;∎ his eyes shone with excitement ses yeux brillaient ou son regard brillait d'émotion;∎ her face shone with joy son visage rayonnait de joie;∎ very familiar stick it where the sun don't shine! tu peux te le mettre où je pense!∎ John shines at sports John est très bon en sport;∎ he doesn't shine in company il ne brille pas en société∎ the guard shone his torch on the prisoner le gardien a braqué sa lampe sur le prisonnier;∎ don't shine that lamp in my eyes ne m'éblouis pas avec cette lampe3 noun(a) (polished appearance) éclat m, brillant m, lustre m;∎ to put a shine on sth, to give sth a shine faire reluire ou briller qch;∎ to take the shine off sth délustrer qch, ternir qch; figurative faire perdre de son éclat à qch;∎ familiar to take a shine to sb (take a liking to) se prendre d'amitié pour qn□ ; (get a crush on) s'enticher de qn∎ your shoes need a shine tes chaussures ont besoin d'un coup de brosse ou chiffonbriller;∎ the hot sun shone down on us le soleil tapait dur∎ she shines out from the others in the class elle dépasse tous ses camarades de classe de la tête et des épaules -
2 polish
polish ['pɒlɪʃ](a) (furniture, floor, tiles) cirer, encaustiquer; (brass, car, mirror) astiquer; (shoes) cirer, brosser; (gemstone, wood, metal) polir; (gold, silver) brunir∎ to polish one's prose/style polir sa prose/son style∎ his manners could do with polishing ses manières laissent à désirer2 noun(a) (product → for wood, furniture) encaustique f, cire f; (→ for shoes) cirage m; (→ for brass, car, silverware) produit m d'entretien; (→ for fingernails) vernis m∎ to give sth a polish (furniture, floor, tiles) cirer qch, encaustiquer qch; (brass, car, mirror) astiquer qch; (shoes) cirer qch, brosser qch;∎ give your shoes a quick polish donne un petit coup de brosse à tes chaussures;∎ the brass could do with a polish les cuivres auraient besoin d'être astiqués(c) (shine, lustre) brillant m, éclat m;∎ the silver has a lovely polish l'argent a un bel éclat;∎ his shoes have lost their polish ses chaussures ont perdu leur lustre;∎ to put a polish on sth faire briller qch∎ her writing lacks polish sa prose manque de brio∎ she has a lot of polish elle est très raffinée(a) (finish → meal) finir□, avaler□ ;∎ they polished off half a loaf between them ils ont avalé la moitié d'un pain à eux seuls;∎ they soon polished off the rest of the beer ils ont eu vite fait de finir ce qui restait de bière∎ brass polishes up well le cuivre est facile à faire briller(b) figurative (perfect → maths, language) perfectionner, travailler; (→ technique) parfaire, améliorer
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polish — [ˈpɒlɪʃ] verb [T] I 1) to rub the surface of something in order to make it shine They spend most of their time polishing shoes.[/ex] 2) to improve a skill by practising He d spent the summer polishing his flying skills.[/ex] • polish sth off… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
shine — shine1 S3 [ʃaın] v past tense and past participle shone [ʃɔn US ʃoun] [: Old English; Origin: scinan] 1.) to produce bright light ▪ The sun was shining . ▪ The moon shone brightly in the sky. shine in/on ▪ That lamp s shining in my eyes … Dictionary of contemporary English
shine — 1 verb past tense and past participle shone, 1 (I) to produce light: At last the sun was shining after weeks of rain. (+ in/on): That lamp s shining in my eyes. 2 (I) to look bright and shiny: a big basket of shining fish of every shape and size… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
gleam — gleam1 [gli:m] v 1.) to shine softly = ↑glimmer ▪ His teeth gleamed under his moustache. gleam with ▪ The wooden panelling was gleaming with wax polish. 2.) if your eyes or face gleam with a feeling, they show it = ↑glint gleam with ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
gloss — gloss1 [glɔs US glo:s, gla:s] n [Sense: 1 2, 5 6; Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language.] [Sense: 3 4; Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: glose, from Latin glossa unusual word that needs explaining , from Greek,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
shoe — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy, stout (BrE), strong, sturdy ▪ clumpy (BrE), clunky (AmE) ▪ light … Collocations dictionary
break — 1 /breIk/ verb past tense broke, past participle broken 1 IN PIECES a) (T) to make something separate into two or more pieces, for example by hitting it, dropping it, or bending it: The thieves got in by breaking a window. | break sth in two/in… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English