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1 luccicare
sparkle* * *luccicare v. intr. to glitter (with sthg.); to sparkle (with sthg.); to twinkle; to gleam: l'armatura luccicava al sole, the armour glittered in the sun; luccica come un brillante, it sparkles like a diamond; il mare luccicava al chiaro di luna, the sea was glittering in the moonlight; i suoi occhi luccicavano di gioia, her eyes sparkled with joy.* * *[luttʃi'kare]verbo intransitivo (aus. essere, avere) [gioiello, metallo] to sparkle, to shimmer; [ stella] to twinkle, to glitter; [ occhi] to gleam, to twinkle, to sparkle; [ acqua] to shimmer, to glisten, to gleam••non è tutto oro quel che luccica — prov. all that glitters is not gold
* * *luccicare/lutt∫i'kare/ [1](aus. essere, avere) [gioiello, metallo] to sparkle, to shimmer; [ stella] to twinkle, to glitter; [ occhi] to gleam, to twinkle, to sparkle; [ acqua] to shimmer, to glisten, to gleam\non è tutto oro quel che luccica prov. all that glitters is not gold. -
2 brillare
1. v/i shine2. v/t mina blow up* * *brillare1 v. intr.1 ( splendere) to shine*; (spec. di stelle) to twinkle; ( scintillare) to sparkle; to glisten; ( di luce fredda, metallica) to glitter, to gleam: gli occhi del gatto brillano al buio, a cat's eyes shine (o gleam) in the dark; l'oro brilla, gold gleams (o glitters); un grosso anello le brillava al dito, a huge ring gleamed on her finger; il suo viso brillò di contentezza, his face shone with happiness; i suoi occhi brillarono di gioia, her eyes sparkled with joy2 (fig.) ( farsi notare) to shine*, to distinguish oneself: non brilla nella conversazione, he does not shine in conversation; brillare per qlco., to stand* out for sthg.; brilla per la sua intelligenza, he is exceptionally intelligent // brilla per la sua assenza, (scherz.) he is conspicuous by his absencebrillare2 v.tr. to polish, to hull, to husk: brillare il riso, l'orzo, to polish (o to husk) rice, barley.* * *I [bril'lare] vt(riso) to huskII [bril'lare]gli occhi le brillavano di gioia — her eyes sparkled o shone with joy
brilla per la sua bellezza/intelligenza — she is outstandingly beautiful/intelligent
2) (mina) to go off, explode2. vt(mina) to set off* * *I [bril'lare]1) (risplendere) [luce, sole] to shine*; [stella, gioiello] to sparkle, to twinkle; [ torcia] to glare; [ occhi] to shine*, to gleambrillare di gioia — to glow o shine with delight
2) fig. (distinguersi) to shine* (in at)non brilla certo per la sua intelligenza! — iron. intelligence isn't his strong point!
brillare di luce riflessa — fig. to bask in sb.'s reflected glory
3) (esplodere) to explodeII [bril'lare]* * *brillare1/bril'lare/ [1](aus. avere)1 (risplendere) [luce, sole] to shine*; [stella, gioiello] to sparkle, to twinkle; [ torcia] to glare; [ occhi] to shine*, to gleam; brillare di gioia to glow o shine with delight2 fig. (distinguersi) to shine* (in at); non brilla certo per la sua intelligenza! iron. intelligence isn't his strong point! brillare di luce riflessa fig. to bask in sb.'s reflected glory3 (esplodere) to explode; far brillare una mina to set off a mine.————————brillare2/bril'lare/to hull, to husk [ riso]. -
3 luccichio
luccichìo s.m. glitter, glittering; sparkle, sparkling; twinkle, twinkling: il luccichìo di una stella, the twinkling of a star.* * *pl. -ii [luttʃi'kio, ii] sostantivo maschile (di metallo, gioiello) sparkle, shimmer; (di stella) twinkling; (dell'acqua) gleam, shimmer; (di occhi) twinkle, sparkle* * *luccichiopl. -ii /lutt∫i'kio, ii/sostantivo m.(di metallo, gioiello) sparkle, shimmer; (di stella) twinkling; (dell'acqua) gleam, shimmer; (di occhi) twinkle, sparkle. -
4 scintillare
sparkle* * *scintillare v. intr.1 ( mandare scintille) to spark, to emit sparks2 ( risplendere) to shine*, to gleam, to sparkle, to twinkle (anche fig.): le stelle scintillavano, the stars were twinkling; i suoi occhi scintillavano di gioia, his eyes sparkled with joy.* * *[ʃintil'lare]verbo intransitivo (aus. avere) [stella, occhi] to glitter, to twinkle, to sparkle; [luce, fiamma] to sparkle; [ moneta] to shine** * *scintillare/∫intil'lare/ [1] -
5 brillio
* * ** * *brilliopl. -ii /bril'lio, ii/sostantivo m.lett. sparkle, twinkle. -
6 scintillio
m sparkle* * *scintillio s.m. sparkling, twinkling; flashing.* * ** * *scintilliopl. -ii /∫intil'lio, ii/sostantivo m.sparkle, twinkle, glitter. -
7 tremolare
tremolare v. intr. ( di luce) to flicker; ( di stelle) to twinkle; ( di foglie) to quiver: la sua voce tremolava per l'emozione, his voice shook (o quivered o trembled) with emotion.* * *[tremo'lare]* * *tremolare/tremo'lare/ [1] -
8 tremolio
tremolio s.m. ( di luce) flickering; ( di stelle) twinkle, twinkling; ( di foglie) quiver, quivering; ( di mani) trembling.* * *pl. -ii [tremo'lio, ii] sostantivo maschile (di foglie) quiver(ing); (di fiamma) flickering; (di voce) trembling* * *tremoliopl. -ii /tremo'lio, ii/sostantivo m. -
9 luccicare vi
[luttʃi'kare] -
10 tremolare vi
[tremo'lare] -
11 brillare
I [bril'lare] vt(riso) to huskII [bril'lare]gli occhi le brillavano di gioia — her eyes sparkled o shone with joy
brilla per la sua bellezza/intelligenza — she is outstandingly beautiful/intelligent
2) (mina) to go off, explode2. vt(mina) to set off -
12 luccicare
vi [luttʃi'kare] -
13 tremolare
vi [tremo'lare] -
14 scintillare
sparkle, twinkle
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