Palavra Inglês Avançada do Dia

shine

Definições

inglês > português

shine

1. Substantivo. brilho

2. Verbo. brilhar

3. Verbo. polir

inglês > inglês

shine

1. v. (intransitive) To emit light.

2. v. (intransitive) To reflect light.

3. v. (intransitive) To distinguish oneself; to excel.

My nephew tried other sports before deciding on football, which he shone at right away, quickly becoming the star of his school team.

4. v. (intransitive) To be effulgent in splendour or beauty.

5. v. (intransitive) To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers.

6. v. (intransitive) To be immediately apparent.

7. v. To create light with (a flashlight, lamp, torch, or similar).

I shone my light into the darkness to see what was making the noise.

8. v. To cause to shine, as a light.

9. v. (US, transitive) To make bright; to cause to shine by reflected light.

in hunting, to shine the eyes of a deer at night by throwing a light on them

10. n. Brightness from a source of light.

11. n. Brightness from reflected light.

12. n. Excellence in quality or appearance.

13. n. Shoeshine.

14. n. Sunshine.

15. n. (slang) Moonshine.

16. n. (cricket) The amount of shininess on a cricket ball, or on each side of the ball.

17. n. (slang) A liking for a person; a fancy.

She's certainly taken a shine to you.

18. n. (archaic, slang) A caper; an antic; a row.

19. v. To cause (something) to shine; put a shine on (something); polish (something).

He shined my shoes until they were polished smooth and gleaming.

20. v. (transitive, cricket) To polish a cricket ball using saliva and one’s clothing.

Exemplos

People, like metal, only shine on the surface.
    As pessoas, como os metais, só brilham na superfície.
Why do cats' eyes shine in the dark?
    Por que os olhos dos gatos brilham no escuro?
Her eyes shine when she's happy.
    Seus olhos brilham quando ela está feliz.
Your eyes shine like the stars.
    Os seus olhos brilham como as estrelas.

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