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shineverb
shone
Past Simple
shone
Past Participle
shining
Gerund
UK
/ʃaɪn/
US
/ʃaɪn/
(homonyms – emit light: shone, shone; polish or direct light: shined, shined)
Translations
cirerPour des objets ou chaussures que l’on rend brillants en les polissant.
He shines his shoes every morning before work.
Il cire ses chaussures tous les matins avant d’aller travailler.
éclairerEmploi avec une source lumineuse dirigée vers quelque chose.
The guard shined his flashlight into the dark alley.
Le garde a éclairé la ruelle sombre avec sa lampe torche.
The sun shines brightly in the sky.
Le soleil brille dans le ciel.
Definitions
To emit or reflect light.
The sun shines brightly in the sky.
To look bright with happiness, health, or excitement (used metaphorically about eyes, faces, or people).
The children's faces shined with excitement on Christmas morning.
To reflect light from a smooth, clean, or polished surface.
The clean windows shined in the afternoon sun.
To direct a light on something.
The guard shined his flashlight into the dark alley.
To excel or be very good at something.
She shines in mathematics and always gets top grades.
To polish or make something glossy.
He shines his shoes every morning before work.
To suddenly fill a face, room, or landscape with bright light or a warm expression.
A beam of sunlight shined through the dark clouds.
Synonyms
glimmer
beam
glow
radiate
gleam
sparkle
luster
twinkle
Antonyms
dull
fade
darken
shinenoun
shines
pl
Translations
The shine of the polished silverware caught everyone's attention at the dinner table.
L’éclat de l’argenterie polie a attiré l’attention de tout le monde à table.
lustrePour une surface rendue lisse et réfléchissante.
He gave his shoes a quick shine before heading out for the interview.
Il a donné un coup de lustre à ses chaussures avant de partir pour l’entretien.
Additional translations
brillance
Definitions
A quality of brightness produced when light is reflected off a surface.
The shine of the polished silverware caught everyone's attention at the dinner table.
A state or condition of being bright or radiant.
The shine of the morning sun filled the room with warmth and light.
A polish or gloss applied to a surface to make it smooth and reflective.
He gave his shoes a quick shine before heading out for the interview.
A favorable or attractive quality or aspect.
Her personality had a certain shine that made her stand out in a crowd.
Synonyms
gleam
glow
luster
radiance
sparkle
brilliance
glimmer
brightness
shineadjective
UK
/ʃaɪn/
US
/ʃaɪn/
Used attributively before another noun to denote something that produces or imparts gloss/lustre (e.g., "shine spray").
Translations
lustrantS’emploie surtout pour des produits destinés à donner de la brillance.
Apply a shine serum to give your hair extra gloss.
Appliquez un sérum lustrant pour donner plus de brillance à vos cheveux.
Definitions
Used before another noun to indicate that the following item is intended to produce or add gloss or lustre.
Apply a shine serum to give your hair extra gloss.
Synonyms
glassy
satiny
burnished
bright
sheeny
glittering
radiant
sparkling
gleaming
polished
lustrous
glossy
shiny
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