shine Signification, définition

Signification de shine en français

• 0 to produce light -- briller

  • the hours when the sun is shining les heures où le soleil brille

  • a light shining from under the door une lumière éclairant par dessous la porte

• 1 to make light shine in a particular direction -- éclairer

  • Shine the flashlight over there. Eclaire / braque ta torche par ici.

• 2 to reflect light -- briller

  • Her necklace shone under the bright lights. Son collier brillait sous les lumières vives.

• 3 (of eyes or a face) to show great happiness or excitement -- briller

  • The bride’s face shone with joy. Le visage de la mariée rayonnait de joie.

• 4 to show your skills -- briller

  • The talent show gives each child a chance to shine. Le concours de talents donne à chaque enfant une chance de briller.

• 5 the ability to reflect light -- brillant [ masculine ]

  • an old table polished to a beautiful shine une table ancienne cirée jusqu’à obtenir un superbe lustre

• 6 to (cause to) give out light; to direct such light towards someone or something -- briller, éclairer

  • The light shone from the window

  • The policeman shone his torch

  • He shone a torch on the body.

• 7 to be bright -- briller

  • She polished the silver till it shone.

• 8 (past tense, past participle shined) to polish -- polir

  • He tries to make a living by shining shoes.

• 9 (often with at) to be very good (at something) -- briller

  • He shines at games

  • You really shone in yesterday’s match.

• 10 brightness; the state of being well polished -- brillant

  • He likes a good shine on his shoes

  • a ray of sunshine.

• 11 an act of polishing -- polissage

  • I’ll just give my shoes a shine.