Betekenis van bright In het Nederlands

• 0 full of light, shining:

  • bright sunshine

  • The rooms were bright and airy.

  • The lights are too bright in here - they're hurting my eyes.

  • A bright star was shining in the East.

  • When she looked up her eyes were bright with tears.

  • In 2009 I moved to New York, attracted by the bright lights (= the promise of excitement) of the city.

• 1 strong in colour:

  • Leslie always wears bright colours.

  • He said hello and I felt my face turn bright red.

  • a bright shade of green

• 2 intelligent and quick to learn:

  • They were bright children, always asking questions.

  • She was enthusiastic and full of bright ideas and suggestions.

• 3 full of hope for success or happiness:

  • You're very bright and cheerful this morning.

  • Things are starting to look brighter for British businesses.

  • She's an excellent student with a bright future.

• 4 A car's brights are its headlights (= the powerful lights at the front) when they are brightest and aimed straight ahead.

• 5 full of light, or shining:

  • the bright lights of downtown

• 6 strong in color:

  • a bright green hat

• 7 (of a person) intelligent and quick to learn:

  • He’s a bright, well-organized guy.

  • She was full of bright ideas.

• 8 full of hope or happiness:

  • He has a bright future ahead of him.

• 9 used to describe a financial market where prices are rising and there is a lot of activity:

  • Trading was bright with shares up just over 1% at 103.85p.

• 10 full of hope for success:

  • a bright future

  • be/look bright for sb/sth The outlook is bright for Asian stock markets.