shine

shine
shine [{{t}}ʃaɪn] (pt & pp vt (a) & vi shone [{{t}}ʃɒn], vt sense (b) shined)
1 intransitive verb
(a) (sun, moon, lamp, candle) briller; (surface, glass, hair) briller, luire;
the sun was shining le soleil brillait, il y avait du soleil;
the moon shone down la lune brillait;
the sun was shining in my eyes j'avais le soleil dans les yeux, le soleil m'éblouissait;
there was a light shining in the window une lumière brillait à la fenêtre;
bright light shone from the window une lumière vive brillait à la fenêtre;
a small desk lamp shone on the table une petite lampe de bureau éclairait la table;
his eyes shone with excitement ses yeux brillaient ou son regard brillait d'émotion;
her face shone with joy son visage rayonnait de joie;
{{}}very familiar{{}} stick it where the sun don't shine! tu peux te le mettre où je pense!
(b) (excel) briller;
John shines at sports John est très bon en sport;
he doesn't shine in company il ne brille pas en société
2 transitive verb
(a) (focus) braquer, diriger;
the guard shone his torch on the prisoner le gardien a braqué sa lampe sur le prisonnier;
don't shine that lamp in my eyes ne m'éblouis pas avec cette lampe
(b) (polish) faire briller, faire reluire, astiquer
3 noun
(a) (polished appearance) éclat m, brillant m, lustre m;
to put a shine on sth, to give sth a shine faire reluire ou briller qch;
to take the shine off sth délustrer qch, ternir qch; {{}}figurative{{}} faire perdre de son éclat à qch;
{{}}familiar{{}} to take a shine to sb (take a liking to) se prendre d'amitié pour qn ; (get a crush on) s'enticher de qn
(b) (polish) polissage m;
your shoes need a shine tes chaussures ont besoin d'un coup de brosse ou chiffon
shine down intransitive verb
briller;
the hot sun shone down on us le soleil tapait dur
shine out intransitive verb
(light) jaillir; {{}}figurative{{}} (courage, skill, generosity) rayonner, briller;
she shines out from the others in the class elle dépasse tous ses camarades de classe de la tête et des épaules
shine through intransitive verb
(light) jaillir; {{}}figurative{{}} (courage, skill, generosity) rayonner, briller
shine up to inseparable transitive verb
{{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} faire de la lèche à

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