gleam in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for gleam in the English»French Dictionary

I.gleam [Brit ɡliːm, Am ɡlim] N

gleam (of candle, lamp, moonlight)

lueur f

gleam (of sunshine)

rayon m

gleam (of gold, polished surface)

reflet m

gleam (of water)

miroitement m

gleam (of hope, intelligence) fig

lueur f

there was a malicious gleam in his eye

il y avait une lueur de malveillance dans ses yeux

II.gleam [Brit ɡliːm, Am ɡlim] VB intr

gleam candle, lamp, moon:

luire

gleam gold, knife, leather, polished surface:

reluire

gleam jewel:

rutiler

gleam water:

miroiter

gleam eyes, teeth:

briller

her eyes gleamed with mischief

ses yeux pétillaient de malice

Translations for gleam in the French»English Dictionary

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rutiler chrome:

to gleam

resplendissement (de surface métallique)

gleam

flamboyer armure, épée:

to gleam

resplendir surface métallique:

to gleam

lueur lit, fig

gleam, flash

briller (au soleil)

to gleam, to shine

gleam in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for gleam in the English»French Dictionary

I.gleam [gli:m] N

gleam

lueur f

II.gleam [gli:m] VB intr

gleam

briller

Translations for gleam in the French»English Dictionary

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reluire

to gleam

faire reluire qc

to make sth gleam

resplendir de propreté

to gleam

étinceler or, couteau, lame

to gleam

étinceler vitre

to gleam

étinceler (lancer comme des étincelles) (de joie)

to gleam

miroiter

to gleam

être reluisant de propreté

to gleam

flamboyer chrome

to gleam

lueur de colère/joie

gleam of anger/joy

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In addition, he distinguishes between the values of gleam and shine.

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Color: creamy, on a dull polished surface, with a faint nacreous gleam which is pearly within the mouth.

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The invention of gas lighting enabled gradual changes and enhanced the mysteriousness of many ballets with its softer gleam.

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It has a rosy colouration along the lower part of the fish and lower fins and gleams purple-blue in sunlight.

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About his 80th year he suffered a stroke of paralysis, and thenceforth his mental powers only gleamed out occasionally.

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She carries a pair of scimitars that gleam with every color of the rainbow.

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I remember the sound of gravel under my feet, the soft gleam of waxed oak staircase.

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His features were strongly marked and expressive, from the thin humorous lips to the keen blue eyes, gleaming from beneath the shaggy eyebrows.

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Their eyes are almost inevitably red, gleaming with the hatred for their surface dwelling cousins.

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They are now in the light, and through the doors of heaven there is a gleam that comes through to us.

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