shimmer in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for shimmer in the English»French Dictionary

I.shimmer [Brit ˈʃɪmə, Am ˈʃɪmər] N

shimmer (of jewels, water)

scintillement m

shimmer (of silk)

chatoiement m

shimmer (of heat)

vibration f

II.shimmer [Brit ˈʃɪmə, Am ˈʃɪmər] VB intr

1. shimmer:

shimmer jewels, water:

scintiller

shimmer silk:

chatoyer

2. shimmer (in heat):

shimmer landscape:

vibrer

Translations for shimmer in the French»English Dictionary

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poudroiement

shimmer

poudroyer

to shimmer

chatoyer étoffe, couleur, bijou, plumage, mer:

to shimmer

moirer eau

to make [sth] shimmer

se moirer surface mouvante:

to shimmer

moire (de tissu, d'eau)

shimmer

moiré (de l'eau)

shimmer

miroiter eau:

to shimmer

reflet (plus délicat)

shimmer uncountable

feuillage à reflets argentés

foliage with a silvery shimmer

rayonner de mille feux fig mer, paillettes:

to shimmer

shimmer in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shimmer in the English»French Dictionary

I.shimmer [ˈʃɪməʳ, Am -ɚ] VB intr

shimmer

chatoyer

II.shimmer [ˈʃɪməʳ, Am -ɚ] N no pl

1. shimmer (flickering):

shimmer

scintillement m

2. shimmer (diffused):

shimmer sound

sonorité f vacillante

Translations for shimmer in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

chatoyer

to shimmer

reflet d'une étoffe

shimmer

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Mirror waters reach across to a turreted dam the woodland shimmers with emerald greens black-eared kites wheel overhead.

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The green backdrop shimmers as many carved and gilded vine leaves curve in no apparent order or pattern.

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Classical form elongates itself, shimmers, rises on tip-toe; it glides, it loses substance, becomes idealised.

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Alternatively, shimmer powders can be dusted over dried liquid latex to create metallic effects.

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An eyelid primer may help even the color of the lid and upper eye area, may reduce oiliness, may add shimmer, or inversely may mattify.

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Further, octave intervals are stretched to be slightly more than double the hertz to achieve a similar shimmer at octaves.

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They are a common cause of grass fires as the heat they expel is hot enough to cause the air around them to shimmer.

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Seventh and ninth chords shimmer more than on a guitar due to the close harmonies.

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Verse after verse shimmers with quiet, confident authority.

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Shimmer realizes that this will now make him covet her dream pearl.

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