shine in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for shine in the English»French Dictionary

I.shine [Brit ʃʌɪn, Am ʃaɪn] N

shine (of floor, hair, marble, metal, wood)

lustre m

shine (of parquet)

brillant m

to give sth a shine floor, shoes

cirer

to give sth a shine hair

rendre [qc] brillant

to give sth a shine silver

faire reluire

II.shine [Brit ʃʌɪn, Am ʃaɪn] VB trans

1. shine < pret, pp shone> headlights, spotlight, torch:

shine

braquer

2. shine < pret, pp shined>:

shine brass, silver

faire reluire

shine shoes

cirer

III.shine <pret, pp shone> [Brit ʃʌɪn, Am ʃaɪn] VB intr

1. shine:

shine hair, light, sun:

briller

shine brass, floor:

reluire

to shine through mist, gloom

percer

the light is shining in my eyes

j'ai la lumière dans les yeux

his face shone with exertion

son visage luisait sous l'effort

2. shine (be radiant) fig:

shine eyes:

briller (with de)

shine face:

rayonner (with de)

her courage shone forth liter

elle a montré un courage éclatant

3. shine (excel):

shine

briller

to shine at science, languages etc

être brillant en

he never shone at school

il n'a jamais été brillant à l'école

4. shine (be very clean):

shine

reluire

the kitchen shone

la cuisine reluisait

IV.shine [Brit ʃʌɪn, Am ʃaɪn]

to get or have a chance to shine

avoir l'occasion de briller

to shine up to sb inf Am

passer de la pommade à qn inf

to take a shine to sb inf

s'enticher de qn inf

to take the shine off sth fig

gâcher qc

shine through VB [Brit ʃʌɪn -, Am ʃaɪn -]

shine through talent:

shine through

éclater au grand jour

shine out VB [Brit ʃʌɪn -, Am ʃaɪn -]

shine out light:

shine out

briller, apparaître

the light shone out through the doorway

la porte ouverte laissait passer la lumière

shine in VB [Brit ʃʌɪn -, Am ʃaɪn -]

shine in

pénétrer

to shine in through window, chink

pénétrer par

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radiantly shine

d'un vif éclat

Translations for shine in the French»English Dictionary

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blinquer

to shine

poutzer

to shine up

cireur (cireuse)

shoe-shine boy/girl

délustrer

to remove the shine from

reluire

to shine

reluire

to shine

shine in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shine in the English»French Dictionary

I.shine [ʃaɪn] N no pl

shine

éclat m

Phrases:

rain or shine

par tous les temps

to take a shine to sb

s'amouracher de qn

II.shine <shone [or shined], shone [or shined]> [ʃaɪn] VB intr

1. shine (emit, reflect light):

shine

briller

shine brightly

étinceler

shine light

illuminer

2. shine (excel):

shine

être une lumière

to shine at foreign languages

exceller en langues étrangères

3. shine (be obvious):

to shine through many actions

se dévoiler par ses actions

his courage doesn't shine out of him

il brille par son absence de courage

III.shine <shone [or shined], shone [or shined]> [ʃaɪn] VB trans

1. shine (point light):

shine

braquer une lumière sur

2. shine (polish):

shine

faire reluire

shine shoes

faire briller

shine out VB intr (easily seen)

to shine out of sb

émaner de qn

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to shine brilliantly

briller avec éclat

Translations for shine in the French»English Dictionary

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cireur de chaussures

shoe-shine boy

astiquer meubles, pomme

to shine

resplendir

to shine

vernis

shine

lustrer voiture

to shine

briller soleil, étoile, visage, chaussures, cheveux, yeux

to shine

briller par qc

to shine by sth

luire

to shine

shine Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

rain or shine

par tous les temps

to take a shine to sb

s'amouracher de qn

to shine at foreign languages

exceller en langues étrangères

to shine through many actions

se dévoiler par ses actions

his courage doesn't shine out of him

il brille par son absence de courage

to shine brilliantly

briller avec éclat

come rain or shine

qu'il pleuve ou qu'il vente

to shine out of sb

émaner de qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This took the shine out of the rehabilitation package.

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He was named by his master, who wants him to shine like the morning sun and yet not be unbearable.

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The surrounds may well be dark, but light shines on the child; or sometimes light seems to shine out of the child's face.

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The way he reached 100th hundred may have been unimpressive - but that does not take the shine out of the other 99 that he has achieved.

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Its color varies between pale brown and grayish with a glassy shine.

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Let the lighthouses in the dark night shine out and guide.

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It made good use of the whole ensemble, giving every character a chance to shine without anyone's schtick feeling overdone.

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I like to leave all the glory and shine to others, but this is the validation that means the most to me.

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By his own admission, he didn't shine at school, and partly puts this down to his dyslexia.

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Because of the unique properties of a chamois leather, it absorbs water, and dries with a streak-free shine.

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