twinkle in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for twinkle in the English»French Dictionary

I.twinkle [Brit ˈtwɪŋk(ə)l, Am ˈtwɪŋk(ə)l] N

twinkle (of light, jewel)

scintillement m

twinkle (of eyes)

pétillement m

II.twinkle [Brit ˈtwɪŋk(ə)l, Am ˈtwɪŋk(ə)l] VB intr

twinkle light, star, jewel:

scintiller

twinkle eyes:

pétiller (with de)

III.twinkle [Brit ˈtwɪŋk(ə)l, Am ˈtwɪŋk(ə)l]

when you were just or still a twinkle in your daddy's eye

quand tu n'étais pas encore dans le ventre de ta mère

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brightly (of eyes, metal) shine, sparkle, twinkle

intensément

Translations for twinkle in the French»English Dictionary

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scintiller (de malice)

twinkle

scintiller étoile:

to twinkle

clignoter étoile:

to twinkle

un pétillement de malice se lisait dans ses yeux

you could see a mischievous twinkle in his/her eyes

étinceler

to twinkle

étincelle (dans le regard) (d'humour)

twinkle

twinkle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for twinkle in the English»French Dictionary

I.twinkle [ˈtwɪŋkl] VB intr

twinkle

scintiller

twinkle eyes

pétiller

II.twinkle [ˈtwɪŋkl] N

twinkle

scintillement m

twinkle eyes

pétillement m

in a twinkle

en un clin d'œil

to have a twinkle in one's eye

avoir une étincelle dans le regard

Translations for twinkle in the French»English Dictionary

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il a le regard fripon [ou les yeux fripons]

he's got a twinkle in his eye

étinceler étoile

to twinkle

twinkle Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

in a twinkle

en un clin d'œil

to have a twinkle in one's eye

avoir une étincelle dans le regard

he's got a twinkle in his eye

il a le regard fripon [ou les yeux fripons]

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Night falls like a balm on the scorched land, and the clear sky allows the stars to twinkle brightly.

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Underneath the towers, steam rises up through metal grates from a dark floor with twinkling lights on it.

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This broadening is due to the optics in the camera telescope as well as to astronomical seeing (twinkling).

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In the vacuum of outer space, stars do not twinkle, and light does not become diffuse and scattered as it does in air.

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Twinkles and down twinkles are referred to as a temperature check.

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There was always a twinkle in the eye.

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Often, the only thing that gets him out of trouble is his charming smile or the twinkle in his eye.

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Twinkling stars and drifting clouds travel across the domed ceiling.

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A nearly celestial ceiling actually had machine generated clouds and points of light that twinkled like stars.

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His eyes were described to be a brilliant, soul-piercing shade of blue, and usually twinkled with kindness and mischief.

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