bright spark in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for bright spark in the English»Spanish Dictionary

bright spark N Brit iron

bright spark

lumbrera f iron

bright spark

genio m iron

Translations for bright spark in the English»Spanish Dictionary

bright <brighter brightest> [Am braɪt, Brit brʌɪt] ADJ

1.1. bright:

bright star

brillante

bright light

brillante

bright light

fuerte

bright room

con mucha luz

draw the curtains, it's too bright

corre las cortinas, hay demasiada luz or claridad

it was a bright, sunny day

era un día de sol radiante

tomorrow will be bright esp Brit

mañana hará sol

one of our brightest young stars

una de nuestras más brillantes actrices jóvenes

1.2. bright color:

bright

fuerte

bright

vivo

bright

brillante

a bright red/blue shirt

una camisa de un rojo/azul fuerte or vivo or brillante

1.3. bright sound/tone:

bright

claro

2.1. bright (cheerful):

bright eyes

lleno de vida

bright eyes

vivaracho

the children's bright, smiling faces

las caras radiantes de felicidad de los niños

to get up bright and early inf

levantarse tempranito inf

to get up bright and early inf

madrugar

2.2. bright (hopeful):

the prospects are not very bright

las perspectivas no son muy prometedoras or halagüeñas

things are looking brighter now

las cosas tienen mejor cara ahora

things are looking brighter now

las cosas pintan mejor ahora LatAm

he has a bright future ahead of him

tiene un brillante porvenir por delante

to look on the bright side of sth

mirar or ver el lado bueno de algo

3. bright (intelligent):

bright person

inteligente

bright idea inf

brillante

bright idea inf

genial

she's a very bright child

es una niña muy inteligente or lista

whose bright idea was it to come here? iron

¿quién tuvo la brillante idea de venir aquí? iron

I.spark [Am spɑrk, Brit spɑːk] N

1.1. spark C (from fire, flint):

spark

chispa f

it was the spark which rekindled my love for her

fue la chispa que volvió a encender mi amor por ella

to make sparks fly

armar una bronca inf

sparks will fly when he finds out

la que se va a armar cuando se entere inf

1.2. spark C ELEC:

spark

chispa f

1.3. spark MOTOR:

the spark

el encendido

the spark

la chispa

2.1. spark U (liveliness):

spark

chispa f

she's lost some of her spark

ya no tiene la chispa or la gracia de antes

2.2. spark C (trace):

spark

pizca f

if you had a spark of decency/intelligence about you

si tuvieras una pizca de decencia/inteligencia

II. Brit also spark off VB trans

Brit also spark off

hacer estallar

Brit also spark off

desencadenar

Brit also spark off

desatar

Brit also spark off interest/curiosity

suscitar

Brit also spark off interest/curiosity

despertar

Brit also spark off criticism

provocar

III.spark [Am spɑrk, Brit spɑːk] VB intr

spark fire:

chisporrotear

spark fire:

echar chispas

spark fire:

chispear

spark electrode/spark plug:

echar chispas

spark electrode/spark plug:

despedir chispas

bright spark in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bright spark in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.bright [braɪt] ADJ

1. bright (light):

bright

brillante

bright

fuerte

bright room

con mucha luz

bright star

brillante

a bright day

un día soleado

2. bright colour:

bright

vivo, -a

bright

fuerte

to go bright red

ponerse rojo como un tomate

3. bright (intelligent):

bright person

inteligente

bright idea

brillante

4. bright (cheerful, happy):

bright

vivaracho, -a

5. bright (promising):

bright future

prometedor(a)

Phrases:

to look on the bright side of sth

mirar [o ver] el lado bueno de algo

to get up bright and early

levantarse tempranito

II.bright [braɪt] N pl Am AUTO

bright

(luces f pl) largas f pl

bright

(luces f pl) altas f pl And

I.spark [spɑ:k, Am spɑ:rk] N

1. spark (from fire, electrical):

spark

chispa f

2. spark (small amount):

spark

pizca f

not even a spark of interest/intelligence

ni una pizca de interés/inteligencia

II.spark [spɑ:k, Am spɑ:rk] VB trans

spark debate, protest, problems

desencadenar

spark interest

despertar

spark interest

suscitar

spark riot

hacer estallar

to spark sb into action

hacer que alguien se mueva

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Bowling was a bright spark lately, much more than their batting credentials.

www.espncricinfo.com

So one bright spark amounst a soggy mess.

www.theroar.com.au

What bright spark in the organisation thought that was a good idea?

www.independent.ie

Some bright spark once said that you will get there when you get there - no sooner, no later.

www.stuff.co.nz

But stop wasting other peoples money pursuing pet projects and bright spark ideas.

www.odt.co.nz

Sadly, it became attached to an electric fence, which would be the only time this offender could be described as a bright spark.

www.theage.com.au

A bright spark who is highly intelligent, she is captivating.

www.thestar.com

Worse, in a way, was the decision of some bright spark in 1887 to cover the whole thing in brown varnish.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Consumer spending is expected to be lone bright spark in the first quarter gross domestic product data.

www.ibtimes.com

However, one bright spark has another idea about what's really going on.

blogs.spectator.co.uk