brights in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for brights in the English»French Dictionary

I.bright [Brit brʌɪt, Am braɪt] ADJ

1. bright:

bright (vivid) colour, blue, red

vif/vive

bright garment, carpet, wallpaper (of one colour)

de couleur vive

bright (of several colours)

aux couleurs vives

he went bright red

il est devenu tout rouge

2. bright (clear):

bright sun, sunshine

éclatant

bright room, location, day

clair

bright weather

radieux/-ieuse

bright sky

lumineux/-euse

bright spell

éclaircie f

it will become brighter later

le temps doit s'éclaircir plus tard

3. bright (shiny):

bright star, moon, eye, coin, metal

brillant

bright jewel

étincelant

4. bright (clever):

bright

intelligent

that wasn't very bright (of you)

ce n'était pas très malin (de ta part)

a bright idea

une idée lumineuse

5. bright (cheerful):

bright person, mood

joyeux/-euse

bright smile, face

radieux/-ieuse

bright greeting

chaleureux/-euse

to look on the bright side

voir le bon côté des choses

6. bright (promising):

bright future, prospect, outlook, picture

brillant never pred

one of our brightest hopes in athletics

l'un de nos meilleurs espoirs en athlétisme

in brighter days

en des jours meilleurs

II.brights N

brights npl Am inf MOTOR:

brights

pleins phares mpl

III.bright [Brit brʌɪt, Am braɪt] ADV

bright shine, burn:

bright

d'un vif éclat

IV.bright and early ADV

bright and early get up, set off:

bright and early

de bonne heure

bright lights N npl fig

the bright lights

les lumières fpl de la ville

bright spark N Brit inf

bright spark

petit/-e futé/-e inf

m/f some bright spark iron

un petit malin/une petite maligne m/f

bright-eyed [Brit, Am ˌbraɪdˈaɪd] ADJ

bright-eyed

aux yeux brillants

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

frais et dispos

bright young thing N Brit

to be a bright young thing

faire partie de la jeunesse dorée

the bright young things

la jeunesse dorée

Bright's disease [Brit ˈbrʌɪts dɪˌziːz, Am ˈbraɪts dəˌziz] N

Bright's disease

néphrite f chronique

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éveillé (éveillée) enfant

bright

elle a l'esprit éveillé

she's bright

embellie METEO

bright spell

garance

bright red

vermillon

bright red, vermilion

vermillon

bright red, vermilion

brights in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for brights in the English»French Dictionary

I.bright [braɪt] ADJ

1. bright (light):

bright

vif, vive

bright room

clair(e)

bright clothes

de couleur(s) vive(s)

2. bright (shining):

bright

brillant(e)

bright day

radieux, -euse

3. bright (sparkling):

bright

éclatant(e)

4. bright (intelligent):

bright

intelligent(e)

bright idea

bon(ne)

5. bright (cheerful):

bright

jovial(e)

6. bright (promising):

bright

brillant(e)

to look bright for sb/sth

bien s'annoncer pour qn/qc

Phrases:

to look at the bright side of sth

prendre les choses du bon côté

bright and early

de bon matin

II.bright [braɪt] N pl AUTO

bright

pleins phares mpl

bright spark N inf

bright spark

petit(e) futé(e) m, f

bright-eyed ADJ

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

en pleine forme

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to be exceptionally bright

être particulièrement intelligent

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jonquille

(bright) yellow

luisant de fièvre

bright with fever

lumineux (-euse) couleur, yeux

bright

gai(e) vêtement, pièce, couleur

bright

être une lumière

to be a bright spark

ne pas être une lumière

not to be too bright

vif (vive) lumière

bright

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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