bright

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brillante

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bright
[braɪt]
adjetivo
1brillante (sun, light, eyes); claro(a), luminoso(a) (day); vivo(a) (color)
  • bright red -> rojo (m) vivo
  • to go bright red -> ruborizarse (blush)
2prometedor(ora) (optimistic) (future, situation)
  • it was the only bright spot in the day -> fue el único momento bueno del día
  • to look on the bright side (of things) -> fijarse en el lado bueno (de las cosas)
3jovial (cheerful)
4inteligente (clever) (person); excelente, brillante (idea, suggestion)
  • he's bright at physics -> se le da bien la física
  • bright spark -> listo(a) (sustantivo masculino o femenino) , listillo(a) (sustantivo masculino o femenino) (person)
adverbio
también:
  • bright and early -> tempranito

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bright [brait]
adjetivo
1Claro, reluciente, luciente, resplandeciente, lustroso, brillante (star); brillante, fuerte (light); con mucha luz (room).
  • Draw the curtains, it’s too bright -> corre las cortinas, hay demasiada luz
  • It was a bright, sunny day -> era un día de sol radiante
  • A bright red shirt -> una camisa de un rojo fuerte, vivo o brillante
2Claro, evidente.
3Esclarecido, ilustre.
4Ingenioso, agudo, perspicaz, vivo; lleno de vida, vivaracho (cheerful/eyes).
  • To make bright -> pulimentar, poner brillante, reluciente
  • To get up bright and early -> levantarse tempranito
  • The prospects are not very bright -> las perspectivas no son muy prometedoras
  • To look on the brighter side of something -> mirar o ver el lado bueno de algo
  • Whose bright idea was it to ->
Fuerte, vivo, brillante (color).(Coloq,) Prometedor (hopeful/future). Inteligente (intelligent/person)..?, ¿quién tuvo la brillante idea de...?

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bright [braɪt]
adjective
brighter (comparative)brightest (superlative)
1 (vivid, shining) [+light, sun, reflection] brillante; luminoso; [+star, metal] brillante; [+surface] resplandeciente; [+fire] luminoso; [+uniform, bird, flower] lleno de colorido; [+eyes] brillante; [+colour] fuerte; vivo
bright red rojo fuerte; her eyes were bright with excitement sus ojos brillaban de excitación
the bright uniforms of the guards parading at Buckingham Palace ...a bright red dress her eyes were bright and shining a lovely little rabbit with bright eyes and soft fur for brighter eyes, use Optocron eye drops the children's eyes were bright with laughter
2 (sunny) [+day, weather] radiante; soleado; [+room, house] luminoso; con mucha luz
a bright October day un radiante soleado día de octubre;or a bright, sunny day un día de sol radiante
bright intervals periods
the outlook is brighter for tomorrow (Metal) la previsión meteorológica para mañana es que hará mejor tiempo
3 (cheerful) [+person] alegre; animado; [+face, expression, smile] radiante; [+voice] lleno de animación
bright and breezy radiante y lleno de vida
to look on the bright side ver el lado positivo de las cosas
come on, look on the bright side; at least now you don't have to travel all that way to work she tried to look on the bright side, and made a list of all the advantages of being stranded on a desert island `May I help you?' said a bright American voice over the telephone she turned up for the interview looking bright and breezy they were complete opposites; Alex was always bright and breezy, whereas Joe always looked tired and depressed
4 (clever) [+person] listo; inteligente; [+idea] brillante; genial
to have the bright idea of doing sth
was it your bright idea to let the children do the washing-up? (humorous) ¿ha sido tuya la brillante genial idea de dejar que los niños laven los platos?;or whose bright idea was that? (humorous) ¿quién tuvo de quién fue esa brillante idea?;or
as bright as a button más listo que el hambre
There are lots of books crammed with bright ideas.. I was convinced that he was brighter than average Ford had the bright idea of paying workers enough to buy cars he's full of bright ideas
5 (promising) [+future] brillante; prometedor; [+outlook, prospects, start] prometedor
the future looks bright (for him) el futuro se le presenta brillante prometedor;or I can see a bright future ahead of you te auguro un futuro brillante; the outlook is brighter las perspectivas son más prometedoras
Both had successful careers and the future looked bright.. There are much brighter prospects for a comprehensive settlement than before
adverb
to get up bright and early levantarse tempranito
modifier
bright lights (n) (US) (Aut) luces largas; (f)
he was attracted by the bright lights of the big city se sentía atraído por las luces de neón de la gran ciudad
bright spark (informal) (n) (humorous) listilloalistilla;a listilla (m) (f)
some bright spark left the tap running
you're a bright spark, aren't you! ¡te has pasado de listo!

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