lucir

to shine

verb

lucir
intransitive verb
1to shine (brillar)
2to look good (quedar bonito)
  • luce mucho en el salón -> it looks really good in the lounge
  • luce mucho decir que hablas cinco idiomas -> being able to say that you speak five languages looks really good
3(rendir)
  • no me lucían tantas horas de trabajo -> I didn't have much to show for all those hours I worked
  • dijo que estudió mucho para el examen — pues no le ha lucido -> he said he studied very hard for the exam — well, it hasn't done him much good
4to look (parecer) (Am)
  • luce muy joven -> she looks very young
transitive verb
5to wear, to sport (llevar); to show off, to sport (exhibir)
lucirse
pronomial verb
1to shine (destacar)(en at)
  • a la hora de cocinar, siempre se luce -> he's a real star when he gets in the kitchen
  • te has lucido (Irónico) -> you've excelled yourself!

lucir [loo-theer’]
article & verb transitive
1To emit light, to glitter, to gleam, to glow.
2To illuminate (iluminar), to enlighten.
3To outshine, to exceed.
4To show off, to display.
  • Lucía traje nuevo -> he was sporting a new suit
verb neuter & verb reflexive
5To shine, to be brilliant. (n)
  • Le luce el trabajo -> he enjoys the fruits of his labor
6To dress to advantage. (n)
  • Lucirlo -> (coll.) to dash away, to sport
(Yo luzco, yo luzca, from Lucir. V. DESLUCIR.

lucir
verbo:intransitivo
1 (brillar) to shine
lucían las estrellas the stars were shining
2 (destacar) to excel
no lucía en los estudios he did not excel as a student
3 (aprovechar)
trabaja mucho, pero no le luce el esfuerzo he works hard but it doesn't do him much good
así le/te/me luce el pelo
nunca estudia y así le luce el pelo he never studies and it shows
4 (Latinoamérica) (parecer) to look; seem
(te) luce lindo it looks nice (on you)
verbo:transitivo
(ostentar) to show off; [+ropa] to sport
lucir las habilidades to show off one's talents; lucía un traje nuevo he was sporting a new suit; siempre va luciendo escote she always wears low-cut dresses
verbo:pronominal
lucirse
1 (destacar) to excel
Carlos se lució en el examen Carlos excelled in the exam; se lució con un gol he distinguished himself with a goal
2 (hacer el ridículo) (irónico) to excel o.s.
¡te has lucido! you've excelled yourself!

Verb Conjugation for "lucir"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo luzco lucí lucía luciré luzca
luces luciste lucías lucirás luzcas
Ella/Él/Usted luce lució lucía lucirá luzca
Nosotros lucimos lucimos lucíamos luciremos luzcamos
Vosotros lucís lucisteis lucíais luciréis luzcáis
Ellos/Ustedes lucen lucieron lucían lucirán luzcan
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