La Palabra del Día: destellar
{destellar}transitive verb) to flash, to twinkle, to sparkle
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Es hermoso cuando las luces de la ciudad parecen destellar.
It is beautiful when the lights of the city seem to sparkle.
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Everybody is like a little star that sparkles in the sky
Todo el mundo es como una pequeña estrella que destella en el cielo
Destella destella estrellita...
Twinkle twinkle little star...
(I really don't think that my Spanish version is correct using the word of the day, but I think it's close...)
One flash of insight is all a clairvoyant needs to reveal the truth .
Un destello de intuición es todo lo que necesita un clarividente para revelar la verdad.
Their eyes sparkle like diamonds.
Sus ojos destellan como diamantes.
Los ojos del padre destellaban de alegría al sujetar en brazos a su hijo recién nacido.
The father’s eyes sparkled with happiness when he held his newborn son.
Simon Cowell blanquea sus dientes tanto que ya están que destellan en la oscuridad de la noche! jijiji.
Simon Cowell has whitened his teeth so much that they're now sparkling in the darkness of the night! hehehe.
El destello de fuegos los artificiales es difícil de fotografiar. The flash of fireworks is hard to photograph.
Your diamond sparkles like your eyes.
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Tu diamante destellas como tus ojos.
Sus estornudos lanzan destellos de luz; sus ojos son como los párpados del alba. Job 41:18
By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning. Job 41:18
The Destruction of Leviathan
Sus ojos destellaban de rabia cuando le dije, "¡No!"
Her eyes flashed with anger when I told her, "No!"
¿Ha estado asustado una vez por el destello de las luces azules de un coche de la policía detras de usted en la carretera?
Have you ever been startled by the flashing of the blue lights of a police car behind you on the highway?
Parece que voy a tener suerte, ella tiene ese destello en sus ojos.
Looks like I am going to get lucky, she has that twinkle in her eyes.
Desde que se ha recuperado, sus ojos y su corazón destellan otra vez. Since he has recovered, his eyes and his heart have sparkled again.
Can I use this word figuratively like this in Spanish?
Nieve recién caída destellar cuando refleja la luz del sol.
Freshly fallen snow sparkles when it reflects the light of the sun.
