La Palabra Del Día: "lustre"
lustre ( loos'-treh )
noun ( luster, sheen; glory )
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Examples:
1: El señor pasó toda la mañana tratando de sacarle lustre al carro.
The man spent the whole morning trying to bring out the car's sheen.
2: Si tu anillo ha perdido su lustre, recomendamos lustrarlo con esta franela.
If your gold ring has lost its luster, we recommend polishing it with this cloth.
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Ella estaba orgullosa del lustre de su largo pelo oscuro.
She was proud of the sheen of her long dark hair.
Cuando barnizar barnizo algo, suelo usar el satinado, porque me resulta que el lustre del barniz brillante muestra imperfecciones que no me gustan.
When I use varnish, I usually use satin, because I find that the sheen of the gloss varnish shows imperfections that I don’t like.
Cuando volvió a abrir el cofre del tesoro el lustre del oro hizo que su corazón lata mas rápido.
When he opened the treasure chest the lustre of the gold made his heart beat faster.
La miel puede añadir un lustre a una torta y el jamón asado.
Honey can add lustre to a cake , and roast Ham.
En el jardin del palacio en la luz del sol, las estatuas de oro tienen un lustre maravilloso.
In the garden of the palace in the sunlight, the golden statues have a wonderful luster.
The man was trying to give luster to the car as the Venezuelan waterfall thundered outside the car warehouse.
El hombre trataba de dar lustre al coche como la cascada venezolana tronada fuera el almacén de coches.
A pesar de que su carro había perdido su lustre, le encantaba, porque le recordaba a su juventud.
Even though his car had lost its lustre, he loved it, because it reminded him of his youth.
