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"Rain" is an impersonal verb which is often translated as "llover", and "shine" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "brillar". Learn more about the difference between "rain" and "shine" below.
rain(
reyn
)
An impersonal verb is a verb with no apparent subject (e.g., Llueve en España.).
impersonal verb
a. llover
It's been raining all day.Ha estado lloviendo todo el día.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la lluvia
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
The rain made the air smell fresh and clean.La lluvia hizo que el aire oliera fresco y limpio.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. hacer caer
He rained candy and balloons on the crowd.Hizo caer dulces y globos sobre la multitud.
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shine(
shayn
)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
a. brillar
The sun shone over the desert.El sol brillaba sobre el desierto.
b. relucir
His new boots shone.Sus botas nuevas relucían.
a. destacar
She was good at most things, but it was in music that she really shone.Tenía facilidad para casi todo, pero realmente destacaba en la música.
b. brillar
The actor shone in the second half.El actor brilló en el segundo tiempo.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. sacar brillo a
She is shining the silver.Está sacando brillo a la plata.
b. lustrar
He prefers to shine his shoes himself.Prefiere lustrar sus zapatos él mismo.
c. bolear
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
There is a shoeshine near the church who shines my boots.Hay un bolero por la iglesia que bolea mis botas.
d. embolar
Regionalism used in Colombia
(Colombia)
Carlos shines my shoes.Carlos embola mis zapatos.
a. alumbrar
He shone his flashlight under the bed.Alumbró debajo de la cama con su linterna.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el brillo
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
This shampoo gives your hair more shine.Este champú le da más brillo al cabello.
b. el lustre
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
The black pearl's shine is subtle, but very beautiful.El lustre de la perla negra es sutil, pero muy hermoso.
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