sheen

sheen(
shin
)
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)
She had long black hair with a lovely sheen to it.Tenía pelo negro largo con un bonito brillo.
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 varnish gives a delicate sheen rather than a glossy finish.Más que un acabado brillante el barniz da un lustre delicado.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
2.
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
(literary)
(to shine)
a. brillar
Lucy stared out at the glistening water sheening in the setting sun.Lucy miraba fijamente el agua reluciente que brillaba bajo el sol poniente.
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