bright

brillante

bright(brayt)

adjective

1. (brilliant)

a. brillante

I saw a bright light on the horizon.

Vi una luz brillante en el horizonte.

b. luminoso

It's such a bright room that we might need some blinds.

Es una habitación tan luminosa que puede que necesitemos persianas.

2. (very clever)

a. brillante

That kid is bright. Have you seen his math scores?

Ese chico es brillante. ¿Has visto sus notas de matemáticas?

3. (positive)

a. positivo

Always look at the bright side of life.

Mira siempre lo positivo de la vida.

4. (vivid)

a. vivo

Kids usually like bright colors.

A los niños les suelen gustar los colores vivos.

b. fuerte

The color of the walls is really bright.

Está muy fuerte el color de las paredes.

bright

adjective

1. (sun, light, eyes)

a. brillante

2. (day)

a. claro(a), luminoso(a)

3. (color)

a. vivo(a)

bright redrojo vivo

to go bright redruborizarse

4. (optimistic; future, situation)

a. prometedor(ora)

it was the only bright spot in the dayfue el único momento bueno del día

to look on the bright side (of things)fijarse en el lado bueno (de las cosas)

5. (cheerful)

a. jovial

6. (clever; person)

a. inteligente

7. (idea, suggestion)

a. excelente, brillante

he's bright at physicsse le da bien la física

bright sparklisto(a) m,f, listillo(a) m,f

adverb

8. (general)

a.

bright and earlytempranito

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bright [braɪt]

adjective

brighter (comparative)brightest (superlative)

1 (vivid, shining) [+light, sun, reflection] brillante; luminoso; [+star, metal] brillante; [+surface] resplandeciente; [+fire] luminoso; [+uniform, bird, flower] lleno de colorido; [+eyes] brillante; [+colour] fuerte; vivo

bright red rojo fuerte; her eyes were bright with excitement sus ojos brillaban de excitación

the bright uniforms of the guards parading at Buckingham Palace ...a bright red dress her eyes were bright and shining a lovely little rabbit with bright eyes and soft fur for brighter eyes, use Optocron eye drops the children's eyes were bright with laughter

2 (sunny) [+day, weather] radiante; soleado; [+room, house] luminoso; con mucha luz

a bright October day un radiante or soleado día de octubre; a bright, sunny day un día de sol radiante

bright intervals periods

the outlook is brighter for tomorrow (Metal) la previsión meteorológica para mañana es que hará mejor tiempo

3 (cheerful) [+person] alegre; animado; [+face, expression, smile] radiante; [+voice] lleno de animación

bright and breezy radiante y lleno de vida

to look on the bright side ver el lado positivo de las cosas

come on, look on the bright side; at least now you don't have to travel all that way to work she tried to look on the bright side, and made a list of all the advantages of being stranded on a desert island `May I help you?' said a bright American voice over the telephone she turned up for the interview looking bright and breezy they were complete opposites; Alex was always bright and breezy, whereas Joe always looked tired and depressed

4 (clever) [+person] listo; inteligente; [+idea] brillante; genial

to have the bright idea of doing sth

was it your bright idea to let the children do the washing-up? ¿ha sido tuya la brillante or genial idea de dejar que los niños laven los platos?; whose bright idea was that? ¿quién tuvo or de quién fue esa brillante idea?

as bright as a button más listo que el hambre

There are lots of books crammed with bright ideas.. I was convinced that he was brighter than average Ford had the bright idea of paying workers enough to buy cars he's full of bright ideas

5 (promising) [+future] brillante; prometedor; [+outlook, prospects, start] prometedor

the future looks bright (for him) el futuro se le presenta brillante or prometedor; I can see a bright future ahead of you te auguro un futuro brillante; the outlook is brighter las perspectivas son más prometedoras

Both had successful careers and the future looked bright.. There are much brighter prospects for a comprehensive settlement than before

adverb

to get up bright and early levantarse tempranito

modifier

bright lights (n) (US) (Aut) luces (f) largas

he was attracted by the bright lights of the big city se sentía atraído por las luces de neón de la gran ciudad

bright spark (n) listilloalistilla (m) (f);a listilla

some bright spark left the tap running

you're a bright spark, aren't you! ¡te has pasado de listo!