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(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.

shine

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (general)

a. el brillo m, 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)

to give one's shoes a shinesacar brillo a los zapatos

2. (idioms)

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

to take the shine off somethingempañar or deslucir algo

3. (colloquial)

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

to take a shine to somebodytomar cariño a alguien

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

4. (general)

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

to shine a torch on somethingenfocar una linterna hacia algo

5. (polish)

a. lustrar, sacar brillo a

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

6. (general)

a. brillar

7. (fig)

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

to shine at somethingdestacar en algo

her face shone with joyestaba resplandeciente de alegría

shine [ʃaɪn] shone (past)

noun

(brilliance) brillo (m); lustre (m)

to give sth a shine sacar brillo a algo; to take the shine off sth deslustrar algo; deslucir algo; quitar a algo su encanto

come rain or shine haga el tiempo que haga

to take a shine to sb tomar simpatía por algn

transitive verb

1 shined (past) (polish) sacar brillo a; pulir

to shine a light on sth echar luz sobre algo

intransitive verb

1 [+sun, light etc] brillar; [+metal] relucir

the sun is shining brilla el sol; the metal shone in the sun el metal relucía al sol; her face shone with happiness su cara irradiaba felicidad

2 [+student etc] destacar; sobresalir

to shine at English destacar or sobresalir en inglés

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Verb Conjugations for brillar

Present Participle: brillando

Past Participle: brillado

Indicative

	Present	Preterite	Imperfect	Conditional	Future
yo	brillo	brillé	brillaba	brillaría	brillaré
tú	brillas	brillaste	brillabas	brillarías	brillarás
él/ella/Ud.	brilla	brilló	brillaba	brillaría	brillará
nosotros	brillamos	brillamos	brillábamos	brillaríamos	brillaremos
vosotros	brilláis	brillasteis	brillabais	brillaríais	brillaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.	brillan	brillaron	brillaban	brillarían	brillarán

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