brillar

/bɾiˈʝaɾ/, [bɾiˈʝaɾ], /bɾiˈʝaɾ/, [bɾiˈʝaɾ]

shine


Verb brillar (first-person singular present brillo, first-person singular preterite brillé, past participle brillado)

  1. to shine
  2. to glow
  3. to sparkle, glisten, glitter, twinkle

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Empezó a brillar.

    It started glowing.

  • Vimos brillar la primera estrella en el cielo.

    We saw the first star shining in the sky.

  • Los investigadores han creado gatitos que pueden brillar en la oscuridad.

    The researchers have created kittens that can glow in the dark.

  • Si el sol dejara de brillar, todos los seres vivientes morirían.

    If the sun were to stop shining, all living things would die.

  • El sol y la luna habían comenzado a brillar.

    The sun and the moon had started to shine.

  • Las nubes se disiparon y dejaron brillar el sol.

    The clouds cleared up and let the sun shine.

  • Entonces los ojos de la muñequita empezarían a brillar como luciérnagas, y ella se convertiría en viva.

    Then the little doll's eyes would begin to shine like glowworms, and it would become alive.

  • Entonces los ojos de la muñeca comenzaron a brillar como dos estrellas y ella se hizo viva.

    Then the doll's eyes began to shine like two stars and it became alive.


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