shine - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ French Dictionary

Verbs

to shine   - sun, moon, light, shoes, metal, hair, eyes	briller   - soleil, lune, lumière, chaussures, métal, cheveux, yeux
to shine sth.   - make shiny	astiquer qc.
to shine sth.   - make shiny	faire briller qc.
to shine at (or: in) sth. [fig.]	exceller à (or: dans, en) qc.
to shine at sth. [fig.]	exceller à  +inf.
to shine [fig.]   - excel	exceller
to shine [fig.]   - excel	être brillant(e)   - exceller
to shine sth.   - put polish on	cirer qc.

Nouns

shine  no plural	la brillance
shine  no plural	le brillant
shine	l'éclat  m.

Phrases / Collocations

to shine brightly   - sun	briller   - soleil
to make hay while the sun shines [fig.]	saisir l'occasion pendant qu'il en est encore temps

Examples

The sun was shining.

Le soleil brillait.

Orthographically similar words

hinge, shin, shiny, shrine, since, spine, swine, whine

Chine, haine, signe, signé, singe, usine

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