shine

S2 W1

BrE /ʃaɪn/ AmE /ʃaɪn/

verb / noun en → es

past shone pp shone ing shining

1 LIGHT [intransitive] A2

to produce or reflect light; to be bright

brillar, resplandecer

  • shine brightly

Collocations the sun shines · a light shining in the darkness

  • The stars shine brightly in the night sky.

    Las estrellas brillan intensamente en el cielo nocturno.

2 POLISH [transitive] B1

to make something shiny or to become shiny; to polish

pulir, hacer brillar

  • shine sth up

Collocations shine shoes · shine a car

  • He likes to shine his shoes every day.

    Él le gusta pulir sus zapatos todos los días.

3 PERSON [intransitive] B1

to be successful or do well; to perform well in a job, sport, etc.

destacar, brillar en algo

  • shine at sth

Collocations shine in sports · shine at work

  • She shines at everything she does.

    Ella destaca en todo lo que hace.

1 SURFACE [noun] B2

a surface that is bright and shiny; a smooth, polished surface

brillo, superficie brillante

Phrasal verbs

shine on CONTINUE C1

continuar brillando, seguir adelante

  • Let's shine on and keep making progress.

    Sigamos avanzando y continuemos haciendo progreso.

shine through SHOW B2

dejar entrever, destacar

  • Her talent shines through in her performances.

    Su talento se deja entrever en sus actuaciones.

Idioms

shine a light on sth C1

iluminar algo, dar luz a algo

  • This research shines a light on the causes of climate change.

    Esta investigación ilumina las causas del cambio climático.

shine like a beacon C1

brillar como una farola, destacar mucho

  • Her smile shone like a beacon in the room.

    Su sonrisa brillaba como un faro en la habitación.

shine up sth B2

pulir algo, hacer que algo brille más

  • He decided to shine up the old furniture.

    Decidió pulir el antiguo mobiliario.