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shine1

shone, shone /ʃaɪn/ [shining]

Translation

v [i]
brillar
resplandecer
The sun was shining when we arrived
El sol resplandecía cuando llegamos
brillar
Her eyes shone in the darkness
Sus ojos brillaban en la oscuridad
He polished his boots until they shone
Se limpió las botas hasta dejarlas relucientes
relucir
sobresalir
Véase tb: to make hay while the sun shines
(Definition of shine v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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