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brilhar

brilhar

Occitan

Verb

brilhar

  1. to shine

Conjugation


Portuguese

Etymology

From Italian brillare.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɾiˈʎaɾ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /bɾi.ˈʎa(ʁ)/
  • Hyphenation: bri‧lhar

Verb

brilhar (first-person singular present indicative brilho, past participle brilhado)

  1. (intransitive) to shine, to emit or reflect light
    Não há muito o que ver por aqui; grama crescendo no solo e estrelhas brilhando no céu. — “There is not much to see here; grass growing in the soil and shining stars on the sky.”
  2. (intransitive) to seem it is shining, to have the effect of being shining
    Ela estava muito feliz, os seus olhos estavam brilhando. — “She was very happy, her eyes were shining.”
  3. (intransitive) to shine, to excel
    Um dia vou brilhar como uma famosa cantora! — “Someday, I will shine as a famous singer!”
  4. First-person singular (eu) future subjunctive of brilhar
  5. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) future subjunctive of brilhar
  6. First-person singular (eu) personal infinitive of brilhar
  7. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) personal infinitive of brilhar

Conjugation