Give my shoes a good shine.
Source: tatoeba (18100)
Shine
Synonyms for "shine" (309 found)
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Closest matches (62)
Strong matches (93)
blindbloombodily lovebootleg liquorbrightenbrighten upbrightnessbrilliancebroad daybrotherly lovebrushbrush upbuffburnburnishcandescencecapercaritascharitychristian love
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conjugal lovecoruscatecut a dashcut a figurecut a swathdawndayday glowdaylightdayshinedaytidedaytimedazedazzledesiredevotiondiffuse lightdisplaydressduskeffulgenceerosfaithful lovefallfancyfanfarefervorfigurefinishfixflameflareflashflickerflourishflushfondnessfree lovefree-lovismfreshenfrolicfulguratefull sunfurbishfurbish upgive lightglanceglareglazeglimmer
Noun(10 words)
Related words (154)
Verb(20 words)
glintglossgreen flashhearthero worshiphome brewhoochhouse of godidolatryidolismidolizationincandesceincandescenceknock deadlarklasciviousnesslibidolight of daylikeliking
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livelovelovemakingluminescemake a figuremake a showmake a show ofmake a splashmarried lovemidday sunmonkeyshinemountain dewnoonlightnoontide lightoutshinepanoplyparadepassionpatinaphysical loveplatonic lovepolish uppomppopular regardpopularityradiateray of sunshinereflectregardrenovaterepairretouchreviverubrub downrub upsandsandblastsandpaperscintillatescoursend out rayssentimentsexsexual loveshedsheenshenaniganshimmershine brightlyshine inshininessshining lightshoeshineshootshoot out raysshowskylightsleekslickslick downsmoothsparklespellbindspiritual lovesplashsplurgesprucespruce upstand outsun sparksunbeamsunbreaksunburstsunlightsunset glowsurpasstender feelingtender passiontomfoolerytone uptouch uptricktruelovetwilighttwinkleuxoriousnessvampvamp upvarnishweaknesswhite lightningwhite muleworshipyearning
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1 entriesTranslations
391 translations across 90 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- shëndrit verb (to emit light)
Ancient Greek
4 entries- λάμπω verb (to emit light)
- λάμπω verb (to reflect light)
- λάμπω verb (ergative: to create light with a flashlight, lamp, torch, etc.)
- φαίνω verb (to emit light)
Arabic
4 entries- شَعّ verb (to emit light)
- لَقّ verb (to emit light)
- لَمَع verb (to emit light)
- لَمَعَ verb (to emit light)
Armenian
4 entries- փայլ noun (brightness from a source of light)
- փայլ noun (brightness from reflected light)
- փայլ noun (excellence in quality or appearance)
- փայլել verb (to emit light)
Aromanian
1 entries- lutsescu verb (to emit light)
Assamese
2 entries- উজলা verb (to emit light)
- জিলিকা verb (to emit light)
Asturian
4 entries- brillu noun (brightness from a source of light)
- brillar verb (to emit light)
- llucir verb (to emit light)
- rellucir verb (to emit light)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- parlamaq verb (to emit light)
Bangi
1 entries- cenge verb (to emit light)
Belarusian
4 entries- блі́скаць verb (to reflect light)
- блішча́ць verb (to reflect light)
- блішча́ць verb (to distinguish oneself)
- ззяць verb (to emit light)
Bulgarian
4 entries- блясък noun (brightness from reflected light)
- блясък noun (excellence in quality or appearance)
- светлина noun (brightness from a source of light)
- сияние noun (brightness from a source of light)
Burmese
1 entries- ထွန်း verb (to emit light)
Catalan
4 entries- brillantor noun (brightness from a source of light)
- lluentor noun (brightness from a source of light)
- lluïssor noun (brightness from a source of light)
- brillar verb (to emit light)
Central Kurdish
2 entries- بریقە noun (brightness from reflected light)
- ڕۆشنایی noun (brightness from a source of light)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 照 verb (to emit light)
- 發亮 /发亮 verb (to emit light)
- 發光 /发光 verb (to emit light)
- 輝 /辉 verb (to emit light)
Church Slavic
1 entries- сиꙗти verb (to emit light)
Crimean Tatar
1 entries- yıltıramaq verb (to emit light)
Czech
3 entries- blýskat se verb (to reflect light)
- svítit verb (to emit light)
- třpytit se verb (to reflect light)
Danish
4 entries- brillans noun (excellence in quality or appearance)
- glans noun (brightness from reflected light)
- skin noun (brightness from a source of light)
- blanke verb (to polish)
Dutch
4 entries- bravoure noun (excellence in quality or appearance)
- glans noun (brightness from reflected light)
- schijn noun (brightness from a source of light)
- straling noun (brightness from a source of light)
Egyptian
3 entries- p-s-D-N8 verb (to emit light)
- s-HD-D&ra verb (to emit light)
- w-b-n:N8 verb (to emit light)
Esperanto
3 entries- poluro noun (brightness from reflected light)
- brili verb (to emit light)
- lumi verb (to emit light)
Finnish
4 entries- hohde noun (brightness from a source of light)
- hohde noun (brightness from reflected light)
- kirkkaus noun (brightness from a source of light)
- loistavuus noun (excellence in quality or appearance)
French
3 entries- éclat noun (brightness from a source of light)
- briller verb (to emit light)
- luire verb (to emit light)
Friulian
4 entries- lusî verb (to emit light)
- sflandorâ verb (to emit light)
- slusorâ verb (to emit light)
- splendi verb (to emit light)
Galician
4 entries- brillantez noun (brightness from a source of light)
- brillantez noun (brightness from reflected light)
- brillo noun (brightness from a source of light)
- brillo noun (brightness from reflected light)
Georgian
4 entries- ბრწყინვა noun (brightness from a source of light)
- ბრწყინვალება noun (brightness from a source of light)
- ბრჭყვინვა noun (brightness from a source of light)
- ელვარება noun (brightness from a source of light)
German
4 entries- Bravour noun (excellence in quality or appearance)
- Brillanz noun (excellence in quality or appearance)
- Glanz noun (brightness from reflected light)
- Glanz noun (excellence in quality or appearance)
Gothic
2 entries- 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb (to emit light)
- 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽 verb (to emit light)
Greek
2 entries- ακτινοβολώ verb (to emit light)
- λάμπω verb (to emit light)
Hebrew
2 entries- בָּרָק noun (brightness from reflected light)
- זָרַח verb (to emit light)
Hindi
4 entries- प्रकाश noun (brightness from a source of light)
- रोशनी noun (brightness from a source of light)
- चमकना verb (to emit light)
- जगमगाना verb (to emit light)
Hungarian
2 entries- fénylik verb (to emit light)
- ragyog verb (to emit light)
Icelandic
1 entries- ljóma verb (to emit light)
Ido
1 entries- lumar verb (to emit light)
Ingrian
2 entries- lens noun (brightness from a source of light)
- äky noun (brightness from a source of light)
Interlingua
1 entries- brillar verb (to emit light)
Irish
1 entries- taitin verb (to emit light)
Italian
4 entries- brillare verb (to emit light)
- brillare verb (to distinguish oneself)
- lucere verb (to emit light)
- lucere verb (to distinguish oneself)
Japanese
4 entries- シャイン name (surname)
- 光 noun (brightness from a source of light)
- 卓越 noun (excellence in quality or appearance)
- 輝き noun (brightness from a source of light)
Korean
4 entries- 반짝이다 verb (to reflect light)
- 비추다 verb (to emit light)
- 비치다 verb (to emit light)
- 빛나다 verb (to emit light)
Kumyk
1 entries- ярыкъ бермек verb (to emit light)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- жаруу verb (to emit light)
Latin
4 entries- antecedo verb (to distinguish oneself)
- anteeo verb (to distinguish oneself)
- emineo verb (to distinguish oneself)
- emineo verb (to be immediately apparent)
Lingala
3 entries- bala verb (to emit light)
- ngenge verb (to emit light)
- tana verb (to emit light)
Lithuanian
1 entries- šviesti verb (to emit light)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- schéngen verb (to emit light)
Macedonian
4 entries- свети verb (to emit light)
- светка verb (to reflect light)
- сјае verb (to emit light)
- сјае verb (to reflect light)
Malay
1 entries- sinar verb (to emit light)
Malayalam
4 entries- തിളക്കം noun (brightness from a source of light)
- തിളക്കം noun (brightness from reflected light)
- തിളങ്ങുക verb (to emit light)
- തിളങ്ങുക verb (to reflect light)
Māori
2 entries- tīaho verb (to emit light)
- whakapiata verb (to polish)
Nahuatl
3 entries- tona verb (to emit light)
- tona verb (to reflect light)
- tona verb (to polish)
Norwegian
1 entries- lyse verb (to emit light)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- skinne verb (to emit light)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- skine verb (to emit light)
Occitan
3 entries- brilhar verb (to emit light)
- lusejar verb (to emit light)
- lusir verb (to emit light)
Old East Slavic
1 entries- сиꙗти verb (to emit light)
Old English
1 entries- scīnan verb (to emit light)
Persian
1 entries- درخشیدن verb (to emit light)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Schien noun (brightness from reflected light)
Polish
4 entries- blask noun (brightness from a source of light)
- blask noun (brightness from reflected light)
- blask noun (excellence in quality or appearance)
- błyskotać verb (to reflect light)
Portuguese
4 entries- brilho noun (brightness from a source of light)
- brilho noun (brightness from reflected light)
- esplendor noun (excellence in quality or appearance)
- brilhar verb (to emit light)
Quechua
3 entries- illay verb (to emit light)
- k'anchay verb (to emit light)
- llimphiy verb (to emit light)
Romagnol
1 entries- brilêr verb (to emit light)
Romanian
4 entries- luciu noun (brightness from reflected light)
- lustru noun (brightness from reflected light)
- strălucire noun (brightness from a source of light)
- luci verb (to emit light)
Romansch
4 entries- glischar verb (to emit light)
- glischear verb (to emit light)
- glüschir verb (to emit light)
- targlischier verb (to emit light)
Russian
4 entries- блеск noun (brightness from reflected light)
- блеск noun (excellence in quality or appearance)
- свет noun (brightness from a source of light)
- сия́ние noun (brightness from a source of light)
Sanskrit
2 entries- जिघर्ति verb (to emit light)
- रोचते verb (to emit light)
Sardinian
3 entries- luxi verb (to emit light)
- lúchere verb (to emit light)
- lúgere verb (to emit light)
Scottish Gaelic
4 entries- boillsg verb (to emit light)
- boillsg verb (to reflect light)
- deàlraich verb (to emit light)
- deàlraich verb (to reflect light)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- blìstati verb (to reflect light)
- sìjati verb (to emit light)
- sìjati verb (to reflect light)
- блѝстати verb (to reflect light)
Slovak
2 entries- blyšťať sa verb (to reflect light)
- svietiť verb (to emit light)
Slovene
4 entries- blesteti verb (to reflect light)
- sijati verb (to emit light)
- sijati verb (to reflect light)
- svetiti verb (to emit light)
Southern Altai
1 entries- јарыыр verb (to emit light)
Spanish
4 entries- brillo noun (brightness from a source of light)
- brillo noun (brightness from reflected light)
- alumbrar verb (ergative: to create light with a flashlight, lamp, torch, etc.)
- brillar verb (to emit light)
Sumerian
1 entries- 𒀯 verb (to emit light)
Swedish
4 entries- finish noun (excellence in quality or appearance)
- glans noun (brightness from reflected light)
- polish noun (excellence in quality or appearance)
- sken noun (brightness from a source of light)
Tajik
1 entries- дурахшидан verb (to emit light)
Tamil
4 entries- ஒளி noun (brightness from a source of light)
- வெளிச்சம் noun (brightness from a source of light)
- வெளிச்சம் noun (brightness from reflected light)
- ஒளிர் verb (to emit light)
Telugu
4 entries- ప్రకాశము noun (brightness from a source of light)
- మెరుపు noun (brightness from reflected light)
- ప్రకాశించు verb (to emit light)
- మెరియు verb (to reflect light)
Thai
2 entries- ฉาย verb (to emit light)
- ส่อง verb (to emit light)
Tocharian A
1 entries- luk verb (to emit light)
Tocharian B
1 entries- luk verb (to emit light)
Turkish
3 entries- parlamak verb (to emit light)
- parlatmak verb (to polish)
- yansıtmak verb (to reflect light)
Udmurt
1 entries- пиштыны verb (to emit light)
Ukrainian
4 entries- блиск noun (brightness from reflected light)
- блиск noun (excellence in quality or appearance)
- сві́тло noun (brightness from a source of light)
- ся́йво noun (brightness from reflected light)
Urdu
3 entries- جهلملانا verb (to emit light)
- جگمگانا verb (to emit light)
- چمکنا verb (to emit light)
Vietnamese
3 entries- chiếu sáng verb (to emit light)
- soi sáng verb (to emit light)
- toả sáng verb (to emit light)
Welsh
1 entries- disgleirio verb (to emit light)
Yiddish
1 entries- שײַנען verb (to emit light)
Sample sentences
28 total sentences available.
Shine on my brilliant soul.
Source: tatoeba (20084)
Shine your shoes before going out.
Source: tatoeba (21987)
The clouds cleared up and let the sun shine.
Source: tatoeba (26524)
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