bright

bright
bright [braɪt]
1. adjective
   a. [colour, light] vif ; [room] clair ; [clothes, flowers] de couleur(s) vive(s) ; [star, eyes] brillant
   b. [day, weather] radieux ; [sunshine, sun] éclatant
• to become brighter [weather] s'éclaircir
• bright intervals éclaircies fpl
• the outlook is brighter on prévoit une amélioration (du temps)
   c. ( = clever) intelligent
• full of bright ideas plein d'excellentes idées
   d. ( = cheerful) jovial
• bright and breezy décontracté et enjoué
   e. [future, outlook, prospects] brillant
• the future looks bright (for him) l'avenir s'annonce bien (pour lui)
• the outlook is brighter les perspectives d'avenir sont plus prometteuses
• bright spot ( = hope) lueur f d'espoir
• to look on the bright side prendre les choses du bon côté
   f. to be (up) bright and early se lever de bon matin
• you're up bright and early this morning! tu es bien matinal aujourd'hui !
2. compounds
► the bright lights plural noun les lumières fpl de la ville
• the bright lights of New York les lumières fpl de New York ► bright spark (inf) noun petit(e) futé(e) (inf) m(f)
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[braɪt] 1.
adjective
1) (vivid) [blue, red] vif/vive; [garment, carpet, wallpaper] (of one colour) de couleur vive; (of several colours) aux couleurs vives

he went bright red — il est devenu tout rouge

2) (clear) [sunshine] éclatant; [room, day] clair; [weather] radieux/-ieuse; [sky] lumineux/-euse

bright spell — éclaircie f

3) (shiny) [star, eye, coin, metal] brillant; [jewel] étincelant
4) (clever) intelligent

a bright idea — une idée lumineuse

5) (cheerful) [person, mood] joyeux/-euse; [smile, face] radieux/-ieuse

to look on the bright side — voir le bon côté des choses

6) (promising) [future] brillant

one of our brightest hopes — l'un de nos meilleurs espoirs

2.
adverb [shine, burn] d'un vif éclat

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