brightly

brightly
brightly [ˈbraɪtlɪ]
adverb
   a. [sparkle] de mille feux
• to burn brightly [fire] flamber
• brightly lit bien éclairé
   b. ( = vividly) brightly coloured de couleur(s) vive(s)
• brightly painted (one colour) peint d'une couleur vive ; (two or more colours) peint avec des couleurs vives
   c. [say, smile] jovialement
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['braɪtlɪ]
adverb
1) (vividly) [dressed] de couleurs vives

brightly coloured — (several colours) aux couleurs vives; (of one colour) de couleur vive

brightly painted — aux couleurs vives

2) (of sun, fire) [shine, burn] d'un éclat vif; (of eyes, metal) [shine, sparkle] intensément
3) (intensely) [lit] brillamment
4) (cheerfully) joyeusement

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