shine
verb
1 verb emit light INTRANSITIVEsoilsigh verb scal verb lonraigh verb the sun is shining tá an ghrian ag taitneamh, tá an ghrian ag soilsiú, tá an ghrian ag scaladhthe moon was shining down on the lake bhí an ghealach ag lonrú anuas ar an loch, bhí an ghealach ag soilsiú anuas ar an lochhe saw a light shining chonaic sé solas ag soilsiú, chonaic sé solas ag lonrúthe light was shining in her eyes bhí an solas ina súile 2 verb be bright and shiny INTRANSITIVEbheith ag lonrú her hair was shining bhí loinnir ina cuid gruaigeShow full entry
3 verb make shiny by rubbing TRANSITIVEloinnir a chur i to shine brass loinnir a chur i bprás 4 verb polish TRANSITIVEsnas a chur ar he shined his boots chuir sé snas ar a bhuataisí 5 verb with emotion INTRANSITIVElonraigh verb her eyes were shining bhí a súile ag lonrú, bhí a súile ag glioscarnachhis face shone with joy bhí loinnir ina éadan le gliondar 6 verb light, torch, etc TRANSITIVEdírigh verb they shone the light towards the boat dhírigh siad an solas i dtreo an bháid 7 verb perform well INTRANSITIVEaicsean a dhéanamhan beart a dhéanamhthis is your chance to shine seo do dheis chun an t-aicsean a dhéanamhhe shone at athletics bhí sé an-mhaith ag an lúthchleasaíocht
noun
8 noun brightnessloinnir fem5 it restores the shine to hair cuireann sé an loinnir ar ais sa ghruaig 9 noun act of polishingto give sth a shine loinnir a chur i rudhe gave his dancing shoes a shine chuir sé snas ar a bhróga damhsa