What does brillante in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word brillante in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use brillante in Italian.

The word brillante in Italian means shiny, brilliant, bright, splendid, brilliant, stellar, comic, humorist, diamond, flirt, shine, emerge, stand out, explode, set off, husk, polish, tonic water. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word brillante

shiny, brilliant, bright

aggettivo (che brilla)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La superficie brillante del bancone rifletteva le luci della reception.
The shiny surface of the counter reflected the lights of the reception.

splendid, brilliant, stellar

aggettivo (figurato (notevole, ammirevole)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ha ottenuto un brillante risultato.
She obtained stellar results.

comic, humorist

aggettivo (figurato (spiritoso, comico, umoristico)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
È un attore specializzato in ruoli brillanti.
ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. He's a light comedy actor.

diamond

sostantivo maschile (forma di pietra preziosa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
I brillanti incastonati nel tuo collier devono valere una fortuna.
The diamonds set in your necklace must be worth a fortune.

flirt

sostantivo maschile (figurato, informale (spiritoso, chi si mette in mostra)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Piantala di fare il brillante con le donne e vieni ad aiutarmi a scaricare la macchina!
Stop flirting with the girls and come help me unload the car!

shine

verbo intransitivo (luccicare, scintillare)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
I tuoi capelli brillano al sole.
Your hair shines (or: sparkles) in the sun.

emerge, stand out

verbo intransitivo (figurato (distinguersi, emergere)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Renzo non brilla per intelligenza.
Renzo doesn't stand out for his intelligence.

explode, set off

verbo intransitivo (ordigni: scoppiare)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Gli artificieri hanno fatto brillare il pacco sospetto in una zona sicura.
The bomb disposal squad set off the suspicious package in a safe area.

husk, polish

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (cereali: sottoporre a brillatura) (grain)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Brillare il riso è una procedura comune nelle industrie e serve a renderlo più bianco.
Rice polishing is common industry practice and makes the rice whiter.

tonic water

sostantivo femminile (acqua aromatizzata al limone)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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