What does rayonner in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word rayonner in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use rayonner in French.
The word rayonner in French means shine, spread, radiate, glow, spread out, stretch out, travel around, radiate, emit, put up shelves on , put shelves up on. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word rayonner
shineverbe intransitif (illuminer) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Le soleil rayonne dans le ciel. The sun is shining in the sky. |
spreadverbe intransitif (se diffuser) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") La douleur rayonnait dans tout son corps. The pain was spreading throughout his body. |
radiate, glowverbe intransitif (figuré (exprimer, manifester) (figurative) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Les jeunes mariés rayonnent de bonheur. The young couple radiate happiness. |
spread out, stretch outverbe intransitif (s'étendre, partir d'un point) Depuis cette place, les rues rayonnent dans toute la ville. From this square, the streets spread out throughout the city. |
travel aroundverbe intransitif (se déplacer à partir d'un point) Pour nos vacances en Bretagne, nous avons choisi un gîte assez central pour ensuite rayonner dans toute la région. For our holidays in Brittany, we chose a centrally located holiday cottage from which to travel around the region. |
radiate, emitverbe transitif (émettre des radiations) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") L'uranium 237 rayonne de la radioactivité. Uranium 237 emits radioactivity. |
put up shelves on , put shelves up onverbe transitif (garnir d'étagères) (wall, surface) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") J'ai rayonné ce renfoncement pour en faire un placard. I've put shelves up in the recess to make a cupboard. |
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