sparkle

brillo, destello

Pequeños puntos de luz intensa que se reflejan en una superficie.

En inglés sencillo: Bright points of light reflected from a surface.

• The ring has a lovely sparkle.
• Sunlight brought out the sparkle in the glass.
• There was a sparkle in her eyes.

Sinónimos: glitter, shine, brilliance

Antónimos: dullness

Expresiones frecuentes: a diamond’s sparkle, sparkle in something, add sparkle

vivacidad, chispa

Cualidad alegre y llena de vida que hace agradable a una persona o cosa.

En inglés sencillo: An exciting, lively quality that makes someone or something enjoyable.

• Her jokes added sparkle to the evening.
• The performance lacked its usual sparkle.
• His conversation has a sparkle that keeps everyone interested.

Sinónimos: liveliness, vivacity

Antónimos: dullness

Expresiones frecuentes: add sparkle, sparkle and wit, lose its sparkle

chispa

Destello muy pequeño de fuego o luz.

En inglés sencillo: A very small flash of fire or light.

• A sparkle rose from the fire.
• Tiny sparkles flew above the burning branches.
• She watched each sparkle disappear into the darkness.

Sinónimos: spark

Expresiones frecuentes: a tiny sparkle, a sparkle of fire

brillar, centellear

Brillar con muchos destellos pequeños e intensos.

En inglés sencillo: To shine with many small, bright flashes of light.

• The stars sparkle tonight.
• Her necklace sparkled under the lights.
• Water was sparkling all around the boat.

Cómo se usa: sparkle in something (The snow sparkled in the sunlight.); sparkle with something (Her eyes sparkled with excitement.)

Sinónimos: glitter, twinkle, glisten

Expresiones frecuentes: sparkle in sunlight, sparkle with something

burbujear

Producir pequeñas burbujas, especialmente una bebida.

En inglés sencillo: To produce small bubbles, especially in a drink.

• The wine sparkled in her glass.
• Fresh cider was sparkling in the bottle.
• Does this drink still sparkle after a day?

Sinónimos: fizz, bubble, effervesce

Expresiones frecuentes: sparkle in something, sparkle and fizz

chispear, centellear

Desprender pequeñas chispas o destellos luminosos.

En inglés sencillo: To give off tiny bright flashes or sparks.

• The fire sparkled in the darkness.
• Burning branches sparkled as they fell.
• Hot metal sparkled beneath the hammer.

Sinónimos: spark

Expresiones frecuentes: sparkle with fire, sparkle and crackle