brilliant

excellent, génial

Extrêmement bon, agréable ou impressionnant.

En anglais simple : Extremely good, enjoyable, or impressive.

• That is a brilliant idea.
• We had a brilliant time.
• Her performance last night was brilliant.

Synonymes : excellent, wonderful, great

Contraires : terrible

Expressions courantes : brilliant idea, brilliant performance, brilliant time

excellent, formidable

Extrêmement bon ou qui fait une très forte impression.

En anglais simple : Extremely good or impressive.

• That is a brilliant idea.
• You did a brilliant job today.
• Was the film as brilliant as everyone said?

Synonymes : excellent, wonderful, outstanding

Contraires : terrible

Expressions courantes : brilliant idea, brilliant performance, brilliant work

brillant, génial

Extrêmement intelligent ou particulièrement doué pour réfléchir et comprendre.

En anglais simple : Extremely clever or unusually skilled at thinking and understanding.

• She is a brilliant scientist.
• He was one of our most brilliant students.
• Her brilliant mind quickly found a solution.

Synonymes : clever, intelligent, gifted

Contraires : stupid

Expressions courantes : brilliant scientist, brilliant mind, brilliant student

brillant, éclatant

Qui brille fortement ou présente des couleurs intenses et nettes.

En anglais simple : Shining very brightly or having very strong, clear colors.

• A brilliant light filled the room.
• The sky was a brilliant blue.
• Diamonds sparkled in the brilliant sunshine.

Synonymes : bright, radiant, vivid

Contraires : dim, dull

Expressions courantes : brilliant light, brilliant colors, brilliant sunshine

vif, éclatant

Se dit d’une couleur très intense et lumineuse.

En anglais simple : A colour that is very strong and bright.

• The bird has brilliant blue feathers.
• She wore a scarf in brilliant colours.
• Brilliant red flowers filled the garden.

Synonymes : vivid, bright

Contraires : dull

Expressions courantes : brilliant blue, brilliant colours, brilliant red

brillant

Pierre précieuse, surtout un diamant, taillée avec de nombreuses petites faces plates pour réfléchir la lumière.

En anglais simple : A valuable stone, especially a diamond, cut with many small flat sides to reflect light.

• The ring held a small brilliant.
• The jeweller showed us two brilliants.
• Light flashed from the brilliant in her necklace.

Expressions courantes : round brilliant, cut brilliant, brilliant diamond