sparkle

éclat, brillance

Petits points de lumière vive qui se reflètent sur une surface.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : glitter, shine, brilliance

Contraires : dullness

Expressions courantes : a diamond’s sparkle, sparkle in something, add sparkle

vivacité, pétillant

Qualité pleine de vie et d’entrain qui rend une personne ou une chose agréable.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : liveliness, vivacity

Contraires : dullness

Expressions courantes : add sparkle, sparkle and wit, lose its sparkle

étincelle

Un très petit éclat de feu ou de lumière.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : spark

Expressions courantes : a tiny sparkle, a sparkle of fire

scintiller, étinceler

Briller en produisant de nombreux petits éclats lumineux.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : sparkle in something (The snow sparkled in the sunlight.); sparkle with something (Her eyes sparkled with excitement.)

Synonymes : glitter, twinkle, glisten

Expressions courantes : sparkle in sunlight, sparkle with something

pétiller

Produire de petites bulles, surtout dans une boisson.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : fizz, bubble, effervesce

Expressions courantes : sparkle in something, sparkle and fizz

étinceler

Produire de petites étincelles ou de brefs éclats lumineux.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : spark

Expressions courantes : sparkle with fire, sparkle and crackle