sparkle

scintillio, brillantezza

Piccoli punti di luce intensa riflessi da una superficie.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: glitter, shine, brilliance

Contrari: dullness

Espressioni comuni: a diamond’s sparkle, sparkle in something, add sparkle

vivacità, brio

Qualità vivace e coinvolgente che rende piacevole una persona o una cosa.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: liveliness, vivacity

Contrari: dullness

Espressioni comuni: add sparkle, sparkle and wit, lose its sparkle

scintilla

Un piccolissimo lampo di fuoco o di luce.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: spark

Espressioni comuni: a tiny sparkle, a sparkle of fire

scintillare, luccicare

Brillare con tanti piccoli lampi di luce intensa.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: glitter, twinkle, glisten

Espressioni comuni: sparkle in sunlight, sparkle with something

frizzare, spumeggiare

Produrre piccole bollicine, soprattutto in una bevanda.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: fizz, bubble, effervesce

Espressioni comuni: sparkle in something, sparkle and fizz

sprizzare scintille

Emettere piccole scintille o brevi lampi luminosi.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: spark

Espressioni comuni: sparkle with fire, sparkle and crackle