shine
shone verb: past tense past participle
A. -noun
(=brilliance)   brillo (m), lustre (m)
·to [give] something a shine
·sacar brillo a algo
·to take the shine [off] something
(literally) deslustrar algo (figurative) deslucir algo, quitar a algo su encanto
a. come rain or shine haga el tiempo que haga
b. to take a shine [to] somebody * tomar simpatía por somebody, someone
B. -transitive verb
1. shined past tense past participle
(=polish) sacar brillo a, pulir
2. ·to shine a light on something
·echar luz sobre algo
C. -intransitive verb
1. [sun, light etcetera] brillar
[metal] relucir
·the sun is shining
·brilla el sol
·the metal shone in the sun
·el metal relucía al sol
·her face shone with happiness
·su cara irradiaba felicidad
2. (figurative)
[student etcetera] destacar, sobresalir
·to shine at English
·destacar or sobresalir en inglénoun