rayonner

/ʁɛ.jɔ.ne/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
rayonne
past
a rayonné
perfect
rayonné

Meaning

  1. to radiate, to beam

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

resplendir

Close — both describe radiating light or glowing brightly.

luire

Close synonyms for "to glow, to radiate/beam."

Similar in other languages

German

anstrahlen

Close — to radiate, to beam relates to beaming at, floodlighting.

English

shine

Close, figuratively — to radiate (joy, health) relates to shining.

Practice

1 What does rayonner mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle ___ de bonheur le jour de son mariage.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches rayonner?

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