Polyglot Dictionary

resplandecer

/xesplɐ̃deˈseɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
resplandeço
preterite (eu)
resplandeci
past participle
resplandecido

Meaning

  1. to shine

    • O sol resplandecia.

      The sun shone.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive

Similar words

brilhar

resplandecer is more intense or literary, to radiate or glow brilliantly; brilhar is the everyday word — both mean "to shine."

luzir

luzir and resplandecer are close synonyms for "to shine," both literary.

Similar in other languages

German

scheinen

scheinen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to shine."

Spanish

brillar

brillar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to shine."

Practice

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