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brilhar.

to shine, to emit or reflect light

7 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/bɾiˈʎa(ʁ)/Brazil[bɾiˈʎa(h)]Brazil/bɾiˈʎa(ɾ)/São-Paulo/bɾiˈʎa(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to shine, to emit or reflect light

    intransitive
    Não há muito que ver por aqui; grama crescendo no solo e estrelas brilhando no céu.
  2. to seem it is shining, to have the effect of being shining

    intransitive
    Ela estava muito feliz, os seus olhos brilhavam.
  3. to shine, to excel

    intransitive
    Um dia vou brilhar como uma famosa cantora!
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Dravidian *weḷ Proto-Dravidian *ūr Proto-Dravidian *weḷ-ūr Proto-Indo-Iranian *i- Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kas Proto-Indo-Iranian *-ikas Sanskrit -इक (-ika) Prakrit -इय (-iya) Prakrit वेरुलिअ (vērulia)bor. Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos)bor. Latin bēryllusder. Italian brillarebor. Portuguese brilhar Borrowed from Italian brillare.

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