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How do you say "shiny" in Spanish?
brillante
In Spanish, "shiny" is brillante.
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Pronunciation
For 'brillante', tap the single r lightly with the tip of your tongue; stress naturally falls on the second-to-last syllable, and keep every vowel crisp and unglided. Also, ll comes out close to a y sound.
Grammar notes
brillante is a adjective used the same way as its English equivalent.
Example sentence
Sus zapatos nuevos eran muy brillantes.
His new shoes were very shiny.
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How to remember brillante
Every time you think of His new shoes were very shiny, let 'brillante' be the word that pops up first, reinforced by 'His new shoes were very shiny.'.
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Questions about brillante
How do you pronounce brillante?
For 'brillante', tap the single r lightly with the tip of your tongue; stress naturally falls on the second-to-last syllable, and keep every vowel crisp and unglided. Also, ll comes out close to a y sound.
Is brillante formal or casual?
brillante is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech.
How is brillante used in Spanish?
brillante is used the same way as the equivalent English adjective. For example: Sus zapatos nuevos eran muy brillantes. (His new shoes were very shiny.).
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