éclat

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• 1 splinter un éclat d'obus = a piece of shrapnel voler en éclats = to shatter Definition of splinter in the British & World English dictionary Definition of splinter in the US English dictionary Translate splinter | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2 (of light, star) brightness; (of spotlight) glare; (of snow) sparkle Definition of brightness in the British & World English dictionary Definition of brightness in the US English dictionary Translate brightness | into German | into Italian

• 3 (of colour, material) brilliance; (of hair, plumage) shine; (of metal) lustre (GB) Definition of brilliance in the British & World English dictionary Definition of brilliance in the US English dictionary Translate brilliance | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 4 (of face, smile) radiance; (of eyes) sparkle sans éclat [eyes] = dull; [beauty] = lifeless Definition of radiance in the British & World English dictionary Definition of radiance in the US English dictionary Translate radiance | into Italian

• 5 splendour (GB) manquer d'éclat [ceremony] = to lack sparkle Definition of splendour in the British & World English dictionary Definition of splendour in the US English dictionary Translate splendour | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 6 scene, fuss faire un éclat = to make a scene Definition of scene in the British & World English dictionary Definition of scene in the US English dictionary Translate scene | into German | into Italian | into Spanish