French-English translations for éclat

• splinter
  The tall tree splintered during the storm.
  His third kick splintered the door.
  The government splintered when the coalition members could not agree.
• éclat
• flake
  There were a few flakes of paint on the floor from when we were painting the walls.
  flakes of dandruff
  She makes pleasant conversation, but shes kind of a flake when it comes time for action.
• glare
  a glare of ice
  He walked in late, with the teacher glaring at him the whole time.
  The sun glared down on the desert sand.
• luster
  He polished the brass doorknob to a high luster.
  After so many years in the same field, the job had lost its luster.
  He spoke with all the lustre a seasoned enthusiast should have.
• shine
  I was interested in the comments made by Catherine Day, a senior Commission official, in Ireland last week when she said that the shine had gone off Ireland. J'ai été intéressée par les commentaires de Catherine Day, haute fonctionnaire de la Commission, prononcés en Irlande la semaine dernière, quand elle a dit que l'Irlande avait perdu son éclat.
  My nephew tried other sports before deciding on football, which he shone at right away, quickly becoming the star of his school team
  I shone my light into the darkness to see what was making the noise
• blare
  I can hardly hear you over the blare of the radio.
  The trumpet blaring in my ears gave me a headache.
• brightness
• brilliance
• burst
  Two years ago, however, the bubble burst, causing substantial collateral damage. Mais il y a deux ans, la bulle a éclaté, provoquant des dommages collatéraux considérables.
  With the oppressive brace of dictatorship ripped away, Iraq has burst like a broken dam. Débarrassé du carcan oppressant de la dictature, l’Irak a éclaté comme un barrage fissuré.
  For many years, the banks made money out of thin air using opaque structures and, in 2008, this bubble burst. Pendant des années, les banques ont fait de l'argent comme par magie en utilisant des structures opaques et, en 2008, cette bulle a éclaté.
• chip
  This cup has a chip in it.
  Do you want sauce or mayonnaise on your chips?
  they made their own potato chips from scratch, he ate a tortilla chip, served with a side of apple chips
• eclat
• glitter
  a glittering sword
  the glittering ornaments on a Christmas tree
  the glittering scenes of a court
• glory
• glow
  The fire was still glowing after ten hours
  The zealots glowed with religious fervor
  You are glowing from happiness!
• lustre
  Since then, it appears to have lost some of its lustre. Depuis, cette proposition semble avoir perdu quelque peu de son éclat.
  Various kinds of minerals differ in their lustre; iron pyrites are described as having a metallic lustre, glassy materials a vitreous lustre; others, such as opal, look resinous, and the lustres of yet others are described as being either pearly, or silky, or dull, like earth
• polish
  A good silver polish will remove tarnish easily.
  The floor was waxed to a high polish.
  The lecturer showed a lot of polish at his last talk.
• round
  We sat at a round table to make conversation easier
  The ancient Egyptian demonstrated that the Earth is round, not flat
  Our childs bed has round corners for safety
• shard
• shrapnel
  Beka lost part of his skull and shrapnel remains inside. Beka a perdu une partie de sa boîte crânienne, et des éclats y sont restés logés.
  She will never again use her arms or legs; she is just three years old and her spinal cord was destroyed by Israeli shrapnel. Elle ne pourra plus jamais utiliser ses bras ou ses jambes; elle est âgée de 3 ans et sa moelle épinière a été détruite par des éclats d’obus israéliens.
  The dog ate my sandwich, and there was shrapnel all over the place from him tearing open the bag
• sliver
  to sliver wood

Related words

• éclater
• éclatement
• éclatant
• éclaté
• éclatamment
• éclateur
• inéclatable
• éclatable
• éclat Levallois