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ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Translations brilliantly [ˈbrɪljəntlɪ] ADV 1. (= brightly) [shine] → intensamente, con intensidad brilliantly lit or illuminated → radiantemente iluminado a brilliantly sunny morning → una mañana de sol radiante brilliantly coloured → de colores vivos or brillantes 2. (= superbly) [play, perform, act] → brillantemente; [written, executed] → con brillantez she played brilliantly → tocó brillantemente, tocó genial the strategy worked brilliantly → la estrategia funcionó a la perfección he succeeded brilliantly in politics → tuvo una brillante carrera política a brilliantly simple idea → una idea brillante y sencilla he was brilliantly successful → tuvo un éxito rotundo or total brilliantly [ˈbrɪliəntli] adv [written, executed, performed, conceived] → brillamment [simple, funny] → remarquablement [work] → à merveille; [succeed] → brillamment [successful] → brillamment [illuminated] → vivement brilliantly coloured (many colours) → aux couleurs éclatantes; (one colour) → d'une couleur vive brilliantly sunny → radieux/euse brilliantly adv shine, lit, illuminated → hell; sunny → strahlend; brilliantly coloured (Brit) or colored (US) → in kräftigen Farben (= very well, superbly) → großartig; talented → glänzend; play, perform → brillant; funny, witty, simple → herrlich; a brilliantly original idea → eine Idee von glänzender Originalität How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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There are scenes of all sorts; some dreadful combats, some grand and lofty horse-riding, some scenes of high life, and some of very middling indeed; some love-making for the sentimental, and some light comic business; the whole accompanied by appropriate scenery and brilliantly illuminated with the Author's own candles. Kuno Fischer was then at the height of his fame and during the winter had been lecturing brilliantly on Schopenhauer. He could have been whatever he turned his agile intellect and his cunning hand to; he had been a schoolmaster and a watch-maker, and I believe an amateur doctor and irregular lawyer; he talked and wrote brilliantly, and he was one of the group that nightly disposed of every manner of theoretical and practical question at the drug-store; it was quite indifferent to him which side he took; what he enjoyed was the mental exercise. |
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