glow

glow
1. intransitive verb
1) glühen; [Lampe, Leuchtfarbe:] schimmern, leuchten
2) (fig.) (with warmth or pride) [Gesicht, Wangen:] glühen (with vor + Dat.); (with health or vigour) strotzen (with vor + Dat.)
3) (be suffused with warm colour) [warm] leuchten
2. noun
1) Glühen, das; (of candle, lamp) Schein, der; (of embers, sunset) Glut, die
2) (fig.) Glühen, das

his cheeks had a healthy glow — seine Wangen hatten eine blühende Farbe

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[ɡləu] 1. verb
1) (to give out heat or light without any flame: The coal was glowing in the fire.) glühen
2) (to have red cheeks because of heat, cold, emotion etc: The little boy glowed with pride.) glühen
2. noun
(the state of glowing: the glow of the coal in the fire.) das Glühen
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- glow-worm
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glow
[gləʊ, AM gloʊ]
I. n no pl
1. (radiance) Leuchten nt; of a lamp, the sun Scheinen nt; of a cigarette, the sunset Glühen nt; (gleam) of fire Schein m; (hot mass) Glut f; (light) Licht nt
her cheeks had a healthy \glow after the walk ihre Wangen hatten eine gesunde Farbe nach dem Spaziergang
2. (fig: good feeling)
there was a \glow about her that radiated happiness sie strahlte Fröhlichkeit aus
\glow of happiness Glücksgefühl nt
\glow of pride glühender Stolz geh
\glow of satisfaction tiefe Befriedigung
to have a healthy \glow ein gesundes Aussehen haben
II. vi
1. (illuminate) leuchten; fire, light scheinen
2. (be red and hot) glühen
the embers \glowed dimly in the grate die Glut glimmte im Kamin
her cheeks \glowed with excitement ihre Wangen glühten vor Aufregung
3. (fig: look radiant) strahlen
to \glow with health vor Gesundheit strotzen
to \glow with pride vor Stolz schwellen
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[gləʊ]
1. vi
glühen; (colour, hands of clock) leuchten; (lamp, candle) scheinen

her cheeks glowed — ihre Wangen glühten

she/her cheeks glowed with health — sie hatte ein blühendes Aussehen

to glow with pride — vor Stolz glühen

to glow with pleasure — vor Freude strahlen

she glowed with confidence — sie strahlte Selbstvertrauen vor

to glow red — rot leuchten

2. n
Glühen nt; (of colour, clock hands) Leuchten nt; (of lamp, candle) Schein m; (of fire, sunset, passion) Glut f

her face had a healthy glow — ihr Gesicht hatte eine blühende Farbe

she felt a glow of satisfaction/affection — sie empfand eine tiefe Befriedigung/Zuneigung

there was a glow about her — sie strahlte

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glow [ɡləʊ]
A v/i
1. glühen
2. fig glühen:
a) leuchten, strahlen
b) brennen (Gesicht etc)
3. fig (er)glühen, brennen (beide:
with vor dat)
B s
1. Glühen n, Glut f:
in a glow glühend
2. fig Glut f:
a) Glühen n, Leuchten n
b) Hitze f, Röte f (im Gesicht etc):
in a glow, all of a glow erhitzt, glühend, ganz gerötet
c) Feuer n, Leidenschaft f, Brennen n
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1. intransitive verb
1) glühen; [Lampe, Leuchtfarbe:] schimmern, leuchten
2) (fig.) (with warmth or pride) [Gesicht, Wangen:] glühen (with vor + Dat.); (with health or vigour) strotzen (with vor + Dat.)
3) (be suffused with warm colour) [warm] leuchten
2. noun
1) Glühen, das; (of candle, lamp) Schein, der; (of embers, sunset) Glut, die
2) (fig.) Glühen, das

his cheeks had a healthy glow — seine Wangen hatten eine blühende Farbe

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n.
Glühen - n. v.
erglühen v.
glühen v.

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