sparkling

sparkling
adjective
1) (flashing) glitzernd [Stein, Diamant]
2) (bright) funkelnd [Augen]
3) (brilliant) glänzend [Schauspiel, Aufführung, Rede]
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adjective
1) ((of wines) giving off bubbles of gas.) schäumend
2) (lively: sparkling humour/wit.) sprühend
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spar·kling
[ˈspɑ:kl̩ɪŋ, AM ˈspɑ:r-]
adj
1. (shining) glänzend; eyes funkelnd, glitzernd
\sparkling white teeth strahlend weiße Zähne
2. (fig approv: lively) person vor Leben sprühend
he's a \sparkling conversationalist er ist ein geistreicher Gesprächspartner
\sparkling conversation/wit spritzige Unterhaltung/sprühender Geist
\sparkling performance glänzende Leistung
3. (bubbling) drink mit Kohlensäure nach n; lemonade perlend; wine, champagne schäumend, moussierend
\sparkling mineral water Mineralwasser nt mit Kohlensäure
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['spAːklɪŋ]
1. adj
lights glänzend, funkelnd; eyes funkelnd; wit sprühend; (= lively) person vor Leben sprühend; (= scintillating) performance brilliant; (= witty) person, speech, conversation vor Geist sprühend; (= bubbling) lemonade etc perlend; wine perlend, moussierend; cider kohlensäurehaltig

sparkling (mineral) water — Mineralwasser nt mit Kohlensäure, Selterswasser nt

sparkling wine (as type) — Schaumwein m, Sekt m

in sparkling form — in glänzender Form

the car was sparkling (clean) — das Auto blitzte vor Sauberkeit

2. adv
funkelnd, blitzend

sparkling clean floors and walls — blitzsaubere Fußböden und Wände

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sparkling [-klıŋ] adj (adv sparklingly)
1. funkelnd, sprühend (beide auch fig Witz etc)
2. fig Geist sprühend, spritzig (Person, auch Dialog etc)
3. schäumend, moussierend:
sparkling wine
a) Schaumwein m,
b) Sekt m;
sparkling water Sprudel m
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adjective
1) (flashing) glitzernd [Stein, Diamant]
2) (bright) funkelnd [Augen]
3) (brilliant) glänzend [Schauspiel, Aufführung, Rede]
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adj.
funkelnd adj.

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