gloss in French
gloss in French is brillant, glose — gloss means a shiny, polished surface.
gloss in French
brillant
A surface shine or luster.
glose
(countable) A brief explanatory note or translation of a foreign, archaic, technical, difficult, complex, or uncommon expression, inserted after the original, in the margin of a document, or between lines of a text.
What does "gloss" mean?
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noun A shiny, polished surface.
"The lip gloss gave her lips a subtle shine."
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noun An impressive appearance that hides something less impressive underneath.
"Beneath the glossy marketing gloss, the product barely worked."
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verb (usually "gloss over") To skim past or downplay a problem instead of properly addressing it.
"The report glossed over the project's biggest failures."
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noun A brief note explaining a difficult or foreign word, often placed in the margin or between the lines of a text.
"The scholar added glosses in the margin to explain the archaic Latin terms."
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gloss in a sentence
- The lip gloss gave her lips a subtle shine.
- Beneath the glossy marketing gloss, the product barely worked.
- The report glossed over the project's biggest failures.
- The scholar added glosses in the margin to explain the archaic Latin terms.
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What is "gloss" in French?
"gloss" in French is brillant, glose. gloss means: A shiny, polished surface.
How do you use "gloss" in a sentence?
Example: "The lip gloss gave her lips a subtle shine." In French, "gloss" is brillant, glose.
Are there other ways to say "gloss" in French?
Yes — French has 2 translations listed for "gloss": brillant, glose.
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