gloss in Portuguese
gloss in Portuguese is brilho, lustre, lustro — gloss means a shiny, polished surface.
gloss in Portuguese
brilho
A surface shine or luster.
lustre
A surface shine or luster.
lustro
A surface shine or luster.
glosa
(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.
glosar
(transitive) To add a gloss to (a text).
brilhar
(intransitive) To become shiny.
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."
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.
Similar words in Portuguese
Common Portuguese translations
Frequently asked questions
What is "gloss" in Portuguese?
"gloss" in Portuguese is brilho, lustre, lustro. 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 Portuguese, "gloss" is brilho, lustre, lustro.
Are there other ways to say "gloss" in Portuguese?
Yes — Portuguese has 6 translations listed for "gloss": brilho, lustre, lustro, glosa, glosar, brilhar.
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