noun🔗ShareBrillo, lustreA surface shine or luster/lustre"The fresh coat of wax gave the car a beautiful gloss. "La capa fresca de cera le dio al coche un hermoso brillo.appearancequalityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareApariencia, barnizA superficially or deceptively attractive appearance"The new student's polished resume gave a gloss of exceptional skills, but in reality, he was still quite inexperienced. "El currículum pulido del nuevo estudiante dio una apariencia de habilidades excepcionales, pero en realidad, todavía era bastante inexperto.appearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbrillantar, dar brilloTo give a gloss or sheen to."She used lip gloss to give her lips a shiny look. "Ella usó brillo labial para dar a sus labios un aspecto brillante.appearancestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEmbellecer, disimularTo make (something) attractive by deception"The politician glossed over the details of the new tax plan, trying to make it sound more appealing than it actually was. "El político disimuló los detalles del nuevo plan fiscal, tratando de hacerlo sonar más atractivo de lo que realmente era.appearancestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbrillantar, lustrarTo become shiny."The freshly polished wooden table began to gloss under the bright lights. "La mesa de madera recién pulida comenzó a abrillantar bajo las luces brillantes.appearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGlosario, anotaciónA 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."The textbook contained a gloss explaining the unfamiliar Latin word "ubiquitous" in the margin. "El libro de texto contenía una anotación que explicaba la palabra latina poco familiar "ubiquitous" en el margen.languagewritinglinguisticswordcommunicationeducationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGlosarioA glossary; a collection of such notes."The student used the glossary at the back of the book as a quick reference. "El estudiante usó el glosario al final del libro como referencia rápida.languagewritingliteraturewordeducationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGlosario, explicaciónAn expression requiring such explanatory treatment."His comment about the project's future was a gloss that needed further explanation. "Su comentario sobre el futuro del proyecto fue una explicación que necesitaba más aclaraciones.languagewritingwordlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareComentario, glosaAn extensive commentary on some text."The professor's gloss on Shakespeare's play provided valuable insights into the historical context. "La glosa del profesor sobre la obra de Shakespeare proporcionó valiosos conocimientos sobre el contexto histórico.languagelinguisticsliteraturewritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGlosario, explicaciónA brief explanation in speech or in a written work, including a synonym used with the intent of indicating the meaning of the word to which it is applied"The teacher gave a gloss of the unfamiliar word "ephemeral," explaining it meant "short-lived." "El profesor dio una explicación de la palabra desconocida "efímero", explicando que significaba "de corta duración".languagewritinglinguisticscommunicationwordeducationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareInterpretación, glosaAn interpretation by a court of specific point within a statute or case law"The judge's gloss on the ambiguous clause in the contract clarified its meaning for both parties. "La interpretación del juez sobre la cláusula ambigua del contrato aclaró su significado para ambas partes.lawgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGlosar, comentarTo add a gloss to (a text)."The professor asked the students to gloss the difficult poem, explaining its meaning in simpler terms. "El profesor pidió a los estudiantes que glosaran el poema difícil, explicando su significado en términos más sencillos.writinglanguagecommunicationliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading