noun🔗ShareBrillance, éclatA surface shine or luster/lustre"The fresh coat of wax gave the car a beautiful gloss. "La nouvelle couche de cire donnait à la voiture une belle brillance.appearancequalityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareApparence trompeuse, vernisA 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. "Le CV impeccable du nouvel étudiant donnait une apparence trompeuse de compétences exceptionnelles, mais en réalité, il était encore assez inexpérimenté.appearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGlacer, lustrerTo give a gloss or sheen to."She used lip gloss to give her lips a shiny look. "Elle a utilisé du gloss pour donner à ses lèvres un aspect brillant.appearancestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFarder, enjoliverTo 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. "L'homme politique a enjolivé les détails du nouveau plan fiscal, en essayant de le rendre plus attrayant qu'il ne l'était en réalité.appearancestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGlacer, lustrerTo become shiny."The freshly polished wooden table began to gloss under the bright lights. "La table en bois fraîchement polie a commencé à glacer sous les lumières vives.appearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGlose, note explicativeA 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. "Le manuel contenait une glose expliquant le mot latin peu familier « ubiquitous » dans la marge.languagewritinglinguisticswordcommunicationeducationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGlossaireA glossary; a collection of such notes."The student used the glossary at the back of the book as a quick reference. "L'étudiant a utilisé le glossaire à la fin du livre comme référence rapide.languagewritingliteraturewordeducationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGlose, explicationAn expression requiring such explanatory treatment."His comment about the project's future was a gloss that needed further explanation. "Son commentaire sur l'avenir du projet était une glose qui nécessitait des explications supplémentaires.languagewritingwordlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCommentaire, gloseAn extensive commentary on some text."The professor's gloss on Shakespeare's play provided valuable insights into the historical context. "La glose du professeur sur la pièce de Shakespeare a fourni des informations précieuses sur le contexte historique.languagelinguisticsliteraturewritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGlose, explicationA 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." "Le professeur a donné une glose du mot inconnu «éphémère», expliquant que cela signifiait «éphémère».languagewritinglinguisticscommunicationwordeducationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareInterprétation, gloseAn 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. "L'interprétation du juge sur la clause ambiguë du contrat a clarifié sa signification pour les deux parties.lawgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGlosser, annoterTo add a gloss to (a text)."The professor asked the students to gloss the difficult poem, explaining its meaning in simpler terms. "Le professeur a demandé aux étudiants de gloser le poème difficile, en expliquant sa signification en termes plus simples.writinglanguagecommunicationliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading