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Jul 2, 2002 12:21
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English term
starburst
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The sun shone at the top of the tree like a starburst.
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destello estelar
El sol brillaba en la cima del árbol como un destello estelar.
Saludos. :o)
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burst [bst]
vb. bursts, bursting, burst.
1. to break or cause to break open or apart suddenly and noisily, esp from internal pressure; explode.
2. (intr.) to come, go, etc., suddenly and forcibly: he burst into the room.
3. (intr.) to be full to the point of breaking open.
4. (intr.) to give vent (to) suddenly or loudly: to burst into song.
5. to cause or suffer the rupture of: to burst a blood vessel.
n.
6. a sudden breaking open or apart; explosion.
7. a break; breach; rupture.
8. a sudden display or increase of effort or action; spurt: a burst of speed.
9. a sudden and violent emission, occurrence, or outbreak: a burst of heavy rain; a burst of applause.
10. a volley of fire from a weapon or weapons
Saludos. :o)
http://wordreference.com/english/definition.asp?en=burst
burst [bst]
vb. bursts, bursting, burst.
1. to break or cause to break open or apart suddenly and noisily, esp from internal pressure; explode.
2. (intr.) to come, go, etc., suddenly and forcibly: he burst into the room.
3. (intr.) to be full to the point of breaking open.
4. (intr.) to give vent (to) suddenly or loudly: to burst into song.
5. to cause or suffer the rupture of: to burst a blood vessel.
n.
6. a sudden breaking open or apart; explosion.
7. a break; breach; rupture.
8. a sudden display or increase of effort or action; spurt: a burst of speed.
9. a sudden and violent emission, occurrence, or outbreak: a burst of heavy rain; a burst of applause.
10. a volley of fire from a weapon or weapons
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aureola
rayo de estrellas
en realidad es "un periodo de intensa actividad de formación de estrellas¨
pero tal frase obviamente no va muy
bien en literatura
en realidad es "un periodo de intensa actividad de formación de estrellas¨
pero tal frase obviamente no va muy
bien en literatura
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Alberto Ide
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El sol brillaba en la cima del árbol como una estrella centelleante.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
Starburst:
"A shape or design with emanating rays that resembles the flash of light produced by an exploding star".
Starburst:
"A shape or design with emanating rays that resembles the flash of light produced by an exploding star".
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explosión estelar
The text express an analogy with the phenomenum of starburst, which is a fact recently discovered. Please check the term in any astronomic web site as the ref.
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un millar de estrellas
I imagine it's describing the way the sun looks through the branches at the top of the tree, so that it appears to be more than one.
Just a suggestion. ;-)
Terry
Just a suggestion. ;-)
Terry
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