Was heißt »fun­keln« auf Englisch?

Das Verb fun­keln lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

  • sparkle
  • twinkle
  • glitter
  • flash

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Planeten sind leicht zu erkennen, denn sie funkeln nicht wie Sterne.

Planets are easy to identify because they don't twinkle like stars do.

Die Sterne funkeln am Himmel.

The stars are shining in the sky.

Sonnenglanz funkelte auf dem Wasser des Sees.

Sunlight sparkled on the lake.

Zwischen den Steinen sprudelt eine kleine Quelle hervor. Ihr Wasser funkelt im Sonnenlicht, das einen Weg durch das dichte Laubwerk des Waldes gefunden hat.

Welling up between the stones is a small spring, its water sparkling in the sunlight that has found its way through the wood's dense foliage.

Welling up between the stones is a small spring, its water sparkling in the sunlight that has found its way through the dense foliage of the forest.

Noch funkeln die letzten Sterne.

The last of the stars are still shining.

Tom funkelte Maria voller Hass und Ekel an.

Tom glared at Mary with hatred and disgust.

Der Diamant funkelte hell.

The diamond shone brightly.

Warum funkeln die Sterne?

Why do the stars twinkle?

Das Wasser zwischen den moosbewachsenen Steinen funkelte in der Sonne.

The water between the moss-covered stones was sparkling in the sun.

Die Sterne funkeln wie Diamanten.

The stars sparkle like diamonds.

Das Abendessen war schon angerichtet, und der Wein in der Karaffe funkelte rubinrot.

Dinner had already been served, and the wine in the carafe was sparkling ruby-red.

Synonyme

blit­zen:
there's lightning

Sinnverwandte Wörter

auf­leuch­ten:
brighten up (L=S)
light up (L=S)
bril­lie­ren:
excel
shine
flim­mern:
flicker
glimmer
glän­zen:
glare
shine
glei­ßen:
gleam
glisten
glü­hen:
glow
iri­sie­ren:
iridescence
iridescent
leuch­ten:
shine
schim­mern:
gleam
glisten
sprü­hen:
spray
strah­len:
radiate

Englische Beispielsätze

  • He left, quick as a flash, without saying where he was going.

  • Whenever she moves her head, her earrings swing and sparkle.

  • The camera's flash takes two batteries.

  • She was out of the room in a flash.

  • She had left the room in a flash.

  • He finished it quick as a flash.

  • A smile flitted across her face, and her eyes began to sparkle.

  • The cobwebs glitter in the silver dew.

  • Why does lightning flash and thunder rumble?

  • The flash of lightning was almost instantly followed by a burst of thunder, for the storm-cloud was very near the castle.

  • Suddenly I sensed, how in a flash I started to get it.

  • A man died after taking a selfie with a hibernating bear. It seems that the bear was awakened by the camera's flash.

  • Twinkle, twinkle, little star! How I wonder what you are, Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky.

  • Their eyes glitter with joy.

  • Her eyes sparkle with joy.

  • The flash wasn't working, so he couldn't take a picture in the dark.

  • She did her homework in a flash.

  • Did you flash your lights?

  • Why do stars twinkle?

  • At this moment, all his past life seemed to flash across his mind.

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Quellen:
  1. [Übersetzungen] Wiktionary-Autoren: funkeln. In: Wiktionary – Das freie Wörterbuch, 2023, [online] de.wiktionary.org, CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. [Thesaurus] OpenThesaurus-User: funkeln. In: OpenThesaurus – Das freie Wörterbuch für Synonyme, 2023, [online] openthesaurus.de, CC BY-SA 4.0
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