Birds fluttered softly in the wet shrubbery; the swallows swooped past, with a steel-blue sheen on their swift little bodies; the grass felt springy beneath the feet, its green refreshed; butterflies chased each other.
Птицы возились и порхали в мокрых от дождя кустах; ласточки чертили круги — быстрые маленькие тельца, отливающие стальной синевой; трава под ногами скрипела упруго, красуясь освежённой зеленью; бабочки гонялись друг за дружкой.
Galsworthy, John / In ChanceryГолсуорси, Джон / В петле
He could see the grey line as it came dangling down, and he thought it had a faint silver sheen. Now that he had some point in the darkness to fix his eyes on, he felt less giddy.
Он увидел спускавшуюся к нему по воздуху серую змейку, различил ее серебристый отблеск, и голова его почти перестала кружиться.
Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel / The Two TowersТолкиен, Джон Рональд Руэл / Две Крепости
The rubble and buildings that she'd simply passed by before acquired a new sheen of interest as Taneh pointed out highlights and explained what she knew of the vanished civilization that had once inhabited the ruins.
Груды обломков и полуразрушенные здания вновь вызвали интерес Минды, когда Танет рассказала ей о том, что знала об этой исчезнувшей цивилизации.
De Lint, Charles / The Riddle of the WrenДе Линт, Чарльз / Загадка поющих камней
She had left her notaire ’s uniform in the closet, and was wearing close - fitting white trousers with a black top that left her arms bare, and the sunlight slanting through the window picked out the sheen of her copper hair.
На сей раз, расставшись со своим официальным костюмом, она надела белые облегающие брюки и черную блузку без рукавов. В косых лучах солнца волосы Натали отливали медью.
Mayle, Peter / A Good YearМейл, Питер / Хороший год
The big copper pans hung neglected on the wall, their sheen already tarnishing, and the kitchen ranges under the giant chimney arch were filled with nothing but chilly ash ...
Огромные медные сковородки висели без дела, и их блеск постепенно начинал тускнеть, а в кухонной плите под гигантской аркой камина мирно покоился давно остывший пепел…
Pratchett, Terry / SourceryПратчетт,Терри / Посох и Шляпа
The carpet had a silvery sheen to it. — Ковёр отливал серебром.
What a magnificent cat! His furry coat shone with the sheen of silk. — Какой красивый кот! Шерсть у него переливается, как шёлк.
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Collocations
low-sheen agent
матирующее средство
Word forms
sheen
noun
Singular
Plural
Common case
sheen
sheens
Possessive case
sheen's
sheens'
sheen
verb
Basic forms
Past
sheened
Imperative
sheen
Present Participle (Participle I)
sheening
Past Participle (Participle II)
sheened
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I sheen
we sheen
you sheen
you sheen
he/she/it sheens
they sheen
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am sheening
we are sheening
you are sheening
you are sheening
he/she/it is sheening
they are sheening
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have sheened
we have sheened
you have sheened
you have sheened
he/she/it has sheened
they have sheened
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been sheening
we have been sheening
you have been sheening
you have been sheening
he/she/it has been sheening
they have been sheening
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I sheened
we sheened
you sheened
you sheened
he/she/it sheened
they sheened
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was sheening
we were sheening
you were sheening
you were sheening
he/she/it was sheening
they were sheening
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had sheened
we had sheened
you had sheened
you had sheened
he/she/it had sheened
they had sheened
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been sheening
we had been sheening
you had been sheening
you had been sheening
he/she/it had been sheening
they had been sheening
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will sheen
we shall/will sheen
you will sheen
you will sheen
he/she/it will sheen
they will sheen
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be sheening
we shall/will be sheening
you will be sheening
you will be sheening
he/she/it will be sheening
they will be sheening
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have sheened
we shall/will have sheened
you will have sheened
you will have sheened
he/she/it will have sheened
they will have sheened
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been sheening
we shall/will have been sheening
you will have been sheening
you will have been sheening
he/she/it will have been sheening
they will have been sheening
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would sheen
we should/would sheen
you would sheen
you would sheen
he/she/it would sheen
they would sheen
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be sheening
we should/would be sheening
you would be sheening
you would be sheening
he/she/it would be sheening
they would be sheening
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have sheened
we should/would have sheened
you would have sheened
you would have sheened
he/she/it would have sheened
they would have sheened
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice