was shining, shone
Su cara brillaba de felicidad.
Her face was beaming with happiness.
Su rostro brillaba de alegría.
Her face shone with joy.
El día de la votación, el presidente del Senado brillaba por su ausencia.
On the day of the vote, the president of the Senate was conspicuously absent.
He was conspicuous by his absence.
Íbamos una vez por el borde de un río y vi algo que brillaba en el agua.
We were walking along the edge of a river once and I saw something shining in the water.
— Atlantis: El imperio perdido (2001)
Brillaba el sol y hacía bueno, así que me tomé el día libre.
The sun was shining and the weather was nice, so I took the day off.
La luna brillaba con claridad.
The moon shone brightly.
Las mujeres tenían el cabello perfumado y todo brillaba.
The women had perfumed hair and everything was sparkling.
— La leyenda del pianista en el océano (1998)