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ellos brillaban

shone, were shining

→ brillar
brill to shine, to sparkle + aban 3rd-person plural imperfect
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #47,490
shone, were shining Can also mean “sparkled” or “gleamed,” depending on what is shining.
SP: Las estrellas brillaban en el cielo.
EN: The stars were shining in the sky.
Conjugation of brillar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First brillaba —
Third brillaba brillaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First brillaba —
Third brillaba brillaban

Cómo le brillaban los labios.

How her lips shone.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Brillaban como estrellas en el edificio sucio y oscuro.

They shone like stars in the dirty, dark building.

"Las lágrimas brillaban".

The tears were shining.

— Мой друг Иван Лапшин (1985)

Las estrellas brillaban sobre ella.

The stars shone brightly above her.

Gotas de agua brillaban sobre las hojas de los árboles luego del breve aguacero.

Water droplets sparkled on the leaves of the trees after the brief downpour.