"Ha brillado con luz propia"

English translation: video games have stood out the most/have captured the most attention

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Spanish term or phrase:"Ha brillado con luz propia"
English translation:video games have stood out the most/have captured the most attention
Entered by: Edward Tully

10:08 Sep 1, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino
Spanish term or phrase: "Ha brillado con luz propia"
"Entre los muchos títulos con importante presencia en la feria ha brillado con luz propia el videojuego"

There are already some answers to "brillar con luz propia" at Proz, but unfortunately they do not fit the meaning I am looking for. Any suggestions?

Thank you in advance for your assistance!
doderoz
Local time: 11:35
video games have stood out the most/have captured the most attention
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Edward Tully
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4 +4video games have stood out the most/have captured the most attention
Edward Tully
4stood out from the rest
Rebecca Hendry
4shined through
Lisa McCarthy
3have outshined
T o b i a s
3shine with its own light
freshraindo
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Definitions for "Brillar con luz propia"
Tonia Wind

  

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video games have stood out the most/have captured the most attention


Explanation:
2 options!

Edward Tully
Local time: 12:35
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Laura Gómez
1 hr
  -> thank you Laura! ;-)

agree  Lydia De Jorge
3 hrs
  -> thank you Lydia! ;-)

agree  Tonia Wind
6 hrs
  -> thank you! ;-)

agree  kleiner Kater
6 hrs
  -> thank you! ;-)
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
have outshined


Explanation:
(Something like) "Among so many titles at the trade show, videogames have outshined them all."

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Note added at 35 mins (2009-09-01 10:43:33 GMT)
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"inner light" doen't work here.

T o b i a s
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shine with its own light


Explanation:
Has shined with its own light

Example sentence(s):
  • it has shined with its own light
freshraindo
Local time: 07:35
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stood out from the rest


Explanation:
Another possibility. I also like Tobias' "outshine" suggestion.

Rebecca Hendry
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:35
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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shined through


Explanation:
A couple of variations:

"Among the many titles with a significant presence at the show, videogames were the ones to shine through."

"Of the many exhibiting titles at the show, videogames shined through."



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Lisa McCarthy
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Reference: Definitions for "Brillar con luz propia"

Reference information:
brillar con luz propia
destacar entre otros en el desarrollo de una actividad

brillar con luz propia (figurative) -> to be outstanding


    Reference: http://es.thefreedictionary.com/brillar+con+luz+propia
    Reference: http://es.thefreedictionary.com/brillar+con+luz+propia
Tonia Wind
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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