Funny French words: rutilant.

We are continuing our little series on funny French words. Today’s word is “rutilant”. According to the online Larousse dictionary, it means: “Qui est d’un rouge vif, éclatant : Cuivre rutilant.” Or “Qui brille d’un vif éclat : Une carrosserie rutilante.” In English, you would translate by gleaming or glowing.