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lumière nom {f} | light [lights]◼◼◼(electromagnetic waves) light [lights]◼◼◼(source of illumination) luminary [luminaries]◼◻◻(one who is an inspiration to others) |
lumière [old-fashioned] nom {f} | light [lights]◼◼◼(spiritual illumination) |
lumière blanche nom {f} | white light◼◼◼(light perceived as having no colour) |
lumière bleue nom {f} | blue light◼◼◼(visible light towards the blue end of the spectrum generated from the screen of an electronic device) |
lumière cendrée nom {f} | earthshine(reflected Earthlight) |
lumière d'étoile nom {f} | starlight◼◼◼(light emitted from stars other than the Sun) |
lumière des étoiles nom {f} | starlight◼◼◼(light emitted from stars other than the Sun) |
lumière du jour nom {f} | daylight◼◼◼(light from the Sun) |
lumière du soleil nom {f} | sunlight [sunlights]◼◼◼(electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) sunshine◼◼◻(direct rays of the sun) |
lumière noire nom {f} | black light◼◼◼(light bulb that emits ultraviolet light) |
lumière visible nom {f} | visible light [visible lights]◼◼◼(part of the electromagnetic spectrum) |
lumière zodiacale nom {f} | false dawn(light preceding true dawn) |
année-lumière nom {f} | light year◼◼◼(astronomical distance) |
de la lumière adjectif | lumenal◼◼◼(Relating to the cavity or channel within a tube or tubular organ) |
faire la lumière sur verbe | shed light on◼◼◼(to illuminate) |
heure-lumière nom {f} | light hour(unit of distance) |
les Lumières nom propre {f-Pl} | Enlightenment◼◼◼(17th- and 18th-century philosophical movement) |
quantité de lumière nom {f} | luminous energy(SI-unit for luminous flux) |
que la lumière soit phrase | let there be light◼◼◼phrase |
siècle des Lumières nom propre {m} | Age of Enlightenment◼◼◼(period of history) |
Ville Lumière nom {f} | City of Light◼◼◼(nickname for Paris) |
vitesse de la lumière nom | speed of light◼◼◼(the speed of electromagnetic radiation in a perfect vacuum) |
vitesse de la lumière nom {f} | lightspeed◼◻◻(the speed of light) |
à la lumière de preposition | in light of◼◼◼(given, considering) |
à la lumière du jour preposition | in broad daylight◼◼◼(in ample natural illumination) |