limelight

protagonismo, atención pública

Atención del público, especialmente hacia alguien famoso o con un papel importante.

En inglés sencillo: Public attention, especially when someone is famous or has an important role.

• She enjoys being in the limelight.
• His younger brother stole the limelight at the concert.
• After years of fame, she stepped out of the limelight.

Cómo se usa: in the limelight (The young actor was suddenly in the limelight.)

Sinónimos: spotlight, public eye

Expresiones frecuentes: in the limelight, steal the limelight, avoid the limelight

luz de calcio

Luz blanca intensa producida al calentar un trozo de cal con una llama muy caliente.

En inglés sencillo: A bright white light made by heating a piece of lime with a very hot flame.

• The heated lime produced limelight.
• Limelight glowed brightly in the demonstration.
• The flame must be extremely hot to produce limelight.

Expresiones frecuentes: produce limelight, bright limelight, white limelight

iluminación de calcio

Antiguo sistema para iluminar escenarios calentando cal hasta que emite una luz intensa.

En inglés sencillo: An old system for lighting a stage by heating lime until it shines brightly.

• The theatre once used limelight.
• An operator adjusted the limelight during the performance.
• Electric lamps eventually replaced limelight on stage.

Expresiones frecuentes: stage limelight, use limelight, limelight equipment

iluminar con luz de calcio

Iluminar a una persona o un lugar con la luz intensa de la cal calentada.

En inglés sencillo: To light a person or place using bright light from heated lime.

• They limelight the stage with a heated piece of lime.
• The operator limelighted the singer for her final song.
• The theatre once limelighted its leading actors.

Sinónimos: illuminate

Expresiones frecuentes: limelight the stage, limelight an actor