limelight

feux de la rampe

Attention du public, notamment envers une personne célèbre ou qui joue un rôle important.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : in the limelight (The young actor was suddenly in the limelight.)

Synonymes : spotlight, public eye

Expressions courantes : in the limelight, steal the limelight, avoid the limelight

lumière oxhydrique

Lumière blanche intense produite en chauffant un morceau de chaux avec une flamme très chaude.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : produce limelight, bright limelight, white limelight

éclairage oxhydrique

Ancien système d’éclairage de scène utilisant de la chaux chauffée jusqu’à ce qu’elle brille intensément.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : stage limelight, use limelight, limelight equipment

éclairer à la lumière oxhydrique

Éclairer une personne ou un lieu avec la lumière intense produite par de la chaux chauffée.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : illuminate

Expressions courantes : limelight the stage, limelight an actor