illumination

iluminación

Luz que se proporciona en un lugar, o la acción de proporcionarla.

En inglés sencillo: Light provided in a place, or the act of providing it.

• The lamp provides soft illumination.
• We need better illumination in this room.
• Candles were the only source of illumination.

Sinónimos: lighting, light

Antónimos: darkness

Expresiones frecuentes: soft illumination, natural illumination, provide illumination

alumbrado festivo, iluminación festiva

Decoración de edificios o calles con luces para una celebración.

En inglés sencillo: Decoration of buildings or streets with lights for a celebration.

• The festival includes illumination of the palace.
• We went to see the Christmas illuminations.
• Colored bulbs were used for the festive illumination of the square.

Sinónimos: decorative lighting

Expresiones frecuentes: festive illumination, christmas illumination, street illumination

iluminación, inspiración

Algo que permite comprender mejor una cuestión o aporta ideas nuevas.

En inglés sencillo: Something that helps you understand more clearly or gives you new ideas.

• Her words brought a moment of illumination.
• He found intellectual illumination in those essays.
• The poet sought spiritual illumination through silence.

Sinónimos: enlightenment, insight, inspiration

Expresiones frecuentes: intellectual illumination, spiritual illumination, moment of illumination

iluminación de manuscritos

Decoración de libros escritos a mano con dibujos de colores, letras ornamentadas y, a veces, oro.

En inglés sencillo: Decoration of handwritten books with colorful pictures, fancy letters, and sometimes gold.

• The manuscript has beautiful illumination.
• She studies medieval book illumination.
• Gold leaf was often used in the illumination of religious texts.

Expresiones frecuentes: manuscript illumination, medieval illumination, art of illumination