illuminate

éclairer

Projeter de la lumière sur un lieu ou une chose pour permettre de le voir.

En anglais simple : To shine light on a place or thing so that people can see it.

• A lamp illuminated the doorway.
• The moon illuminates the narrow path.
• Bright screens illuminated their faces in the dark.

Synonymes : light, light up

Contraires : darken

Expressions courantes : illuminate a room, illuminate the sky, illuminate something brightly

illuminer

Décorer un lieu ou un bâtiment avec des lumières.

En anglais simple : To decorate a place or building with lights.

• They illuminate the bridge every winter.
• The town hall was illuminated for the festival.
• Hundreds of tiny bulbs illuminated the garden for the party.

Comment l'utiliser : illuminate something with something (They illuminated the palace with colored lights.)

Synonymes : light up

Expressions courantes : illuminate a building, illuminate something with lights, illuminate the town

illuminé

Personne considérée comme ayant une compréhension spirituelle particulièrement profonde.

En anglais simple : A person believed to have unusually deep spiritual understanding.

• They regarded the teacher as an illuminate.
• The illuminate spoke about spiritual truth.
• His followers described him as a great illuminate.

Synonymes : enlightened person

Expressions courantes : an illuminate, revered illuminate, spiritual illuminate