illumination

éclairage, illumination

Lumière fournie dans un lieu, ou action d’y apporter de la lumière.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : lighting, light

Contraires : darkness

Expressions courantes : soft illumination, natural illumination, provide illumination

illuminations

Décoration de bâtiments ou de rues avec des lumières pour une fête.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : decorative lighting

Expressions courantes : festive illumination, christmas illumination, street illumination

illumination, éclaircissement

Ce qui aide à mieux comprendre quelque chose ou apporte des idées nouvelles.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : enlightenment, insight, inspiration

Expressions courantes : intellectual illumination, spiritual illumination, moment of illumination

enluminure

Décoration de livres écrits à la main avec des images colorées, des lettres ornées et parfois de l’or.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : manuscript illumination, medieval illumination, art of illumination