illumination

illuminazione

Luce fornita in un luogo, oppure l’azione di fornirla.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: lighting, light

Contrari: darkness

Espressioni comuni: soft illumination, natural illumination, provide illumination

luminarie, illuminazione festiva

Decorazione di edifici o strade con luci per una festa.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: decorative lighting

Espressioni comuni: festive illumination, christmas illumination, street illumination

illuminazione, ispirazione

Qualcosa che aiuta a capire meglio o fa nascere idee nuove.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: enlightenment, insight, inspiration

Espressioni comuni: intellectual illumination, spiritual illumination, moment of illumination

miniatura, illuminazione di manoscritti

Decorazione di libri scritti a mano con immagini colorate, lettere elaborate e talvolta oro.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: manuscript illumination, medieval illumination, art of illumination