What is 'lumière' called in English?

'lumière' in English is called "Light". Light refers to: L'agent naturel qui stimule la vue et rend les choses visibles.

How do you pronounce 'Light' and 'lumière'?

Listen to clear English audio pronunciation of 'Light' and native French audio speech for 'lumière' with bilingual sentence examples on DictBridge.

What is an example sentence for Light in French?

English: "The room was filled with natural light from the window." | French: "La pièce était remplie de lumière naturelle provenant de la fenêtre."

noun · adjective · verb

English to French Dictionary

light Meaning in French (light signification en français)

nounlumière

adjectiveléger

verballumer

Synonymes:éclatrayonclarté

lumière in English:light

Phonetic:lumiɛʁ

Plural: lights

Gender:Féminin

Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de light en français est lumière, léger, allumer. (L'agent naturel qui stimule la vue et rend les choses visibles.)

Definitions of Light

1
noun
lumière
The natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.
L'agent naturel qui stimule la vue et rend les choses visibles.
2
adjective
léger
Having little weight; not heavy.
Qui a peu de poids ; pas lourd.
3
verb
allumer
To set something on fire or cause it to start burning.
Mettre le feu à quelque chose ou le faire commencer à brûler.

Example Sentences

casual

“The room was filled with natural light from the window.”

La pièce était remplie de lumière naturelle provenant de la fenêtre.

casual

“She carried a light bag, so it was easy to walk.”

Elle portait un sac léger, il était donc facile de marcher.

casual

“He used a match to light the candle.”

Il a utilisé une allumette pour allumer la bougie.

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Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

éclatrayonclarté

In English:

illuminationbrightness

Antonyms (Antonymes)

In French:

obscuritélourd

In English:

darkness gloom

Inflected Word Forms

infinitivelighten

nounlighting

nounlightness

agent nounlighter

adverblightly

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

shed light onidiom

To help to explain something by providing new information.

light upphrasal_verb

To illuminate or to become bright with light.

make light ofidiom

To treat something as unimportant or not serious.