strip lighting in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for strip lighting in the English»French Dictionary

strip lighting N

strip lighting

éclairage m au néon

strip light N

strip light

lampe f au néon

Translations for strip lighting in the English»French Dictionary

lighting [Brit ˈlʌɪtɪŋ, Am ˈlaɪdɪŋ] N (gen)

lighting THEAT

éclairage m

indirect/frontal lighting

éclairage indirect/de face

I.light [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt] N

1. light (brightness):

light

lumière f

a beam of light

un faisceau de lumière

by the light of fire

à la lumière de

by the light of moon

à la clarté de

in a good light

sous une bonne lumière

to read in a poor light

lire avec peu de lumière

in full light

en pleine lumière

in the light of day lit, fig

au grand jour

I'd like to drive back in the light

j'aimerais rentrer avant la nuit

to cast or throw or shed light on lit

projeter or répandre de la lumière sur

to cast or throw or shed light on fig

éclaircir

to hold sth up to the light

tenir qc à la lumière

against the light

à contre-jour

with the light behind her

le dos tourné à la lumière

the light was failing

la nuit tombait

2. light:

light (gleam, bright point)

lumière f

light (in eye)

lueur f

a light on the horizon

une lumière à l'horizon

the city lights

les lumières de la ville

3. light (electrical appliance):

light (in building, on machine, in oven)

lumière f

light (in street)

réverbère m

light (on ship)

feu m

to put or switch or turn a light on

allumer une lumière

to put or switch or turn a light off

éteindre une lumière

to leave a light on

laisser une lumière allumée

are all the lights off or out?

est-ce que toutes les lumières sont éteintes?

a light came on/went out

une lumière s'est allumée/s'est éteinte

to turn a light up/down

augmenter/réduire une lumière

the lights went up/down THEAT

les lumières se sont allumées/éteintes

shine the light over here!

éclaire par ici!

shine the light over here! attr switch, shade, socket

de lampe

4. light (part of gauge, indicator, dashboard):

light

voyant m (lumineux)

a red light comes on/goes off

un voyant rouge s'allume/s'éteint

5. light MOTOR:

light (headlight)

phare m

light (rearlight)

feu m arrière

light (inside car)

veilleuse f

to put one's lights on/off

allumer/éteindre ses phares

to have/leave one's lights on

avoir/laisser ses phares allumés

to check one's lights

vérifier les phares

to flash one's lights at sb

faire un appel de phares à qn

6. light (flame):

to put a light to fire, gas

allumer

to set light to

mettre le feu à

to give sb a light

offrir du feu à qn

have you got a light?

tu as du feu?

7. light (aspect):

light fig

jour m

to see sth in a good/bad /new light

voir qc sous un bon/mauvais/ nouveau jour

I hadn't thought of it in that light

je n'y avais pas pensé sous cet angle-là

looking at it in that light…

vu sous cet angle…

to appear in a bad light

apparaître sous un jour défavorable

in the light of

compte tenu de

to review sth in the light of evidence, experience

réexaminer qc à la lumière de

to see sb/sth in a different light

voir qn/qc sous un jour différent

8. light (exposure) fig:

to bring to light fact, evidence, truth, crime

découvrir

to come to or be brought to light

être découvert

9. light CONSTR (window):

light

vitre f

II.lights N npl

1. lights TRANSP:

lights

feu m

lights

feux mpl

the lights are red/green

le feu est au rouge/au vert

to stop at the lights

s'arrêter au feu

cross at the lights

traversez aux feux

the lights aren't working

les feux ne marchent pas

to shoot inf or jump inf the lights

griller un feu rouge inf

2. lights (decorative display):

lights

illuminations fpl

3. lights FOOD:

lights

mou m

III.light [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt] ADJ

1. light (bright):

light evening, room, house

clair

it is light enough to do

il fait assez clair pour faire

to get or grow lighter sky:

s'éclaircir

it was getting or growing light

il commençait à faire jour

while it's still light

pendant qu'il fait encore jour

2. light (pale):

light colour, fabric, wood, skin

clair

light hair

blond

light blue/grey

bleu/gris clair

inv light blue socks

des chaussettes bleu clair

3. light (not heavy):

light material, substance, mist , snow, wind, clothing, plane, sleep, meal, beer, cake

léger/-ère

light rain

fin

light drinker

modéré

light business, trading

peu actif/-ive

to have a light touch pianist:

avoir un toucher léger

to have a light touch writer, cook:

avoir une certaine légèreté

a light sprinkling or dusting

un saupoudrage

a light soprano

une soprano légère

to be a light sleeper

avoir le sommeil léger

she is 2 kg lighter

elle pèse 2 kg de moins

this sack of coal is 5 kg light

il manque 5 kg à ce sac de charbon

4. light (not severe):

light damage, punishment, sentence

léger/-ère

5. light (delicate):

light knock, tap, footsteps

léger/-ère

light kiss, movement

délicat

to be light on one's feet

avoir la démarche légère

6. light (not tiring):

light work

peu fatigant

light exercise, training

léger/-ère

light duties

petits travaux mpl

light housework

petits travaux ménagers

to make light work of sth

faire qc sans peine

7. light (not intellectually demanding):

light music, verse

léger/-ère

a bit of light relief

un peu de divertissement

some light reading for the beach

quelque chose de facile à lire pour la plage

8. light (not important):

light affair

pas sérieux/-ieuse

it is no light matter

c'est une chose sérieuse

to make light of rumour, problem

traiter [qc] à la légère

to make light of injury

ne pas attacher d'importance à

9. light (cheerful):

light mood, laugh

enjoué

10. light FOOD (low-fat):

light product

allégé

light product

light

IV.light <pret, pp lit [lɪt] or lighted> [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt] VB trans

1. light (set fire to):

light candle, gas, oven, cigarette

allumer

light wood, paper

enflammer

light firework

tirer

light match

craquer

to light a fire

faire un or du feu

to light the fire

allumer le feu

a lighted match

une allumette enflammée

2. light (illuminate):

light torch, lamp, sun:

éclairer

V.light <pret, pp lit> [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt] VB intr

light fire:

prendre

light candle, cigarette, gas, wood, match:

s'allumer

VI.light [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt]

the light of sb's life

le rayon de soleil de qn

many hands make light work prov

à plusieurs la besogne va vite

to do sth according to one's lights form

faire qc comme on l'entend

to go light on inf sth

y aller mollo avec qc sl

to go out like a light

s'endormir tout de suite

to see the light

comprendre

I.strip [Brit strɪp, Am strɪp] N

1. strip (narrow piece):

strip (of material, paper, carpet)

bande f (of de)

strip (of land, sand)

bande f

strip (of land, sand)

langue f (of de)

strip (of bacon)

tranche f (of de)

a strip of garden/beach

un jardin/une plage tout/-e en longueur

metal/paper strip

bande de métal/de papier

centre Brit or median Am strip (on motorway)

terre-plein m central

2. strip (striptease):

strip

strip-tease m

3. strip SPORTS (clothes):

strip

tenue f

the Germany strip

la tenue de l'équipe allemande or d'Allemagne

II.strip <pres part stripping; pret, pp stripped> [Brit strɪp, Am strɪp] VB trans

1. strip:

strip, a. strip off (remove) clothes, paint

enlever

to strip sth from or off sth

enlever or arracher qc de qc

the storm had stripped all the leaves from or off the tree

la tempête avait dépouillé l'arbre de toutes ses feuilles

2. strip:

strip (remove everything from) person

déshabiller

strip person: house, room

vider

strip thief: house

vider, dévaliser

strip wind, animal: tree, plant

dépouiller

strip person: bed

défaire

strip (remove paint or varnish from) window, door, table

décaper

strip (dismantle) gun, engine

démonter

to strip a room of furniture

vider une pièce de ses meubles

to strip sb of belongings, rights

dépouiller qn de

to strip sb of his or her rank soldier, civil servant

dégrader

he was stripped of his medal/his title

on lui a retiré sa médaille/son titre

3. strip (damage):

strip nut, screw

faire foirer

to strip the gears MOTOR

arracher les dents de l'engrenage

III.strip <pres part stripping; pret, pp stripped> [Brit strɪp, Am strɪp] VB intr (take off one's clothes)

strip

se déshabiller, enlever ses vêtements (for pour)

to strip to the waist

se déshabiller jusqu'à la ceinture

to strip naked

se mettre tout nu

IV.stripped ADJ

stripped pine, wood:

stripped

décapé

V.strip [Brit strɪp, Am strɪp]

to tear sb off a strip , to tear a strip off sb inf

enguirlander qn inf

strip lighting in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for strip lighting in the English»French Dictionary

strip lighting N

strip lighting

éclairage m au néon

strip light N Brit

strip light

lampe f

Translations for strip lighting in the English»French Dictionary

lighting N

lighting

éclairage m

I.light¹ [laɪt] ADJ

1. light a. fig FOOD:

light

léger(-ère)

2. light (not intense, strong):

light breeze, rain

petit(e)

a light eater/smoker

un petit mangeur/fumeur

to be a light sleeper

avoir le sommeil léger

Phrases:

to be as light as a feather

être léger comme une plume

II.light¹ [laɪt] ADV

light

légèrement

Phrases:

to get off light

s'enlever facilement

to travel light

voyager avec peu de bagages

III.light¹ [laɪt] N pl

light

conclusions fpl

I.light² [laɪt] N

1. light no pl (energy, source of brightness, lamp):

light a. fig

lumière f

artificial/natural light

lumière artificielle/naturelle

to cast light on sth

jeter la lumière sur qc

to be the light of sb's life

être la lumière de la vie de qn

2. light no pl (brightness):

light

lueur f

to do sth by the light of sth

faire qc à la lumière de qc

by the light of a lamp/the moon/stars

à la lueur d'une lampe/de la lune/des étoiles

3. light no pl (daytime):

light

lumière f du jour

first light

premières lueurs fpl

4. light no pl (way of perceiving):

light

jour m

to see/show sb/sth in a bad/good light

voir/montrer qn sous un bon/mauvais jour

5. light no pl (flame for igniting):

light

feu m

to catch light

prendre feu

6. light pl (person's abilities, standards):

light

facultés fpl

Phrases:

to be out like a light inf

s'endormir comme une masse

to bring sth to light

faire la lumière sur qc

to come to light

éclater au grand jour

in the light of sth, Am in light of sth

compte tenu de qc

II.light² [laɪt] ADJ

light

clair(e)

III.light² <lit, lit [or a. Am lighted, lighted]> [laɪt] VB trans

1. light (illuminate):

light a. fig

éclairer

2. light (start burning):

light a cigarette, pipe

allumer

IV.light² <lit, lit [or a. Am lighted, lighted]> [laɪt] VB intr

light

s'allumer

I.strip [strɪp] VB trans

1. strip (lay bare):

strip

enlever

strip a tree of fruit

défruiter

2. strip (unclothe):

strip

déshabiller

3. strip (dismantle):

strip

défaire

II.strip [strɪp] VB intr Am, Aus (undress)

strip

se déshabiller

III.strip [strɪp] N

1. strip (long narrow piece):

strip

bande f

strip of metal

lame f

strip of land

bande f

2. strip Brit, Aus (soccer team's attire):

strip

couleurs fpl

3. strip (striptease):

strip

strip-tease m

4. strip (long commercial road):

strip

voie f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Shops often use a "ring flash" where strip lighting creates a halo effect -- much like you'd see in those old-fashioned make-up mirrors set with bulbs.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Good options for kitchen shelves include strip lighting on the underside of the shelves and task lights.

www.stuff.co.nz

The design is perfect for windowless rooms, allowing them to be filled with even, consistent light instead of the glare from fluorescent strip lighting.

www.interiordesign.net

A crack in the ceiling of the hospital ward comes into focus, then a piece of strip lighting.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Overheated department stores, strip lighting and crowded tube stations are replaced with a relaxed and spacious environment full of foodie treats and innovative festive displays.

hackneycitizen.co.uk

Functional lighting, such as under-cabinet strip lighting, should be considered in the early stages of kitchen design, as should dedicated downlights over island units.

www.image.ie

One unit was refurbished in the late 1980s, with modern strip lighting, and complete running boards outside.

en.wikipedia.org

After two hours, she turned the strip lighting on, pretending a bright dawn had come up and was reflecting the snow-capped mountain she imagined.

en.wikipedia.org

I didn't want to go into a horrible call centre with strip lighting.

www.independent.ie

Softly-lit interiors, which lend a warm, orange glow to the cobbled streets, are replaced by strip lighting and electronic signs advertising cheap food and drink.

www.telegraph.co.uk