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illumination

French → English

noun//i.ly.mi.na.sjɔ̃//

(decor) Lighting: decorative lighting or displays used for a celebration or monument

Les illuminations de Noël attirent des milliers de touristes sur les Champs-Élysées.

(English) The Christmas lights attract thousands of tourists to the Champs-Élysées.

L'illumination de la tour Eiffel commence chaque soir à la tombée de la nuit.

(English) The illumination of the Eiffel Tower begins every evening at nightfall.

noun//i.ly.mi.na.sjɔ̃//

(spiritual) Insight: a sudden spiritual awakening or a bright intellectual realization

Le moine a atteint l'illumination après plusieurs années de méditation intense.

(English) The monk reached enlightenment after several years of intense meditation.

Il a eu une soudaine illumination qui lui a permis de résoudre l'équation.

(English) He had a sudden insight that allowed him to solve the equation.

Entry ID: fr:en:illumination · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary