limelight
/ˈlaɪm.laɪt/ sustantivo C1En español: luz serena, luz de candilejas, candilejas, luz cálcica
- The intense white light produced when heating lime in an oxyhydrogen flame.
- A type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls, producing a bright light by the use of incandescent quicklime.
- Attention, notice, a starring or central role, present fame; spotlight. · steal the limelight
Plural limelights
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He was willing to do that, for he was a true son of the great city of razzle-dazzle, and to him one evening in the limelight made up for many dark ones.
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