Lampshade

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈlæmp.ʃeɪd

Definitions

A cover over a lamp to either diffuse the light or to block it in certain directions to avoid glare in the eyes.

Equivalents

Españolpantalla

Françaisabat-jour

DeutschLampenschirm

39 more languages

العربيةأباجور عَاكِس الضُّوء عَاكِس النُّورمظلّة المصباح

Azərbaycan diliabajur

Беларускаяабажур

Българскиабажур

Bosanskiabažur širm zaslonабажур заслон ширм

Catalàpantalla

Češtinastínidlo stínítko

Dansklampeskærm

Ελληνικάαλεξίφωτο αμπαζούρ

Esperantoabaĵuro lumŝirmilo

فارسیآباژور

Suomilampun kuuppa lampunvarjostin varjostin

Gaeilgeclúdach lampa scáthlán lampa

Hrvatskiabažur širm zaslonабажур заслон ширм

Magyarlámpaernyő

Հայերենլուսամփոփ

Íslenskalampaskermur skermur

Italianoparalume

日本語ランプシェードランプのかさ

ქართულიაბაჟური

Қазақ тіліабажур

한국어등갓 등피 스탠드갓

Kurdîsiper

Lietuviųabažūras

Latviešuabažūrs

Македонскиабажур

Nederlandslampenkap

Polskiabażur abażurowy klosz

Portuguêsabaixa-luz abajur quebra-luz

Românăabajur

Русскийабажур

Српскиabažur širm zaslonабажур заслон ширм

Svenskalampskärm

Тоҷикӣабажур

ไทยโป๊ะ

Türkçeabajur kalpak örtüksayvan siper

Українськаабажур абажурний

Examples

“It was all very well, this Bohemianism of red lamp-shades and cigarettes, but in the cold grey light ⟳ that filtered through Partridge's grimy windows it did not show ⟳ to any great advantage.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
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See also

lampshade hat Lampshades lampshading Lampson lampstand Lampton

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