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Meaning of Lampshade | Babel Free

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

Azərbaycanca abajur
Беларуская абажур
Български абажур
Bosanski abažur širm абажур ширм
Català pantalla
Čeština stínidlo stínítko
Dansk lampeskærm
Deutsch Lampenschirm
Esperanto abaĵuro lumŝirmilo
Español pantalla
Eesti lambivari
فارسی آباژور
Français abat-jour
Magyar lámpaernyő
Հայերեն լուսամփոփ
Íslenska lampaskermur skermur
Italiano paralume
ქართული აბაჟური
Қазақша абажур
Kurdî siper
Lietuvių abažūras
Latviešu abažūrs
Македонски абажур
Nederlands lampenkap
Română abajur
Русский абажур
Shqip abazhur
Српски abažur širm абажур ширм
Svenska lampskärm
Тоҷикӣ абажур
ไทย โป๊ะ
Türkçe abajur kalpak örtük sayvan siper
Українська абажур 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
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