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Meaning of light bulb | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

ˈlaɪtˌbʌlb

Definitions

An evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament which is heated by electrical resistance to produce light.
An article that resembles such a bulb and converts electricity to light by any process.
broadly
Used in reference to the sudden arrival of a realization, an inspiration, an idea, or the like.
figuratively

Equivalents

العربية لمبة مصباح مِصْبَاح كَهْرَبَائِيّ

Azərbaycanca lampa lampoçka

Беларуская лямпа

Bosanski Beč ego lampa pera sijalica жаруља лампа сијалица

Català bombeta

Čeština žárovka

Dansk pære

Deutsch Birne Glühbirne Glühlampe Lampe

Ελληνικά γλόμπος λάμπα

Esperanto ampolo

Español ampolleta bombilla bombillo bujía foco lamparita

Eesti lamp pirn

Suomi hehkulamppu lamppu

Français ampoule ampoule électrique lampe

Gaeilge bolgán

Gàidhlig bolgan

עברית נוּרָה

Hrvatski Beč ego lampa pera sijalica жаруља лампа сијалица

Magyar égő izzó villanykörte

Հայերեն էլեկտրական լամպ լամպուշկա

Bahasa Indonesia bohlam

Íslenska ljósapera pera

Italiano lampadina

日本語電球

ქართული ელექტრონათურა ნათურა

Қазақша лампыша ләмпішке шам

ខ្មែរ អំផូង អំពូល អំពូលភ្លើង

한국어 다마 백열등 전구

Kurdî ego lampe pêra

ລາວ ໂຄມໄຟ

Latviešu spuldze

Македонски светилка сијалица

Bahasa Melayu mentol lampu

မြန်မာဘာသာ ဘတ်သီး

Nederlands gloeilamp peer peertje

Polski lampka żarówka

Português bulbo foco lâmpada

Română bec

Русский лампа ла́мпа нака́ливания лампочка электри́ческая ла́мпочка

Slovenščina žarnica

Shqip llambë

Српски Beč ego lampa pera sijalica жаруља лампа сијалица

Svenska glödlampa

Kiswahili balbu

Тоҷикӣ лампочка чароғ

ไทย หลอดไฟ หลอดไฟฟ้า

Türkmençe lampa

Türkçe ampul lamba

Українська лампа лампочка

اردو بلب

Oʻzbekcha lampa

Tiếng Việt bóng đèn

Examples

“a fluorescent light bulb”

“an LED light bulb”

“a light-bulb moment”

“Figuratively speaking, a light-bulb flashed over Galvin's head early this year, and in March–along […]”

“A light bulb went off in my head as I had an incredible idea for a beauty product.”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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