Meaning

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

    Lampenschirm

    абажу́рabažúr

    абажу́рabažúr

More definitions
  • a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view

Examples

7 sentences
  1. Remove the screw and the lampshade.

    ruОткрутите винт и снимите абажур. — Balamax

  2. The green lampshade casts a warm glow in the room.

    ruЗелёный абажур рассеивает по комнате тёплый свет. — elsteris

    deDer grüne Lampenschirm wirft einen warmen Schein in das Zimmer. — Esperantostern

  3. The lamp on the desk had an out-of-kilter lampshade.

    ruПлафон лампы на столе был неисправен. — Balamax

    deDie Lampe auf dem Schreibtisch hatte einen schiefen Lampenschirm. — DiffEquation

  4. We've got ourselves a new, modern lampshade for our living room.

    deWir haben uns einen neuen, modernen Lampenschirm für unser Wohnzimmer besorgt. — raggione

  5. Give me the lampshade.

    ruДай мне абажур. — marafon

Translations

9 languages
Українська
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Русский
By meaning 1
cover over a lamp:
Deutsch
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Forms

plural: lampshades

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view:lamp shadeshade

Word family

2 related words

See also

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