limelight

1. (countable, uncountable)The intense white light produced when heating lime in an oxyhydrogen flame.

   a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for stage lighting

2. (countable, uncountable)A type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls, producing a bright light by the use of incandescent quicklime.

   Rampenlicht, Kalklicht

   свет ра́мпыsvet rámpy

3. (broadly, countable, uncountable)Attention, notice, a starring or central role, present fame; spotlight.

   steal the limelight

   Rampenlicht

   центр внима́нияcentr vnimánija

1. She likes being in the limelight.

   deSie setzt sich gern in Szene. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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2. She likes to be in the limelight.

   deSie setzt sich gern in Szene. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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3. I'm not accustomed to being in the limelight.

   ruЯ не привык быть в центре внимания. — odexed

   deIch bin es nicht gewohnt, im Rampenlicht zu stehen. — raggione

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4. I was gonna do a cartwheel, but I didn't want to steal the limelight.

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5. The performer, revelling in the limelight, did not notice the audience's shift in attention.

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