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limelight

['laɪmlaɪt] брит. / амер.

  1. сущ.

    1. друммондов свет (применяется для освещения сцены в театре); свет рампы

    2. часть сцены у рампы

    3. центр внимания

  2. гл.

    1. ярко освещать, освещать с помощью друммондова света

    2. привлекать внимание

Examples from texts

But how realistic is it to expect so driven and flamboyant a man to stay away from the limelight?
Однако насколько реалистично ожидать, что столь деятельный и яркий человек будет держаться в стороне от происходящих событий?
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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'laɪmlaɪtNounдруммондов свет; свет рампы

User translations

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  1. 1.

    Зрительское внимание

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Collocations

be in the limelight
быть в центре внимания
throw limelight on
предать гласности
to be in the limelight
находиться в центре общественного внимания, "в свете софитов"

Word forms

limelight

noun
SingularPlural
Common caselimelightlimelights
Possessive caselimelight'slimelights'

limelight

verb
Basic forms
Pastlimelighted
Imperativelimelight
Present Participle (Participle I)limelighting
Past Participle (Participle II)limelighted
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I limelightwe limelight
you limelightyou limelight
he/she/it limelightsthey limelight
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am limelightingwe are limelighting
you are limelightingyou are limelighting
he/she/it is limelightingthey are limelighting
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have limelightedwe have limelighted
you have limelightedyou have limelighted
he/she/it has limelightedthey have limelighted
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been limelightingwe have been limelighting
you have been limelightingyou have been limelighting
he/she/it has been limelightingthey have been limelighting
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I limelightedwe limelighted
you limelightedyou limelighted
he/she/it limelightedthey limelighted
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was limelightingwe were limelighting
you were limelightingyou were limelighting
he/she/it was limelightingthey were limelighting
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had limelightedwe had limelighted
you had limelightedyou had limelighted
he/she/it had limelightedthey had limelighted
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been limelightingwe had been limelighting
you had been limelightingyou had been limelighting
he/she/it had been limelightingthey had been limelighting
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will limelightwe shall/will limelight
you will limelightyou will limelight
he/she/it will limelightthey will limelight
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be limelightingwe shall/will be limelighting
you will be limelightingyou will be limelighting
he/she/it will be limelightingthey will be limelighting
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have limelightedwe shall/will have limelighted
you will have limelightedyou will have limelighted
he/she/it will have limelightedthey will have limelighted
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been limelightingwe shall/will have been limelighting
you will have been limelightingyou will have been limelighting
he/she/it will have been limelightingthey will have been limelighting
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would limelightwe should/would limelight
you would limelightyou would limelight
he/she/it would limelightthey would limelight
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be limelightingwe should/would be limelighting
you would be limelightingyou would be limelighting
he/she/it would be limelightingthey would be limelighting
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have limelightedwe should/would have limelighted
you would have limelightedyou would have limelighted
he/she/it would have limelightedthey would have limelighted
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been limelightingwe should/would have been limelighting
you would have been limelightingyou would have been limelighting
he/she/it would have been limelightingthey would have been limelighting
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am limelightedwe are limelighted
you are limelightedyou are limelighted
he/she/it is limelightedthey are limelighted
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being limelightedwe are being limelighted
you are being limelightedyou are being limelighted
he/she/it is being limelightedthey are being limelighted
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been limelightedwe have been limelighted
you have been limelightedyou have been limelighted
he/she/it has been limelightedthey have been limelighted
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was limelightedwe were limelighted
you were limelightedyou were limelighted
he/she/it was limelightedthey were limelighted
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being limelightedwe were being limelighted
you were being limelightedyou were being limelighted
he/she/it was being limelightedthey were being limelighted
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been limelightedwe had been limelighted
you had been limelightedyou had been limelighted
he/she/it had been limelightedthey had been limelighted
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be limelightedwe shall/will be limelighted
you will be limelightedyou will be limelighted
he/she/it will be limelightedthey will be limelighted
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been limelightedwe shall/will have been limelighted
you will have been limelightedyou will have been limelighted
he/she/it will have been limelightedthey will have been limelighted