spotlight

(spŏt'līt')
n.

1. 1. A strong beam of light that illuminates only a small area, used especially to center attention on a stage performer.
   2. A lamp that produces such a light.
2. Public notoriety or prominence: She was in the spotlight after she won the marathon.
3. An artificial source of light with a strongly focused beam, as on an automobile.

tr.v., -light·ed, or -lit (-lĭt), -light·ing, -lights.

1. To illuminate with a spotlight.
2. To focus attention on.

n

Definition: attention; bright beam of light
Antonyms: obscurity

v

Definition: focus attention on
Antonyms: turn aside

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A floodlight equipped with a lens and one or more reflectors to provide a narrow beam to illuminate a specifically defined area.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - projektørlys, spotlight, søgelys
v. tr. - sætte spotlight på

idioms:

• under the spotlight    belyst, i søgelyset

Nederlands (Dutch)
schijnwerper, aandacht, belichten

Français (French)
n. - (Cin, Théât) projecteur, spot, (fig) sur la sellette, (faire) la une
v. tr. - diriger les projecteurs sur, (fig) mettre (qch) en lumière

idioms:

• under the spotlight    sous les feux de la rampe

Deutsch (German)
n. - Scheinwerfer
v. - anstrahlen, in den Blickpunkt stellen

idioms:

• under the spotlight    im Scheinwerferlicht

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (θεατρικός κ.λπ.) προβολέας, (καθομ.) τα φώτα της δημοσιότητας
v. - φωτίζω με προβολέα, (καθομ.) προβάλλω εντυπωσιακά

idioms:

• under the spotlight    στο φως της δημοσιότητας

Italiano (Italian)
riflettore

idioms:

• under the spotlight    sotto le luci della ribalta

Português (Portuguese)
n. - holofote (m)
v. - focalizar, iluminar

idioms:

• under the spotlight    em foco

Русский (Russian)
прожектор, осветительная лампа узкого направленного света, фара, всеобщее внимание, осветить прожектором, высветить, сделать центром внимания

idioms:

• under the spotlight    под пристальным вниманием

Español (Spanish)
n. - proyector, foco, lámpara, linterna
v. tr. - cazar (animales) utilizando un foco para enceguecerlos temporalmente, iluminar utilizando un foco, llamar la atención

idioms:

• under the spotlight    ser objeto de la atención pública, ser el blanco de las miradas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - spotlight, strålkastarljus, strålkastare, sökarljus
v. - belysa med strålkastare, rikta uppmärksamheten på

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
照明灯, 聚光灯, 车头灯, 聚光照明, 使突出醒目, 使公众注意

idioms:

• under the spotlight    在公众注意之下

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 照明燈, 聚光燈, 車頭燈
v. tr. - 聚光照明, 使突出醒目, 使公眾注意

idioms:

• under the spotlight    在公眾注意之下

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 스포트라이트, 각광, (세인의) 주목
v. tr. - 스포트라이트로 비추다, 돋보이게 하다, ~에 주의를 돌리게 하다

idioms:

• under the spotlight    관심하에 있는, 각광 받고 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - スポットライト, 注目

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أضويه مركزة (للمسرح مثلا), اهتمام اعلامي أو شعبي كبير (فعل) يسلط الضوء على, يركز على‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮זרקור, מוקד ההתעניינות‬
v. tr. - ‮הפנה הזרקור אל‬

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spotlight	handheld spotlight
Husky Spotlight	solar spotlight