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"Lighting" is a form of "lighting", a noun which is often translated as "la iluminación". "Costume" is a noun which is often translated as "el disfraz". Learn more about the difference between "costume" and "lighting" below.
costume(
ka
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stum
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el disfraz
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
I bought my puppy a ghost costume!¡Le compré un disfraz de fantasma a mi cachorro!
b. el traje
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
(typical clothing)
The beauty contestants all came out in their national costumes.Todas las concursantes de belleza salieron en sus trajes nacionales.
a. el vestuario
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
I'm in charge of designing the costumes for the play.Soy el encargado de diseñar el vestuario para la obra.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. vestir
One of the attractions of the show is the way celebrities are exuberantly costumed.Uno de los atractivos del espectáculo es la exuberancia con que van vestidas las celebridades.
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lighting(
lay
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dihng
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la iluminación
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
The lighting of the Christmas Tree will take place at 5 pm.La iluminación del árbol de Navidad se realizará a las 5 pm.
b. el encendido
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
The rain is going to make the lighting of any cigarette with a match impossible.La lluvia va a imposibilitar el encendido de cigarrillos con cerillas.
a. el alumbrado
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
I have to strain my eyes to read out here, because the lighting is so terrible.Tengo que forzar los ojos para leer aquí fuera porque el alumbrado es terrible.
b. la iluminación
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
The lighting director got into trouble when he forgot to turn on the spotlight.El director de iluminación se metió en un lío cuando se olvidó de encender el foco.
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