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Footlights Meaning in English

word · lemma: footlight

ˈfʊtˌɫaɪts
FOOT-lyts
fˈʊtlaɪts
FOOT-lyts

التعريف

Lights at the front edge of a theatre stage that shine upward, lighting the actors from below. Also used metaphorically to mean life as a stage performer.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

"Footlights" is mostly used in theatre and drama contexts, often in plural. The phrase "in the footlights" can mean being in the public eye as a performer. Not used for general lighting.

جمل نموذجية

The actors stood in the footlights as the play began.

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Bright footlights lit up the stage.

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She dreamed of standing in the footlights one day.

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After years backstage, he finally stepped into the footlights.

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It's not easy living your life in the footlights.

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The old theater still uses real footlights for its shows.

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