luz ambiental
/luθ ambjental/from spelling rules
The English phrase "ambient light" is translated into Spanish as luz ambiental.
What does it mean word for word?
Luz means light and ambiental means ambient or environmental.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, la luz ambiental and la iluminación ambiental are common terms for ambient light. In Argentina, luz de ambiente and iluminación de ambiente are used frequently.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form is luces ambientales, where both the noun and the adjective must agree in gender and number.
Did you know?
- In Spanish, luz is often used as a shorthand for 'electricity'. Someone might say se fue la luz to mean the power went out, rather than the light physically vanishing.
- While luz ambiental refers to the lighting, the word ambiente on its own can describe the 'vibe' or mood of a place, such as a 'romantic' or 'tense' atmosphere.
- The word luz shares a common ancestor with the English word 'light' and the Latin 'lux', tracing back to the Proto-Indo-European root *lewk-.
Examples in context
- La iluminación ambiental es clave para crear un ambiente acogedor en nuestros espacios de trabajoAmbient light is key to creating a cozy atmosphere in our workspaces.
- Esta sala se vería mucho mejor con una luz de ambiente cálidaThis room would look much better with a warm ambient light.
- La suave luz ambientalThe soft ambient light
- La tenue iluminación ambientalThe subtle ambient light
- La luz ambiental de la habitación es muy tenue.The ambient light in the room is very dim.
- La luz ambiental es muy suave.The ambient light is very soft.
- Necesito más luz ambiental para leer.I need more ambient light to read.
- La luz ambiental del restaurante es acogedora.The restaurant's ambient light is cozy.
Example conversation
Daniel and Elena are decorating their new living room.
- DanielCreo que falta luz ambiental en el rincón.I think there is a lack of ambient light in the corner.
- ElenaTienes razón, Daniel. Pongamos una lámpara pequeña.You are right, Daniel. Let's put a small lamp.
- DanielEso ayudará a mejorar la luz ambiental.That will help improve the ambient light.
- ElenaSí, así el espacio se verá más acogedor.Yes, that way the space will look more cozy.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ambiental, luz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
