lampione
The Italian phrase for street lamp is lampione.
lampione refers to a street lamp. For more formal contexts, you can use L'illuminazione pubblica to refer to street lamps as public lighting or L'illuminazione stradale to talk about street lighting in general.
Did you know?
- The suffix -one in lampione is an augmentative, meaning it literally translates to 'big lamp'. This distinguishes the large public street lights from a small domestic lampada.
- In Italian culture, the lampione is often associated with the 'lonely' atmosphere of old cinematic noir films, serving as a visual shorthand for solitude or waiting in a deserted city square.
- In many historic Italian city centers, lampioni are meticulously designed to mimic the gas lamps of the 19th century, even though they use modern LED technology.
Examples in context
- Mi siederò sulla panchina laggiù vicino al lampione.I'm going to sit on the bench over there next to the street lamp.Tatoeba #8731080 by Guybrush88, translation #6114 by papabear
- Dov'è il lampione più vicino?Where is the nearest street lamp?
- La città è ben illuminata grazie ai lampioni.The city is well illuminated thanks to the street lamps.
- Ho bisogno di cambiare la lampadina del lampioncino.I need to change the light bulb of the small street lamp.
- C'è un vecchio lampione in questa strada.There is an old street lamp on this street.
- La luce del lampione è molto forte.The light from the street lamp is very strong.
Example conversation
Martina and Francesco are walking home at night.
- MartinaFrancesco, guarda quel lampione rotto.Francesco, look at that broken street lamp.
- FrancescoSì, non illumina affatto la strada.Yes, it doesn't light up the street at all.
- MartinaDobbiamo fare attenzione a camminare qui.We have to be careful walking here.
- FrancescoHai ragione, Martina, andiamo più veloce.You're right, Martina, let's walk faster.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry lampione, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
