Noun
They aimed the spotlight at the center of the stage.
A spotlight moved across the stage.
The actor stood in the spotlight.
a baseball star who hates the spotlight
They’re always in the spotlight.
The news article turned the spotlight on the city’s financial problems.
Verb
She was spotlighted as she sang her solo.
The news spotlighted the city’s financial problems.
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Recent Examples on the Web
Republicans are also hoping these votes put a spotlight on swing state senators like Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV).
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Samantha-jo Roth, Washington Examiner, 4 Apr. 2023
In her first brush with the national spotlight, a 2007 New York Times article cited Porter’s research on the questionable practices of mortgage companies benefiting from foreclosures.
—Grace Segers, The New Republic, 3 Apr. 2023
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, D&D entered the national spotlight under unexpected circumstances.
—Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2023
What begins as a careful, well-orchestrated rendezvous ultimately ends with murder, igniting a case that thrusts Candy into a strange spotlight.
—Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE, 30 Mar. 2023
Legislation signed into law last year by Governor DeSantis has put that concept into the national spotlight.
—Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2023
In 2003, Nicole landed a spot on The Simple Life alongside Paris Hilton, thrusting her into the pop culture spotlight.
—Emy Lacroix, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2023
More recently, it was catapulted into the national spotlight during the pandemic thanks to its monoclonal antibody infusion for Covid-19.
—David Wainer, WSJ, 11 Mar. 2023
The activity tragically was thrust into the national spotlight on Jan. 21, when a gunman walked into Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park (Los Angeles County) and started firing.
—Cecilia Lei, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2023
ProPublica’s report is the latest to spotlight the lack of ethics rules for Supreme Court justices.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2023
The color red—and specifically, red handprints—has become a symbol within the Indigenous community to represent the MMIW movement, which aims to spotlight how Indigenous women are disproportionally affected by violence.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2023
In a scene of the character walking disconsolately in one of Nantes’s main attractions, the ornate nineteenth-century arcade Passage Pommeraye, Ropert crafts one of the film’s most stunning images: a long zoom to spotlight Solange standing pensively still amid the crowd.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2023
The group, which seeks to spotlight corporate influence in politics, established a website to track corporate PAC donations to lawmakers who objected to certifying Biden’s victory.
—Joseph Morton, Dallas News, 20 Mar. 2023
The panel, which centered on Innovation In Audio, served to spotlight Audible’s forthcoming category-defying project Breakthrough, the first-ever music competition series developed and launched exclusively as a podcast.
—Mike Sheffield, Billboard, 15 Mar. 2023
Marvel’s third superhero adventure to spotlight the tiniest Avenger has added $7 million from 3,105 theaters in its fourth weekend of release.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 12 Mar. 2023
The leaders are expected to use Friday’s Oval Office meeting to spotlight that Western unity.
—Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 10 Mar. 2023
While Ramsey’s Ellie and Pascal’s Joel are the stars in The Last of Us season 1, the second installment is expected to spotlight another character — the aforementioned Dina, revealed by Ramsey.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2023
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From spot + light.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: spot‧light
Noun[edit]
spotlight (plural spotlights)
- A bright, directional light or lamp, especially one used to illuminate the focus or center of attention on a stage.
- (by extension) The circle of light shed by a spotlight.
- (figurative) The center of attention; the highlight or most important part.
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Some people enjoy the spotlight.
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Hypernyms[edit]
- light
Translations[edit]
a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage
- Bulgarian: проже́ктор m (prožéktor)
- Catalan: focus (ca) m
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 聚光燈／聚光灯 (zh) (jùguāngdēng)
- Dutch: spotlight (nl) m or f
- Esperanto: spoto (eo), planklumo, lumĵetilo
- Finnish: valonheitin (fi), kohdevalo
- French: projecteur (fr) m
- German: Scheinwerfer (de) m
- Hebrew: זְרַקּוֹר (he) m (zraqór)
- Hungarian: reflektor (hu)
- Icelandic: (please verify) ljóskastari (is)
- Italian: riflettore (it) m
- Manx: spohthoilshey m
- Maori: tīwhiri
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: søkelys (no) n
- Persian: نورافکن (fa) (nurâfkan), پروژکتور (fa) (prožektor)
- Polish: reflektor (pl) m, jupiter (pl) m
- Portuguese: refletor (pt) m, holofote (pt) m
- Russian: проже́ктор (ru) m (prožéktor)
- Scottish Gaelic: solas mòr m
- Spanish: foco (es) m, proyector (es) m
- Swedish: strålkastare (sv) c, spotlight (sv) c
- Thai: สบอตไลท์
- Turkish: spot lambası
Verb[edit]
spotlight (third-person singular simple present spotlights, present participle spotlighting, simple past and past participle spotlighted or spotlit)
- (transitive) To illuminate with a spotlight.
- We spotlight the star, but the supporting cast has all the great lines in this scene.
- (transitive, figurative) To draw attention to.
- The news series served to spotlight corruption.
- Synonym of jacklight (“to use a spotlight in hunting animals”)
Hypernyms[edit]
- light
Translations[edit]
draw attention to
- Bulgarian: обръщам внимание (obrǎštam vnimanie)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
- Finnish: kiinnittää huomiota
- Macedonian: свр́ти внима́ние (svŕti vnimánie)
- Spanish: please add this translation if you can
References[edit]
spotlight on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams[edit]
- lightpost, stop light, stoplight, toplights
spot·light
(spŏt′līt′)
n.
1.
a. A strong beam of light that illuminates only a small area, used especially to center attention on a stage performer.
b. 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. spot·light·ed or spot·lit (-lĭt), spot·light·ing, spot·lights
1. To illuminate with a spotlight.
2. To focus attention on.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
spotlight
(ˈspɒtˌlaɪt)
n
1. (Electronics) a powerful light focused so as to illuminate a small area, usually mounted so that it can be directed at will
2. the spotlight the focus of attention
vb (tr) , -lights, -lighting, -lit or -lighted
3. (Theatre) to direct a spotlight on
4. to focus attention on
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
spot•light
(ˈspɒtˌlaɪt)
n., v. -light•ed -lit, -light•ing. n.
1. an intense light focused so as to pick out an object, person, or group, as on a stage.
2. a lamp for producing such a light.
3. a brilliant narrowly focused light, as on an automobile, used for spotting objects.
4. the area of immediate or conspicuous public attention: Asia is in the spotlight now.
v.t.
5. to direct the beam of a spotlight upon.
6. to make conspicuous; call attention to.
[1910–15]
spot′light`er, n.
Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
spotlight
Past participle: spotlighted/spotlit
Gerund: spotlighting
| Imperative |
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| spotlight |
| spotlight |
| Present |
|---|
| I spotlight |
| you spotlight |
| he/she/it spotlights |
| we spotlight |
| you spotlight |
| they spotlight |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I spotlighted/spotlit |
| you spotlighted/spotlit |
| he/she/it spotlighted/spotlit |
| we spotlighted/spotlit |
| you spotlighted/spotlit |
| they spotlighted/spotlit |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am spotlighting |
| you are spotlighting |
| he/she/it is spotlighting |
| we are spotlighting |
| you are spotlighting |
| they are spotlighting |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have spotlighted/spotlit |
| you have spotlighted/spotlit |
| he/she/it has spotlighted/spotlit |
| we have spotlighted/spotlit |
| you have spotlighted/spotlit |
| they have spotlighted/spotlit |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was spotlighting |
| you were spotlighting |
| he/she/it was spotlighting |
| we were spotlighting |
| you were spotlighting |
| they were spotlighting |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had spotlighted/spotlit |
| you had spotlighted/spotlit |
| he/she/it had spotlighted/spotlit |
| we had spotlighted/spotlit |
| you had spotlighted/spotlit |
| they had spotlighted/spotlit |
| Future |
|---|
| I will spotlight |
| you will spotlight |
| he/she/it will spotlight |
| we will spotlight |
| you will spotlight |
| they will spotlight |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have spotlighted/spotlit |
| you will have spotlighted/spotlit |
| he/she/it will have spotlighted/spotlit |
| we will have spotlighted/spotlit |
| you will have spotlighted/spotlit |
| they will have spotlighted/spotlit |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be spotlighting |
| you will be spotlighting |
| he/she/it will be spotlighting |
| we will be spotlighting |
| you will be spotlighting |
| they will be spotlighting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been spotlighting |
| you have been spotlighting |
| he/she/it has been spotlighting |
| we have been spotlighting |
| you have been spotlighting |
| they have been spotlighting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been spotlighting |
| you will have been spotlighting |
| he/she/it will have been spotlighting |
| we will have been spotlighting |
| you will have been spotlighting |
| they will have been spotlighting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been spotlighting |
| you had been spotlighting |
| he/she/it had been spotlighting |
| we had been spotlighting |
| you had been spotlighting |
| they had been spotlighting |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would spotlight |
| you would spotlight |
| he/she/it would spotlight |
| we would spotlight |
| you would spotlight |
| they would spotlight |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have spotlighted/spotlit |
| you would have spotlighted/spotlit |
| he/she/it would have spotlighted/spotlit |
| we would have spotlighted/spotlit |
| you would have spotlighted/spotlit |
| they would have spotlighted/spotlit |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  spotlight — a focus of public attention; «he enjoyed being in the limelight»; «when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency»
limelight, public eye, glare prominence — the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent |
| 2. | spotlight — a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
spot lamp — an artificial source of visible illumination theater light — any of various lights used in a theater |
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| Verb | 1. | spotlight — move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent; «The introduction highlighted the speaker’s distinguished career in linguistics»
foreground, highlight, play up set off, bring out — direct attention to, as if by means of contrast; «This dress accentuates your nice figure!»; «I set off these words by brackets» |
| 2. | spotlight — illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater
illume, illuminate, illumine, light, light up — make lighter or brighter; «This lamp lightens the room a bit» |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
spotlight
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
ضُوءٌ كَشَّافمِنْوار، ضَوء يُسَلَّط على المُمَثِّلينيُسَلِّط الضوء على بُقْعَهيُسَلِّط الضوء، يُرَكِّز الإنْتِباه
bodový reflektorosvětlit reflektoryreflektorvrhnout světlo
spotlightbelyse med en spotlightfremhæve
valonheitin
reflektor
bevilágítráirányítja a figyelmetreflektorreflektorfényspotlámpa
beina sviîsljósinu aî, draga athygli aîkastljóslÿsa meî kastljósi
スポットライト
스포트라이트
vrhnúť svetlo
reflektorsredišče zanimanja
strålkastare
ไฟฉายที่มีแสงสว่างจ้ามาก
đèn pha
Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
spot
(spot) noun
1. a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc). She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.
2. a small, round mark of a different colour from its background. His tie was blue with white spots.
3. a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc. She had measles and was covered in spots.
4. a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc). There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.
5. a small amount. Can I borrow a spot of sugar?
verb – past tense, past participle ˈspotted –
1. to catch sight of. She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.
2. to recognize or pick out. No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.
ˈspotless adjective
very clean. a spotless kitchen.
ˈspotlessly adverbˈspotlessness nounˈspotted adjective
marked or covered with spots. Her dress was spotted with grease; a spotted tie.
ˈspotty adjective
(of people) covered with spots. a spotty face / young man.
ˈspottiness nounspot check
an inspection made without warning, especially on items chosen at random from a group. We only found out about the flaw during a spot check on goods leaving the factory.
ˈspotlight noun
(a lamp for projecting) a circle of light that is thrown on to a small area.
verb – past tense, past participle ˈspotlit, ~ˈspotlighted –
1. to light with a spotlight. The stage was spotlit.
2. to show up clearly or draw attention to. The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.
in a spot
in trouble. His failure to return the papers on time put her in a spot.
on the spot
1. at once. She liked it so much that she bought it on the spot; (also adjective) an on-the-spot decision.
2. in the exact place referred to; in the place where one is needed. It was a good thing you were on the spot when he had his heart attack; (also adjective) tour on-the-spot reporter.
3. (especially with put) in a dangerous, difficult or embarrassing position. The interviewer’s questions really put the Prime Minister on the spot.
spot on
very accurate or exactly on the target. His description of Mary was spot on!
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
spotlight
→ ضُوءٌ كَشَّاف bodový reflektor spotlight Scheinwerfer προβολέας foco valonheitin spot reflektor riflettore スポットライト 스포트라이트 spotlight rampelys reflektor punktowy holofote луч прожектора strålkastare ไฟฉายที่มีแสงสว่างจ้ามาก spot lambası đèn pha 聚光灯
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noun
a strong, focused light thrown upon a particular spot, as on a small area of a stage or in a television studio, for making some object, person, or group especially conspicuous.
a lamp for producing such a light.
a brilliant light with a focused beam, mounted on the side of an automobile and used for illuminating objects not within range of the headlights.
the area of immediate or conspicuous public attention: Asia is in the spotlight now.
verb (used with object), spot·light·ed or spot·lit, spot·light·ing.
to direct the beam of a spotlight upon; light with a spotlight.
to make conspicuous; call attention to: Newspapers spotlighted the story for a week.
to hunt (animals) using a spotlight in order to temporarily blind or confuse them.
verb (used without object), spot·light·ed or spot·lit, spot·light·ing.
to hunt by using a spotlight.
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Origin of spotlight
First recorded in 1910–15; spot + light1
OTHER WORDS FROM spotlight
spotlighter, nounun·spot·light·ed, adjective
Words nearby spotlight
spot announcement, spot card, spot check, spot height, spotless, spotlight, spot line, spot market, spot meter, spot news, spot-on
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Words related to spotlight
fame, light, limelight, notoriety, public eye, publicity, accentuate, highlight, illuminate, point up, publicize, flashlight, floodlight, interest, feature
How to use spotlight in a sentence
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The last few months have put technology and its role in society, especially in the United States, in the spotlight.
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They don’t do it for not a big salary, no spotlight, no interview, just because they care, they want to do something about it.
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Now that I was in the spotlight I was like, “OK, well, now that I got everyone’s attention, I got to really make the world proud and do something.”
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That spotlight will now fall on Jassy, and politicians are already preparing.
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The actions by two have driven our beautiful town into the national spotlight in ways that do not reflect our whole community.
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Both Ney and Abramoff have reentered the public spotlight following their sentences, writing books about their experiences.
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Fumes filled the arena, engines revved, and the beastly vehicles made their way out on to the spotlight.
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She had all the pressure of people in the spotlight and was unbelievably rigorous about keeping it real.
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In this age of selfies, the president had chosen someone who never seeks the spotlight and lets her work speak for itself.
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Dredging up the Wichita Massacre puts the two justices who were part of the 6-to-1 majority ruling in the spotlight.
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«I guess mother will be gladder than any of us,» replied Betty promptly, trying to shift the spotlight from herself.
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The Swami made a determined effort to recapture the spotlight.
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On the huge statue, a spotlight was following two microscopic figures over the statue’s shoulder.
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They had mounted a heavy machine-gun to point seaward and a self-powered spotlight, not turned on, rested nearby.
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She saw the spotlight in the hand of an officer up the deck and she hastened toward him.
British Dictionary definitions for spotlight
noun
a powerful light focused so as to illuminate a small area, usually mounted so that it can be directed at will
the spotlight the focus of attention
verb -lights, -lighting, -lit or -lighted (tr)
to direct a spotlight on
to focus attention on
Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with spotlight
see in the limelight (spotlight); steal the show (spotlight).
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
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But Barbara literally rules The Aztecs; the only early story I can think of off-hand which puts a companion closer to the spotlight is also by John Lucarotti, The Massacre. ❋ Nwhyte (2009)
Palin in the spotlight is a gold mine for the democrats, cutting her term short to improve her financial position shows the world that we are hypocrytes. ❋ Unknown (2009)
With Venus and Serena Williams set to meet for the seventh time in a Grand Slam final at Wimbledon on Saturday, the spotlight is as much on … ❋ Unknown (2008)
The longer she can stay in the spotlight is the longer she can stay in the race, whether she deserves to be there or not. ❋ Unknown (2008)
WIMBLEDON, England With Venus and Serena Williams set to meet for the seventh time in a Grand Slam final at Wimbledon on Saturday, the spotlight is as much on their tennis as their shared DNA. ❋ Unknown (2008)
I have to say that putting Sherona in the spotlight is a great idea for an episode. ❋ Unknown (2004)
One might even say the extent of his aversion to the spotlight is a matter of public record. ❋ Unknown (1992)
Exhibition spotlight is an at-a-glance look at a exhibition we think you should check out. ❋ Sophia Moreno-Bunge (2010)
Steve Jobs health in spotlight again … iPhone 3G S off to hot start … ❋ Unknown (2009)
As ever, the spotlight is on the sandpaper-voiced frontman. ❋ Chris Richards (2010)
But the spotlight is now being turned on a hotel chain he owns, with a prominent gay rights group saying it may think twice before booking events there. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)
Can a president quit if they decided midway that the spotlight is too bright? ❋ Unknown (2009)
So if one feels too ashamed of him/herself, and has too many skeletons hidden in their closets which they don’t want to be exposed, don’t be where the media’s spotlight is projected. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Anderson Cooper 360: Blog Archive — Tumultuous Polanski always in spotlight « — Blogs from CNN. com ❋ Unknown (2009)
[Roger]: [Vicky] what are you doing?
Vicky: uhh…nothing?
Roger: [SPOTLIGHT]!
Vicky: …shit. ❋ CXZ2764 (2008)
«And I don’t think I’ve ever heard someone refer to her vagina as a «spotlight» in song before, but it seems to fit. [Ugh]. I feel [the need] to listen to some Art [Bears] now.»
(thanks for words sarrible) ❋ Glimmer (2007)
My sister wanted to go spotlighting with her friends. It [sounded] like a euphemism for [parking] and making out. Turns out she wanted to go look at [wolves]. Oh well. ❋ Camahan (2005)
Did you see the [spotlights] on her?
yea, [bout] [knocked] me over… ❋ B. Hanback (2009)
[Hey Paul], if you go [spotlighting] our external [stakeholders] again, you won’t be working here anymore. ❋ Kezza4Paul (2021)
Ohh someone is [janking] it must [nr] [spotlight] ❋ Janae.Walton (2017)
[man], that’s a [spotlight]! ❋ Bartchidna (2010)
I was feeling all over her body, paying special attention to her [spotlights] and [trap door] while she played with my actor. This was, of course, before we started [running lines]. ❋ SamMacElParker (2009)
Why you gotta be spotlightin’ a [sista], putting all my [business] out there [for everybody] to know? ❋ ChiAli (2005)
If [you get that] job as director, you’ll be [the tiger] in a [spotlight] and every eye will be on you! ❋ I, Wreckerrr (2020)
spotlight — перевод на русский
/ˈspɒtlaɪt/
You must sound… sound so… so loudly that everyone in the valley… learn about your arrival… know how beautiful you are… You need to be in the spotlight.
прогудеть так так громко, что все в долине… узнали, о твоем прибытии… узнали, сколь ты красив… тебе нужно быть в центре внимания.
And yet you look at any of these people… that are now complaining about being too much… in the spotlight… or always, you know, scrutinized by everyone.
И кроме того, ты смотришь на любого из этих людей… которые сейчас жалуются на то, что они слишком… в центре внимания… или всегда, вы знаете, выслеживаются кем-то.
The second that spotlight hit me, I became a whole different person!
Очутившись в центре внимания я стала совершенно другой личностью.
We should hog spotlight.
Мы должны быть в центре внимания.
But you did quite well in the spotlight… scoring a spectacular bicycle kick goal.
Но вы хорошо справились в центре внимания, забив великолепный гол велосипедным ударом от ворот.
Показать ещё примеры для «центре внимания»…
Spotlight, it hypnotizes them.
Прожектор гипнотизирует их.
What do you want? — Shove that spotlight up your ass.
— Убери свой прожектор с этой задницы.
Computer, spotlight.
Компьютер, прожектор.
If you could get right in back there with a small lamp or spotlight, a small light…
Если бы ты мог сзади установить маленькую лампу или прожектор, подсветку…
The whole thing looked like a tower turned into spotlight.
Всё сооружение выглядело как башня, превратившаяся в огромный прожектор.
Показать ещё примеры для «прожектор»…
The lucky girl, who’s with us tonight, will have the spotlight thrown on her so the rest of you girls can go over and scratch her eyes out.
Сегодня у нас здесь девушка, и ей будет адресовано столько внимания что вы девушки можете пойти и выцарапать ей глаза.
Do not paint your position as anything but preservation of a spotlight.
И пожалуйста, не пытайся обрисовать свою позицию, как нечто иное, чем сохранение всеобщего внимания.
And this anger of which you speak, from the rest of these poor souls, stems from his unwillingness to share even the tiniest portion of the spotlight that shines, without end… on him.
И этот гнев о котором вы говорите, остальной части этих несчастных душ, связан с его нежеланием делиться даже мельчайшей частью внимания что светит, без конца… на него.
Kept this venture out of the spotlight.
К нашей затее не было бы столько внимания.
That is what I’m desperate to do here. Put this issue in the spotlight a little, create maybe an outcry of sorts.
Именно этого я и хочу, привлечь к проблеме немного внимания, показать что-то вроде крика о помощи.
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Nobody steals my spotlight, nobody!
Никто не крадет мою славу, никто!
This case is going to be in the news, and you people are spotlight hogs.
Да к черту главного прокурора! Это дело появится в новостях, и вы заграбастаете всю славу себе.
Mercedes, it’ll be a pleasure sharing the spotlight with you.
Мерседес, для меня честь разделить славу с тобой.
You going to steal Mr. Dan’s spotlight on big night, aren’t you?
Вы хотите украсть славу мистера Дэна в этот важный день, не так ли?
We’d share research, information, everything. Even the spotlight.
Мы бы вместе участвовали в исследовании и даже разделили бы славу.
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You love the spotlight.
Ты же любишь быть в центре внимания.
Well, I’m just saying, we all know Olivia loves the spotlight.
— Ну, я просто говорю. Мы все знаем, что Оливия любит быть в центре внимания.
Dude, I don’t like the spotlight.
— Чувак, я не люблю быть в центре внимания.
I’ve never sought the spotlight.
Я никогда не стремился быть в центре внимания.
I know how much he covets the spotlight, but I promise you, there’s enough room for everyone.
Я знаю, насколько он жаждет быть в центре внимания, но я обещаю, здесь хватит места для всех.
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Standing in the spotlight
В свете прожекторов!
Because you’ll be standing on a stage in the white-hot spotlight.
Потому, что ты будешь стоять на сцене в свете прожекторов.
Under the spotlight
В свете прожекторов.
Which, by the way, isn’t exactly gonna be a fitting name after you, you know, stop blurring and start standing in the spotlight.
И это имя, между прочим, будет не очень-то подходить, когда ты прекратишь исчезать в тумане и будешь стоять в свете прожекторов.
You steal the spotlight.
Ты уводишь свет прожектора.
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I spent time trying to stay out of the spotlight that pushing Lana into Lex’s life… put me right in the middle of it.
Я провел так много времени, стараясь держаться подальше от всеобщего внимания, а подтолкнув Лану к Лексу… я оказался в самом его центре.
I’m well aware of the corrupting power of the spotlight.
Я хорошо осведомлен о разрушающей силе всеобщего внимания.
Hmm, why don’t you practice for the spotlight ’cause it’s gonna keep getting hotter.
Хмм, почему бы тебе не практиковать для всеобщего внимания потому что это будет становится все жарче.
Over the years, he became accustomed to the spotlight.
С годами он привык к всеобщему вниманию.
I can’t tell you how hard it’s been to watch my friends, my family, my acquaintances being dragged into the spotlight because of me, clients being investigated and harassed by the media because of me,
Не могу передать, как тяжело было видеть, как из-за меня подвергаются всеобщему вниманию мои друзья, моя семья и мои знакомые, как СМИ наводят справки и преследуют моих клиентов из-за меня, как любимым людям, возможно, приходится тратить свои сбережения,
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You’re now entitled to a song and dance of your choice, with your very own spotlight.
Теперь ты можешь напоследок спеть и станцевать все, что захочешь. Маэстро, свет.
Once that spotlight hits you, it’s so bright, you won’t see anyone anyway.
Тебе в глаза ударит свет, и ты никого не увидишь.
Spotlight on me.
Свет на меня.
You step into that spotlight, it’s the last step you ever gonna take.
Выйдешь на свет, это будет последним шагом в твоей жизни.
The accusations you made about Ian have cast a bright spotlight on all of you.
Обвинения, которые вы приподнесли о Йене бросают яркий свет на вас всех
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I changed my costume behind the curtains and then stepped out into the bright spotlight and said:
За занавесом я переоделся в праздничный костюм… Затем, вступив в яркий луч прожектора, я обратился к публике:
Is climbing into the spotlight for attention the way to fix loneliness?
Но так ты борешься с одиночеством? Влезая в луч прожектора ради внимания?
Anyway, Tommy, do me a favor and put that shame spotlight on the gay blade in 13C!
Томми, будь душкой и направь позорный луч прожектора на гомика с лезвиями в 13 ряду!
The spotlight finds me.
Луч прожектора сам меня находит.
And, just as he was about ready to jump, skies open up, and there’s this ray of light hit him like a spotlight.
И когда он уже готов спрыгнуть, тучи расступаются, и пробивается луч света. Его ударило, как лучом прожектора.
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The spotlight could not be trained more fiercely on us.
— Сейчас на нас направлены все софиты.
¶ WHEN MY SPOTLIGHT SHINES ¶
Когда софиты засияют.
Those spotlights in the auditorium Don’t run on dreams.
Эти софиты в зрительном зале работают не на топливе от мечтаний.
You like the spotlights.
Ты любишь софиты.
Adore the spotlight.
Ты любишь софиты.
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Meaning of SPOTLIGHT in English
[spot.light] n (1904) 1 a: a projected spot of light used to illuminate brilliantly a person, object, or group on a stage b: conspicuous public notice «held the political ~»
2. a: a light designed to direct a narrow intense beam of light on a small area b: something that illuminates brilliantly
[2]spotlight vt -light.ed or -lit ; -light.ing (1922): to illuminate with or as if with a spotlight
Merriam-Webster English vocab.
Английский словарь Merriam Webster.
2012
прожектор, центр внимания, освещать, освещать прожектором
существительное ↓
- прожектор
portable spotlight — переносный прожектор; переносная фара 
- кинопрожектор, осветительная лампа узкого направленного света
- театр. прожектор для подсветки
- pl. огни рампы
- фара
- всеобщее внимание
to be in the spotlight — быть в центре внимания
he held the political spotlight — он играл видную роль в политической жизни, он пользовался широкой известностью как политический деятель
глагол ↓
- осветить прожектором
to direct / focus / shine / turn a spotlight on — направлять свет на
- высветить; кино тж. ярко осветить (какой-л. объект)
- сделать центром внимания
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Примеры с переводом
They’re always in the spotlight.
Они всегда в центре внимания.
Education is once again under the spotlight.
Образование снова в центре внимания.
A spotlight moved across the stage.
По сцене перемещался свет прожектора.
The standard lamp was softly spotlighting her from behind.
Торшер, стоящий у неё за спиной, мягко освещал её.
The article spotlights the problems of the homeless.
В данной статье освещаются проблемы бездомных.
She stepped into the spotlight and began to sing.
Она шагнула на сцену и начала петь.
They aimed the spotlight at the center of the stage.
Они направили свет прожектора в центр сцены.
She walked out onto the spotlit stage.
Она вышла на сцену, залитую светом софитов.
Each programme in the series will spotlight a particular breed of dog.
Каждая из передач этого цикла будет посвящена отдельной породе собак.
He’d been plucked from obscurity and thrust into the national spotlight.
Его выдернули из безвестности и поместили в центр внимания всей страны.
The news article turned the spotlight on the city’s financial problems.
В центре внимания этого новостного сюжета оказались финансовые проблемы города.
I was sweating under the spotlights.
Я обливался потом под светом прожекторов.
Примеры, ожидающие перевода
The actor stood in the spotlight. 
The yard was lit by three huge spotlights.
She’s uncomfortable being in the spotlight.
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Возможные однокоренные слова
light — свет, светило, светить, зажигать, легкий, светлый, легко, налегке
spot — место, пятно, пятнышко, капля, определить, увидеть, местный, наличный
Формы слова
verb
I/you/we/they: spotlight
he/she/it: spotlights
ing ф. (present participle): spotlighting
2-я ф. (past tense): spotlighted or spotl
3-я ф. (past participle): spotlighted or spotl
noun
ед. ч.(singular): spotlight
мн. ч.(plural): spotlights