Usage examples of "lumières" in French with translation to English

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Les lumières se sont éteintes. The lights turned off.
Étudiant en histoire, je connais aussi la dette de la civilisation à l'Islam. C'était l'Islam - dans des lieux comme l'université Al-Azhar - qui portait la lumière de la connaissance à travers tant de siècles, ouvrant la voie à la Renaissance et aux Lumières de l'Europe. As a student of history, I also know civilization's debt to Islam. It was Islam – at places like Al-Azhar University – that carried the light of learning through so many centuries, paving the way for Europe's Renaissance and Enlightenment.
Ces lumières s'éteignirent subitement. All of a sudden, the lights went on.
Que veulent dire ces lumières ? What do those lights signify?
Toutes les lumières s'éteignirent. All the lights went out.
Toutes les lumières se sont éteintes. All the lights went out.
De petites lumières clignotaient dans le lointain. Little lights were blinking on and off in the distance.
Toutes en même temps les lumières s'éteignirent. All at once the lights went out.
Tout à coup toutes les lumières s'éteignirent. All of a sudden, all the lights went out.
Il éteignit toutes les lumières à onze heures. He turned off all the lights at eleven.
Tout à coup toutes les lumières se sont éteintes. All of a sudden, all the lights went out.
La pièce se termina et les lumières se rallumèrent. The act ended and the lights were turned on.
Assurez-vous d'éteindre toutes les lumières avant de sortir Make sure to turn off all the lights before going out.
Nous pouvions voir les lumières de la ville au loin. We could see the lights of the town in the distance.
Assure-toi d'éteindre toutes les lumières avant de sortir. Make sure to turn off all the lights before going out.
Assurez-vous que les lumières sont éteintes avant de partir. Make sure that the lights are turned off before you leave.
Elle éteignit les lumières pour admirer le clair de lune. She turned off the lights so she could enjoy the moonlight.
Père s'assure que toutes les lumières soient éteintes avant d'aller au lit. Father makes sure that all the lights are off before he goes to bed.
Je peux voir la lumière. I can see the light.
La lumière ne fonctionne pas. The light doesn't work.
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