Sentence examples of "illuminate" in English with translation "éclairer"

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Translations: all3 éclairer2 illuminer1
Men of genius are meteors destined to burn in order to illuminate their century. Les hommes de génie sont des météores destinés à brûler pour éclairer leur siècle.
Just as it is better to illuminate than merely to shine, so to pass on what one has contemplated is better than merely to contemplate. En effet, il est plus beau d’éclairer que de briller seulement ; de même est-il plus beau de transmettre aux autres ce qu’on a contemplé que de contempler seulement.
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