shaft of light

• Un faisceau ou une bande de lumière étroite, souvent utilisé de manière poétique ou descriptive pour désigner la lumière qui pénètre dans un espace sombre, par exemple par une fenêtre ou une fente.

A narrow beam or ray of light, often used poetically or descriptively to refer to light entering a dark space, such as through a window or crack.

1. B1formal

   A narrow, concentrated beam of light, often appearing as a ray or column.

   raie de lumière

   • A shaft of light broke through the clouds.
   • The room was dark except for a single shaft of light from the window.
   • He saw a shaft of light illuminating the dusty floor.

2. Figurative hope or clarityB2formal

   A sudden moment of understanding, hope, or clarity in a difficult situation.

   lueur d'espoir

   • Her kind words were a shaft of light in his dark day.
   • The discovery provided a shaft of light in the complex investigation.
   • That small success was a shaft of light for the struggling team.