shaft of light

• Feixe estreito de luz, frequentemente usado em sentido poético ou descritivo para designar luz que penetra num espaço escuro, por exemplo através de uma janela ou fresta.

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.

   feixe de luz

   • 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.

   Raio de luz

   • 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.