"contraluz" meaning in Spanish

See contraluz in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌkontɾaˈluθ/ [Spain], [ˌkõn̪.t̪ɾaˈluθ] [Spain], /ˌkontɾaˈlus/ [Latin-America, Philippines], [ˌkõn̪.t̪ɾaˈlus] [Latin-America, Philippines] Forms: contraluz m or f same meaning [canonical], contraluces [plural]
Rhymes: -uθ, -us Etymology: From contra- + luz. Etymology templates: {{af|es|contra-|luz}} contra- + luz Head templates: {{es-noun|mfequiv}} contraluz m or f same meaning (plural contraluces)
  1. backlight; a view from the opposite side of the direction toward which a light source shines
    Sense id: en-contraluz-es-noun-uA88qCc6 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish terms prefixed with contra- Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Spanish terms prefixed with contra-: 79 21
  2. a photograph taken from such a view
    Sense id: en-contraluz-es-noun-SF40O4El Categories (other): Photography Disambiguation of Photography: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: a contraluz, al contraluz

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "[ˌkõn̪.t̪ɾaˈluθ]",
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      "ipa": "/ˌkontɾaˈlus/",
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    {
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    }
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Download raw JSONL data for contraluz meaning in Spanish (1.6kB)

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