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Translate light bulb from English to German

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light bulb:
- Birne; Glühlampe; Glühbirne
Wiktionary:
- light bulb → Glühlampe, Glühbirne
- light bulb → Glühlampe, Glühbirne

English

Detailed Translations for light bulb from English to German

light bulb:

light bulb [the ~] noun

the light bulb (bulb; globe)
die Birne; die Glühlampe; die Glühbirne
- Birne [die ~] noun
- Glühlampe [die ~] noun
- Glühbirne [die ~] noun

Translation Matrix for light bulb:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Birne	bulb; globe; light bulb	pear
Glühbirne	bulb; globe; light bulb	illumination equipment
Glühlampe	bulb; globe; light bulb
-	bulb; electric light; electric-light bulb; incandescent lamp; lightbulb

Synonyms for "light bulb":

lightbulb; bulb; incandescent lamp; electric light; electric-light bulb; electric lamp

Related Definitions for "light bulb":

electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity¹

Wiktionary Translations for light bulb:

light bulb

noun

evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament that produces light
- light bulb → Glühlampe; Glühbirne

light bulb

ein Leuchtmittel, eine Glühwendel enthaltender luftleerer Glaskörper (insbes. ein birnenförmiger)
- Glühlampe → incandescent lamp; light globe; bulb; light bulb

noun

(umgangssprachlich) Glühlampe (ein eine Glühwendel enthaltender, luftleerer oder mit speziellem Gas gefüllter Glaskörper)
- Glühbirne → light bulb; bulb

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• light bulb	→ Glühbirne	↔ ampoule — Boule de verre servant à l’éclairage électrique

Related Translations for light bulb

bulb
light

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