Rogier van der Heide: Why light needs darkness

http://www.ted.com/talks/rogier_van_der_heide_why_light_needs_darkness.html

lux (lks)

n. pl. lux·es or lu·ces (lsz) Abbr. lx

The International System unit of illumination, equal to one lumen per square mete

grid

n

(electricity) eletricidade

rede sf

Boils down to = To constitute the equivalent of in summary: The scathing editorial simply boils down to an exercise in partisan politics.

craft	vtr	(create, make) criar, fazer	fazer artesanato loc vt

enhance

vtr

(improve)

acentuar, melhorar vt

dim

adj

(not bright) não claro

dull	adj	(boring)	tedioso adj
		informal	chato adj

coin

vtr

(phrase: create)

cunhar vt

patch

n

(area) área

pedaço de terra lo

accent

n

(emphasis) ênfase

acento sm

chandelier

n

(suspended light fixture)

candelabro sm

playful

adj

(willing to play)

brincalhão adj circadian adj (biology: recurring every 24 hours) biol: que ocorre no período de 24 horas circadianoadj

recover - sarar

metal halide light

bundle	n	(group)	pacote sm

default

n

(if no choice) se não há escolha

padrão sm ban n (from place) dum lugar banimento sm ban n (prohibition) interdição sf ban vtr (prohibit) proibir vt Report an error