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street lighting
The complete set of lamps and lights installed along streets, paths, and squares to illuminate them at night. It serves safety and orientation in public spaces.
Wegen Energiesparmaßnahmen wird die Strassenbeleuchtung in unserer Gemeinde nachts gedimmt.
Because of energy-saving measures, the street lighting in our municipality is dimmed at night.
The word is made up of 'die Strasse' (street) and 'die Beleuchtung' (lighting). 'Beleuchtung' comes from the verb 'beleuchten' (to illuminate, to shine light on something). So it describes the system that lights streets.
Die Stadt investiert in eine modernere Strassenbeleuchtung.
The city is investing in more modern street lighting.
In Germany and Austria, the spelling 'Straßenbeleuchtung' with 'ß' is common. The spelling with 'ss' is correct in Switzerland and is also used in Germany when only capital letters are available.
In der Schweiz schreibt man grundsätzlich „Strassenbeleuchtung“.
In Switzerland, people generally write 'Strassenbeleuchtung'.
You can 'einschalten' (switch on), 'ausschalten' (switch off), or 'dimmen' (dim) 'Strassenbeleuchtung' (street lighting). If it is not working, it is 'defekt' (defective) or 'ausgefallen' (out of service/not working).
Die Strassenbeleuchtung schaltet sich bei Dämmerung automatisch ein.
The street lighting switches on automatically at dusk.
'Die Strassenbeleuchtung' (street lighting) is almost always used in the singular as a collective term for the entire lighting system of a street or city. People rarely speak of individual 'Straßenbeleuchtungen' in the plural.
Die gesamte Strassenbeleuchtung des Viertels wird auf LED umgestellt.
The entire street lighting system in the district is being converted to LED.
lighting / illumination
'die Beleuchtung' and 'die Strassenbeleuchtung' both mean light from lamps or light fixtures. However, 'Beleuchtung' is more general and can refer to lighting in apartments, shops, offices, or outdoors. 'Strassenbeleuchtung' is only the lighting on streets, paths, and squares. The words can be confused because street lighting is a form of lighting. If the place is not important or you are talking about light in general, 'Beleuchtung' fits. If you are talking about lamps in public street areas, 'Strassenbeleuchtung' is more precise.
In unserer Straße geht die Strassenbeleuchtung am Abend automatisch an.
On our street, the street lighting comes on automatically in the evening.
Die Beleuchtung im Flur ist kaputt, deshalb ist es dort sehr dunkel.
The lighting in the hallway is broken, so it is very dark there.