Phrase guide

light switch

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A switch, usually mounted on a wall in a building, used to turn the light or another appliance such as a fan on and off.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: قَاطِعَة (qāṭiʕa) — switch used to turn the light on or off
  • Belarusian: выключа́льнік (vyključálʹnik) — switch used to turn the light on or off
  • Chinese Mandarin: 電燈開關 /电灯开关 (diàndēng kāiguān) — switch used to turn the light on or off
  • Czech: vypínač — switch used to turn the light on or off
  • Dutch: lichtknopje — switch used to turn the light on or off
  • Finnish: valokatkaisija — switch used to turn the light on or off
  • French: interrupteur — switch used to turn the light on or off
  • German: Lichtschalter — switch used to turn the light on or off
  • Icelandic: ljósrofi — switch used to turn the light on or off
  • Italian: interruttore — switch used to turn the light on or off
  • Japanese: 電灯のスイッチ (dentō no suitchi) — switch used to turn the light on or off
  • Korean: 전등 스위치 (jeondeung seuwichi) — switch used to turn the light on or off
  • Korean: 라이트 스위치 (raiteu seuwichi) — switch used to turn the light on or off
  • Macedonian: прекинувач (prekinuvač) — switch used to turn the light on or off
  • Mongolian: гэрлийн унтраалга (gerliin untraalga) — switch used to turn the light on or off
  • Norwegian Bokmål: lysbryter — switch used to turn the light on or off
  • Iranian Persian: کِلیدِ لامْپ (kelid-e lâmp) — switch used to turn the light on or off
  • Polish: włącznik światła — switch used to turn the light on or off
  • Portuguese: interruptor — switch used to turn the light on or off
  • Romanian: întrerupător — switch used to turn the light on or off
  • Romanian: comutator — switch used to turn the light on or off
  • Russian: выключа́тель (vyključátelʹ) — switch used to turn the light on or off
  • Slovak: vypínač — switch used to turn the light on or off
  • Spanish: interruptor — switch used to turn the light on or off
  • Swedish: lysknapp — switch used to turn the light on or off
  • Swedish: ljusknapp — switch used to turn the light on or off
  • Ukrainian: вимика́ч (vymykáč) — switch used to turn the light on or off