Adjective
A translucent window curtain.
translucent (comparative more translucent , superlative most translucent )
Allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it.
1913 , Louis Joseph Vance , chapter 1, in The Day of Days :The window-panes, encrusted with perennial deposits of Atmosphere, were less transparent than translucent .
1921 , P. G. Wodehouse , chapter 21, in Jill the Reckless :On the windows of the nearer buildings the sun cast glittering beams, but further away a faint, translucent mist hid the city.
Clear , lucid , or transparent .
1884 , Henry J. Ramsdell, Life and Public Services of Hon. James G. Blaine , Hubbard, pages 105–106 :Mr. Blaine's powers and disposition shone resplendent. . . . the gavel in his practised hand, chiming in with varied tones that aptly enforced his words, from the sharp rat-tat-tat that recalled the House to decorum, to the vigorous thunder that actually drowned unparliamentary speech; rulings, repartee, translucent explanation flashing from his lips as quick as lighting.
1904 June 11 and 18 , Gilbert K[ eith] Chesterton , “The Singular Speculation of the House-agent”, in The Club of Queer Trades , New York, N.Y., London: Harper & Brothers Publishers , published April 1905, →OCLC , pages 151–152 :I thought you'd come round to my view, but I own I was startled at your not seeing it from the beginning. The man is a translucent liar and knave.
1919 , Joseph A. Altsheler , chapter 3, in The Lords of the Wild :[ T] he sun was in its greatest splendor, and the air was absolutely translucent . The lake and the mountains sprang out, sharp and clear.
Translations
allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
Bulgarian: прозиращ (bg) ( prozirašt ) , полупрозрачен ( poluprozračen )
Catalan: translúcid
Chinese:
Mandarin: 半透明 (zh) ( bàntòumíng )
Czech: průsvitný (cs)
Dutch: doorschijnend (nl) , lichtdoorlatend , verstrooiend (nl)
Esperanto: diafana
Finnish: läpikuultava (fi)
French: translucide (fr)
Galician: translúcido
German: lichtdurchlässig (de) ; transparent (de) , transluzent
Greek: ημιδιαφανής (el) ( imidiafanís )
Ancient: διαυγής ( diaugḗs )
Gujarati: અર્ધપારદર્શક ( ardhapārdarśak )
Hungarian: áttetsző (hu)
Italian: traslucido (it)
Japanese: 半透明な (ja) ( はんとうめいな, hantōmei-na )
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: nîvçezelal , nîvçeron
Luxembourgish: transparent
Macedonian: полупроѕирен ( poluprodziren )
Malay: lutcahaya
Maori: whakatiaho , kōrahirahi
Piedmontese: tralusent
Polish: przeświecający , półprzezroczysty (pl)
Portuguese: translúcido (pt) , diáfano (pt)
Russian: просве́чивающий (ru) ( prosvéčivajuščij ) , полупрозра́чный (ru) ( poluprozráčnyj )
Scottish Gaelic: trìd-shoillseach
Spanish: translúcido (es)
Tagalog: nganinagin , nanganganinag , mainag
Thai: โปร่ง แสง
Turkish: buzlu (tr) , yarı saydam (tr) , yarı şeffaf
Ukrainian: напівпрозо́рий ( napivprozóryj , literally “ semitransparent ” ) , світлопроникни́й ( svitlopronyknýj , literally “ light-permeable ” )
clear, lucid, or transparent