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2 light

I 1. noun
1) Licht, das

in a good light — bei gutem Licht

be in somebody's light — jemandem im Licht sein

at first light — bei Tagesanbruch

while the light lasts — solange es [noch] hell ist

light of day — (lit. or fig.) Tageslicht, das

2) (electric lamp) Licht, das; (fitting) Lampe, die

go out like a light — (fig.) sofort weg sein (ugs.)

3) (signal to ships) Leuchtfeuer, das

4) in sing. or pl. (signal to traffic) Ampel, die

at the third set of lights — an der dritten Ampel

5) (to ignite) Feuer, das

have you got a light? — haben Sie Feuer?

put a/set light to something — etwas anzünden

6)

throw or shed light [up]on something — Licht in etwas (Akk.) bringen

bring something to light — etwas ans [Tages]licht bringen; see also academic.ru/65424/see">see 1. 1)

7) in pl. (beliefs, abilities)

according to one's lights — nach bestem Wissen [und Gewissen]

8) (aspect)

in that light — aus dieser Sicht

seen in this light — so gesehen

in the light of — (taking into consideration) angesichts (+ Gen.)

show somebody in a bad light — ein schlechtes Licht auf jemanden werfen

put somebody in a good/bad light — jemanden in einem guten/schlechten Licht erscheinen lassen
2. adjective
hell

light-blue/-brown — etc. hellblau/-braun usw
3. transitive verb,
lit or lighted

1) (ignite) anzünden

2) (illuminate) erhellen

light somebody's/one's way — jemandem/sich leuchten
4. intransitive verb,
lit or lighted [Feuer, Zigarette:] brennen, sich anzünden lassen

Phrasal Verbs:

- light up
II 1. adjective
1) leicht

[for] light relief — [als] kleine Abwechslung

be a light sleeper — einen leichten Schlaf haben

2) (small in amount) gering

traffic is light on these roads — auf diesen Straßen herrscht nur wenig Verkehr

3) (not important) leicht

make light of something — etwas bagatellisieren

4) (nimble) leicht [Schritt, Bewegungen]

have light fingers — (steal) gern lange Finger machen (ugs.)

5) (easily borne) leicht [Krankheit, Strafe]; gering [Steuern]; mild [Strafe]

6)

with a light heart — (carefree) leichten od. frohen Herzens

7)

feel light in the head — (giddy) leicht benommen sein
2. adverb
travel light — mit wenig od. leichtem Gepäck reisen
III intransitive verb,
lit or lighted (come by chance)

light [up]on something — auf etwas (Akk.) kommen od. stoßen

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I 1. noun
1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) das Licht

2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) das Licht

3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) das Feuer

4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) das Licht
2. adjective
1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) licht, hell

2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) hell
3. [lit] verb
1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) erleuchten

2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) anzünden

•

- lightness

- lighten

- lighter
- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II
1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) leicht

2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) leicht

3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) leicht

4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) zu leicht

5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) leicht

6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) leicht

7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) heiter

8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) leicht

9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) locker

•

- lightly

- lightness

- lighten

- light-fingered
- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)

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light¹

[laɪt]

I. n

1. no pl (brightness) Licht nt

is there enough \light? ist es hell genug?

artificial/natural \light künstliches/natürliches Licht

the \light of the sun das Sonnenlicht

by the \light of the moon bei Mondschein

by the \light of the candle im Schein der Kerze

2. (light-giving thing) Licht nt, Lichtquelle f; (lamp) Lampe f

as the \lights went... als die Lichter ausgingen,...

to put [or switch] [or turn] the \light on/off das Licht einschalten/ausschalten [o fam anmachen/ausmachen

3. no pl (fire) Feuer nt; (flame) [Kerzen]flamme f

have you got a \light, please? Entschuldigung, haben Sie [vielleicht] Feuer?

to catch \light Feuer fangen

to set \light to sth BRIT etw anzünden

to strike a \light ein Streichholz [o SCHWEIZ a. Zündholz] anzünden

4. no pl (daylight) [Tages]licht nt

at [the] first \light bei Tagesanbruch

5. (for decoration)

▪ \lights pl:

Christmas \lights Weihnachtsbeleuchtung f

6. usu pl (traffic light) Ampel f

7. (sparkle) Strahlen nt kein pl, Leuchten nt kein pl

the light in his eyes das Strahlen in seinen Augen

8. ( fig: perspective) Aspekt m, Perspektive f

try to look at it in a new \light versuch' es doch mal aus einer anderen Perspektive zu sehen

she started to see him in a new \light sie sah ihn plötzlich in einem ganz neuen Licht

to show sth in a bad/good \light etw in einem schlechten/guten Licht erscheinen lassen

to put sth in a favourable \light etw in ein günstiges Licht rücken

9. no pl (enlightenment) Erleuchtung f

I saw the \light! mir ging ein Licht auf! fam

10. (spiritual illumination) Erleuchtung f

11. (person's abilities)

▪ \lights pl [geistige] Fähigkeiten

to do sth according to one's \lights etw so gut machen, wie man es eben kann

12. (bright part in picture/on object) Licht nt

\light and shadow Licht und Schatten

13. (window) Fenster nt; (window division) Oberlicht nt; (pane of glass) Fensterscheibe f

14. ( fig: person) Leuchte f fam

leading \light (best at something) großes Licht, Leuchte f fam; (leader) Nummer eins f fam

a shining \light eine große Leuchte fam, ein großes Licht fam

15. (beacon) Leuchtfeuer nt; (lighthouse) Leuchtturm m

16.

▶ to bring sth to \light etw ans Licht bringen

▶ to cast [or shed] [or throw] \light on sth etw beleuchten fig, Licht in etw akk bringen

▶ to come to \light ans Licht kommen

▶ the \light at the end of the tunnel das Licht am Ende des Tunnels fig

▶ to hide one's \light under a bushel sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen

▶ in the \light of sth [or AM usu in \light of sth] angesichts einer S. gen, im Lichte einer S. gen liter

▶ to be the \light of sb's life ( hum) die Sonne im Leben einer Person gen sein

▶ to be [or go] out like a \light ( fam: fall asleep) sofort weg sein fam; (faint) umkippen fam

▶ to see the \light of day (come into being) das Licht der Welt erblicken; (become known) ans Licht kommen

II. adj

1. (bright) hell

it's slowly getting \light es wird allmählich hell

summer is coming and the evenings are getting \lighter der Sommer kommt und es bleibt abends länger hell

2. (pale) hell-; (stronger) blass-

III. vt

<lit or lighted, lit or lighted>

1. (illuminate)

▪ to \light sth etw erhellen; stage, room etw beleuchten; ( fig)

his investigations lit the way for many other scientists seine Forschungen waren wegweisend für viele andere Wissenschaftler

2. (turn on)

to \light an electric light das Licht einschalten [o fam anknipsen

3. (guide with light)

▪ to \light sb jdm leuchten

4. (ignite)

to \light a candle/match eine Kerze/ein Streichholz anzünden

to \light a fire ein Feuer anzünden [o fam anmachen] [o SCHWEIZ a. anfeuern], Feuer machen

to \light a cigarette/pipe sich dat eine Zigarette/Pfeife anzünden [o fam anstecken

IV. vi

<lit or lighted, lit or lighted>

1. (burn) brennen

2. ( fig: become animated) eyes, etc aufleuchten fig

her face lit with pleasure sie strahlte vor Freude über das ganze Gesicht

light²

[laɪt]

I. adj

1. (not heavy) leicht

to be as \light as a feather federleicht [o leicht wie eine Feder] sein

2. (deficient in weight) zu leicht

this sack of rice seems about 2 kilos \light ich habe den Eindruck, dieser Sack Reis wiegt 2 Kilo zu wenig

to give sb \light weight jdm zu wenig abwiegen

3. (not sturdily built) leicht

\light clothes leichte Kleidung

4. (for small loads) Klein-

\light aircraft/lorry Kleinflugzeug nt/-lastwagen m

\light railway Kleinbahn f

5. MIL

\light infantry leichte Infanterie

6. (not fully loaded) aircraft/ship/vehicle nicht voll beladen

7. (of food and drink) leicht; (low in fat) fettarm

a \light diet eine fettarme Diät

\light food leichtes Essen

a \light meal eine leichte Mahlzeit

\light pastry lockerer Teig

\light wine leichter Wein

8. (porous)

\light soil lockeres Erdreich

9. CHEM leicht

\light isotope leichtes Isotop

10. (low in intensity)

the traffic was quite \light es war kaum Verkehr

it's only \light rain es nieselt nur

\light breeze leichte Brise

11. (easily disturbed)

\light sleep leichter Schlaf

to be a \light sleeper einen leichten Schlaf haben

12. (easily done) nachsichtig, mild

\light sentence mildes Urteil

\light housework leichte Hausarbeit

13. (gentle) leicht; kiss zart; (soft) touch sanft

to have a \light touch MUS einen weichen Anschlag haben

14. (graceful)

\light building elegantes Gebäude

\light figure anmutige Gestalt

15. (not bold)

\light type eine schlanke Schrifttype

16. (not serious) leicht attr

\light entertainment leichte Unterhaltung

\light opera Operette f

\light reading Unterhaltungslektüre f

\light tone Plauderton m

17. (cheerful) frohgemut poet

with a \light heart leichten Herzens

18. ( old: unchaste) leicht

a \light girl ein leichtes Mädchen veraltend

19.

▶ to be a bit \light in one's loafers AM (pej!) etwas weibische Züge haben pej

▶ to be \light on one's feet leichtfüßig sein

▶ to make \light of sth etw bagatellisieren [o fam herunterspielen]

▶ to make \light work of sth mit etw dat spielend fertigwerden

▶ to be \light on sth es an etw dat fehlen lassen

II. adv

1. (with little luggage)

to travel \light mit leichtem Gepäck reisen

2. (with no severe consequences)

to get off \light glimpflich [o fam mit einem blauen Auge] davonkommen

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I [laɪt] vb: pret, ptp lit or lighted
1. n

1) (in general) Licht nt

by the light of a candle/the fire — im Schein einer Kerze/des Feuers

light and shade — Licht und Schatten

at first light —

hang the picture in a good light — häng das Bild ins richtige Licht

to cast or throw or shed light on sth (lit) — etw beleuchten; (fig also) Licht in etw (acc) bringen

the moon cast its silvery light on... — der Mond beleuchtete... silbern or warf sein silbernes Licht auf (+acc)...

to cast a new or fresh light on sth — neues Licht auf etw (acc)

to be in sb's light (lit) — jdm im Licht stehen

in the cold light of day (fig) — bei Licht besehen

the harsh light of reality — die raue Wirklichkeit

this story shows his character in a bad light — diese Geschichte wirft ein schlechtes Licht auf seinen Charakter

to see sb/sth in a different light — jdn/etw in einem anderen Licht sehen

it showed him in a different light —

I don't see things in that light — ich sehe die Dinge anders or in einem anderen Licht

to see sth in a new light — etw mit anderen Augen betrachten

in the light of — angesichts (+gen)

the theory, seen in the light of recent discoveries — die Theorie im Licht(e) der neuesten Entdeckungen betrachtet

in the light of what you say — in Anbetracht dessen, was Sie sagen

to bring sth to light — etw ans Tageslicht bringen

to come to light —

to see the light (liter) (= be born) (= be made public) — das Licht der Welt erblicken (liter) veröffentlicht werden

finally I saw the light (inf) — endlich ging mir ein Licht auf (inf); (morally) endlich wurden mir die Augen geöffnet

to see the light of day (report) — veröffentlicht werden; (project) verwirklicht werden

the light dawned (fig) — mir ging ein Licht auf (inf)

to go out like a light — sofort weg sein (inf)

2) Licht nt; (= lamp) Lampe f; (= fluorescent light) Neonröhre f

put out the lights before you go to bed — mach das Licht aus, bevor du ins Bett gehst

all the lights went out during the storm — während des Sturms gingen alle Lichter aus

(traffic) lights — Ampel f

the lights (of a car) —

all ships must show a light while at sea lights out (Mil) — alle Schiffe müssen auf See Lichter führen Zapfenstreich m

lights out for the boys was at 8 pm — um 20 Uhr mussten die Jungen das Licht ausmachen

lights out! — Licht aus(machen)!

to hide one's light under a bushel (prov) — sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen (prov)

the lights are on but nobody's (at) home (fig inf) — er/sie ist geistig weggetreten (inf)

3)

(= flame) have you (got) a light? — haben Sie Feuer?

to put a light to sth, to set light to sth — etw anzünden

4) (ARCHIT) (Dach)fenster nt; (= skylight) Oberlicht nt

leaded lights — in Blei gefasste Fensterscheiben

5) (in eyes) Leuchten nt

the light went out of her eyes — das Strahlen erlosch in ihren Augen

6)

(= standards) according to his lights — nach bestem Wissen und Gewissen

2. adj (+er)
hell
a light green dress — ein hellgrünes Kleid

it's getting or growing light —

it is light now — es ist jetzt hell or Tag

3. vt

1) (= illuminate) beleuchten; lamp, light anmachen

a smile lit her face — ein Lächeln erhellte ihr Gesicht

to light the way for sb — jdm leuchten; (fig)

his pioneering work lit the way for a whole generation of scholars — seine Pionierarbeit war wegweisend für eine ganze Gelehrtengeneration

2) (= ignite) anzünden; cigarette anstecken, anzünden; fire, candle anzünden, anmachen

to light a fire under sb ( esp US fig ) — jdm Feuer unter dem Hintern machen (inf)

4. vi
(= begin to burn) brennen
this fire won't light — das Feuer geht nicht an
II
1. adj (+er)
leicht; taxes niedrig; punishment milde
to give sb light weight — jdm zu wenig abwiegen

she has a very light touch on the piano — sie hat einen sehr weichen Anschlag

to be a light eater — wenig essen, kein großer Esser sein

light comedy — Lustspiel nt, Schwank m

light opera — Operette f

light reading — Unterhaltungslektüre f

a light and cheerful approach to life — eine unbeschwerte, fröhliche Einstellung zum Leben

with a light heart — leichten Herzens

as light as air or a feather — federleicht

to be light on one's feet — sich leichtfüßig bewegen

to make light of one's difficulties — seine Schwierigkeiten auf die leichte Schulter nehmen

you shouldn't make light of her problems — du solltest dich über ihre Probleme nicht lustig machen

to make light work of — spielend fertig werden mit

2. adv

to travel light — mit wenig or leichtem Gepäck reisen
III
vi pret, ptp lighted or lit (liter)
sich niederlassen
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light¹ [laıt]

A s

1. Licht n, Helligkeit f:

let there be light! BIBEL es werde Licht!;

stand ( oder be) in sb’s light

a) jemandem im Licht stehen,

b) fig jemandem im Weg stehen;

stand in one’s own light

a) sich im Licht stehen,

b) fig sich selbst im Weg stehen;

get out of the light geh aus dem Licht!;

he can see the light at the end of the tunnel fig er sieht Licht am Ende des Tunnels

2. Licht n ( auch PHYS), Beleuchtung f:

in subdued light bei gedämpftem Licht

3. Licht n, Schein m:

by the light of a candle beim Licht oder Schein einer Kerze, bei Kerzenschein

4. a) Licht(quelle) n(f) (Sonne, Lampe, Kerze etc):

hide one’s light under a bushel sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen

b) AUTO Scheinwerfer m: → flash B 1

5. Br meist pl (Verkehrs) Ampel f:

jump ( oder shoot) the lights bei Rot über die Kreuzung fahren, ein Rotlicht überfahren;

the lights were against him er hatte Rot; → green light, red light

6. SCHIFF

a) Leuchtfeuer n

b) Leuchtturm m

7. (Sonnen-, Tages)Licht n: I must finish my work while the light lasts solang(e) es noch hell ist;

see the light (of day)

a) das Licht der Welt erblicken, geboren werden,

b) fig herauskommen, auf den Markt kommen ( → A 9, A 11);

at first light bei Tagesanbruch;

in the cold light of day ( oder dawn) fig bei Licht besehen oder betrachtet

8. Tagesanbruch m:

at light bei Tagesanbruch

9. fig (Tages) Licht n:

bring (come) to light ans Licht bringen (kommen);

see the light (of day) bekannt oder veröffentlicht werden ( → A 7, A 11)

10. fig Licht n, Aspekt m:

in the light of Br, in light of US unter dem Aspekt (gen), in Anbetracht (gen), angesichts (gen);

I have never looked on the matter in that light von dieser Seite habe ich die Angelegenheit noch nie gesehen;

put sth in its true light etwas ins rechte Licht rücken;

reveal sth in a different light etwas in einem anderen Licht erscheinen lassen;

see sth in a different light etwas mit anderen Augen sehen;

show sth in a bad light ein schlechtes Licht auf eine Sache werfen

11. fig Licht n, Erleuchtung f ( auch REL):

cast ( oder shed, throw) light on sth

a) Licht auf eine Sache werfen,

b) zur Lösung oder Aufklärung einer Sache beitragen;

see the light

a) zur Einsicht kommen,

b) REL erleuchtet werden ( → A 7, A 9);

I saw the light mir ging ein Licht auf, mir gingen die Augen auf;

by the light of nature mit den natürlichen Verstandeskräften

12. pl Erkenntnisse pl, Informationen pl

13. pl Wissen n, Verstand m, geistige Fähigkeiten pl:

by ( oder according to) his lights

a) so gut er es eben versteht,

b) nach seinen Grundsätzen oder Vorstellungen oder Maßstäben,

c) für seine Verhältnisse

14. MAL

a) Licht n:

light and shade

b) Aufhellung f

15. Glanz m, Leuchten n (der Augen):

the light went out of her eyes der Glanz ihrer Augen erlosch

16. Feuer n (zum Anzünden):

have you got a light? haben Sie Feuer?;

put a ( oder set) light to sth etwas anzünden oder in Brand stecken;

strike a light ein Streichholz anzünden

17. a) Fenster(scheibe) n(f)

b) Dachfenster n

18. fig Leuchte f, großes Licht (Person): → leading light 2

19. auch light of one’s eyes poet Augenlicht n

20. pl sl Gucker pl (Augen)

B adj hell, licht (Farbe, Raum etc):

light hair helles Haar;

light red

a) Hellrot n,

b) hellrot

C v/t prät und pperf lighted, lit [lıt]

1. auch light up ein Feuer, eine Lampe anzünden:

he lit a cigarette er zündete sich eine Zigarette an

2. be-, erleuchten, erhellen:

light up hell beleuchten

3. meist light up jemandes Augen etc aufleuchten lassen

4. jemandem leuchten

5. be lit up umg angeheitert sein:

a) durch Alkoholgenuss beschwingt sein

b) leicht angetrunken sein

D v/i

1. auch light up sich entzünden

2. meist light up

a) sich erhellen, hell werden,

b) fig aufleuchten (Augen etc)

3. light up

a) Licht machen,

b) die Straßenbeleuchtung einschalten,

c) AUTO die Scheinwerfer einschalten

4. light up umg sich eine (Zigarette etc) anzünden

light² [laıt]

A adj (adv → lightly)

1. leicht (von geringem Gewicht):

(as) light as air

a) auch (as) light as a feather ( oder as thistledown) federleicht

b) fig sorgenfrei; → purse A 1

2. (spezifisch) leicht:

light metal Leichtmetall n

3. light coin US Münze f mit zu geringem Edelmetallgehalt

4. leicht (zu ertragen oder auszuführen):

light punishment;

light work; → work A 1

5. leicht (nicht tief):

light sleep; → sleeper 1

6. leicht, Unterhaltungs…:

light literature Unterhaltungsliteratur f;

light music leichte Musik, Unterhaltungsmusik f;

light opera komische Oper, Spieloper f;

light reading Unterhaltungslektüre f, leichte Lektüre

7. leicht (geringfügig):

light illness;

a light rain;

a light eater ein schwacher Esser;

a light error ein kleiner Irrtum;

light traffic geringer Verkehr;

no light matter keine Kleinigkeit;

make light of sth

a) etwas auf die leichte Schulter nehmen,

b) etwas verharmlosen oder bagatellisieren

8. leicht:

a) leicht verdaulich:

a light meal eine leichte Mahlzeit

b) mit geringem Alkohol- oder Nikotingehalt (Wein, Zigaretten etc)

9. locker (Erde, Schnee etc):

light bread leichtes oder locker gebackenes Brot

10. leicht, sanft (Berührung etc)

11. flink:

be light on one’s feet flink auf den Beinen sein

12. graziös, anmutig:

she is a light dancer

13. a) unbeschwert, sorglos, heiter, fröhlich:

with a light heart leichten Herzens

b) leichtfertig, -sinnig

c) unbeständig, flatterhaft

d) unmoralisch:

a light girl ein leichtes Mädchen

14. be light in the head (leicht) benommen sein

15. SCHIFF, MIL leicht (Artillerie, Kreuzer etc):

in light marching order mit leichtem Marschgepäck

16. a) leicht beladen

b) unbeladen, leer, ohne Ladung:

the ship returned light;

a light engine eine allein fahrende Lokomotive

17. TECH leicht (gebaut), für leichte Beanspruchung, Leicht…:

light plane Leichtflugzeug n;

light current ELEK Schwachstrom m

18. PHON

a) unbetont, schwach betont (Silbe, Vokal)

b) schwach (Betonung)

c) hell, vorn im Mund artikuliert (Laut)

B adv travel light mit leichtem Gepäck reisen

light³ [laıt] prät und pperf lighted, lit [lıt] v/i

1. obs oder poet (ab)steigen (from, off von)

2. obs oder poet fallen (on auf akk):

a cat always lights on its feet

3. obs oder poet sich niederlassen (on auf dat):

the bird lighted on a twig

4. fig obs oder poet (zufällig) stoßen (on auf akk)

5. fig obs oder poet fallen (on auf akk):

the choice lighted on him

6. light into sb umg über jemanden herfallen (auch mit Worten)

7. light out umg verduften umg, verschwinden

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I 1. noun
1) Licht, das

in a good light — bei gutem Licht

be in somebody's light — jemandem im Licht sein

at first light — bei Tagesanbruch

while the light lasts — solange es [noch] hell ist

light of day — (lit. or fig.) Tageslicht, das

2) (electric lamp) Licht, das; (fitting) Lampe, die

go out like a light — (fig.) sofort weg sein (ugs.)

3) (signal to ships) Leuchtfeuer, das

4) in sing. or pl. (signal to traffic) Ampel, die

at the third set of lights — an der dritten Ampel

5) (to ignite) Feuer, das

have you got a light? — haben Sie Feuer?

put a/set light to something — etwas anzünden

6)

throw or shed light [up]on something — Licht in etwas (Akk.) bringen

bring something to light — etwas ans [Tages]licht bringen; see also see 1. 1)

7) in pl. (beliefs, abilities)

according to one's lights — nach bestem Wissen [und Gewissen]

8) (aspect)

in that light — aus dieser Sicht

seen in this light — so gesehen

in the light of — (taking into consideration) angesichts (+ Gen.)

show somebody in a bad light — ein schlechtes Licht auf jemanden werfen

put somebody in a good/bad light — jemanden in einem guten/schlechten Licht erscheinen lassen
2. adjective
hell

light-blue/-brown — etc. hellblau/-braun usw
3. transitive verb,
lit or lighted

1) (ignite) anzünden

2) (illuminate) erhellen

light somebody's/one's way — jemandem/sich leuchten
4. intransitive verb,
lit or lighted [Feuer, Zigarette:] brennen, sich anzünden lassen

Phrasal Verbs:

- light up
II 1. adjective
1) leicht

[for] light relief — [als] kleine Abwechslung

be a light sleeper — einen leichten Schlaf haben

2) (small in amount) gering

traffic is light on these roads — auf diesen Straßen herrscht nur wenig Verkehr

3) (not important) leicht

make light of something — etwas bagatellisieren

4) (nimble) leicht [Schritt, Bewegungen]

have light fingers — (steal) gern lange Finger machen (ugs.)

5) (easily borne) leicht [Krankheit, Strafe]; gering [Steuern]; mild [Strafe]

6)

with a light heart — (carefree) leichten od. frohen Herzens

7)

feel light in the head — (giddy) leicht benommen sein
2. adverb
travel light — mit wenig od. leichtem Gepäck reisen
III intransitive verb,
lit or lighted (come by chance)

light [up]on something — auf etwas (Akk.) kommen od. stoßen

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adj.

blond adj.

erhellen adj.

hell adj.

leicht adj. n.

Licht -er n.

Lichtschein m.

Schein -e m. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: lit)

= anzünden v.

beleuchten v.

erleuchten v.

English-german dictionary > light
3 light

light [laɪt]

(verb: preterite, past participle lit)

1. noun

   a. lumière f

• by the light of sth à la lumière de qch

• there were lights on in several of the rooms il y avait de la lumière dans plusieurs pièces

• lights out at 9 o'clock extinction des feux à 21 heures

• the light was beginning to fail le jour commençait à baisser

• light and shade ombre f et lumière f

• in (the) light of à la lumière de

• you're holding it against the light vous le tenez à contre-jour

• you're in my light tu es dans mon jour

• there is a light at the end of the tunnel on voit le bout du tunnel

• can you throw any light on this question? pouvez-vous donner des éclaircissements sur cette question ?

► adjective + light

• in a good/bad light sous un jour favorable/défavorable

• the incident revealed him in a new light l'incident l'a révélé sous un jour nouveau

• to see sth in a different light voir qch sous un jour différent

• in the cold light of day à tête reposée

• to cast a new light on a subject jeter un éclairage nouveau sur un sujet► to see the light ( = understand) comprendre

• to see the light of day ( = be born) venir au monde ; ( = be published) paraître► to bring to light faire apparaître

► to come to light être dévoilé

• new facts have come to light on a découvert des faits nouveaux► at first light au point du jour

   b. (in eyes) lueur f

   c. ( = lamp) lampe f

• desk light lampe f de bureau

   d. [of vehicle, cycle] feu m ; ( = headlight) phare m

• have you got your lights on? as-tu mis tes phares (or tes feux) ?

   e. ( = traffic light) feu m

• he went through a red light il a grillé un feu rouge

• the lights aren't working les feux sont en panne

• the lights were red le feu était rouge

• he stopped at the lights il s'est arrêté au feu (rouge)

   f. (for cigarette) feu m

• have you got a light? avez-vous du feu ?

• to set light to sth (British) mettre le feu à qch

2. adjective

   a. [evening, room] clair

• it was getting light il commençait à faire jour

• while it's still light pendant qu'il fait encore jour

   b. [hair, colour, skin] clair

• light blue bleu clair inv

   c. ( = not heavy) léger

• as light as a feather léger comme une plume

• to be light on one's feet avoir le pas léger

• to be a light sleeper avoir le sommeil léger

• light housework petits travaux ménagers

• to make light of sth prendre qch à la légère

• to make light work of sth faire qch sans difficulté

3. transitive verb

   a. [+ candle, cigarette, gas] allumer

• to light a match frotter une allumette

• he lit the fire il a allumé le feu

• he lit a fire il a fait du feu

   b. ( = illuminate) éclairer

• lit by electricity éclairé à l'électricité

4. intransitive verb

   a. the fire won't light le feu ne veut pas prendre

   b. to light upon sth trouver qch par hasard

5. adverb

• to travel light voyager léger

6. compounds

► light aircraft petit avion m

► light ale (British) sorte de bière blonde légère

► light beer noun (US) bière f allégée

► light bulb noun ampoule f électrique

► light entertainment noun variétés fpl

► light fitting noun appareil m d'éclairage

► light-footed adjective au pas léger

► light-haired adjective blond

► light-headed adjective étourdi

► light-hearted adjective [person, laugh] [atmosphere] gai ; [discussion] enjoué

► light opera noun opérette f

► light pen noun crayon m optique

► light reading noun lecture f facile

► light show noun éclairages mpl

► lights-out noun extinction f des feux

► light switch noun interrupteur m

► light up

1. intransitive verb

   a. s'allumer

• her eyes/face lit up son regard/visage s'est éclairé

   b. ( = start to smoke) (inf) allumer une cigarette (or une pipe etc)

2. separable transitive verb

( = illuminate) éclairer

• a smile lit up her face un sourire éclaira son visage

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[laɪt] 1.
noun

1) ( brightness) lumière f

by the light of — à la lumière de [fire]; à la clarté de [moon]

in the light of day — lit, fig au grand jour

to cast ou throw ou shed light on — lit projeter de la lumière sur; fig éclaircir

to hold something up to the light — tenir quelque chose à la lumière

against the light — à contre-jour

with the light behind her — le dos tourné à la lumière

2) (in building, machine, oven) lumière f; ( in street) réverbère m; ( on ship) feu m

to put ou turn a light on/off — allumer/éteindre une lumière

3) (part of gauge, indicator, dashboard) voyant m (lumineux)

4) Automobile ( headlight) phare m; ( rearlight) feu m arrière; ( inside car) veilleuse f

5) ( flame)

to put a light to — allumer [fire, gas]

to set light to — mettre le feu à

have you got a light? — ( for cigarette) tu as du feu?

6) fig ( aspect) jour m

to see something in a different light — voir quelque chose sous un jour différent

looking at it in that light... — vu sous cet angle...

to appear in a bad light — apparaître sous un jour défavorable

in the light of — compte tenu de

to review something in the light of — réexaminer quelque chose à la lumière de [evidence, experience]

7) fig ( exposure)

to bring to light — découvrir [fact, evidence, truth]

to come to ou be brought to light — être découvert
2.
lights plural noun

1)

(traffic) lights — feu m, feux mpl

the lights are red — le feu est au rouge

to stop at the lights — s'arrêter au feu

to shoot (colloq) ou jump (colloq) the lights — griller (colloq) un feu rouge

2) ( decorative display) illuminations fpl
3.
adjective

1) ( bright) [evening, room] clair

to get ou grow lighter — [sky] s'éclaircir

while it's still light — pendant qu'il fait encore jour

2) [colour, fabric, wood, skin] clair; [hair] blond

light blue — bleu clair inv

3) ( not heavy) [material, substance, snow, wind, clothing, meal] léger/-ère; [rain] fin; [drinker] modéré; [damage, sentence] léger/-ère

to be a light sleeper — avoir le sommeil léger

she is 2 kg lighter — elle pèse 2 kg de moins

4) ( delicate) [knock, footsteps] léger/-ère; [movement] délicat

to be light on one's feet — avoir la démarche légère

5) ( not tiring) [work] peu fatigant; [exercise] léger/-ère

light duties — petits travaux mpl

to make light work of something — faire quelque chose sans peine

6) [music, verse] léger/-ère

a bit of light relief — un peu de divertissement

some light reading — quelque chose de facile à lire

it is no light matter — c'est une chose sérieuse

to make light of — traiter [quelque chose] à la légère [rumour, problem]; ne pas attacher d'importance à [injury]
4.
transitive verb (prét, pp lit ou lighted)

1) allumer [candle, oven, cigarette]; enflammer [wood, paper]; tirer [firework]; craquer [match]

to light a fire — faire un or du feu

to light the fire — allumer le feu

2) ( illuminate) éclairer
5.
intransitive verb (prét, pp lit) [fire] prendre; [gas, match] s'allumer

Phrasal Verbs:

- light on

- light up

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the light of somebody's life — le rayon de soleil de quelqu'un

many hands make light work — Prov à plusieurs la besogne va vite

to go out like a light — s'endormir tout de suite

to see the light — comprendre

English-French dictionary > light
4 light

light ⇒ Weight measurement

A n

1 ( brightness) lumière f ; a beam of light un faisceau de lumière ; by the light of à la lumière de [fire] ; à la clarté de [moon] ; in a good light sous une bonne lumière ; to read in a poor light lire avec peu de lumière ; in full light en pleine lumière ; in the light of day lit, fig au grand jour ; I'd like to drive back in the light j'aimerais rentrer avant la nuit ; to cast ou throw ou shed light on lit projeter or répandre de la lumière sur ; fig éclaircir ; to hold sth up to the light tenir qch à la lumière ; against the light à contre-jour ; with the light behind her le dos tourné à la lumière ; the light was failing la nuit tombait ;

2 (gleam, bright point) lumière f ; ( in eye) lueur f ; a light on the horizon une lumière à l'horizon ; the city lights les lumières de la ville ;

3 ( electrical appliance) (in building, on machine, in oven) lumière f ; ( in street) réverbère m ; ( on ship) feu m ; to put ou switch ou turn a light on allumer une lumière ; to put ou switch ou turn a light off éteindre une lumière ; to leave a light on laisser une lumière allumée ; are all the lights off ou out? est-ce que toutes les lumières sont éteintes? ; a light came on/went out une lumière s'est allumée/s'est éteinte ; to turn a light up/down augmenter/réduire une lumière ; the lights went up/down Theat les lumières se sont allumées/éteintes ; shine the light over here! éclaire par ici! ;

4 (part of gauge, indicator, dashboard) voyant m (lumineux) ; a red light comes on/goes off un voyant rouge s'allume/s'éteint ;

5 Aut ( headlight) phare m ; ( rearlight) feu m arrière ; ( inside car) veilleuse f ; to put one's lights on/off allumer/éteindre ses phares ; to have/leave one's lights on avoir/laisser ses phares allumés ; to check one's lights vérifier les phares ; to flash one's lights at sb faire un appel de phares à qn ;

6 ( flame) to put a light to allumer [fire, gas] ; to set light to mettre le feu à ; to give sb a light offrir du feu à qn ; have you got a light? tu as du feu? ;

7 fig ( aspect) jour m ; to see sth in a good/bad /new light voir qch sous un bon/mauvais/ nouveau jour ; I hadn't thought of it in that light je n'y avais pas pensé sous cet angle-là ; looking at it in that light… vu sous cet angle… ; to appear in a bad light apparaître sous un jour défavorable ; in the light of compte tenu de ; to review sth in the light of réexaminer qch à la lumière de [evidence, experience] ; to see sb/sth in a different light voir qn/qch sous un jour différent ;

8 fig ( exposure) to bring to light découvrir [fact, evidence, truth, crime] ; to come to ou be brought to light être découvert ;

9 Constr ( window) vitre f.

B lights npl

1 Transp feu m, feux mpl ; the lights are red/green le feu est au rouge/au vert ; to stop at the lights s'arrêter au feu ; cross at the lights traversez aux feux ; the lights aren't working les feux ne marchent pas ; to shoot ○ ou jump ○ the lights griller ○ un feu rouge ;

2 ( decorative display) illuminations fpl ;

3 Culin mou m.

C modif [switch, shade, socket] de lampe.

D adj

1 ( bright) [evening, room, house] clair ; it is light enough to do il fait assez clair pour faire ; to get ou grow lighter [sky] s'éclaircir ; it was getting ou growing light il commençait à faire jour ; while it's still light pendant qu'il fait encore jour ;

2 ( pale) [colour, fabric, wood, skin] clair ; [hair] blond ; light blue/grey bleu/gris clair inv ; light blue socks des chaussettes bleu clair ;

3 ( not heavy) [material, substance, mist, snow, wind, clothing, plane, sleep, meal, beer, cake] léger/-ère ; [rain] fin ; [drinker] modéré ; [business, trading] peu actif/-ive ; to have a light touch [pianist] avoir un toucher léger ; [writer, cook] avoir une certaine légèreté ; a light sprinkling ou dusting un saupoudrage ; a light soprano une soprano légère ; to be a light sleeper avoir le sommeil léger ; she is 2 kg lighter elle pèse 2 kg de moins ; this sack of coal is 5 kg light il manque 5 kg à ce sac de charbon ;

4 ( not severe) [damage, punishment, sentence] léger/-ère ;

5 ( delicate) [knock, tap, footsteps] léger/-ère ; [kiss, movement] délicat ; to be light on one's feet avoir la démarche légère ;

6 ( not tiring) [work] peu fatigant ; [exercise, training] léger/-ère ; light duties petits travaux mpl ; light housework petits travaux ménagers ; to make light work of sth faire qch sans peine ;

7 ( not intellectually demanding) [music, verse] léger/-ère ; a bit of light relief un peu de divertissement ; some light reading for the beach quelque chose de facile à lire pour la plage ;

8 ( not important) [affair] pas sérieux/-ieuse ; it is no light matter c'est une chose sérieuse ; to make light of traiter [qch] à la légère [rumour, problem] ; ne pas attacher d'importance à [injury] ;

9 ( cheerful) [mood, laugh] enjoué ;

10 Culin ( low-fat) [product] allégé, light.

E vtr ( prét, pp lit ou lighted)

1 ( set fire to) allumer [candle, gas, oven, cigarette] ; enflammer [wood, paper] ; tirer [firework] ; craquer [match] ; to light a fire faire un or du feu ; to light the fire allumer le feu ; a lighted match une allumette enflammée ;

2 ( illuminate) [torch, lamp, sun] éclairer.

F vi ( prét, pp lit) [fire] prendre ; [candle, cigarette, gas, wood, match] s'allumer.

Idioms

the light of sb's life le rayon de soleil de qn ; many hands make light work Prov à plusieurs la besogne va vite ; to do sth according to one's lights sout faire qch comme on l'entend ; to go light on ○ sth y aller mollo ◑ avec qch ; to go out like a light s'endormir tout de suite ; to see the light comprendre.

Phrasal verbs

■ light on:

▶ light on [sth] [eyes, person] tomber sur.

■ light up ○:

▶ light up

1 ( light cigarette) allumer une cigarette ; ( light pipe) allumer une pipe ;

2 [lamp] s'allumer ;

3 fig [face] s'éclairer ; [eyes] briller de joie ;

▶ light up [sth], light [sth] up

1 [smoker] allumer [cigarette, cigar, pipe] ;

2 ( illuminate) illuminer [surroundings] ; allumer [sign].

■ light upon = light on.

Big English-French dictionary > light
5 light

I 1. [laɪt]
nome

1) (brightness) luce f.

by the light of — al chiarore di [ fire]; al chiaro di [ moon]

in the light of day — alla luce del giorno; fig. a mente fredda

to drive back in the light — ritornare quando è ancora giorno

to cast o throw o shed light on fare luce su, illuminare; fig. fare o gettare luce su; to hold sth. up to the light tenere qcs. alla luce; against the light in controluce; with the light behind her — con la luce alle spalle

2) (in building, machine, oven) luce f.

to put o switch o turn a light on accendere una luce; to put o switch o turn a light off — spegnere una luce

3) (of gauge, dashboard) spia f.

a red light comes on, goes off — si accende, si spegne una spia rossa

4) aut. (headlight) faro m., fanale m. anteriore; (rearlight) fanale m. posteriore; (inside car) luce f. di cortesia

to put one's lights on — accendere i fanali

5) (flame)

to put a light to — accendere [ fire]

to set light to — dare fuoco a

to give sb. a light — dare da accendere a qcn.

have you got a light? — hai da accendere?

6) fig. (aspect) luce f.

to see sth. in a new light — vedere qcs. sotto una nuova luce

looking at it in that light... — visto in questa luce...

in a bad light — in cattiva luce

in the light of — alla luce di [evidence, experience]

7) fig. (exposure)

to bring to light — portare alla luce [fact, truth]

to come o be brought to light — essere portato alla luce
2.
nome plurale lights

1) (anche traffic lights) semaforo m.sing.

the lights are red — il semaforo è rosso

to stop at the lights — fermarsi al semaforo

to shoot o jump the lights — colloq. passare con il rosso

2) (decorative display) luci f., illuminazioni f.

••

the light of his life — la luce dei suoi occhi

to go out like a light — addormentarsi di colpo

to see the light — capire
II 1. [laɪt]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. lit o lighted)

1) (set fire to) accendere [fire, oven, cigarette, match, firework]; dare fuoco a [wood, paper]

2) (illuminate) [lamp, sun] illuminare
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. lit) [ fire] accendersi, prendere; [cigarette, match] accendersi; [ wood] prendere fuoco

- light up
III [laɪt]
aggettivo

1) (bright) [evening, room] luminoso

it is light enough to do — c'è abbastanza luce per fare

to get o grow lighter [ sky] rischiararsi; it was getting o growing light cominciava a fare giorno; while it's still light — mentre è ancora giorno

2) (pale) [colour, fabric, wood, skin] chiaro; [ hair] biondo

light blue — azzurro

light grey — grigio chiaro
IV 1. [laɪt]
aggettivo

1) (not heavy) [material, wind, clothing, meal] leggero; [ drinker] moderato

light rain — pioggia leggera, pioggerella

to have a light touch — [ pianist] avere il tocco leggero; [ cook] avere la mano leggera

to be a light sleeper — avere il sonno leggero

he is 2 kg lighter — pesa 2 kg di meno

2) (not severe) [ damage] lieve; [ sentence] poco severo

3) (delicate) [knock, footsteps] leggero; [ movement] delicato

to be light on one's feet — avere il passo leggero

4) (not tiring) [work, exercise] leggero, poco faticoso

light duties — lavoretti

light housework — lavoretti di casa

to make light work of sth. — fare qcs. senza difficoltà

5) (not intellectually demanding) [music, verse] leggero

a bit of light relief — un po' di diversivo

some light reading — qualche lettura leggera

6) (not important) [ affair] non serio

it is no light matter — non è una cosa da poco

to make light of — trattare con leggerezza, prendere sottogamba [ problem]; non dare importanza a [ injury]

7) (low-fat) [ product] light
2.
avverbio con poco bagaglio

to travel light — viaggiare leggero

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many hands make light work — prov. l'unione fa la forza
V [laɪt]
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. lit o lighted) [ bird] posarsi

- light on

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I 1. noun
1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.)

2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.)

3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?)

4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.)
2. adjective
1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.)

2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.)
3. [lit] verb
1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.)

2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.)

•

- lightness

- lighten

- lighter
- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II
1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.)

2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.)

3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.)

4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.)

5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.)

6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.)

7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.)

8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.)

9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.)

•

- lightly

- lightness

- lighten

- light-fingered
- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)

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I 1. [laɪt]
nome

1) (brightness) luce f.

by the light of — al chiarore di [ fire]; al chiaro di [ moon]

in the light of day — alla luce del giorno; fig. a mente fredda

to drive back in the light — ritornare quando è ancora giorno

to cast o throw o shed light on fare luce su, illuminare; fig. fare o gettare luce su; to hold sth. up to the light tenere qcs. alla luce; against the light in controluce; with the light behind her — con la luce alle spalle

2) (in building, machine, oven) luce f.

to put o switch o turn a light on accendere una luce; to put o switch o turn a light off — spegnere una luce

3) (of gauge, dashboard) spia f.

a red light comes on, goes off — si accende, si spegne una spia rossa

4) aut. (headlight) faro m., fanale m. anteriore; (rearlight) fanale m. posteriore; (inside car) luce f. di cortesia

to put one's lights on — accendere i fanali

5) (flame)

to put a light to — accendere [ fire]

to set light to — dare fuoco a

to give sb. a light — dare da accendere a qcn.

have you got a light? — hai da accendere?

6) fig. (aspect) luce f.

to see sth. in a new light — vedere qcs. sotto una nuova luce

looking at it in that light... — visto in questa luce...

in a bad light — in cattiva luce

in the light of — alla luce di [evidence, experience]

7) fig. (exposure)

to bring to light — portare alla luce [fact, truth]

to come o be brought to light — essere portato alla luce
2.
nome plurale lights

1) (anche traffic lights) semaforo m.sing.

the lights are red — il semaforo è rosso

to stop at the lights — fermarsi al semaforo

to shoot o jump the lights — colloq. passare con il rosso

2) (decorative display) luci f., illuminazioni f.

••

the light of his life — la luce dei suoi occhi

to go out like a light — addormentarsi di colpo

to see the light — capire
II 1. [laɪt]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. lit o lighted)

1) (set fire to) accendere [fire, oven, cigarette, match, firework]; dare fuoco a [wood, paper]

2) (illuminate) [lamp, sun] illuminare
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. lit) [ fire] accendersi, prendere; [cigarette, match] accendersi; [ wood] prendere fuoco

- light up
III [laɪt]
aggettivo

1) (bright) [evening, room] luminoso

it is light enough to do — c'è abbastanza luce per fare

to get o grow lighter [ sky] rischiararsi; it was getting o growing light cominciava a fare giorno; while it's still light — mentre è ancora giorno

2) (pale) [colour, fabric, wood, skin] chiaro; [ hair] biondo

light blue — azzurro

light grey — grigio chiaro
IV 1. [laɪt]
aggettivo

1) (not heavy) [material, wind, clothing, meal] leggero; [ drinker] moderato

light rain — pioggia leggera, pioggerella

to have a light touch — [ pianist] avere il tocco leggero; [ cook] avere la mano leggera

to be a light sleeper — avere il sonno leggero

he is 2 kg lighter — pesa 2 kg di meno

2) (not severe) [ damage] lieve; [ sentence] poco severo

3) (delicate) [knock, footsteps] leggero; [ movement] delicato

to be light on one's feet — avere il passo leggero

4) (not tiring) [work, exercise] leggero, poco faticoso

light duties — lavoretti

light housework — lavoretti di casa

to make light work of sth. — fare qcs. senza difficoltà

5) (not intellectually demanding) [music, verse] leggero

a bit of light relief — un po' di diversivo

some light reading — qualche lettura leggera

6) (not important) [ affair] non serio

it is no light matter — non è una cosa da poco

to make light of — trattare con leggerezza, prendere sottogamba [ problem]; non dare importanza a [ injury]

7) (low-fat) [ product] light
2.
avverbio con poco bagaglio

to travel light — viaggiare leggero

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many hands make light work — prov. l'unione fa la forza
V [laɪt]
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. lit o lighted) [ bird] posarsi

- light on

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6 cast

cast, US [transcription][k_st]

A n

1 Cin, Theat, TV ( list of actors) distribution f ; ( actors) acteurs mpl ; the members of the cast les acteurs ; cast and credits générique m ; cast of characters (in play, novel) liste f des personnages ; Bogart and Bacall head a strong cast Bogart et Bacall apparaissent en tête d'une brillante distribution ; the film has an all-star cast il n'y a que des vedettes or des acteurs très connus dans ce film ; she was in the cast of ‘The Birds’ elle a joué dans ‘Les Oiseaux’ ;

2 Art, Tech ( mould) moule m ; ( moulded object) moulage m ;

3 ( arrangement) cast of features traits mpl du visage, physionomie f ; cast of mind tournure f d'esprit ;

4 ( act of throwing) (of dice, net) coup m ; ( of stone) jet m ; Fishg lancer m ;

5 Med ( squint) strabisme m ; to have a cast in one eye avoir un œil qui louche, loucher d'un œil ;

6 Med ( also plaster cast) plâtre m ; to have one's arm in a cast avoir un bras dans le plâtre ;

7 Zool (skin of snake, insect) dépouille f ; ( owl pellet) boulette f (de déchets régurgités) ; ( of worm) déjections fpl ;

8 (colour, tinge) nuance f ; with a greenish cast tirant sur le vert.

B vtr (prét, pp cast)

1 ( throw) jeter, lancer [stone, net, fishing line] ; jeter [dice] ; projeter [light, shadow] ; to be cast into prison être jeté en prison ; to cast doubt on émettre des doutes sur ; to cast light on éclairer ; to cast (a) new light on éclairer [qch] d'un jour nouveau ; to cast a spell on jeter un sort à ;

2 ( direct) jeter [glance, look] (at sur) ; her eyes were cast downwards elle avait les yeux baissés ; to cast one's eyes around the room/over a letter parcourir la pièce/une lettre des yeux ; to cast a glance over one's shoulder jeter un coup d'œil par-dessus son épaule ; to cast one's mind back over sth se remémorer qch ; if you cast your mind back to last week si tu te rappelles ce qui s'est passé la semaine dernière ;

3 Cin, Theat, TV distribuer les rôles de [play, film] ; she was cast in the role of ou as Blanche on lui a donn é le rôle de Blanche, elle a joué Blanche ;

4 ( shed) se dépouiller de [leaves, feathers] ; the snake casts its skin le serpent mue ; the horse cast a shoe le cheval a perdu un fer ;

5 Art, Tech couler [plaster] ; couler, fondre [metal] ; statue cast in bronze statue coulée dans le bronze ;

6 Pol to cast one's vote voter ;

7 Astrol to cast sb's horoscope faire l'horoscope de qn.

C vi ( prét, pp cast) Fishg lancer sa ligne.

Phrasal verbs

■ cast about GB, cast around:

▶ cast about for chercher [excuse, remark].

■ cast aside:

▶ cast aside [sth/sb], cast [sth/sb] aside rejeter [object] ; se défaire de [anxieties, doubts, inhibitions] ; répudier, rejeter [spouse, lover].

■ cast away:

▶ cast away [sth], cast [sth] away mettre [qch] au rebut [old clothes, objects] ; se débarrasser de [cares, inhibitions] ; to be cast away ( shipwrecked) être naufragé.

■ cast down:

▶ cast down [sth], cast [sth] down

1 lit jeter [qch] par terre [object] ; déposer [weapons] ; baisser [eyes, head] ;

2 fig faire tomber [tyrant] ; to be cast down ( depressed) littér être abattu.

■ cast off:

▶ cast off

1 Naut larguer les amarres ;

2 ( in knitting) rabattre les mailles restantes ;

▶ cast off [sth], cast [sth] off

1 ( discard) ôter, enlever [garment] ; se libérer de [chains] ; abandonner, rejeter [lover, friend] ;

2 Naut larguer les amarres de ;

3 ( in knitting) rabattre [stitches].

■ cast on:

▶ cast on ( in knitting) monter les mailles ;

▶ cast on [sth] monter [stitch].

■ cast out:

▶ cast out [sth/sb], cast [sth/sb] out littér chasser.

■ cast up:

▶ cast up [sth], cast [sth] up

1 [tide, sea] rejeter [body, flotsam] ;

2 ( in air) lancer [qch] en l'air [ball] ; to cast one's eyes up (to heaven) lever les yeux au ciel ; to cast sth up at sb ressortir qch à qn [accusation, misdeed].

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7 cast

cast [kα:st]

(verb: preterite, past participle cast)

1. noun

   a. ( = actors collectively) acteurs mpl

• cast (and credits) générique m

• cast list distribution f

   b. ( = model) moulage m

• to have one's leg in a cast avoir une jambe dans le plâtre

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = throw) jeter

• to cast a vote voter

• to cast aspersions on sb dénigrer qn

• to cast aspersions on sb's integrity mettre en doute l'intégrité de qn

• to cast doubt on sth jeter le doute sur qch

• to cast a shadow over sb/sth jeter une ombre sur qn/qch

• to cast one's eye(s) round a room balayer une pièce du regard

   b. [+ plaster, metal] couler ; [+ statue] mouler

   c. [+ play, film] distribuer les rôles de

• he was cast as Hamlet on lui a donné le rôle de Hamlet

3. intransitive verb

(Fishing) lancer sa ligne

4. compounds

► cast-iron noun fonte f adjective

en fonte ; [constitution] de fer ; [excuse, alibi] en béton ; [case] solide

► cast-off clothes, cast-offs plural noun vêtements mpl dont on ne veut plus

• I had to wear my brother's cast-offs je devais porter les vieux vêtements de mon frère

► cast about, ► cast around intransitive verb

• to cast about or around for sth chercher qch► cast aside separable transitive verb rejeter

► cast down separable transitive verb

• to be cast down être découragé► cast off

1. intransitive verb

[ship] larguer les amarres ; (Knitting) rabattre les mailles

2. separable transitive verb

[+ stitch] rabattre ; [+ bonds, burden] s'affranchir de

► cast on

1. intransitive verb

(Knitting) monter les mailles

2. separable transitive verb

[+ stitch] monter

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[kɑːst], US [kæst] 1.
noun

1) Cinema, Theatre, Television ( list of actors) distribution f; ( actors) acteurs mpl

the members of the cast — les acteurs

cast of characters — (in play, novel) liste f des personnages

2) ( mould) moule m; ( moulded object) moulage m

3) ( arrangement)

cast of mind — tournure f d'esprit

4) ( in fishing) lancer m

5) ( squint) strabisme m

to have a cast in one eye — avoir un œil qui louche

6) Medicine (also plaster cast) plâtre m

to have one's arm in a cast — avoir un bras dans le plâtre
2.
transitive verb (prét, pp cast)

1) ( throw) jeter, lancer [stone, net, fishing line]; jeter [dice]; projeter [light, shadow]

to cast doubt on — émettre des doutes sur

to cast light on — éclairer

to cast (a) new light on — éclairer [quelque chose] d'un jour nouveau

to cast a spell on — jeter un sort à

2) ( direct) jeter [glance, look] (at sur)

her eyes were cast downwards — elle avait les yeux baissés

to cast one's eyes around the room/over a letter — parcourir la pièce/une lettre des yeux

to cast one's mind back over something — se remémorer quelque chose

if you cast your mind back to last week — si tu te rappelles ce qui s'est passé la semaine dernière

3) Cinema, Theatre, Television distribuer les rôles de [play, film]

she was cast in the role of ou as Blanche — elle a joué Blanche

4) ( shed) se dépouiller de [leaves, feathers]

the snake casts its skin — le serpent mue

5) Art, Technology couler

6) Politics

to cast one's vote — voter

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Phrasal Verbs:

- cast about

- cast down

- cast off

- cast on

- cast out

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8 light

light

1. light [laɪt] n

1) no pl Licht nt;

is there enough \light to take a picture? ist es hell genug, um ein Bild zu machen?;

artificial/natural \light künstliches/natürliches Licht;

the \light of the sun das Sonnenlicht;

by candlelight bei
Kerzenschein;

by the \light of the moon bei Mondlicht

2) ( light-giving thing) Licht nt; ( lamp) Lampe f;

as the \lights went... als die Lichter ausgingen,...;

to put [or switch] [or turn] the \light on/ off das Licht einschalten/ausschalten [o ( fam) anmachen/ausmachen];

3) no pl ( daylight) [Tages]licht nt;

at [the] first \light bei Tagesanbruch

4) ( for decoration)

\lights pl

Christmas \lights Weihnachtsbeleuchtung f

5) usu pl ( traffic light) Ampel f

6) ( sparkle) in sb's eyes Funkeln nt kein pl

7) ( perspective) Aspekt m;

try to look at it in a new \light versuch' es doch mal, aus einer anderen Perspektive zu sehen;

she started to see him in a new \light sie sah ihn plötzlich in einem ganz neuen Licht

8) no pl ( enlightenment) Erleuchtung f;

I saw the \light! mir ging ein Licht auf! ( fam)

9) ( spiritual illumination) Erleuchtung f

10) ( person's abilities)

\lights pl [geistige] Fähigkeiten;

to do sth according to one's \lights etw nach bestem Wissen und Gewissen tun

11) ( bright part) Licht nt;

\light and shadow Licht und Schatten

12) no pl ( fire) Feuer nt; ( flame) [Kerzen]flamme f;

have you got a \light, please? Entschuldigung, haben Sie [vielleicht] Feuer?;

to catch \light Feuer fangen;

to set \light to sth ( Brit) etw anzünden

13) ( window) Fenster nt; ( window division) Oberlicht nt; ( pane of glass) Fensterscheibe f

14) ( person) Leuchte f ( fam)

leading \light ( best at something) großes Licht, Leuchte f ( fam) ( leader) Nummer eins f;

a shining \light eine große Leuchte ( fam), ein großes Licht ( fam)

PHRASES:

the \light at the end of the tunnel das Licht am Ende des Tunnels ( fig)

to be the \light of sb's life ( hum) die Sonne jds Lebens sein;

in a bad/good \light in einem schlechten/guten Licht;

to be [or go] out like a \light (fam: fall asleep) sofort weg sein ( fam) ( faint) umkippen ( fam)

to bring sth to \light etw ans Licht bringen;

to cast [or shed] [or throw] \light on sth etw beleuchten, Licht nt in etw akk bringen;

to come to \light ans Licht kommen;

in the \light of sth [or ( Am usu) in \light of sth] angesichts einer S. gen, im Lichte einer S. gen ( liter) adj

1) ( bright) hell;

it's slowly getting \light es wird allmählich hell

2) ( pale) hell-; stronger blass- vt < lit or lighted, lit or lighted>

1) ( illuminate)

to \light sth etw erhellen; stage etw beleuchten;

his investigations lit the way for many other scientists seine Forschungen waren wegweisend für viele andere Wissenschaftler

2) ( turn on)

to \light an electric light das Licht einschalten [o ( fam) anknipsen];

3) ( guide with light)

to \light sb jdm leuchten

4) ( ignite)

to \light a candle/ match eine Kerze/ein Streichholz anzünden;

to \light a fire ein Feuer anzünden [o ( fam) anmachen];

to \light a cigarette/ pipe sich dat eine Zigarette/Pfeife anzünden [o ( fam) anstecken] vi < lit> or lighted> , lit> or lighted>

1) ( burn) brennen;

2) (fig: become animated) eyes, etc. aufleuchten ( fig)

her face lit with pleasure sie strahlte vor Freude über das ganze Gesicht

2. light [laɪt] adj

1) ( not heavy) leicht;

to be as \light as a feather federleicht [o leicht wie eine Feder] sein

2) ( deficient in weight) zu leicht;

this sack of rice seems about 2 kilos \light ich habe den Eindruck, dieser Sack Reis wiegt 2 Kilo zu wenig;

to give sb \light weight jdm zu wenig abwiegen

3) ( not sturdily built) leicht;

\light clothes leichte Kleidung

4) ( for small loads) Klein-;

\light aircraft/ lorry Kleinflugzeug nt /-lastwagen m;

\light railway Kleinbahn f

5) mil

\light infantry leichte Infanterie

6) ( not fully loaded) aircraft/ ship/ vehicle nicht voll beladen

7) ( of food and drink) leicht;

( low in fat) fettarm;

a \light diet eine fettarme Diät;

\light food leichtes Essen;

a \light meal eine leichte Mahlzeit;

\light pastry lockerer Teig;

\light wine leichter Wein

8) ( porous)

\light soil lockeres Erdreich

9) chem leicht;

\light isotope leichtes Isotop

10) ( low in intensity)

the traffic was quite \light es gab kaum Verkehr;

it's only \light rain es nieselt nur;

\light breeze leichte Brise

11) ( easily disturbed)

\light sleep leichter Schlaf;

to be a \light sleeper einen leichten Schlaf haben

12) ( easily done) nachsichtig, mild;

\light sentence mildes Urteil;

\light housework leichte Hausarbeit

13) ( gentle) leicht; kiss zart;

( soft) touch sanft;

to have a \light touch mus einen weichen Anschlag haben

14) ( graceful)

\light building elegantes Gebäude;

\light figure anmutige Gestalt

15) ( not bold)

\light type eine schlanke Schrifttype

16) ( not serious) leicht attr;

\light entertainment leichte Unterhaltung;

\light opera Operette f;

\light reading Unterhaltungslektüre f;

\light tone Plauderton m

17) ( cheerful) frohgemut ( poet)

with a \light heart leichten Herzens

18) (old: unchaste) leicht;

a \light girl ein leichtes Mädchen veraltend

PHRASES:

to be \light on one's feet leichtfüßig sein;

to be a bit \light in one's loafers (Am) (pej!) etwas weibische Züge haben ( pej)

to make \light work of sth mit etw dat spielend fertigwerden;

to be \light on sth es an etw dat fehlen lassen;

to make \light of sth etw bagatellisieren [o ( fam) herunterspielen] adv

1) ( with little luggage)

to travel \light mit leichtem Gepäck reisen

2) ( with no severe consequences)

to get off \light glimpflich [o ( fam) mit einem blauen Auge] davonkommen

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9 light

I
1.
noun
1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) luz

2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luz, lámpara

3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) fuego

4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) perspectiva

2. adjective
1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) claro, luminoso

2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) claro

3. lit verb
1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) iluminar

2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) encender

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- lightness

- lighten

- lighter
- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to
II

1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) ligero

2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) leve

3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) ligero

4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) más ligero

5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) ligero

6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) ágil

7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) ligero

8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) fino

9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) arenoso

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- lightly

- lightness

- lighten

- light-fingered
- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light
III
= light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)

light¹ adj

1. claro

a light green shirt una camisa de color verde claro

2. ligero / que pesa poco

a light meal una comida ligera

feathers are very light las plumas pesan muy poco

I'm lighter than you peso menos que tú

3. luminoso / claro

it's a light room es una habitación muy luminosa

4. suave

a light breeze una brisa suave

to get light hacerse de día

light² n

1. luz

there's a lot of light in this room hay mucha luz en esta habitación

turn off the lights when you go to bed apaga las luces cuando te vayas a dormir

2. fuego

have you got a light? ¿tienes fuego?

light³ vb

1. encender / prender

she lit the candle with a match encendió la vela con una cerilla

2. iluminar / alumbrar

the stage is lit by several powerful spotlights el escenario se ilumina con varios focos potentes

El pasado y participio pasado de light es lit o lighted

light /lajt/ adjetivo invariable ‹ cigarrillos› low-tar; ‹ alimentos› low-calorie; ‹ refresco› diet ( before n)
light adj inv (cigarrillos) fuma Camel Light(tm), he smokes Camel Lights(tm) ' light' also found in these entries: Spanish: aeroplano - alumbrar - amanecer - año - aplique - avioneta - barrio - bombilla - buena - bueno - caballería - candela - cegador - cegadora - clara - claridad - claro - contraluz - deslumbrar - disco - duermevela - encender - enfocar - esclarecer - foco - fotómetro - fuego - iluminar - interruptor - leve - ligera - ligero - lumbre - luminosa - luminoso - luz - penumbra - piloto - pluma - precisa - preciso - prender - semáforo - sueño - tenue - tonadilla - trasluz - vaporosa - vaporoso - velomotor English: beam - blink - chink - deflect - fall - feather - flash - flicker - fluorescent light - go on - hand - infrared - light - light bulb - light switch - light up - light year - light-headed - light-hearted - off - pilot light - red light - red light district - see - shed - sleeper - strip light - tail-light - tone - traffic light - traffic lights - warning light - watt - absorb - admit - beacon - blind - block - bright - brighten - brilliant - bulb - candle - cast - come - dark - day - dazzle - dazzling - diet

light

tr[laɪt]

adjective

1 (not heavy) ligero,-a; (rain) fino,-a; (breeze) suave

■ as light as a feather ligero,-a como una pluma

■ give it a light tap with the hammer dale un golpe suave con el martillo

■ I'm a light smoker fumo poco

2 (sentence, wound) leve

3 (head) mareado,-a

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be light on something familiar andar mal de algo

to be light on one's feet ser ligero,-a de pies

to have light fingers tener los dedos largos, tener los dedos rápidos

to make light of something dar poca importancia a algo

to travel light viajar con poco equipaje

with a light heart con el corazón alegre

light aircraft avioneta

light ale cerveza clara

light opera opereta

light reading lectura fácil

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light

tr[laɪt]

intransitive verb

1 formal use architecture (alight) posarse (on, en)

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light

tr[laɪt]

noun

1 (gen) luz nombre femenino

■ by the light of a table lamp a la luz de una lámpara de mesa

■ bring it into the light tráelo aquí a la luz

2 (lamp) luz nombre femenino, lámpara; (traffic light) semáforo

■ the lights were (at) red el semáforo estaba (en) rojo

3 (for cigarette, fire) fuego

■ could you give me a light, please? ¿tiene fuego, por favor?

■ the boy set light to the branch el niño prendió fuego a la rama

transitive verb (pt & pp lighted o lit tr[lɪt])

1 (ignite) encender

2 (illuminate) iluminar, alumbrar

intransitive verb

1 encenderse

adjective

1 (colour) claro,-a; (complexion) blanco,-a

■ light blue azul claro

2 (bright) con mucha claridad

■ it was getting light when we got home cuando llegamos a casa ya se hacía de día

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

according to one's own lights formal use según su propio criterio

in (the) light of SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL en vista de, teniendo en cuenta

to bring something to light sacar algo a la luz

to come to light salir a luz

to go out like a light familiar quedarse roque

to see the light at the end of the tunnel ver la luz al final del túnel

to see things in a new light ver las cosas bajo otro aspecto

to shed light on something aclarar algo, arrojar luz sobre algo

to show somebody in a bad light hacer quedar mal a alguien

to throw light on something aclarar algo, arrojar luz sobre algo

light bulb bombilla

light industry industria ligera

light meter fotómetro

light pen SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL lápiz nombre masculino óptico

light year año luz

light ['laɪt] v, lit ['lɪt] or lighted ; lighting vt

1) illuminate: iluminar, alumbrar

2) ignite: encender, prenderle fuego a

light vi

: encenderse, prender

light vi, lighted or lit ['lɪt] ; lighting

1) land, settle: posarse

2) dismount: bajarse, apearse

light ['laɪt] adv

1) lightly: suavemente, ligeramente

2)

to travel light : viajar con poco equipaje

light adj

1) lightweight: ligero, liviano, poco pesado

2) easy: fácil, ligero, liviano

light reading: lectura fácil

light work: trabajo liviano

3) gentle, mild: fino, suave, leve

a light breeze: una brisa suave

a light rain: una lluvia fina

4) frivolous: de poca importancia, superficial

5) bright: bien iluminado, claro

6) pale: claro (dícese de los colores), rubio (dícese del pelo)

light n

1) illumination: luz f

2) daylight: luz f del día

3) dawn: amanecer m, madrugada f

4) lamp: lámpara f

to turn on off the light: apagar la luz

5) aspect: aspecto m

in a new light: con otros ojos

in the light of: en vista de, a la luz de

6) match: fósforo m, cerillo m

7)

to bring to light : sacar a (la) luz

light

adj.

• airoso, -a adj.

• blondo, -a adj.

• claro, -a adj.

• ingrávido, -a adj.

• leve adj.

• ligero, -a adj.

• liviano, -a adj.

• luz adj.

• rubio, -a adj.

• suelto, -a adj.

• sutil adj.

• tenue adj.

n.

• candela s.f.

• claro s.m.

• fuego s.m.

• lumbre s.f.

• lumbrera s.f.

• luz s.f.

• lámpara s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: lit) = alumbrar v.

• brillar v.

• cebar v.

• encender v.

laɪt
I

noun

1) u luz f

light and shade — luz y sombra; ( Art) claroscuro m

by the light of the moon — a la luz de la luna

hold it up to the light — ponlo al trasluz or a contraluz

in o by the cold light of day it didn't seem such a good idea — al pensarlo mejor or en frío, no parecía tan buena idea

at first light — al clarear (el día), con las primeras luces

to bring something to light — sacar* algo a la luz

to come to light — salir* a la luz

to hide one's light under a bushel — ser* modesto

to see the light — abrir* los ojos, comprender las cosas

to see (the) light at the end of the tunnel — vislumbrar el fin de sus (or mis etc) problemas

to see the light (of day) — ver* la luz (del día)

to throw o cast o shed light on something — arrojar luz sobre algo; (before n)

light meter — fotómetro m

2) c

a) ( source of light) luz f; ( lamp) lámpara f

to turn the light off — apagar* la luz

to turn the light on — encender* or (AmL tb) prender or (Esp tb) dar* la luz

warning light — señal f luminosa

to go out like a light — (colloq) ( become unconscious) caer(se)* redondo; ( fall asleep) dormirse* como un tronco, caer* como piedra (AmL fam); (before n)

light switch — interruptor m

b) (of car, bicycle) luz f

brake lights — luces de frenado

c) ( traffic light) semáforo m

the lights were against us — nos tocaron los semáforos en contra or en rojo

3)

a) ( aspect) (no pl)

to see something/somebody in a good/bad/new o different light — ver* algo/a alguien con buenos/malos/otros ojos

it didn't show him in a very good light — no daba una imagen demasiado buena de él

b)

in the light of o (AmE also) in light of — (as prep) a la luz de, en vista de

4) c ( for igniting)

have you got a light? — ¿tienes fuego?

to put a o set light to something — prender fuego a algo

5) lights pl ( Culin) pulmón m

II

1) adjective -er, -est

Sense I

2) ( not heavy) ligero, liviano (esp AmL); < voice> suave

it's lighter than the other one — pesa menos que el otro, es más ligero or (esp AmL) liviano que el otro

with a light heart — tranquilo

she's a very light sleeper — tiene el sueño muy ligero or (esp AmL) liviano

3)

a) ( Meteo) <breeze/wind> suave

light rain — llovizna f

b) ( sparse)

the losses were fairly light — las pérdidas fueron de poca consideración or de poca monta

c) ( not strenuous) <work/duties> ligero, liviano (esp AmL)

d) ( not severe) < sentence> leve

4) ( not serious) <music/comedy/reading> ligero

a program of light entertainment — un programa de variedades

to make light of something — quitarle or restarle importancia a algo

Sense II

5)

a) ( pale) <green/brown> claro

b) ( bright)

it gets light very early these days — ahora amanece or aclara muy temprano

it's already light — ya es de día, ya está claro

III

adverb

to travel light — viajar con el mínimo de equipaje

IV
1.

transitive verb

1) (past & past p lighted or lit) ( set alight) encender*, prender

2) (past & past p lit) ( illuminate) \<\<room/scene\>\> iluminar

dimly/brightly lit — poco/muy iluminado

2.

vi (past & past p lighted or lit) encenderse*, prender

Phrasal Verbs:

- light up

I [laɪt] (vb: pt, pp lit or lighted)
1. N

1) (=not darkness) luz f

she was sitting with her back to the light or with the light behind her — estaba sentada de espaldas a la luz

the light was beginning to fade — estaba empezando a oscurecer

her hair is almost black in certain lights — según como le da la luz tiene el pelo casi negro

• against the light — al trasluz

to hold sth against the light — acercar algo a la luz, mirar algo al trasluz

• by the light of the moon/a candle — a la luz de la luna/de una vela

• at first light — al rayar el día

• you're (standing) in my light — me quitas la luz, me haces sombra

• light and shade — luz y sombra; (Art) claroscuro m

• to hold sth up to the light — acercar algo a la luz, mirar algo al trasluz

- see a light at the end of the tunnel

- bring sth to light

- shed or throw or cast light on sth

- in the cold light of day

- come to light

new facts have come to light — han salido a la luz nuevos datos

- light dawned on him/her

- hide one's light

- he was the light of her life

- see the light

- see the light of day
leading 2.
2) (=lamp) luz f

in the distance I could see the lights of a town — a lo lejos veía las luces de una ciudad

to switch on or turn on the light — encender la luz

to switch off or turn off the light — apagar la luz

- go out like a light
bright 3., runway
3) (=electricity) luz f

electric light — luz f eléctrica

4) (Aut) (on vehicle) luz f

• rear or tail lights — pilotos mpl, luces fpl traseras, calaveras fpl (Mex)

• reversing lights — luces fpl de marcha atrás

5) (=traffic signal) semáforo m

a red/green/amber light — un semáforo en rojo/verde/ámbar

to go through a red light — saltarse un semáforo en rojo

the lights — el semáforo

the lights were at or on red — el semáforo estaba en rojo

the lights were against us all the way — nos tocaron todos los semáforos en rojo
green 4.
6) (=viewpoint)

• according to or by sb's lights — frm según el parecer de algn

• to see things/look at sth in a different or new light — ver las cosas/mirar algo con una perspectiva distinta or desde otro punto de vista

I began to see my friends in a new light — empecé a ver a mis amigos con otros ojos

• to show or portray sth/sb in a good/ bad light — dar una buena/mala imagen de algo/algn

this shows our country in a bad light — esto da una mala imagen de nuestro país

• in the light of what you have said... — en vista de or a la luz de lo que has dicho...

7) (=glint, twinkle) brillo m

there was a strange light in his eye — había un brillo extraño en su mirada

8) (=flame)

• have you got a light? — (for cigarette) ¿tienes fuego?

• to set light to sth — (Brit) prender fuego a algo
strike 2., 3)
9) (Archit) cristal m, vidrio m

2. ADJ
(compar lighter) (superl lightest)
1) (=bright) [room, hallway] con bastante luz

her house is light and airy — su casa tiene bastante luz y ventilación

light summer evenings — las claras tardes de verano

while it's still light — mientras es de día or hay luz

• to get light — hacerse de día

2) (=pale) [colour] claro; [hair] rubio, güero (CAm, Mex); [skin] blanco

light blue/green — azul/verde claro

light in colour — de color claro

3. VT

1) (=illuminate) iluminar

she appeared at a lighted window — se asomó a la ventana de una habitación iluminada

to be lit up * — estar achispado *

to light the way for sb — alumbrar (el camino) a algn

2) (=ignite) [+ match, candle, fire] encender, prender; [+ cigarette] encender

4.

VI (=ignite) encenderse, prender

the fire wouldn't light — el fuego no se encendía, el fuego no prendía

5.

CPD

light bulb N — bombilla f, foco m (And), bombillo m (Col, Ven)

light fitting N — instalación eléctrica donde se colocan bombillas, tubos fluorescentes etc

light meter N — (Phot) fotómetro m

light pen N — lápiz m óptico

light show N — espectáculo m de luces

lights out N — hora f de apagar las luces

what time is lights out? — ¿a qué hora se apagan las luces?

light switch N — interruptor m

light wave N — onda f luminosa

light year N — año m luz

3000 light years away — a una distancia de 3000 años luz

- light out

- light up

II [laɪt]
1. ADJ
(compar lighter) (superl lightest)
1) (in weight) [object, clothing, equipment] ligero, liviano (LAm); [step] ligero

I want to be ten pounds lighter — quiero adelgazar diez libras

I'm ten pounds lighter than I was — peso diez libras menos que antes

• to be light on one's feet — ser ligero de pies

• with a light heart — (=cheerfully) con el corazón alegre; (=without thinking) a la ligera

• you need a light touch to make good pastry — necesitas manos de seda para conseguir una buena masa

- as light as a feather

2) (=scanty, slight) [breeze] leve, suave; [shower] ligero

a light rain was falling — lloviznaba

a light fall of snow — una ligera nevada

trading was light on the Stock Exchange — hubo poca actividad en la Bolsa

traffic was light — había poco tráfico

the speech was light on content — el discurso tenía poco contenido

3) (Culin) [meal, food, cake] ligero, liviano (LAm)

4) (=low-alcohol) de bajo contenido alcohólico, de bajo contenido en alcohol; (=low-calorie) light, bajo en calorías; (=low-tar) light, de bajo contenido en alquitrán

5) (=soft) [sound] leve; [voice] suave

there was a light tapping on the door — se oyeron unos golpecitos a la puerta

6) (=not demanding) [work, duties] ligero

she can only manage light work — solo puede realizar tareas ligeras

- make light work of sth

7) (=not serious) [novel, music] ligero

• to make light of sth — quitar importancia a algo

• on a lighter note — hablando de cosas menos serias

• take along some light reading — llévate algo fácil de leer

8) (=not harsh) [sentence] leve

9) (=shallow)

• she had drifted into a light sleep — se había quedado medio dormida

• to be a light sleeper — tener el sueño ligero

10) (=loose) [soil] poco denso

2.

ADV

• to travel light — viajar con poco equipaje

3. N

1) lights (Culin) † pulmones mpl

2) (=cigarette) cigarrillo m light, cigarrillo m de bajo contenido en alquitrán

4.

CPD

light aircraft N — avión m ligero

light ale, light beer (US) N — cerveza f rubia, cerveza f clara

light cream N — (US) (=single cream) nata f líquida

light entertainment N — (TV) programas mpl de variedades

a stand-up comedian provided light entertainment — un humorista amenizó la velada

light heavyweight N — (=cruiserweight) peso m semipesado

light industry N — industria f ligera

light infantry N — infantería f ligera

light opera N — (=show) opereta f; (=genre) género m lírico

light verse N — poesías fpl festivas

III

[laɪt]
(pt, pp lit or lighted) VI
to light on sth — liter dar con algo, tropezar con algo, encontrar algo

* * *
[laɪt]
I

noun

1) u luz f

light and shade — luz y sombra; ( Art) claroscuro m

by the light of the moon — a la luz de la luna

hold it up to the light — ponlo al trasluz or a contraluz

in o by the cold light of day it didn't seem such a good idea — al pensarlo mejor or en frío, no parecía tan buena idea

at first light — al clarear (el día), con las primeras luces

to bring something to light — sacar* algo a la luz

to come to light — salir* a la luz

to hide one's light under a bushel — ser* modesto

to see the light — abrir* los ojos, comprender las cosas

to see (the) light at the end of the tunnel — vislumbrar el fin de sus (or mis etc) problemas

to see the light (of day) — ver* la luz (del día)

to throw o cast o shed light on something — arrojar luz sobre algo; (before n)

light meter — fotómetro m

2) c

a) ( source of light) luz f; ( lamp) lámpara f

to turn the light off — apagar* la luz

to turn the light on — encender* or (AmL tb) prender or (Esp tb) dar* la luz

warning light — señal f luminosa

to go out like a light — (colloq) ( become unconscious) caer(se)* redondo; ( fall asleep) dormirse* como un tronco, caer* como piedra (AmL fam); (before n)

light switch — interruptor m

b) (of car, bicycle) luz f

brake lights — luces de frenado

c) ( traffic light) semáforo m

the lights were against us — nos tocaron los semáforos en contra or en rojo

3)

a) ( aspect) (no pl)

to see something/somebody in a good/bad/new o different light — ver* algo/a alguien con buenos/malos/otros ojos

it didn't show him in a very good light — no daba una imagen demasiado buena de él

b)

in the light of o (AmE also) in light of — (as prep) a la luz de, en vista de

4) c ( for igniting)

have you got a light? — ¿tienes fuego?

to put a o set light to something — prender fuego a algo

5) lights pl ( Culin) pulmón m

II

1) adjective -er, -est

Sense I

2) ( not heavy) ligero, liviano (esp AmL); < voice> suave

it's lighter than the other one — pesa menos que el otro, es más ligero or (esp AmL) liviano que el otro

with a light heart — tranquilo

she's a very light sleeper — tiene el sueño muy ligero or (esp AmL) liviano

3)

a) ( Meteo) <breeze/wind> suave

light rain — llovizna f

b) ( sparse)

the losses were fairly light — las pérdidas fueron de poca consideración or de poca monta

c) ( not strenuous) <work/duties> ligero, liviano (esp AmL)

d) ( not severe) < sentence> leve

4) ( not serious) <music/comedy/reading> ligero

a program of light entertainment — un programa de variedades

to make light of something — quitarle or restarle importancia a algo

Sense II

5)

a) ( pale) <green/brown> claro

b) ( bright)

it gets light very early these days — ahora amanece or aclara muy temprano

it's already light — ya es de día, ya está claro

III

adverb

to travel light — viajar con el mínimo de equipaje

IV
1.

transitive verb

1) (past & past p lighted or lit) ( set alight) encender*, prender

2) (past & past p lit) ( illuminate) \<\<room/scene\>\> iluminar

dimly/brightly lit — poco/muy iluminado

2.

vi (past & past p lighted or lit) encenderse*, prender

Phrasal Verbs:

- light up

English-spanish dictionary > light
10 cast

past tense, past participle; see cast

cast n reparto

cast

tr[kɑːst]

noun

1 (throw) lanzamiento

2 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL reparto

3 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL (mould) molde nombre masculino; (product) pieza

4 SMALLART/SMALL (product) vaciado

transitive verb (pt & pp cast)

1 (throw - gen) lanzar, arrojar, tirar; (- fishing line) lanzar; (- net) echar; (- dice) tirar, echar

2 (shadow, light) proyectar

3 (vote) emitir

4 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL (play) hacer el reparto de; (part, role) asignar el papel a, dar el papel de

5 (shed - snake's skin) mudar, mudar de; (horse's shoe) perder

6 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL fundir

7 SMALLART/SMALL vaciar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be cast away naufragar

to cast a shadow on something figurative use ensombrecer algo

to cast a spell on something/somebody hechizar algo/a alguien

to cast doubts on something poner algo en duda

to cast one's eye over something echar un vistazo a algo, echar una ojeada a algo

to cast one's mind back to something tratar de recordar algo

to cast somebody in a different light mostrar a alguien de manera distinta

to cast suspicion on somebody levantar sospechas sobre alguien

to have a cast in one's eye ser algo bizco,-a

cast iron hierro colado

cast ['kæst] vt, cast ; casting

1) throw: tirar, echar, arrojar

the die is cast: la suerte está echada

2) : depositar (un voto)

3) : asignar (papeles en una obra de teatro)

4) mold: moldear, fundir, vaciar

5)

to cast off abandon: desamparar, abandonar

cast n

1) throw: lance m, lanzamiento m

2) appearance: aspecto m, forma f

3) : elenco m, reparto m (de una obra de teatro)

4)

plaster cast : molde m de yeso, escayola f

cast (Fishing)

n.

• sedal (Deporte) s.m. (Play, movie)

n.

• reparto (Obra, película) s.m. (Sculpture)

n.

• vaciado s.m.

n.

• aire s.m.

• echada s.f.

• forma s.f.

• lanzamiento s.m.

• pieza fundida s.f.

• tirada s.f.

pret., p.p.

(Preterito definido y participio pasivo de "to cast")

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: cast) = botar v.

• echar v.

• fundir v.

• lanzar v.

• moldear v.

• vaciar v.

kæst, kɑːst
I

noun

1)

a) ( molded object) ( Art) vaciado m; ( Metall) pieza f fundida

a plaster cast of the footprint — un molde de yeso de la huella

b) ( mold) molde m

c) ( for broken limb) yeso m or (Esp) escayola f

2) (Cin, Theat) (+ sing or pl vb) reparto m, elenco m (esp AmL)

she met the cast — le presentaron a los actores (or bailarines etc)

II
1.

(past & past p cast) transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<stone\>\> arrojar, lanzar*, tirar; \<\<line\>\> lanzar*; \<\<net\>\> echar

b) \<\<shadow/light\>\> proyectar

to cast doubt on something — poner* algo en duda

cast your eye over this — échale una mirada or una ojeada or un vistazo a esto

c) \<\<vote\>\> emitir

2) ( shed) \<\<snake\>\> \<\<skin\>\> mudar de, mudar

the horse cast a shoe — al caballo se le salió una herradura

3) ( mold) ( Art) vaciar*; ( Metall) fundir

4) (Cin, Theat) \<\<role\>\> asignar

she was cast as the princess — le dieron el papel de la princesa

he's well cast as Iago — está bien elegido para el papel de Yago

2.

cast vi ( in angling) lanzar*

Phrasal Verbs:

- cast about for

- cast aside

- cast away

- cast back

- cast off

- cast on

- cast out

[kɑːst] (vb: pt, pp cast)
1. N

1) (=throw) [of net, line] lanzamiento m

2) (=mould) molde m ; (Med) (=plaster cast) escayola f ; [of worm] forma f

leg in cast — pierna f enyesada or escayolada

cast of features — facciones fpl, fisonomía f

cast of mind — temperamento m

3) (Tech) (=metal casting) pieza f fundida

4) [of play etc] reparto m

cast (and credits) — (Cine, TV) reparto m

5) (Med) (=squint) estrabismo m

to have a cast in one's eye — tener estrabismo en un ojo

2. VT

1) (=throw) echar, lanzar; [+ net, anchor etc] echar

2) (fig) [+ shadow] proyectar; [+ light] arrojar (on sobre); [+ blame, glance, spell] echar; [+ horoscope] hacer

to cast doubt upon sth — poner algo en duda

to cast one's eyes over sth — echar una mirada a algo

to cast lots — echar a suertes

to cast one's vote — votar, dar su voto

3) (=shed) [+ horseshoe] mudar

the snake cast its skin — la culebra mudó la piel

4) [+ metal] fundir; [+ statue, clay] moldear, vaciar

5) (Theat) [+ part, play] hacer el reparto de

to cast an actor in the part of — dar a un actor el papel de

he was cast as Macbeth — le dieron el papel de Macbeth

we shall cast the play on Tuesday — haremos el reparto de los papeles de la obra el martes

3.

VI (Fishing) lanzar, arrojar

4.

CPD

cast iron N — hierro m fundido or colado
cast-iron
- cast about for

- cast aside

- cast away

- cast back

- cast down

- cast in

- cast off

- cast on

- cast out

- cast up

* * *
[kæst, kɑːst]
I

noun

1)

a) ( molded object) ( Art) vaciado m; ( Metall) pieza f fundida

a plaster cast of the footprint — un molde de yeso de la huella

b) ( mold) molde m

c) ( for broken limb) yeso m or (Esp) escayola f

2) (Cin, Theat) (+ sing or pl vb) reparto m, elenco m (esp AmL)

she met the cast — le presentaron a los actores (or bailarines etc)

II
1.

(past & past p cast) transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<stone\>\> arrojar, lanzar*, tirar; \<\<line\>\> lanzar*; \<\<net\>\> echar

b) \<\<shadow/light\>\> proyectar

to cast doubt on something — poner* algo en duda

cast your eye over this — échale una mirada or una ojeada or un vistazo a esto

c) \<\<vote\>\> emitir

2) ( shed) \<\<snake\>\> \<\<skin\>\> mudar de, mudar

the horse cast a shoe — al caballo se le salió una herradura

3) ( mold) ( Art) vaciar*; ( Metall) fundir

4) (Cin, Theat) \<\<role\>\> asignar

she was cast as the princess — le dieron el papel de la princesa

he's well cast as Iago — está bien elegido para el papel de Yago

2.

cast vi ( in angling) lanzar*

Phrasal Verbs:

- cast about for

- cast aside

- cast away

- cast back

- cast off

- cast on

- cast out

English-spanish dictionary > cast
11 cast

1. transitive verb,
cast

1) (throw) werfen

cast something adrift — etwas abtreiben lassen

cast loose — losmachen

cast an or one's eye over something — einen Blick auf etwas (Akk.) werfen; (fig.) Licht in etwas (Akk.) bringen

cast the line/net — die Angel[schnur]/das Netz auswerfen

cast a shadow [on/over something] — (lit. or fig.) einen Schatten [auf etwas (Akk.)] werfen

cast one's vote — seine Stimme abgeben

cast one's mind back to something — an etwas (Akk.) zurückdenken

2) (shed) verlieren [Haare, Winterfell]; abwerfen [Gehörn, Blätter, Hülle]

the snake casts its skin — die Schlange häutet sich

cast aside — (fig.) beiseite schieben [Vorschlag]; ablegen [Vorurteile, Gewohnheiten]; vergessen [Sorgen, Vorstellungen]; fallen lassen [Freunde, Hemmungen]

3) (shape, form) gießen

4) (calculate) stellen [Horoskop]

5) (assign role[s] of) besetzen

cast Joe as somebody/in the role of somebody — jemanden/jemandes Rolle mit Joe besetzen

cast a play/film — die Rollen [in einem Stück/Film] besetzen
2. noun
1) (Med.) Gipsverband, der

2) (set of actors) Besetzung, die

3) (model) Abdruck, der

4) (Fishing) (throw of net) Auswerfen, das; (throw of line) Wurf, der

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/11297/cast_about">cast about

- cast away

- cast off

- cast up

* * *

past tense, past participle; see cast

* * *

cast

[kɑ:st, AM kæst]

I. n

1. + sing/pl vb THEAT, FILM Besetzung f, Ensemble nt

supporting \cast (actors playing minor roles) Besetzung f der Nebenrollen

2. (moulded object) [Ab]guss m

3. (plaster) Gips[verband] m

4. (squint)

to have a \cast in one's eye schielen, einen Silberblick haben fam

5. (worm excretion) Ausscheidung f; of birds of prey Gewölle nt

II. vt

<cast, cast>

1. (throw)

▪ to \cast sth etw werfen

to \cast a fishing line eine Angelschnur auswerfen

to \cast in one's lot with sb sich akk auf Gedeih und Verderb mit jdm einlassen

to \cast a net ein Netz auswerfen

to \cast a shoe horse ein Hufeisen verlieren

to \cast one's skin snake sich akk häuten

2. (direct)

to \cast aspersions [or nasturtiums] on sth BRIT ( hum) über jdn lästern

to \cast doubt on sth etw zweifelhaft erscheinen lassen

to \cast an eye [or a glance] over sth einen Blick auf etw akk werfen

to \cast light on sth Aufschluss über etw akk geben

to \cast one's mind back to sth sich akk an etw akk zu erinnern versuchen

to \cast a shadow on [or over] sth ( also fig) einen Schatten auf etw akk werfen

to \cast a slur on sth etw in den Schmutz ziehen

3. (allocate roles)

to \cast a film das Casting für einen Film machen

he was often \cast as the villain ihm wurde oft die Rolle des Schurken zugeteilt

to \cast sb in a role jdm eine Rolle geben

to \cast sb to type jdn auf eine bestimmte Rolle festlegen

4. (give)

to \cast one's vote seine Stimme abgeben

5. (make in a mould)

to \cast a bell eine Glocke gießen

6.

▶ to \cast caution to the winds es darauf ankommen lassen

▶ to be \cast in the same mould [or AM mold] as sb aus demselben Holz geschnitzt sein

▶ to \cast one's net wide seine Fühler in alle Richtungen ausstrecken

▶ to \cast pearls before swine Perlen vor die Säue werfen

* * *
[kAːst] vb: pret, ptp cast
1. n

1) (of dice, net, line) Wurf m

2) (= mould) (Guss)form f; (= object moulded) Abdruck m; (in metal) (Ab)guss m

3) (= plaster cast) Gipsverband m

4) (THEAT) Besetzung f

cast ( in order of appearance) — Darsteller pl (in der Reihenfolge ihres Auftritts or Auftretens)

the cast includes several famous actors — das Stück ist mit mehreren berühmten Schauspielern besetzt

who's in the cast? — wer spielt mit?

5)

the cast of sb's features — jds Gesichtsschnitt m

cast of mind or thought — Gesinnung f

6) (MED: squint) schielender Blick

to have a cast in one eye — auf einem Auge schielen

7) (of worm) aufgeworfene Erde; (of bird) Gewölle nt

8) (= tinge) Schimmer m

2. vt

1) (lit liter, fig: throw) werfen; anchor, net, fishing lines auswerfen; horoscope erstellen

to cast one's vote — seine Stimme abgeben

a picture of the bishop casting his vote — ein Bild des Bischofs bei der Stimmabgabe

to cast lots — (aus)losen

to cast in one's lot with sb — sich auf jds (acc) Seite stellen

to cast one's eyes over sth — einen Blick auf etw (acc) werfen

to cast a critical/sceptical eye on sth —

to cast a greedy eye or greedy eyes on sth — gierige Blicke auf etw (acc) werfen

to cast the blame on sb — jdm die Schuld geben, die Schuld auf jdn abwälzen

to cast a shadow (lit, fig) — einen Schatten werfen (on auf +acc )

2)

(= shed) to cast its skin —

to cast a shoe to cast its feathers (form) to cast its leaves (form) — ein Hufeisen nt verlieren sich mausern die Blätter abwerfen

to cast its young (form) — (Junge) werfen

3) (TECH, ART) gießen → mould

See:

→ mould

4) (THEAT) play besetzen; parts also verteilen

he was well/badly cast — die Rolle passte gut/schlecht zu ihm

he was cast for the part of Hamlet — er sollte den Hamlet spielen

I don't know why they cast him as the villain — ich weiß nicht, warum sie ihm die Rolle des Schurken gegeben or zugeteilt haben

to cast oneself as — sich darstellen als

3. vi

1) (FISHING) die Angel auswerfen

2) (THEAT) die Rollen verteilen, die Besetzung vornehmen

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cast [kɑːst; US kæst]

A s

1. Wurf m (auch mit Würfeln):

cast of fortune Zufall m

2. Wurfweite f

3. a) Auswerfen n (der Angel etc)

b) Angelhaken m, Köder m

4. a) Gewölle n (von Raubvögeln)

b) (von Würmern aufgeworfenes) Erdhäufchen

c) abgestoßene Haut (eines Insekts)

5. (besonders seitwärtsgerichteter) Blick, (Augen)Fehler m:

have a cast in one eye auf einem Auge schielen

6. THEAT etc Besetzung f:

a) Casting n, Rollenverteilung f

b) (auch als pl konstruiert) Ensemble n, (die) Mitwirkenden pl:

with the full cast in voller Besetzung

7. Faltenwurf m (auf Gemälden)

8. Anlage f (eines Werkes), Form f, Zuschnitt m

9. Schattierung f, (Farb)Ton m, Anflug m (auch fig):

have a slight cast of blue ins Blaue spielen;

green cast FOTO Grünstich m

10. Gesichtsschnitt m

11. TECH Guss(form) m(f), -stück n

12. TECH Abdruck m, Modell n, Form f

13. MED Gips(verband) m

14. (angeborene) Art:

cast of mind Geistesart

15. Typ m, Gattung f, Schlag m

16. a) Berechnung f

b) Aufrechnung f, Addition f

B v/t prät und pperf cast

1. werfen:

cast a burden (up)on fig jemandem eine Last aufbürden; → blame B 2, bread Bes Redew, die² 1, dust A 1, lot A 1, slur¹ B 1, spell² A 2, tooth A 1

2. die Angel, den Anker, das Lot, das Netz etc auswerfen

3. ZOOL

a) seine Haut, sein Gehörn abwerfen, seine Zähne verlieren:

cast its skin sich häuten

b) Junge (vorzeitig) werfen oder gebären

4. seinen Stimmzettel abgeben:

cast one’s vote seine Stimme abgeben

5. Blicke werfen, sein Auge richten (at, on, upon auf akk)

6. Licht, Schatten etc werfen (on auf akk; over über akk)

7. JUR jemanden einen Prozess verlieren lassen

8. meist cast up zusammenzählen, ausrechnen:

cast accounts WIRTSCH Abrechnung machen, Saldo ziehen; → horoscope

9. TECH Metall, Glas, eine Statue etc gießen, formen

10. fig formen, bilden, gestalten: → mold¹ A 1

11. THEAT etc

a) ein Stück etc besetzen

b) (to) Rollen verteilen (an akk), zuweisen (dat):

the play is perfectly cast das Stück ist ausgezeichnet besetzt;

cast sb as Othello jemandem die Rolle des Othello geben;

he was badly cast er war eine Fehlbesetzung

C v/i

1. sich werfen, krumm werden (Holz), sich (ver)ziehen (Stoff)

2. die Angel auswerfen

3. TECH

a) sich gießen oder (auch fig)formen lassen

b) sich formen

4. SCHIFF abfallen

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1. transitive verb,
cast

1) (throw) werfen

cast something adrift — etwas abtreiben lassen

cast loose — losmachen

cast an or one's eye over something — einen Blick auf etwas (Akk.) werfen; (fig.) Licht in etwas (Akk.) bringen

cast the line/net — die Angel[schnur]/das Netz auswerfen

cast a shadow [on/over something] — (lit. or fig.) einen Schatten [auf etwas (Akk.)] werfen

cast one's vote — seine Stimme abgeben

cast one's mind back to something — an etwas (Akk.) zurückdenken

2) (shed) verlieren [Haare, Winterfell]; abwerfen [Gehörn, Blätter, Hülle]

the snake casts its skin — die Schlange häutet sich

cast aside — (fig.) beiseite schieben [Vorschlag]; ablegen [Vorurteile, Gewohnheiten]; vergessen [Sorgen, Vorstellungen]; fallen lassen [Freunde, Hemmungen]

3) (shape, form) gießen

4) (calculate) stellen [Horoskop]

5) (assign role[s] of) besetzen

cast Joe as somebody/in the role of somebody — jemanden/jemandes Rolle mit Joe besetzen

cast a play/film — die Rollen [in einem Stück/Film] besetzen
2. noun
1) (Med.) Gipsverband, der

2) (set of actors) Besetzung, die

3) (model) Abdruck, der

4) (Fishing) (throw of net) Auswerfen, das; (throw of line) Wurf, der

Phrasal Verbs:

- cast about

- cast away

- cast off

- cast up

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(dramatis personae) n.

Rollenbesetzung f. (film, theatre) n.

Besetzung f. n.

Abguss -¨ m.

Guss ¨-e m.

Wurf ¨-e m. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: cast)

= gießen (Metall) v.

gießen v.

(§ p.,pp.: goß, gegossen)

werfen v.

(§ p.,pp.: warf, geworfen)

English-german dictionary > cast
12 cast

I [kɑːst] [AE kæst]
nome

1) cinem. teatr. telev. cast m.

the members of the cast — gli attori del cast

cast and credits — titoli

cast of characters — (in play, novel) elenco dei personaggi

a strong cast — un cast d'eccezione

2) art. tecn. (mould) stampo m., calco m.; (moulded object) calco m., forma f.

3) (arrangement)

cast of mind — struttura mentale, forma mentis

4) (act of throwing) (of dice, stone) tiro m., lancio m.; pesc. lancio m.

5) med. (squint) strabismo m.

to have a cast in one eye — essere strabico da un occhio

6) med. (anche plaster cast) gesso m., ingessatura f.

to have one's arm in a cast — avere un braccio ingessato
II [kɑːst] [AE kæst]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. cast)

1) (throw) gettare, lanciare [stone, net, fishing line]; tirare [ dice]; gettare [light, shadow]

to be cast into prison — essere sbattuto in prigione

to cast doubt on sth. — mettere in dubbio qcs.

to cast a spell on sb. — fare un incantesimo a qcn., stregare qcn

2) (direct) gettare [glance, look]

her eyes were cast downwards — aveva lo sguardo basso

to cast one's eyes around the room, over a letter — dare uno sguardo alla stanza, a una lettera

to cast one's mind back over sth. — tornare indietro col pensiero a qcs., ricordare qcs

3) cinem. teatr. telev. distribuire, assegnare le parti di [play, film]

she was cast in the role of o as Blanche — le fu assegnata la parte di Blanche

4) (shed) perdere [leaves, feathers]

the snake casts its skin — il serpente cambia la pelle

5) art. tecn. colare [ plaster]; fondere, gettare [ metal]

6) pol.

to cast one's vote — votare, dare il proprio voto

•

- cast about

- cast down

- cast off

- cast on

- cast out

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past tense, past participle; see cast

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cast /kɑ:st/
n.

1 (col verbo al sing. o al pl.) (teatr., cinem.) attori (pl.); cast (di attori): an all-star cast, un cast di grandi nomi; a strong cast, un bel cast di attori

2 lancio ( di rete, lenza, dadi, ecc.); tiro

3 calco; stampo; forma: plaster cast, stampo in gesso; face cast, maschera facciale

4 (med., = plaster cast) ingessatura; gesso

5 ( fonderia) getto; fusione; colata; gettata

6 pezzo fuso; scultura ( in metallo): a bronze cast, una scultura in bronzo

7 (form.) conformazione; aspetto; carattere; tipo ( di mente, ecc.): a cast of features, fisionomia; fattezze; lineamenti; That gave an odd cast to his face, ciò dava un che di strano alla sua faccia; cast of mind, mentalità; forma mentis

8 leggero strabismo: to have a cast in one's eye, avere un leggero strabismo

9 (zool.) muta; pelle abbandonata ( nella muta)

10 sfumatura; tonalità.
♦ (to) cast /kɑ:st/
(pass. e p. p. cast)

A v. t.

1 gettare; buttare; lanciare; scagliare; tirare: to cast oneself at sb. 's feet, gettarsi ai piedi di q.; to cast dice, lanciare i dadi; to cast a vote, dare un voto; votare; to cast anchor, gettare l'ancora; to cast nets, lanciare le reti; to cast a shadow on st., ( anche fig.) gettar un'ombra su qc.; He was cast into prison, è stato gettato in prigione

2 (fig.) gettare, buttare: to cast an eye over st., dare un'occhiata a qc.; buttare l'occhio su qc.; to cast caution to the wind, gettare la prudenza ai quattro venti; to cast a glance, gettare uno sguardo; dare un'occhiata

3 (fig.) causare; far sorgere ( dubbi, ecc.): to cast doubt on st., mettere in dubbio qc.; to cast aspersions on st., denigrare qc.

4 (metall., arte) colare ( in stampo); fondere, gettare ( metallo, statue, ecc.): to cast a bronze statue, gettare una statua di bronzo; to cast a bell, fondere una campana

5 (teatr., cinem.) assegnare, distribuire le parti di; assegnare un dato ruolo a: The play has not been cast yet, le parti della commedia non sono ancora state assegnate; She was cast as Ophelia, le è stato assegnato il ruolo di Ofelia

6 (zool.) mutare ( la pelle, le corna); cambiare ( le penne)

B v. i.

1 (zool.) partorire prima del tempo

2 ( di uccelli) rigettare; rimettere

3 (naut.) abbattere; accostare

4 ( caccia: di cane) cercare l'usta

● to cast one's ballot, votare; dare il proprio voto □ to cast the blame on sb., dare la colpa a q. □ to cast a horoscope, fare un oroscopo □ (naut.) to cast the lead, gettare lo scandaglio □ to cast loose, liberarsi, staccarsi (da q.); (naut.) liberare dalle rizze, sciogliere ( la velatura) □ (fig.) to cast one's nets wide, cercare in un ampio raggio; allargare al massimo le proprie ricerche □ ( di cavallo) to cast a shoe, perdere un ferro □ to cast a spell on, lanciare un incantesimo su; fare un incantesimo a; ( anche fig.) stregare □ The die is cast, il dado è tratto □ (fig.) to be cast in a… mould, essere un tipo… □ (prov.) Ne'er cast a clout, till May be out, aprile non ti scoprire.

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I [kɑːst] [AE kæst]
nome

1) cinem. teatr. telev. cast m.

the members of the cast — gli attori del cast

cast and credits — titoli

cast of characters — (in play, novel) elenco dei personaggi

a strong cast — un cast d'eccezione

2) art. tecn. (mould) stampo m., calco m.; (moulded object) calco m., forma f.

3) (arrangement)

cast of mind — struttura mentale, forma mentis

4) (act of throwing) (of dice, stone) tiro m., lancio m.; pesc. lancio m.

5) med. (squint) strabismo m.

to have a cast in one eye — essere strabico da un occhio

6) med. (anche plaster cast) gesso m., ingessatura f.

to have one's arm in a cast — avere un braccio ingessato
II [kɑːst] [AE kæst]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. cast)

1) (throw) gettare, lanciare [stone, net, fishing line]; tirare [ dice]; gettare [light, shadow]

to be cast into prison — essere sbattuto in prigione

to cast doubt on sth. — mettere in dubbio qcs.

to cast a spell on sb. — fare un incantesimo a qcn., stregare qcn

2) (direct) gettare [glance, look]

her eyes were cast downwards — aveva lo sguardo basso

to cast one's eyes around the room, over a letter — dare uno sguardo alla stanza, a una lettera

to cast one's mind back over sth. — tornare indietro col pensiero a qcs., ricordare qcs

3) cinem. teatr. telev. distribuire, assegnare le parti di [play, film]

she was cast in the role of o as Blanche — le fu assegnata la parte di Blanche

4) (shed) perdere [leaves, feathers]

the snake casts its skin — il serpente cambia la pelle

5) art. tecn. colare [ plaster]; fondere, gettare [ metal]

6) pol.

to cast one's vote — votare, dare il proprio voto

•

- cast about

- cast down

- cast off

- cast on

- cast out

English-Italian dictionary > cast
13 light ***

I [laɪt] lit or lighted vb: pt, pp
1. n

1) (gen) luce f

electric light — illuminazione f or luce elettrica

at first light — alle prime luci dell'alba

by the light of the moon — alla luce della luna, al chiaro di luna

in the cold light of day (also) fig — alla luce del giorno

you're (standing) in my light — mi fai ombra

to hold sth up to or against the light — tenere qc controluce

2) fig

in the light of — alla luce di

to bring to light — portare alla luce

to come to light — venire in luce, emergere

to cast or shed or throw light on — gettare or far luce su

I was hoping that you could shed some light on it (for me) — speravo che tu potessi darmi dei chiarimenti su questo

to see the light Rel — convertirsi, fig ravvedersi

to reveal sb/sth in a new light — mostrare qn/qc sotto una nuova luce

according to my lights frm — secondo quanto mi è dato di capire

3) (single light) luce f, (lamp) luce, lampada, Auto Aer fanale m, faro, luce

to turn the light on/off — accendere/spegnere la luce

he switched on the light — ha acceso la luce

he switched off the light — ha spento la luce

rear lights — luci di posizione posteriori

the (traffic) lights were red — il semaforo era rosso

4) (flame) fiamma

pilot light — (on stove, water heater) fiammella di sicurezza

have you got a light? — (for cigarette) hai da accendere?

to put a light to sth — dar fuoco a qc

2. adj, - er comp - est superl

1) (bright) chiaro (-a)

to get lighter — rischiararsi, schiarirsi

2) (colour, skin, hair, room) chiaro (-a)

light yellow — giallo chiaro inv

a light blue sweater — una maglia azzurro chiaro

3. vt

1) (illuminate) illuminare, rischiarare

to light sb's way — far luce a qn

lit by electricity — illuminato (-a) elettricamente

2) (cigarette, fire, candle) accendere

to light a bonfire — accendere un falò

to light the fire — accendere il fuoco

she lit the candles on the cake — ha acceso le candeline sulla torta

4. vi

(ignite) accendersi

•

- light up

- light upon
II [laɪt]
1. adj, - er comp - est superl

(gen) leggero (-a)

a light jacket — una giacca leggera

a light meal — un pasto leggero

light ale — birra chiara

some light reading — una lettura leggera

she is a light sleeper — ha il sonno leggero

as light as a feather — leggero (-a) come una piuma

to be light on one's feet — avere il passo leggero

with a light heart — a cuor leggero

to make light work of sth — fare qc con molta facilità

to make light of sth fig — prendere alla leggera qc, non dar peso a qc

2. adv

(travel) leggero, con poco bagaglio

English-Italian dictionary > light ***
14 light

[laɪt] 1. n
światło nt; ( for cigarette etc) ogień m

to turn the light on/off — zapalać (zapalić perf)/gasić (zgasić perf) światło

to come to light — wychodzić (wyjść perf) na jaw

to cast/shed or throw light on ( fig) — rzucać (rzucić perf) światło na +acc

in the light of — w świetle +gen

to make light of sth ( fig) — bagatelizować (zbagatelizować perf) coś

- lights
2. vt; pt, pp lit
candle, cigarette zapalać (zapalić perf); fire rozpalać (rozpalić perf); room oświetlać (oświetlić perf); sky rozświetlać (rozświetlić perf)

Phrasal Verbs:

- light up
3. adj
lekki; (pale, bright) jasny

to travel light — podróżować z małą ilością bagażu

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I 1. noun
1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) światło

2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) światło

3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) ogień

4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) światło
2. adjective
1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) jasny

2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) jasny
3. [lit] verb
1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) oświetlić

2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) zapalić

•

- lightness

- lighten

- lighter
- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II
1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) lekki

2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) lekki

3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) lekki

4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) za lekki

5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) lekki

6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) zwinny, chyży

7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) lekki

8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) lekki

9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) lekki, piaszczysty

•

- lightly

- lightness

- lighten

- light-fingered
- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) natknąć się na

English-Polish dictionary > light
15 cast

cast [kɑ:st]

jeter ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) projeter ⇒ 1 (b) perdre ⇒ 1 (c) distribuer les rôles de ⇒ 1 (d) mouler ⇒ 1 (e) couler ⇒ 1 (e) acteurs ⇒ 2 (a) nuance ⇒ 2 (b) moulage ⇒ 2 (c) coulage ⇒ 2 (c) plâtre ⇒ 2 (d)

(pt & pp cast)

1 transitive verb

(a) (throw) jeter, lancer;

∎ British to cast lots tirer au sort;

∎ to cast a spell on or over sb (witch) jeter un sort à qn, ensorceler qn; figurative ensorceler ou envoûter qn;

∎ to cast one's vote for sb voter pour qn;

∎ the number of votes cast le nombre de voix ou de suffrages;

∎ Nautical to cast anchor mouiller (l'ancre), jeter l'ancre;

∎ literary the tyrant cast his enemies into prison le tyran a jeté ses ennemis en prison;

∎ figurative we'll have to cast our net wide to find the right candidate il va falloir ratisser large pour trouver le bon candidat

(b) (direct → light, shadow) projeter; (→ look) jeter, diriger;

∎ the accident cast a shadow over their lives l'accident a jeté une ombre sur leur existence;

∎ could you cast an eye over this report? voulez-vous jeter un œil sur ce rapport?;

∎ he cast an eye over the audience il a promené son regard sur l'auditoire;

∎ she cast a desperate glance at her mother elle glissa à sa mère un regard désespéré, elle regarda sa mère avec désespoir;

∎ to cast doubt on sth jeter le doute sur qch;

∎ this cast doubt on his ability cela jeta un doute sur ses capacités;

∎ to cast aspersions on sb's character dénigrer qn;

∎ the evidence cast suspicion on him les preuves ont jeté la suspicion sur lui

(c) (shed, throw off) perdre;

∎ the horse cast a shoe le cheval a perdu un fer;

∎ to cast its skin (reptile) muer;

∎ cast all fear/thought of revenge from your mind oubliez toute crainte/toute idée de revanche

(d) (film, play) distribuer les rôles de;

∎ the director cast her in the role of the mother le metteur en scène lui a attribué le rôle de la mère;

∎ figurative to cast sb in the role of the villain donner à qn le rôle du méchant

(e) Art & Technology (form, statue) mouler; (metal) couler, fondre; (plaster) couler;

∎ figurative they are all cast in the same mould ils sont tous faits sur ou sont tous coulés dans le même moule

(f) Astrology (horoscope) tirer

2 noun

(a) Cinema & Theatre (actors) distribution f, acteurs mpl;

∎ the cast is Italian tous les acteurs sont italiens;

∎ he was in the cast of 'Citizen Kane' il a joué dans 'Citizen Kane';

∎ Juliette Binoche heads a strong cast Juliette Binoche est en tête d'une très bonne distribution;

∎ Cinema & Television cast and credits générique m

(b) Art (colour, shade) nuance f, teinte f;

∎ white with a pinkish cast blanc nuancé de rose

(c) Art & Technology (act of moulding → metal) coulage m, coulée f; (→ plaster) moulage m; (→ coin, medallion) empreinte f; (mould) moule m; (object moulded) moulage m;

∎ to make a bronze cast of a statue mouler une statue en bronze;

∎ figurative literary a man of his cast un homme de sa trempe

(d) Medicine (for broken limb) plâtre m;

∎ her arm was in a cast elle avait un bras dans le plâtre

(e) Medicine (squint) strabisme m;

∎ he had a cast in his eye il louchait d'un œil, il avait un œil qui louchait

(f) formal (type)

∎ the delicate cast of her features la finesse de ses traits;

∎ a peculiar cast of mind une drôle de mentalité ou de tournure d'esprit

(g) (of earthworm) déjections fpl

(h) (skin of insect, snake) dépouille f

(i) (regurgitated food) pelote f régurgitée (par les hiboux, les faucons)

►► cast iron fonte f;

cast list Cinema & Television générique m; Theatre distribution f;

cast steel acier m moulé

➲ cast about, cast around intransitive verb

British

∎ she cast about for an idea/an excuse to leave elle essaya de trouver une idée/un prétexte pour partir

➲ cast aside separable transitive verb

literary (book) mettre de côté; (shirt, shoes) se débarrasser de; figurative (person, suggestion) rejeter, écarter;

∎ to cast aside one's fears oublier ses craintes;

∎ are you going to cast all this aside for a foolish dream? est-ce que tu vas renoncer à tout ça pour une chimère?

➲ cast away separable transitive verb

(a) (book, letter) jeter; figurative (cares, principle) se défaire de

(b) Nautical

∎ to be cast away être naufragé

➲ cast back separable transitive verb

∎ cast your mind back to the day we met souviens-toi du ou rappelle-toi le jour de notre première rencontre;

∎ to cast one's thoughts back se reporter en arrière

➲ cast down separable transitive verb

(a) formal (weapon) déposer, mettre bas

(b) figurative literary

∎ to be cast down être démoralisé ou découragé

➲ cast off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (undo) défaire; (untie) délier, dénouer

(b) Knitting rabattre

(c) Nautical (lines, rope) larguer, lâcher; (boat) larguer ou lâcher les amarres de

(d) literary (rid oneself of → clothing) enlever, se débarrasser de; figurative (→ bonds) se défaire de, se libérer de; (→ cares, habit, tradition) se défaire de, abandonner

2 intransitive verb

(a) Nautical larguer les amarres, appareiller

(b) Knitting rabattre les mailles

➲ cast on Knitting

1 intransitive verb

monter les mailles

2 separable transitive verb

(stitches) monter

➲ cast out separable transitive verb

archaic or literary (person) renvoyer, chasser; figurative (fear, guilt) bannir

➲ cast up separable transitive verb

(of sea, tide, waves) rejeter

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > cast
16 cast ****

[kɒːst] cast vb: pt, pp
1. n

1) Fishing lancio

2) (mould) stampo, forma, (Med: plaster cast) gesso, ingessatura

cast of mind — mentalità f inv

3) Theatre cast m inv

after the play we met the cast — dopo la commedia abbiamo incontrato il cast

4) (Med: squint) strabismo

he has a cast in his right eye — ha l'occhio destro strabico

2. vt

1) (also), (fig: throw) gettare, (fishing line) lanciare, (shadow, light) gettare, proiettare

to cast doubt on sth — far sorgere dubbi su qc

to cast one's vote (for) — votare (per)

to cast one's eyes over sth — dare un'occhiata a qc

2) (shed) spogliarsi di, (horseshoe) perdere

the snake cast its skin — il serpente ha cambiato la pelle

3) (metal) colare, fondere, (plaster) gettare, (bronze etc statue) fondere, gettare

4) Theatre, (Cine: part) affidare, (actor) scritturare, ingaggiare

to cast sb as Hamlet — scegliere qn per la parte di Amleto

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- cast about for

- cast aside

- cast away

- cast down

- cast off

- cast on

- cast out

- cast up

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shed light on something — throw/shed/cast/light on something phrase to provide new information that helps you understand something I had hoped that he would be able to shed some light on the problem. Thesaurus: to make something easier to understandsynonym … Useful english dictionary
throw light on something — throw/shed/cast/light on something phrase to provide new information that helps you understand something I had hoped that he would be able to shed some light on the problem. Thesaurus: to make something easier to understandsynonym … Useful english dictionary
light — light1 W1S1 [laıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(natural/artificial light)¦ 2¦(lamp/electric light etc)¦ 3¦(traffic control)¦ 4¦(on a vehicle)¦ 5 first light 6 be/stand in somebody s light 7¦(for a cigarette)¦ 8¦(in somebody s eyes)¦ 9 set light to something … Dictionary of contemporary English
light*/*/*/ — [laɪt] noun I 1) [U] brightness from the sun or from a light, which allows you to see things a beam/flash/ray of light[/ex] The house could be clearly seen by the light of the moon.[/ex] 2) [C] a piece of electrical equipment that produces… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
light — 1 /laIt/ noun 1 NATURAL/ARTIFICIAL LIGHT a) (U) the energy from the sun, a flame, a lamp etc that allows you to see things: the morning light streaming in through the windows | We could see a tiny glimmer of light in the distance. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cast — cast1 W3 [ka:st US kæst] v past tense and past participle cast ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 cast light on/onto something 2 cast doubt(s) on something 3¦(light and shade)¦ 4 cast a shadow/cloud over something 5¦(look)¦ 6 cast an eye on/over something 7 cast a… … Dictionary of contemporary English

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to cast or throw or shed light on sth

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to cast or throw or shed light on sth

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