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a dim glow

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1 dim

1. adjective
1) schwach, trüb [Licht, Flackern]; matt, gedeckt [Farbe]; dämmrig, dunkel [Zimmer]; undeutlich, verschwommen [Gestalt]

grow dim — schwächer werden

2) (fig.) blass; verschwommen

in the dim and distant past — in ferner Vergangenheit

3) (indistinct) schwach, getrübt [Seh-, Hörvermögen]

4) (coll.): (stupid) beschränkt

5)

take a dim view of something — (coll.) von etwas nicht erbaut sein
2. intransitive verb,
- mm- (lit. or fig.) schwächer werden
3. transitive verb,
- mm- verdunkeln; (fig.) trüben; dämpfen

dim the lights — (Theatre, Cinemat.) die Lichter langsam verlöschen lassen

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[dim] 1. adjective
1) (not bright or distinct: a dim light in the distance; a dim memory.) trübe

2) ((of a person) not intelligent: She's a bit dim!) schwer von Begriff
2. verb
(to make or become dim: Tears dimmed her eyes; He dimmed the lights in the theatre.) trüben, verdunkeln

- academic.ru/86194/dimly">dimly
- dimness
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dim

<- mm->

[dɪm]

I. adj

1. (not bright) schwach, trüb

\dim glow schwacher [o trüber] Schein

\dim light schwaches [o trübes] Licht; (poorly lit) düster, schumm[e]rig, dunkel

\dim corner dunkle Ecke

\dim room schummriges Zimmer

2. (indistinct) undeutlich, verschwommen, schwach

\dim memory [or recollection] verschwommene Erinnerung

\dim shape verschwommene Konturen pl

\dim sound leises Geräusch

\dim view [or vision] unscharfe Sicht

3. (dull) colour matt, trüb, blass

4. ( fig: slow to understand) schwer von Begriff fam, beschränkt fam, begriffsstutzig

5. ( fig: unfavourable) dunkel, ungünstig

\dim prospects trübe Aussichten

to take a \dim view of sth mit etw dat gar nicht einverstanden sein, von etw dat nichts halten

II. vt

▪ to \dim sth etw abdunkeln [o verdunkeln]

to \dim the lights das Licht dämpfen; AUTO

to \dim the headlights abblenden

III. vi lights dunkler werden, verlöschen; hopes schwächer werden, schwinden

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[dɪm]
1. adj (+er)

1) (= not bright) light, lamp schwach, trüb; metal matt, glanzlos; (= badly lit) room dämmerig, dunkel

the room grew dim — im Zimmer wurde es dunkel

2) (= vague) figure, shape undeutlich; outline schwach, undeutlich; memory, recollection dunkel

I have a dim memory or recollection of it — ich erinnere mich nur (noch) dunkel daran

to have a dim awareness of sth — sich (dat) einer Sache (gen) nur undeutlich bewusst sein

3) (= gloomy) prospects, outlook schlecht

it's a dim lookout for him — es sieht sehr schlecht für ihn aus

to take a dim view of sth — mit etw gar nicht einverstanden sein

4) (inf: stupid) beschränkt (inf), schwer von Begriff (inf)

5) (liter) eyes trüb (liter)

2. vt

1) (= turn down) light dämpfen; lamp verdunkeln

to dim the lights (Theat) — das Licht langsam ausgehen lassen

to dim one's headlights (esp US) — abblenden

2) (= make dull) colour dämpfen, decken; sound dämpfen; metal mattieren; sight, mind, senses, memory trüben; beauty verblassen lassen; glory beeinträchtigen

3. vi

1) (light) schwach or trübe werden; (lamp) verlöschen, dunkler werden

2) (= become dull colour) gedämpft or matter werden; (sound) leiser werden; (metal) mattiert werden; (memory) nachlassen; (beauty) verblassen; (glory) verblassen, vergehen; (sight) nachlassen, getrübt werden

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dim [dım]

A adj (adv dimly)

1. (halb)dunkel, düster:

dim prospects fig trübe Aussichten; → view C 8

2. undeutlich, verschwommen (beide auch fig)

3. trüb(e), blass, matt (Farbe)

4. schwach, trüb (Licht):

dimly lit schwach erleuchtet

5. getrübt, trübe

6. umg beschränkt

B v/t

1. verdunkeln, verdüstern

2. trüben (auch fig):

dim sb’s love

3. TECH mattieren

4. auch dim out ein Licht abblenden, dämpfen:

dim the headlights AUTO US abblenden

5. dim out MIL teilweise verdunkeln

C v/i

1. sich verdunkeln oder verdüstern

2. sich trüben (auch fig), matt oder trüb(e) werden

3. undeutlich werden

4. verblassen (auch fig)

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1. adjective
1) schwach, trüb [Licht, Flackern]; matt, gedeckt [Farbe]; dämmrig, dunkel [Zimmer]; undeutlich, verschwommen [Gestalt]

grow dim — schwächer werden

2) (fig.) blass; verschwommen

in the dim and distant past — in ferner Vergangenheit

3) (indistinct) schwach, getrübt [Seh-, Hörvermögen]

4) (coll.): (stupid) beschränkt

5)

take a dim view of something — (coll.) von etwas nicht erbaut sein
2. intransitive verb,
- mm- (lit. or fig.) schwächer werden
3. transitive verb,
- mm- verdunkeln; (fig.) trüben; dämpfen

dim the lights — (Theatre, Cinemat.) die Lichter langsam verlöschen lassen

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adj.

dunkel adj.

dämmerig adj.

trüb adj.

English-german dictionary > dim
2 dim

I [dɪm]
aggettivo

1) (badly lit) [ room] buio, scuro

2) (weak) [ light] debole, fioco; [ eye] offuscato, annebbiato; [ eyesight] debole

to grow dim — affievolirsi, indebolirsi

3) (hard to see) [ shape] confuso, indistinto

4) (vague) [ memory] vago

5) colloq. [person, remark] stupido

6) (not favourable) [ future] cupo, oscuro

••

to take a dim view of sth. — vedere di cattivo occhio qcs
II 1. [dɪm]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - mm-)

1) abbassare, smorzare [ light]; AE abbassare [ headlights]

2) fig. offuscare [ beauty]
2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - mm-)

1) [lights, lamp] abbassarsi

2) fig. [ memory] offuscarsi; [ sight] indebolirsi; [ colour] smorzarsi; [ beauty] offuscarsi; [ hope] affievolirsi

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[dim] 1. adjective
1) (not bright or distinct: a dim light in the distance; a dim memory.) fioco; incerto

2) ((of a person) not intelligent: She's a bit dim!) stupido
2. verb
(to make or become dim: Tears dimmed her eyes; He dimmed the lights in the theatre.) offuscare; abbassare

- dimly
- dimness
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[dɪm]
1. adj, - mer comp - mest superl

(light) debole, fioco (-a), (sight) debole, (forest) oscuro (-a), (room) in penombra, (shape, outline, memory, sound) indistinto (-a), vago (-a), (fam: person) tonto (-a), ottuso (-a)

a dim light — una luce debole

the prospects are dim — le prospettive sono scarse

to grow dim — (light) affievolirsi, (eyesight) indebolirsi

to take a dim view of sth fam — non vedere qc di buon occhio

2. vt

(light) abbassare, (Am: headlights) abbassare, (sound, memory, colour) affievolire, (shape, outline, beauty, glory) offuscare, (sight, senses) annebbiare, (metal) annerire

3. vi

(light, sight, memory) affievolirsi, (outline) divenire indistinto (-a)

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dim /dɪm/
a.

1 ( di luce) fioco, tenue; ( di ambiente, colore) scuro: the dim light of an oil lamp, la luce fioca di una lampada a olio; a dim glow, un tenue bagliore; The entrance hall was dim and unwelcoming, l'atrio di ingresso era buio e poco accogliente

2 ( di contorno, ricordo, suono) indistinto, vago: the dim outline of houses in the fog, la sagoma indistinta delle case nella nebbia; a dim figure, una figura indistinta; a dim recollection (o memory) un ricordo indistinto; dim awareness, vaga consapevolezza

3 offuscato; velato: His eyes were dim with tears, aveva gli occhi velati dalle lacrime

4 (fig.) scarso, negativo: The prospects for a lasting peace are dim, le prospettive di una pace durevole sono negative; Their chances of success look dim, le loro chance di riuscire sono scarse

5 (fam.) ottuso, tonto: He's nice but a bit dim, è simpatico, ma un po' ottuso

● dim-red, rosso offuscato □ ( della vista) to get (o to grow) dim, indebolirsi □ to take a dim view of st., essere pessimista su qc.; non aspettarsi niente di buono da qc. □ (fam. USA) a dim bulb, un cretino □ in the dim and distant past, in un passato molto remoto.
(to) dim /dɪm/
A v. t.

1 oscurare; abbassare ( l'intensità luminosa): The lights of the theatre were dimmed, le luci del teatro erano state abbassate

2 offuscare, velare ( gli occhi, la vista): eyes dimmed with tears, occhi velati dalle lacrime

3 (fig.) attenuare, affievolire ( sentimenti, prospettive, speranze, ecc.): It seemed nothing could dim their enthusiasm, sembrava che niente potesse attenuare il loro entusiasmo

B v. i.

1 ( della luce) oscurarsi, abbassarsi

2 ( di occhi, vista) offuscarsi

3 ( di ricordi, speranze, ecc.) affievolirsi

● (autom.) to dim the lights (o the headlights), abbassare (o commutare) le luci (o i fari di profondità); mettere gli anabbaglianti.

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I [dɪm]
aggettivo

1) (badly lit) [ room] buio, scuro

2) (weak) [ light] debole, fioco; [ eye] offuscato, annebbiato; [ eyesight] debole

to grow dim — affievolirsi, indebolirsi

3) (hard to see) [ shape] confuso, indistinto

4) (vague) [ memory] vago

5) colloq. [person, remark] stupido

6) (not favourable) [ future] cupo, oscuro

••

to take a dim view of sth. — vedere di cattivo occhio qcs
II 1. [dɪm]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - mm-)

1) abbassare, smorzare [ light]; AE abbassare [ headlights]

2) fig. offuscare [ beauty]
2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - mm-)

1) [lights, lamp] abbassarsi

2) fig. [ memory] offuscarsi; [ sight] indebolirsi; [ colour] smorzarsi; [ beauty] offuscarsi; [ hope] affievolirsi

English-Italian dictionary > dim
3 dim

<- mm-> [dɪm] adj

1) ( not bright) schwach, trüb;

\dim glow schwacher [o trüber] Schein;

\dim light schwaches [o trübes] Licht;

( poorly lit) düster, schumm[e]rig, dunkel;

\dim corner dunkle Ecke;

\dim room schummriges Zimmer

2) ( indistinct) undeutlich, verschwommen, schwach;

\dim memory [or recollection] verschwommene Erinnerung;

\dim shape verschwommene Konturen fpl;

\dim sound leises Geräusch;

\dim view/ vision unscharfe Sicht

3) ( dull) colour matt, trüb, blass;

4) (fig: slow to understand) schwer von Begriff ( fam), beschränkt ( fam), begriffsstutzig;

5) (fig: unfavourable) dunkel, ungünstig;

\dim prospects trübe Aussichten;

to take a \dim view of sth mit etw dat gar nicht einverstanden sein, von etw dat nichts halten vt

to \dim sth etw abdunkeln [o verdunkeln];

to \dim the lights das Licht dämpfen auto

to \dim the headlights abblenden vi lights dunkler werden, verlöschen; hopes schwächer werden, schwinden

English-German students dictionary > dim
4 glow

< opt> (emission of light by intensely heated material) ■ Glühen n ISO 13943

vi < gen> ■ glühen vi

vi <tech.gen> (emit dim light; e.g. a lamp) ■ glimmen vi

English-german technical dictionary > glow
5 głów|ka

f 1. dim. (część ciała) (little) head
- dziewczęca główka a little girl’s head

- szpaki przekrzywiały główki starlings cocked their heads

- główka płodu the foetus’s head

- skoczyć na główkę to dive (head first)

- skok na główkę a dive
2. Bot. (część rośliny) head; (pylnik) anther spec.; (kwiatostan graniasty) capitulum spec.; flower head
- główka czosnku a garlic bulb

- główka maku a poppy head

- główka sałaty a head of lettuce

- główki szparagów asparagus tips

- główka kwiatu the head of a flower
3. (część kapelusza) crown
- kapelusz z okrągłą główką a hat with a round crown
4. (górna część) head
- główka gwoździa the head of a nail

- główka szpilki a pinhead

- laska ze srebrną główką a cane with a silver head
5. Anat. główka kości capitulum spec.
- główka plemnika the head of a sperm (cell)
6. Muz. (gitary, skrzypiec) head
- wymienić główkę skrzypiec to replace the violin head
7. Druk. (część czcionki) (type)face 8. (kija golfowego) head 9. (część maszyny do szycia) head 10. (rodzaj tamy) wing dam 11. Sport header
- strzelić gola główką to score a goal with a header

- □ główka cegły Budow. header, the end face of a brick

■ główka pracuje! good thinking

- trupia główka (owad) death’s head (hawk)moth; (ssak) squirrel monkey; (symbol czaszki z piszczelami) skull and crossbones

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > głów|ka
6 dof

dof

I 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord, bijwoord〉

1 [niet helder] dim ⇒ dull

2 [met betrekking tot geluiden] dull ⇒ muffled

♦voorbeelden:

1   een doffe gloed • a dim glow

2   een doffe knal/dreun • a muffled bang, a dull rumble

¶   een doffe pijn • a dull ache

II 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord〉

1 [zonder glans] dull ⇒ mat(t) 〈 verf, metaal〉, 〈 aangeslagen〉 tarnished

♦voorbeelden:

1   doffe tinten • dull/muted hues/tints

     dof maken/worden • tarnish

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > dof
7 een doffe gloed

een doffe gloed

a dim glow

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > een doffe gloed
8 schwach

I Adj.

1. allg. weak; Stimme: weak, faint; Hoffnung, Lächeln: faint; Motor: low-powered; Batterie: low; Puls: weak, faint; Ton, Geruch: faint; Licht: dim; schwache Ähnlichkeit slight resemblance; schwaches Anzeichen faint sign; schwacher Beifall half-hearted applause; schwache Beteiligung low ( oder poor) turnout; schwache Erinnerung faint ( oder vague, dim) recollection; schwacher Esser poor eater; das schwache Geschlecht the weaker sex; schwaches Lob faint praise; schwache Stelle weak spot; eine schwache Stunde a moment of weakness; schwacher Trost small consolation; schwacher Versuch feeble attempt; schwacher Widerstand weak resistance; einen schwachen Willen haben be weak-willed; schwacher Wind slight ( oder light) breeze

2. (schlecht) Mannschaft etc., Schüler: weak; umg. (enttäuschend) hopeless; Gesundheit, Gedächtnis, Gehör: poor; schwache Leistung poor ( oder weak) performance; schwache Vorstellung THEAT. poor performance; umg., fig. (schlechte Leistung) poor show; ein schwaches Bild bieten put up ( oder on) a poor show; schwache Seite Schwäche 2; eines der schwächeren Stücke Brechts one of Brecht’s weaker plays; in Erdkunde ist sie schwach geography is her weak subject, she’s not very good at geography; ein Stützkurs für die Schwächeren a support program(me) for weaker pupils; sozial schwach socially disadvantaged; die sozial Schwachen the socially disadvantaged

3. (nachgiebig) soft; schwach werden weaken; fig. (nachgeben) auch relent; (erliegen) succumb; er wurde schwach fig. auch his resistance broke down; bei dem Anblick wurde ich schwach umg. I melted at the sight; sich schwach zeigen show one’s weakness; mach mich nicht schwach! umg. don’t say things like that!; nur nicht schwach werden! umg. don’t give in!; mir wird ganz schwach, wenn ich daran denke umg. I go weak at the knees just at the thought (of it)

4. schwächer werden weaken (further), grow weaker; Nachfrage: fall off, decrease; Sehkraft: deteriorate; Ton, Licht: fade; schulisch, künstlerisch: abflauen, nachlassen

5. schwach auf der Brust sein umg. be out of pocket

II Adv.:

1. schwach aktiv PHYS., Substanz: low-level; schwach radioaktiv PHYS.... emitting low-level radioactivity, low-level radioactive...; schwach besetzt SPORT, Team: weak; Turnier: with a poor entry; Stadion etc.: half empty; schwach besiedelt oder bevölkert Region: sparsely populated; schwach betont LING., Silbe: weakly stressed; schwach betont sein auch have a weak stress; schwach begabt not at all gifted; Schüler: low-ability; schwach besucht sein be poorly attended; schwach motorisiert low-powered; sich nur schwach wehren offer only weak resistance; sein Herz schlug nur noch schwach he only had a faint heartbeat; schwach dekliniertes Substantiv / Adjektiv weak noun / adjective

2. (schlecht) schwach spielen play badly; schwach entwickelt poorly developed, underdeveloped

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weak; frail; faint; slender; feeble; delicate; slight; feckless; flimsy; infirm; languid; lightweight; sinewed; lame; effete

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schwạch [ʃvax]
1. adj comp - er
['ʃvɛçɐ] superl -ste(r, s) ['ʃvɛçstə] weak (AUCH GRAM); Mensch, Greis, Begründung, Versuch, Aufführung, Alibi, Widerstand auch feeble; Konstitution auch frail; Gesundheit, Beteiligung, Gedächtnis poor; Ton, Anzeichen, Hoffnung, Bewegung faint, slight; Gehör poor, dull; Stimme weak, faint; Licht poor, dim; Wind light; (COMM) Nachfrage, Geschäft slack, poor
schwache Augen — weak or poor (eye)sight

or eine schwache Leistung (inf) — that's a poor show (inf)

ein schwaches Lob — faint praise

jds schwache Seite/Stelle — sb's weak point/spot

ein schwacher Trost — cold or small comfort

in einem schwachen Augenblick, in einer schwachen Stunde — in a moment of weakness, in a weak moment

schwach sein — to be weak in sth

auf schwachen Beinen or Füßen stehen (fig) — to be on shaky ground; (Theorie) to be shaky

alles, was in meinen schwachen Kräften steht — everything within my power

jdn an seiner schwachen or schwächsten Stelle treffen — to strike at or hit sb's weak spot

mir wird schwach (lit) — I feel faint; (fig inf) it makes me sick (inf)

nur nicht schwach werden! — don't weaken!

schwächer werden — to grow weaker, to weaken; (Augen) to fail, to grow worse; (Stimme) to grow fainter; (Licht) to (grow) dim; (Ton) to fade; (Nachfrage) to fall off, to slacken

die Schwachen — the weak

der Schwächere — the weaker (person); (gegenüber Gegner) the underdog

2. adv comp -er,
superl am -sten
1) (= leicht) schlagen weakly; vibrieren, radioaktiv slightly; spüren, riechen, hören barely

2) (= spärlich) besucht, bestückt poorly

schwach besiedelt or bevölkert — sparsely populated

das Stadion war nur schwach besetzt — there were only a few people in the stadium

3) (= geringfügig) klatschen weakly; sich interessieren slightly; sich beteiligen very little

sich immer schwächer beteiligen — to participate less and less

schwach aktiv (Atommüll etc) — low-level

schwach radioaktiv — with low-level radioactivity

schwach betont — weakly stressed

schwach bewegt (Meer) — gently rolling

schon bei schwach bewegtem Meer werde ich seekrank — as soon as there's the slightest swell I get seasick

4) (= mild) salzen, süßen slightly; würzen lightly; pfeffern mildly

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1) (not strong; weak or feeble: The fire was very low.) low

2) (lacking in strength, brightness, courage etc: The sound grew faint; a faint light.) faint

3) (in a faint manner: A light shone faintly.) faintly

4) (slightly; rather: She looked faintly surprised.) faintly

5) feebly

6) (weak: The old lady has been rather feeble since her illness; a feeble excuse.) feeble

7) (not very well made; likely to break: a flimsy boat.) flimsy

8) (lacking in physical strength: Her illness has made her very weak.) weak

9) (not strong in character: I'm very weak when it comes to giving up cigarettes.) weak

10) ((of an explanation etc) not convincing.) weak

11) ((of a joke) not particularly funny.) weak

12) (slenderly: slightly built.) slightly

13) ((of a person) slim and delicate-looking: It seemed too heavy a load for such a slight woman.) slight

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schwach

<schwächer, schwächste>

[ʃvax]

I. adj

1. (nicht kräftig) weak; Stimme feeble, faint

▪ für etw akk zu \schwach sein to not be strong enough for sth

krank und \schwach weak and ill

▪ der Schwächere/Schwächste the weaker/weakest person

\schwacher Widerstand weak [or feeble] resistance

2. (wenig selbstbewusst) Charakter weak

einen \schwachen Willen haben to be weak-willed

3. (wenig leistend) weak

in Rechtschreibung ist er ziemlich \schwach his spelling is rather poor

ein \schwacher Mitarbeiter/Sportler a poor worker/sportsman

ein \schwacher Schüler a poor [or weak] pupil

4. MED (unzureichend) weak, poor

ein \schwaches Gehör/Sehvermögen poor [or weak] hearing/eyesight

im Alter wird das Gehör schwächer one's hearing becomes poorer in old age

\schwache Gesundheit poor health

eine \schwache Konstitution haben to have a frail constitution

5. (dürftig) weak, poor

\schwaches Ergebnis poor result

eine \schwache Leistung a poor performance [or fam show

6. (nicht stichhaltig) Argument weak; Theorie shaky

es gibt noch einige \schwache Stellen in unserem Plan our plan has still got some weaknesses

7. (gering) weak; Licht dim

\schwache Ähnlichkeit remote resemblance

ein \schwaches Anzeichen a faint [or slight] indication

ein \schwacher Bartwuchs a sparse [growth of] beard

eine \schwache Beteiligung [o Teilnahme] poor participation

ein \schwaches Interesse [very] little interest

\schwache Nachfrage poor demand

eine \schwache Resonanz a lukewarm response

eine \schwache Vorstellung von etw dat haben to have a faint idea of sth

8. (leicht) weak

\schwache Atmung faint breathing

eine \schwache Bewegung a slight [or faint] movement

\schwacher Druck light pressure

ein \schwacher Herzschlag a faint heartbeat

ein \schwacher Luftzug/Wind a gentle [or light] breeze/wind

eine \schwache Strömung a light current

▪ schwächer werden to become fainter

9. PHYS (eine geringe Leistung aufweisend) low-powered; Batterie low; Ladung weak

\schwaches Magnetfeld low-intensity magnetic field

dieser Motor ist zu \schwach this engine is not powerful enough

das Licht wird schwächer the light is fading [or failing

10. (dünn) Brett, Eisdecke thin

ein \schwaches Kettenglied a weak chain-link

11. CHEM (gering konzentriert) weak

12.

▶ [bei jdm/etw] \schwach werden (fam) to be unable to resist [sb/sth]

bei Schokoladentorte werde ich immer \schwach I can never resist chocolate gateau

bei dem Gehalt würde wohl jeder \schwach werden anybody would be tempted by a salary like that

nur nicht \schwach werden! (standhaft bleiben!) don't weaken!; (durchhalten!) don't give in!

▶ jdm wird \schwach [zumute] (fam) sb feels faint; s.a. Augenblick, Bild, Trost, Stelle

II. adv

1. (leicht) faintly

das Herz schlug nur noch \schwach the heartbeat had become faint

er hat sich nur \schwach gewehrt he didn't put up much resistance

2. (spärlich) sparsely

nachts sind die Grenzübergänge \schwach besetzt the border crossings aren't very heavily [or well] manned at night

mit Nachschlagewerken sind wir nun wirklich nicht \schwach bestückt we really have got quite a few [or lot of] reference works

die Ausstellung war nur \schwach besucht the exhibition wasn't very well [or was poorly] attended

3. (geringfügig)

Ihre Tochter beteiligt sich in den letzten Monaten nur noch \schwach am Unterricht your daughter has hardly been participating in class in recent months

dieses Problem hat mich immer nur \schwach interessiert this problem has never been of any great interest to me

\schwach applaudieren to applaud sparingly

eine \schwache Erinnerung an etw akk haben to vaguely remember sth

4. (dürftig) feebly

die Mannschaft spielte ausgesprochen \schwach the team put up a feeble performance

5. KOCHK (mild) slightly

der Arzt hat mir geraten, \schwach gesalzen zu essen my doctor has advised me not to add [too] much salt to my food

das Essen ist zu \schwach gewürzt the food isn't spicy enough

6. NUKL

\schwach aktiv low level active

\schwach aktiver Abfall low level active waste

7. CHEM

\schwach basisch weak basic

\schwach flüchtig low volatile

\schwach löslich weakly soluble

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1.
; schwächer, schwächst... Adjektiv

1) (kraftlos) weak; weak, delicate <child, woman>; frail <invalid, old person>; low-powered <engine, car, bulb, amplifier, etc.>; weak, poor <eyesight, memory, etc.>; poor < hearing>; delicate <health, constitution>

schwach werden — grow weak; (fig.): (schwanken) weaken; waver; (nachgeben) give in

mir wird [ganz] schwach — I feel [quite] faint

in einer schwachen Stunde — in a weak moment

2) (nicht gut) poor <pupil, player, runner, performance, result, effort, etc.>; weak <candidate, argument, opponent, play, film, etc.>

er ist in Latein sehr schwach — he is very bad at Latin

das ist aber ein schwaches Bild! — (fig. ugs.) that's a poor show (coll.)

3) (gering, niedrig, klein) poor, low <attendance etc.>; sparse < population>; slight <effect, resistance, gradient, etc.>; light <wind, rain, current>; faint <groan, voice, pressure, hope, smile, smell>; weak, faint < pulse>; lukewarm <applause, praise>; faint, dim < light>; pale < colour>

das Licht wird schwächer — the light is fading

4) (wenig konzentriert) weak <solution, acid, tea, coffee, beer, poison, etc.>

5) (Sprachw.) weak <conjugation, verb, noun, etc.>
2.
adverbial

1) (kraftlos) weakly

2) (nicht gut) poorly

3) (in geringem Maße) poorly <attended, developed>; sparsely < populated>; slightly <poisonous, acid, alcoholic, sweetened, salted, inclined, etc.>; < rain> slightly; <remember, glow, smile, groan> faintly; lightly < accented>; < beat> weakly

4) (Sprachw.)

schwach gebeugt/konjugiert — weak

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schwach

A. adj

1. allg weak; Stimme: weak, faint; Hoffnung, Lächeln: faint; Motor: low-powered; Batterie: low; Puls: weak, faint; Ton, Geruch: faint; Licht: dim;

schwache Ähnlichkeit slight resemblance;

schwaches Anzeichen faint sign;

schwacher Beifall half-hearted applause;

schwache Beteiligung low ( oder poor) turnout;

schwache Erinnerung faint ( oder vague, dim) recollection;

schwacher Esser poor eater;

das schwache Geschlecht the weaker sex;

schwaches Lob faint praise;

schwache Stelle weak spot;

eine schwache Stunde a moment of weakness;

schwacher Trost small consolation;

schwacher Versuch feeble attempt;

schwacher Widerstand weak resistance;

einen schwachen Willen haben be weak-willed;

schwacher Wind slight ( oder light) breeze

2. (schlecht) Mannschaft etc, Schüler: weak; umg (enttäuschend) hopeless; Gesundheit, Gedächtnis, Gehör: poor;

schwache Leistung poor ( oder weak) performance;

schwache Vorstellung THEAT poor performance; umg, fig (schlechte Leistung) poor show;

ein schwaches Bild bieten put up ( oder on) a poor show;

schwache Seite → Schwäche 2;

eines der schwächeren Stücke Brechts one of Brecht’s weaker plays;

in Erdkunde ist sie schwach geography is her weak subject, she’s not very good at geography;

ein Stützkurs für die Schwächeren a support program(me) for weaker pupils;

sozial schwach socially disadvantaged;

die sozial Schwachen the socially disadvantaged

3. (nachgiebig) soft;

schwach werden weaken; fig (nachgeben) auch relent; (erliegen) succumb;

er wurde schwach fig auch his resistance broke down;

bei dem Anblick wurde ich schwach umg I melted at the sight;

sich schwach zeigen show one’s weakness;

nur nicht schwach werden! umg don’t give in!;

mir wird ganz schwach, wenn ich daran denke umg I go weak at the knees just at the thought (of it)

4.

schwächer werden weaken (further), grow weaker; Nachfrage: fall off, decrease; Sehkraft: deteriorate; Ton, Licht: fade; schulisch, künstlerisch: → abflauen, nachlassen

5.

schwach auf der Brust sein umg be out of pocket

B. adv:

1.

schwach aktiv PHYS, Substanz: low-level;

schwach radioaktiv PHYS … emitting low-level radioactivity, low-level radioactive …;

schwach besetzt SPORT, Team: weak; Turnier: with a poor entry; Stadion etc: half empty;

schwach besiedelt oder

bevölkert Region: sparsely populated;

schwach betont LING, Silbe: weakly stressed;

schwach betont sein auch have a weak stress;

schwach begabt not at all gifted; Schüler: low-ability;

schwach besucht sein be poorly attended;

schwach motorisiert low-powered;

sich nur schwach wehren offer only weak resistance;

sein Herz schlug nur noch schwach he only had a faint heartbeat;

schwach dekliniertes Substantiv/Adjektiv weak noun/adjective

2. (schlecht)

schwach spielen play badly;

schwach entwickelt poorly developed, underdeveloped

…schwach im adj

1. qualitätsmäßig:

ausdrucksschwach inarticulate, lacking expressive power;

inhaltsschwach with poor content

2. leistungsmäßig:

gedächtnisschwach with a poor memory;

konditionsschwach unfit, in poor shape;

konzentrationsschwach unable to concentrate properly;

lernschwach with learning difficulties

3. mit zu geringer Zahl:

mitgliederschwach with few members;

PS-schwach low-powered

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1.
; schwächer, schwächst... Adjektiv

1) (kraftlos) weak; weak, delicate <child, woman>; frail <invalid, old person>; low-powered <engine, car, bulb, amplifier, etc.>; weak, poor <eyesight, memory, etc.>; poor < hearing>; delicate <health, constitution>

schwach werden — grow weak; (fig.): (schwanken) weaken; waver; (nachgeben) give in

mir wird [ganz] schwach — I feel [quite] faint

in einer schwachen Stunde — in a weak moment

2) (nicht gut) poor <pupil, player, runner, performance, result, effort, etc.>; weak <candidate, argument, opponent, play, film, etc.>

er ist in Latein sehr schwach — he is very bad at Latin

das ist aber ein schwaches Bild! — (fig. ugs.) that's a poor show (coll.)

3) (gering, niedrig, klein) poor, low <attendance etc.>; sparse < population>; slight <effect, resistance, gradient, etc.>; light <wind, rain, current>; faint <groan, voice, pressure, hope, smile, smell>; weak, faint < pulse>; lukewarm <applause, praise>; faint, dim < light>; pale < colour>

das Licht wird schwächer — the light is fading

4) (wenig konzentriert) weak <solution, acid, tea, coffee, beer, poison, etc.>

5) (Sprachw.) weak <conjugation, verb, noun, etc.>
2.
adverbial

1) (kraftlos) weakly

2) (nicht gut) poorly

3) (in geringem Maße) poorly <attended, developed>; sparsely < populated>; slightly <poisonous, acid, alcoholic, sweetened, salted, inclined, etc.>; < rain> slightly; <remember, glow, smile, groan> faintly; lightly < accented>; < beat> weakly

4) (Sprachw.)

schwach gebeugt/konjugiert — weak

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adj.

faint adj.

feckless adj.

feeble adj.

flimsy adj.

fragile adj.

infirm adj.

languid adj.

slight adj.

weak adj. adv.

faintly adv.

fecklessly adv.

feebly adv.

flimsily adv.

infirmly adv.

languidly adv.

slightly adv.

weakly adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > schwach
9 luz

f.

1 light.

apagar la luz to switch off the light

estas farolas dan poca luz these streetlights don't shine very brightly o aren't very bright

a la luz de in the light of

a plena luz del día in the full light of day

arrojar luz sobre to shed light on

a todas luces whichever way you look at it

dar a luz (un niño) to give birth (to a child)

dar luz verde to give the green light o the go-ahead

sacar a la luz to bring to light

luz natural natural light (del sol)

2 electricity.

cortar la luz to cut off the electricity supply

encender la luz to switch on the light (peninsular Spanish)

dar la luz to switch on the light (peninsular Spanish)

se ha ido la luz the lights have gone out

pagar (el recibo de) la luz to pay the electricity (bill)

3 gap.

4 luz.

5 airway.

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luz

► nombre femenino (pl luces)

1 (gen) light

■ en esta sala entra mucha luz this room gets plenty of light

■ ya no queda luz para leer there's not enough light to read

2 familiar (electricidad) electricity

■ nos han cortado la luz we've had the electricity cut off

■ nos hemos quedado sin luz the power has gone off

■ da la luz turn the light on

3 (iluminación) lighting

4 ARQUITECTURA span

5 (modelo) torch

■ Dios es mi luz y mi guía God is my torch and my guide

► nombre femenino plural luces

1 familiar intelligence sing

■ es un hombre de pocas luces he's not very bright

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a la luz del día in daylight

a plena luz del día in broad daylight

a todas luces obviously, clearly

dar a luz to give birth

dar luz verde a to give the green light to

sacar a la luz to bring to light

salir a la luz to come out

ver la luz (persona) to come into the world 2 (libro etc) to come out

luces de cruce dipped headlights

luces de posición sidelights

luces cortas dipped headlights

luces de carretera full beam

luz del día daylight

luz del sol sunlight

luces largas full beam

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noun f.

1) light

2) electricity

3) span

•

- dar a luz

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SF

1) (=claridad) light

una casa con mucha luz — a very bright house, a house that gets a lot of light

necesito más luz para leer — I can't read in this light

• a media luz, la habitación estaba a media luz — the room was in half-darkness

estábamos allí tumbados a media luz — we were lying there in the half-darkness

poner una lámpara a media luz — to dim a light

• a primera luz — at first light

• quitar o tapar la luz a algn — to be in sb's light

aparta de ahí, que me quitas o tapas la luz — get out of the way, you're in my light

- entre dos luces

estar entre dos luces — * (=borracho) to be mellow, be tipsy

- hacer luz de gas a algn

- negar la luz del día a algn

- ver la luz al final del túnel

luz cenital — light from above

luz del día, se despierta con la luz del día — she wakes up when it gets light o liter at first light

con la luz del día lo veremos de otra manera — we'll see things differently in the cold light of day

- tan claro como la luz del día

luz de (la) luna, a la luz de la luna — by the light of the moon, by moonlight

luz de las velas, a la luz de las velas — by candlelight

luz del sol — sunlight

me molesta la luz del sol — the sunlight hurts my eyes

luz eléctrica — electric light

luz natural — natural light

luz solar — sunlight

luz ultravioleta — ultraviolet light

luz y sombra — light and shade

luz y sonido, un espectáculo de luz y sonido — a son et lumière show
brillar
2) (=lámpara, foco) light

me dejé la luz encendida — I left the light on

se ha fundido la luz de la cocina — the light has gone in the kitchen

las luces de la ciudad — the city lights

• apagar la luz — to switch o turn o put the light off

• encender o LAm prender o poner la luz — to switch o turn o put the light on

- hacer algo con luz y taquígrafos

reunirse sin luz ni taquígrafos — to meet behind closed doors

luces altas — Chile full-beam headlights (Brit), high beams (EEUU)

luces bajas Chile —

luces cortas — dipped headlights, low beams (EEUU)

poner las luces cortas o Chile bajas — to dip one's headlights, dim one's headlights (EEUU)

luces de aterrizaje — (Aer) landing lights

luces de balización — (Aer) runway lights

luces de carretera — full-beam headlights (Brit), high beams (EEUU)

poner las luces de carretera — to put one's headlights on full beam o (EEUU) high beam

luces de cruce — dipped headlights

poner las luces de cruce — to dip one's headlights, dim one's headlights (EEUU)

luces de detención — brake lights

luces de estacionamiento — parking lights

luces de frenado, luces de freno — brake lights

luces de gálibo — clearance lights

luces de navegación — navigation lights

luces de posición — sidelights

luces de tráfico — traffic lights

luces largas — = luces de carretera

luces traseras — rear lights, tail lamps

luz de Bengala — (Mil) flare, star-shell; LAm (=fuego de artificio) sparkler

luz de cortesía — courtesy light; CAm sidelight

luz de costado — sidelight

luz de giro — direction indicator

luz de lectura — reading light

luz de situación — sidelight, parking light

luz intermitente — flashing light

luz piloto — sidelight, parking light

luz relámpago — (Fot) flashlight

luz roja — red light

luz verde — green light

dar luz verde a un proyecto — to give a project the go-ahead o the green light

recibir luz verde — to get the go-ahead o the green light

luz vuelta — Méx direction indicator
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3) (=suministro de electricidad) electricity

no hay luz en todo el edificio — there's no electricity in the whole building

les cortaron la luz — their electricity (supply) was cut off

se ha ido la luz — the lights have gone out

¿cuánto has pagado de luz este mes? — how much was your electricity bill this month?

4) (tb: luz pública)

- sacar a la luz

- salir a la luz

el año en que el periódico salió a la luz — the year in which the newspaper first came out

la última vez que el periódico salió a la luz — the last time the newspaper was published

ver la luz — [libro, disco] to appear, come out

5) (Med)

• dar a luz — [+ niño] to give birth

acaba de dar a luz (a) una niña — she has just given birth to a baby girl

6) Cono Sur (=ventaja)

dar luz a algn — to give sb a start

te doy diez metros de luz — I'll give you ten metres' start

7) (=aclaración) light

a la luz de lo que hemos visto — in the light of what we've seen

a la luz de un nuevo descubrimiento — in the light of a new discovery

arrojar luz sobre algo — to cast o shed o throw light on sth

estudiar algo a nueva luz — to study sth in a new light

- a todas luces

8) (Arquit) [de puerta, hueco] span; [de edificio] window, opening; [de puente] span

9) pl luces (=inteligencia) intelligence sing

corto de luces, de pocas luces — dim, stupid

10) ( Hist, Literat)

el Siglo de las Luces — the Age of Enlightenment

11) Cono Sur (=distancia) distance between two objects

luz al suelo — clearance ( under a vehicle)

12) And ** dough **, money

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femenino

1)

a) ( claridad) light

la luz del sol — the sunlight

la habitación tiene mucha luz — the room gets a lot of light

me da la luz en los ojos — the light's in my eyes

a plena luz del día — in broad daylight

este reflector da mucha luz — this spotlight is very bright

no leas con tan poca luz — don't read in such poor light

la habitación estaba a media luz — the room was in semi-darkness

me estás tapando la luz — you're blocking the light

luces y sombras — (Art) light and shade

dar a luz — to give birth

entre dos luces — (liter) ( al amanecer) at daybreak (liter); ( al anochecer) at twilight (liter)

sacar algo a la luz — <secreto/escándalo> to bring something to light; < publicación> to bring out

salir a la luz — secreto/escándalo to come to light; publicación to come out

tener pocas luces — (fam) to be dim-witted

ver la luz — (liter) persona to come into the world (liter); publicación to be published ( for the first time)

b) ( que permite la comprensión)

a la luz de los últimos acontecimientos — in the light of recent events

arrojar luz sobre algo — to shed light on something

a todas luces: esto es, a todas luces, una injusticia — whichever way you look at it, this is an injustice

- luz artificial/natural

2) (fam) ( electricidad) electricity

les cortaron la luz — their electricity was cut off

se fue la luz — ( en una casa) the electricity went off; ( en una zona) there was a power cut

3) ( dispositivo) light

la luz del cuarto de baño — the bathroom light

encender or (AmL) prender la luz — to turn on o switch on the light

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

cruzar con la luz roja — to cross when the lights are red

comerse una or la luz — (Ven fam) to go through a red light

dar luz verde a algo — to give something the green light

- luces de aterrizaje

- luces de estacionamiento or de situación

- luces de cruce or cortas or bajas

- luces de navegación

- luces intermitentes

- luces largas or altas

- luz de frenado

- luz de giro

- luz de neón

- luz y sonido

4) (Arquit, Ing) span

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= illumination, light, power, light fitting, light fixture, lighting fixture.

Ex. Also if the illumination is uneven, comfort conditions can be impaired.

Ex. Examination reveals positions on the cards where the light passes through all the cards in a stack.

Ex. This article covers requirements of space, power, environment, security and alarm systems, and data and telecommunications.

Ex. During the war, all of the light fittings on the bridge were screened as a blackout measure.

Ex. By replacing the five most frequently used light fixtures in your home with energy-saving models, you can save more than $65 each year.

Ex. Deuxville's main downtown library was beautifully decorated in rare woods and marbles, bronze lighting fixtures and stained glass.

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* a años luz de = light years away from.

* a la luz de = in light of, in the light of.

* a la luz de la luna = by moonlight, in the moonlight, moonlit.

* a la luz de las estrellas = by starlight.

* a la luz de las velas = by candlelight, candlelight, candlelit.

* a la luz del día = in the light of day.

* a la luz de una lámpara de gas = by gaslight.

* a la velocidad de la luz = at the speed of light.

* año luz = light year.

* apagar la luz = turn + the light off.

* apagón de luz = electrical power blackout.

* a plena luz del día = in broad daylight.

* araña de luces = chandelier.

* arrojar luz = shed + light (on/upon), shed + understanding.

* arrojar luz sobre = throw + light on, cast + light on.

* a todas luces = patently.

* bombilla de la luz = light bulb.

* con poca luz = badly-lit.

* contador de la luz = electric meter, electricity meter.

* corte de luz = power outage, power failure, outage, disruption in the flow of electricity, power cut.

* corto de luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].

* dar a luz = birth, deliver.

* dar a luz a = give + birth to.

* dar luz verde = give + green light, give + the go-ahead.

* de pocas luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].

* desvanecerse la luz = light + fail.

* emisor de luz = light-emitting.

* emitir luz = emit + light.

* encender la luz = turn + the light on.

* enchufe de la luz = light socket.

* epilepsia causada por la luz = photosensitive epilepsy.

* epilético sensible a la luz = photosensitive epileptic.

* exponer a la luz = expose to + light.

* exponer a la luz del día = expose to + daylight.

* exponer a la luz del sol = expose to + sunlight.

* fuente de luz = light source.

* hacer que se encienda una luz = activate + light.

* haz de luz = beam.

* inducido por la luz = light-induced.

* LED [diodo emisor de luz] = LED [light-emitting diode].

* llenar de luz = flood with + light, brighten up.

* luces de emergencia = blackout facilities, hazard lights.

* luz + apagarse = light + go out.

* luz artificial = artificial light.

* luz cálida = warm white light.

* luz cegadora = blinding light.

* luz de aviso = warning light.

* luz débil = glimmer.

* luz de emergencia = emergency warning light.

* luz de frenado = brake light, stoplamp, stoplight.

* luz de freno = brake light, stoplamp, stoplight.

* luz de la luna = moonlight.

* luz delantera = headlight, headlamp.

* luz de las estrellas = starlight.

* luz del día = daylight.

* luz del sol = sunlight, sunshine.

* luz de mesa = table light.

* luz de mesita de noche = bedside lamp.

* luz descendente = downlight.

* luz deslumbradora = glare.

* luz embutida = recessed light, recessed downlight, downlight.

* luz empotrada = recessed light, recessed downlight, downlight.

* luz guía = beacon light.

* luz natural = daylight, natural daylight, natural light.

* luz piloto = pilot light.

* luz posterior = tail light.

* luz roja = red light.

* luz tenue = glimmer.

* luz trasera = tail light.

* luz ultravioleta = UV light.

* luz verde = green light, go-ahead.

* luz y guía = lodestar.

* media luz = half-light.

* noche de luz de luna = moonlight night.

* no expuesto a la luz = unexposed.

* no tener pocas luces = as daft as a brush.

* plantear a la luz de = discuss + in the light of.

* poste de la luz = lamppost, light pole.

* punto de luz = power point, electrical outlet, socket outlet, outlet.

* rayo de luz = light beam, light ray, ray of light.

* reflejar la luz = trap + light.

* sacar a la luz = bring to + light, dredge up.

* salir a la luz = come to + light, go + live.

* sensible a la luz = light-sensitive.

* Siglo de las Luces, el = Enlightenment, the, Age of Enlightenment, the.

* sin luz de luna = moonless.

* tener pocas luces = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, knucklehead.

* toma de luz = outlet, power point, socket, socket outlet.

* toques de luz = highlights.

* un rayo de luz esperanzador = a faint glimmer of light.

* velocidad de la luz, la = speed of light, the.

* ver la luz = see + the light.

* ver la luz al final del túnel = see + the light at the end of the tunnel.

* ver la luz del día = see + the light of day.

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femenino

1)

a) ( claridad) light

la luz del sol — the sunlight

la habitación tiene mucha luz — the room gets a lot of light

me da la luz en los ojos — the light's in my eyes

a plena luz del día — in broad daylight

este reflector da mucha luz — this spotlight is very bright

no leas con tan poca luz — don't read in such poor light

la habitación estaba a media luz — the room was in semi-darkness

me estás tapando la luz — you're blocking the light

luces y sombras — (Art) light and shade

dar a luz — to give birth

entre dos luces — (liter) ( al amanecer) at daybreak (liter); ( al anochecer) at twilight (liter)

sacar algo a la luz — <secreto/escándalo> to bring something to light; < publicación> to bring out

salir a la luz — secreto/escándalo to come to light; publicación to come out

tener pocas luces — (fam) to be dim-witted

ver la luz — (liter) persona to come into the world (liter); publicación to be published ( for the first time)

b) ( que permite la comprensión)

a la luz de los últimos acontecimientos — in the light of recent events

arrojar luz sobre algo — to shed light on something

a todas luces: esto es, a todas luces, una injusticia — whichever way you look at it, this is an injustice

- luz artificial/natural

2) (fam) ( electricidad) electricity

les cortaron la luz — their electricity was cut off

se fue la luz — ( en una casa) the electricity went off; ( en una zona) there was a power cut

3) ( dispositivo) light

la luz del cuarto de baño — the bathroom light

encender or (AmL) prender la luz — to turn on o switch on the light

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

cruzar con la luz roja — to cross when the lights are red

comerse una or la luz — (Ven fam) to go through a red light

dar luz verde a algo — to give something the green light

- luces de aterrizaje

- luces de estacionamiento or de situación

- luces de cruce or cortas or bajas

- luces de navegación

- luces intermitentes

- luces largas or altas

- luz de frenado

- luz de giro

- luz de neón

- luz y sonido

4) (Arquit, Ing) span

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= illumination, light, power, light fitting, light fixture, lighting fixture.

Ex: Also if the illumination is uneven, comfort conditions can be impaired.

Ex: Examination reveals positions on the cards where the light passes through all the cards in a stack.

Ex: This article covers requirements of space, power, environment, security and alarm systems, and data and telecommunications.

Ex: During the war, all of the light fittings on the bridge were screened as a blackout measure.

Ex: By replacing the five most frequently used light fixtures in your home with energy-saving models, you can save more than $65 each year.

Ex: Deuxville's main downtown library was beautifully decorated in rare woods and marbles, bronze lighting fixtures and stained glass.

* a años luz de = light years away from.

* a la luz de = in light of, in the light of.

* a la luz de la luna = by moonlight, in the moonlight, moonlit.

* a la luz de las estrellas = by starlight.

* a la luz de las velas = by candlelight, candlelight, candlelit.

* a la luz del día = in the light of day.

* a la luz de una lámpara de gas = by gaslight.

* a la velocidad de la luz = at the speed of light.

* año luz = light year.

* apagar la luz = turn + the light off.

* apagón de luz = electrical power blackout.

* a plena luz del día = in broad daylight.

* araña de luces = chandelier.

* arrojar luz = shed + light (on/upon), shed + understanding.

* arrojar luz sobre = throw + light on, cast + light on.

* a todas luces = patently.

* bombilla de la luz = light bulb.

* con poca luz = badly-lit.

* contador de la luz = electric meter, electricity meter.

* corte de luz = power outage, power failure, outage, disruption in the flow of electricity, power cut.

* corto de luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].

* dar a luz = birth, deliver.

* dar a luz a = give + birth to.

* dar luz verde = give + green light, give + the go-ahead.

* de pocas luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].

* desvanecerse la luz = light + fail.

* emisor de luz = light-emitting.

* emitir luz = emit + light.

* encender la luz = turn + the light on.

* enchufe de la luz = light socket.

* epilepsia causada por la luz = photosensitive epilepsy.

* epilético sensible a la luz = photosensitive epileptic.

* exponer a la luz = expose to + light.

* exponer a la luz del día = expose to + daylight.

* exponer a la luz del sol = expose to + sunlight.

* fuente de luz = light source.

* hacer que se encienda una luz = activate + light.

* haz de luz = beam.

* inducido por la luz = light-induced.

* LED [diodo emisor de luz] = LED [light-emitting diode].

* llenar de luz = flood with + light, brighten up.

* luces de emergencia = blackout facilities, hazard lights.

* luz + apagarse = light + go out.

* luz artificial = artificial light.

* luz cálida = warm white light.

* luz cegadora = blinding light.

* luz de aviso = warning light.

* luz débil = glimmer.

* luz de emergencia = emergency warning light.

* luz de frenado = brake light, stoplamp, stoplight.

* luz de freno = brake light, stoplamp, stoplight.

* luz de la luna = moonlight.

* luz delantera = headlight, headlamp.

* luz de las estrellas = starlight.

* luz del día = daylight.

* luz del sol = sunlight, sunshine.

* luz de mesa = table light.

* luz de mesita de noche = bedside lamp.

* luz descendente = downlight.

* luz deslumbradora = glare.

* luz embutida = recessed light, recessed downlight, downlight.

* luz empotrada = recessed light, recessed downlight, downlight.

* luz guía = beacon light.

* luz natural = daylight, natural daylight, natural light.

* luz piloto = pilot light.

* luz posterior = tail light.

* luz roja = red light.

* luz tenue = glimmer.

* luz trasera = tail light.

* luz ultravioleta = UV light.

* luz verde = green light, go-ahead.

* luz y guía = lodestar.

* media luz = half-light.

* noche de luz de luna = moonlight night.

* no expuesto a la luz = unexposed.

* no tener pocas luces = as daft as a brush.

* plantear a la luz de = discuss + in the light of.

* poste de la luz = lamppost, light pole.

* punto de luz = power point, electrical outlet, socket outlet, outlet.

* rayo de luz = light beam, light ray, ray of light.

* reflejar la luz = trap + light.

* sacar a la luz = bring to + light, dredge up.

* salir a la luz = come to + light, go + live.

* sensible a la luz = light-sensitive.

* Siglo de las Luces, el = Enlightenment, the, Age of Enlightenment, the.

* sin luz de luna = moonless.

* tener pocas luces = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, knucklehead.

* toma de luz = outlet, power point, socket, socket outlet.

* toques de luz = highlights.

* un rayo de luz esperanzador = a faint glimmer of light.

* velocidad de la luz, la = speed of light, the.

* ver la luz = see + the light.

* ver la luz al final del túnel = see + the light at the end of the tunnel.

* ver la luz del día = see + the light of day.

* * *

luz

feminine

A

1 (claridad) light

la luz del sol the sunlight

a las 10 de la noche todavía hay luz it's still light at 10 o'clock at night

la habitación tiene mucha luz it's a very light room, the room gets a lot of light

me está dando la luz en los ojos the light's in my eyes

a plena luz del día in broad daylight

esta bombilla da muy poca luz this bulb isn't very bright o doesn't give off much light

no leas con tan poca luz don't read in such poor light

la habitación estaba a media luz the room was in semi-darkness/half-light

esta planta necesita mucha luz this plant needs a lot of light

me estás tapando or quitando la luz you're in my light, you're blocking the light

partieron con las primeras luces ( liter); they left at first light ( liter)

claro como la luz del día: fue él, eso está claro como la luz del día it was him, that's patently obvious, it was him, it's as plain as daylight

bueno ¿te ha quedado claro? — como la luz del día right, is that clear then? — crystal clear

dar a luz to give birth

dio a luz (a) un precioso bebé she gave birth to a beautiful baby boy

entre dos luces ( liter) (al amanecer) at daybreak ( liter), at first light ( liter), at dawn; (al anochecer) at twilight ( liter), at dusk

sacar algo a la luz ‹secreto/escándalo› to bring sth to light;

‹publicación› to bring out

salir a la luz «secreto/escándalo» to come to light;

«publicación» to come out

el diario salió a la luz en 1951 the newspaper first came out o was first published in 1951

el segundo número nunca salió a la luz the second issue never saw the light of day o was never published

ser de or tener pocas luces ( fam); to be dim-witted o ( BrE) dim

tiene pocas luces he's a bit dim-witted o dim, he's not very bright

ser una luz ( Arg); to be as bright as a button

ver la luz ( liter) «persona» to come into the world ( liter);

«publicación» to be published ( for the first time)

2

(que permite la comprensión): a la luz de los últimos acontecimientos in the light of recent events

arrojar or echar luz sobre algo to throw o cast o shed light on sth

a todas luces: esto es, a todas luces, una injusticia whichever way o however o no matter how you look at it, this is an injustice

hacérsele la luz a algn: entonces se me hizo la luz then it became clear to me

Compuestos:

● luz artificial

artificial light

● luz blanca

white light

● luz cenital

overhead light

● luz natural

natural light

● luz negra

black light

B ( fam) (electricidad) electricity

les cortaron la luz their electricity was cut off

el recibo de la luz the electricity bill

se fue la luz (en la casa) the power went off, the electricity went (off); (en toda la calle, zona) there was a power cut

C (dispositivo) light

se ha fundido la luz del cuarto de baño the bathroom light's fused o gone

encender or ( AmL) prender la luz to turn on o switch on the light

da la luzor dale a la luz ( Esp); turn on o switch on the light

apagar la luz to turn off o switch off the light

¿qué haces todavía con la luz encendida or ( AmL) prendida? what are you doing with the light still on?

las luces de la ciudad the city lights

dejó la luz de la mesita encendida he left the table lamp on

cruzó con la luz roja she crossed when the lights were red

brillar con luces propias: un discípulo suyo que ya brilla con luces propias a student of his who has now become a great scholar ( o performer etc) in his own right, a student of his who has now become famous in his own right

comerse una or la luz ( Ven fam); to go through a red light

dar luz verde a algo to give sth the green light o the go-ahead

Compuestos:

● luces altas

fpl ( Chi) luces largas

● luces bajas

fpl ( Chi) dipped headlights (pl)

● luces cortas

fpl dipped headlights (pl)

● luces de alarma

fpl warning lights (pl)

● luces de aterrizaje

fpl landing lights (pl)

● luces de ciudad

fpl parking lights (pl)

● luces de colores

fpl colored* lights (pl)

● luces de cruce

fpl dipped headlights (pl)

● luces de estacionamiento

fpl luces de ciudad

● luces de gálibo

fpl clearance lights (pl)

● luces de navegación

fpl navigation lights (pl)

● luces de parqueo

mpl ( Col); parking lights (pl)

● luces de pista

fpl runway lights

● luces de situación

fpl luces de ciudad

● luces largas

fpl:

pon las luces largas put the headlights on main o full beam

● luces y sombras

fpl

A ( Art) light and shade

B (aspectos buenos y malos) the good and the bad

luces y sombras en el balance del gobierno the good and bad aspects of the government’s performance

● luz de bengala

(para iluminar) flare, Bengal light; (para señales) flare; (juguete) sparkler

● luz de carretera

luces largas

● luz de cortesía

courtesy light

● luz de estribo

courtesy light

● luz de frenado

stoplight, brake light ( BrE)

● luz de giro

( Arg) indicator

● luz de mercurio

mercury vapor* lamp

● luz de neón

neon light

● luz de sodio

sodium vapor* lamp

● luz larga

luces largas

● luz piloto

pilot light

● luz y sonido

son et lumière

D ( Taur):

siempre había soñado con vestirse de luces he had always dreamed of becoming a bullfighter

traje de luces (↑ traje (1))

E ( Arquit, Ing) span

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luz sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) light;
◊ la luz del sol the sunlight;

me da la luz en los ojos the light's in my eyes;
a plena luz del día in broad daylight;
este reflector da mucha luz this spotlight is very bright;
leer con poca luz to read in poor light;
a la luz de los últimos acontecimientos in the light of recent events;
a todas luces: whichever way you look at it;
dar a luz to give birth;
sacar algo a la luz ‹secreto/escándalo› to bring sth to light;

‹ publicación› to bring out;
◊ salir a la luz [secreto/escándalo] to come to light;

[ publicación] to come out
2
a) (fam) ( electricidad) electricity;

◊ les cortaron la luz their electricity was cut off;

se fue la luz ( en una casa) the electricity went off;

( en una zona) there was a power cut
b) ( dispositivo) light;

encender or (AmL) prender or (Esp) dar la luz to turn on o switch on the light;
◊ apagar la luz to turn off o switch off the light;

cruzar con la luz roja to cross when the lights are red;
luces de estacionamiento or (Esp) de situación parking lights (pl) (AmE), sidelights (pl) (BrE);
luces de cruce or cortas or (AmL) bajas dipped headlights (pl);
poner las luces largas or altas to put the headlights on high (AmE) o (BrE) full beam;
luz de frenado stoplight, brake light (BrE);
luz de giro (Arg) indicator
luz sustantivo femenino
1 light
luz natural, sunlight
2 (foco) light: apaga las luces, por favor, put out the lights, please
3 (electricidad) me cortaron la luz, my electricity has been cut off
4 Auto light
luz larga, headlights pl; luces de cruce, dipped headlights
luces de posición, sidelights 5 luces, (entendimiento) intelligence sing; tener pocas luces, to be dim-witted 6 traje de luces, bullfighter's costume
♦ Locuciones: figurado dar a luz, (parir) to give birth to
figurado dar luz verde a, to give the green light to
a la luz de, in the light of
a todas luces, obviously
' luz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amortiguar
- ancha
- ancho
- año
- apagar
- apagada
- apagado
- aviso
- brillar
- brillo
- buena
- bueno
- cañón
- cegador
- cegadora
- cobrador
- cobradora
- contador
- corta
- cortar
- corto
- dar
- débil
- desconectar
- deslumbrar
- día
- divisar
- domiciliar
- encenderse
- enchufar
- enfocar
- escasa
- escaso
- gasto
- haz
- interruptor
- irradiar
- linterna
- oscilar
- oscuras
- oscuridad
- piloto
- precisa
- preciso
- proyectar
- proyector
- ráfaga
- rayo
- reflector
- reflectora
English:
beam
- birth
- blaze
- blind
- blink
- board
- bright
- brilliance
- brownout
- burn
- candlelight
- cast
- catch
- chink
- come through
- cut out
- dark
- day
- daylight
- deflect
- die
- diffuse
- dim
- disconnect
- dull
- electricity bill
- emit
- exposure
- fade
- flash
- flicker
- fluorescent light
- fuel
- give off
- glare
- glaring
- glimmer
- glow
- glowing
- go off
- go on
- go out
- go-ahead
- infrared
- lay on
- leave on
- light
- light year
- moonlight
- nod

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luz nf

1. [foco, energía, luminosidad] light;
[destello] flash (of light);
se veía una luz a lo lejos a light could be seen in the distance;

estas farolas dan poca luz these streetlights don't shine very brightly o aren't very bright;

esta habitación tiene mucha luz you get a lot of sunlight in this room;

ya no hay luz a esas horas it's no longer light at that time of day, the light has gone by that time of day;

apagar la luz to switch off the light;

encender o Esp [m5] dar o Am [m5] prender la luz to switch on the light;

la habitación estaba a media luz [con luz natural] it was almost dark in the room;
[con luz artificial] the room was dimly lit;
ponlo a la luz, que lo veamos mejor hold it up to the light so we can see it better;

con las primeras luces [al amanecer] at first light;

quitarle la luz a alguien [ponerse en medio] to block sb's light;

leer a la luz de una vela to read by the light of a candle;

una cena a la luz de las velas a candlelit dinner;
Fig
a la luz de [los hechos, los acontecimientos] in the light of;

a plena luz del día in the full light of day;

arrojar luz sobre to shed light on;

a todas luces whichever way you look at it;

dar a luz (un niño) to give birth (to a child);

Comp

con luz y taquígrafos with absolute transparency;

Comp

dar luz verde (a) to give the green light o the go-ahead (to);

Comp

entre dos luces Literario [entre el día y la noche] at twilight;
Literario [entre la noche y el día] at first light; Fam Fig [achispado] tipsy;
Comp

sacar algo a la luz [revelar] to bring sth to light;
[publicar] to bring sth out, to publish sth;
Comp

salir a la luz [descubrirse] to come to light;
[publicarse] to come out;
Comp
RP Fam
ser una luz to be a bright spark;

Comp

ver la luz [publicación, informe] to see the light of day;
[tras penalidades] to see the light at the end of the tunnel
Comp
luz blanca white light;
luz cenital light from above;

luz del día daylight;

luz de discoteca strobe light;

luz eléctrica electric light;

luz de luna moonlight;
RP luz mala will-o'-the-wisp;
luz natural [del sol] natural light;

luz de neón neon light;

luz del sol sunlight;

luz solar sunlight

2. [electricidad] electricity;

cortar la luz a alguien to cut off sb's electricity supply;

se ha ido la luz the lights have gone out;

pagar (el recibo de) la luz to pay the electricity (bill)

3.
luces [de automóvil] lights;

darle las luces a alguien to flash (one's lights) at sb;

dejarse las luces del coche puestas to leave one's lights on

Comp
Am luces altas:
poner las luces altas to put one's headlights on Br full o US high beam;
Am luces bajas Br dipped headlights, US low beams;
luces de carretera: [m5] poner las luces de carretera to put one's headlights on Br full o US high beam;

luces cortas Br dipped headlights, US low beams;

luces de cruce Br dipped headlights, US low beams;

luces de emergencia Br hazard (warning) lights, US emergency lights;

luces de frenado brake lights;

luces de freno brake lights;

luces de gálibo clearance lights;
Arg luz de giro Br indicator, US turn signal;
luces largas: [m5] poner las luces largas to put one's headlights on Br full o US high beam;

luz de marcha atrás reversing light;

luces de navegación navigation lights;

luces de niebla fog lamps o lights;

luces de posición sidelights;

luces de señalización traffic lights;

luces de situación sidelights;

luces de tráfico traffic lights;

luces traseras Br rear lights, US tail-lights

4.
luces [inteligencia] intelligence;

es de o [m5] tiene pocas luces he's not very bright

5. Hist
las Luces the Enlightenment

6. [modelo, ejemplo]
Alá es la luz que dirige nuestras vidas Allah is our guiding light

7. Arquit [ventana] window;
[ancho de ventana] span
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luz

f light;

a la luz del día in daylight;

dar la luz turn on the light;

arrojar luz sobre algo fig shed light on s.th.;

ver la luz de publicación be published, see the light of day;

dar a luz give birth to;

sacar a la luz fig bring to light;

salir a la luz fig come to light;

a todas luces evidently, clearly;

de pocas luces fig fam dim fam, not very bright

* * *

luz nf, pl luces

1) : light

2) : lighting

3) fam : electricity

4) : window, opening

5) : light, lamp

6) : span, spread (between supports)

7)

a la luz de : in light of

8)

dar a luz : to give birth

9)

traje de luces : matador's costume

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luz n

1. (en general) light

esta sala tiene mucha luz this room gets a lot of light

enciende la luz turn the light on

2. (electricidad) electricity

el recibo de la luz the electricity bill

a la luz del día in daylight

dar a luz to give birth [pt. gave; pp. given]

luces de posición sidelights

luz de luna moonlight

luz del sol sunlight

Spanish-English dictionary > luz
10 świe|cić

impf Ⅰ vi 1. (być źródłem światła) to shine, to glow
- słońce świeci the sun is shining

- latarnie świecą the (street) lamps are glowing
2. (oświetlać) to light vt, to illuminate vt
- świecić latarką to shine one’s torch

- świecić komuś w ciemnościach to light sb’s way in the dark

- świecili sobie zapałkami they lit their way with matches ⇒ poświecić, zaświecić
3. (lśnić) to shine
- księżyc świeci the moon is shining

- farba świecąca fluorescent paint
4. (jaśnieć) to glow
- w półmroku świecą białe ściany domu the white walls of the house glow in the twilight
Ⅱ świecić się 1. (być źródłem światła) [lampa, latarnia, światło] to shine, to glow
- w jego oknie świeciło się słabe światło a dim light glowed in his window
2. (lśnić) to glow, to shine
- czoło świeciło mu się od potu his forehead was shining with sweat

- wyfroterowana podłoga świeciła się jak lustro the polished floor shone like a mirror
3. (jaśnieć) to glow Ⅲ v imp. w jego domu świeciło się do późna the lights stayed on late in his house
■ świecić cerami a. łatami a. dziurami pot. to be shabbily dressed

- świecić obecnością to be conspicuously present

- świecić przykładem to be a provide an example

- świecić oczami za kogoś to be ashamed on sb’s account

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > świe|cić
11 lamp

1) лампа || освещать лампами

2) фонарь

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alarm lamp
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antidazzle lamp
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arc-discharge lamp
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arc lamp
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argon glow lamp
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automotive head lamp
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backup lamp
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bactericidal lamp
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ballast lamp
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battery lamp
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bed lamp
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bifilar lamp
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blast lamp
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buffer-beam lamp
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busy lamp
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cadmium lamp
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calling lamp
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candle lamp
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cap lamp
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carbon filament lamp
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carbon lamp
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cathode-ray lamp
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cesium-vapor lamp
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chargeable lamp
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child's lamp
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Christmas-tree lamp
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clear lamp
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clearance lamp
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coiled-coil lamp
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cold cathode discharge lamp
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colored lamp
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contact printing lamp
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Cooper-Hewitt lamp
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cord lamp
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cornering lamp
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dashboard lamp
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daylight lamp
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desk lamp
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dial lamp
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dim lamp
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discharge lamp
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display lamp
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double-ended lamp
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electric incandescent lamp
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electroluminescent lamp
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emergency lamp
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enclosed arc lamp
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exciter lamp
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exciting lamp
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exposure lamp
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extension lamp
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fender lamp
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filament lamp
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flame safety lamp
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flame-arc lamp
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flash lamp
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flashing lamp
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flashlight lamp
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floor lamp
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fluorescent lamp
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flush-mount lamp
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fog lamp
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frosted lamp
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gas lamp
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gas-discharge lamp
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gaseous conducting lamp
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gaseous-discharge lamp
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gas-filled lamp
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gate lamp
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germicidal lamp
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glow-discharge lamp
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glow lamp
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halogen lamp
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hand lamp
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hanging lamp
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Harcourt lamp
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head lamp
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Hg-lamp
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high-efficacy lamp
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high-pressure lamp
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high-pressure mercury-vapor lamp
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hole-cathode lamp
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hot-cathode lamp
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hydrogen lamp
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incandescent-filament lamp
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incandescent lamp
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indicating lamp
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induction lamp
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infrared lamp
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inside-frosted lamp
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instant-start fluorescent lamp
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krypton lamp
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line lamp
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low-pressure lamp
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low-pressure mercury vapor lamp
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low-pressure mercury lamp
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luminescent lamp
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marker lamp
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mercury arc lamp
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mercury lamp
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mercury-discharge lamp
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metal filament lamp
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metal vapor lamp
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metal-halide lamp
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miget lamp
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miner's lamp
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movieflood lamp
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multifilament lamp
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neon arc lamp
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neon glow lamp
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night lamp
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occupancy lamp
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opal bulb lamp
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opal lamp
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panel lamp
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pea lamp
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photoflash lamp
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photoflood lamp
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photoimpact lamp
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pilot lamp
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pocket lamp
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portable lamp
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printing lamp
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projection lamp
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projector-type filament lamp
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projector filament lamp
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pulsed lamp
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pulse lamp
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pulsed xenon lamp
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pump lamp
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quartz lamp
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quartz-halogen lamp
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reading lamp
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resistance lamp
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searchlight lamp
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side lamp
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signaling lamp
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signal lamp
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silver-bowl lamp
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sodium-vapor lamp
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sodium lamp
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solid-state lamp
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standard lamp
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sun lamp
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surgical lamp
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switch lamp
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switch-start fluorescent lamp
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table lamp
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tail lamp
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track-occupancy lamp
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tubular lamp
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tungsten filament lamp
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tungsten lamp
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tungsten halide lamp
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turnout lamp
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ultra-high pressure mercury lamp
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ultraviolet lamp
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vacuum fluorescent lamp
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vacuum lamp
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vapor discharge lamp
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vapor lamp
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wall lamp
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warning lamp
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xenon lamp
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zirconium lamp

Англо-русский словарь технических терминов > lamp
12 лампа

lamp, light

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ла́мпа ж.
1. ( электрическая) lamp

включа́ть ла́мпу в цепь [в схе́му] — bring a lamp into circuit

ла́мпа га́снет — a lamp goes out

ла́мпа гори́т вполнака́ла — a lamp is at half-glow

ла́мпа загора́ется — a lamp illuminates [lights (up), comes on]

ла́мпа загора́ется при напряже́нии (напр. 220 V [m2]) — a lamp starts on [from] (e. g., 220 V)

ла́мпа не све́тится — the (signal) lamp is dark

ла́мпа перегора́ет — a lamp blows

ла́мпа рабо́тает от исто́чника то́ка напряже́нием (напр. 220 V) — a lamp runs on [from] (e. g., 220 V)

ла́мпа све́тится — the (signal) lamp is lighted [illuminated, ON]

уме́ньшить нака́л ла́мпы — dim a lamp [a light]

2. радио брит. valve; амер. tube (Примечание. В современной английской литературе наблюдается тенденция пользоваться термином tube)

включа́ть ла́мпу в цепь [в схе́му] — bring a valve [a tube] into circuit

включа́ть ла́мпу по схе́ме с о́бщим като́дом — connect a valve [a tube] in a common-cathode circuit

запира́ть ла́мпу по (напр. аноду, сетке и т. п.) — cut off a valve [a tube] on (e. g., the anode, grid, etc.)

пока́чивать ла́мпу — rock [jiggle] a valve [a tube]

ла́мпа с «га́зом» жарг. — the valve [the tube] is “gassy”

ла́мпа авари́йной сигнализа́ции — alarm lamp, alarm light

бактерици́дная ла́мпа — germicidal lamp

ла́мпа бегу́щей волны́ [ЛБВ] — travelling wave valve, travelling wave tube, TWT

биспира́льная ла́мпа — coiled-coil lamp

ве́нтильная ла́мпа — rectifier valve, rectifier tube, valve tube

вибросто́йкая ла́мпа — vibration-service lamp

вихрева́я ла́мпа — vortex valve, vortex tube

вольфра́мовая ла́мпа — tungsten lamp

вольфра́мово-гало́идная ла́мпа — tungsten-halogen lamp

вызывна́я ла́мпа тлф. — calling lamp; ( коммутатора системы ЦБ) line lamp

выпрями́тельная ла́мпа — rectifier valve, rectifier tube

выпрями́тельная, одноано́дная ла́мпа — single-anode rectifier valve, single-anode rectifier tube

высокова́куумная ла́мпа — high-vacuum [hard] valve, high-vacuum [hard] tube

высоково́льтная ла́мпа — high-voltage lamp

ла́мпа высо́кого давле́ния — high-pressure lamp

ла́мпа высо́кого давле́ния с пара́ми мета́ллов — high-pressure metal-vapour lamp

высокочасто́тная ла́мпа — high-frequency [h.f.] valve, radio-frequency [r-f] tube

газопо́лная ла́мпа — gas-filled lamp

газоразря́дная ла́мпа — (gaseous-)discharge lamp

газосве́тная ла́мпа — glow-discharge lamp

генера́торная ла́мпа — transmitting valve, transmitting tube

головна́я ла́мпа горн. — head [cap] lamp

двухано́дная ла́мпа — double-anode valve, double-plate tube

двухлучева́я ла́мпа — double-beam valve, double-beam tube

двухсве́тная ла́мпа авто — double-filament [bifilar, two-filament] bulb

двухсе́точная ла́мпа ( с катодной сеткой) — space-charge tetrode

двухцо́кольная ла́мпа — double-base [double-ended] valve, double-base [double-ended] tube

двухэлектро́дная ла́мпа — two-electrode valve, two-electrode tube

дека́дная ла́мпа — decade counting valve, decade counting tube

де́мпферная ла́мпа — damper valve, damper tube

дете́кторная ла́мпа — detector valve, detector tube

ла́мпа дневно́го све́та — daylight lamp

дугова́я ла́мпа — arc lamp

ла́мпа дугово́го разря́да — arc-discharge lamp

ла́мпа Дэ́ви горн. — Davy lamp

жё́сткая ла́мпа — hard [high-vacuum] valve, hard [high-vacuum] tube

задаю́щая ла́мпа — driver valve, driver tube

ла́мпа за́нятости свз. — busy [engaged] lamp

ла́мпа за́нятости всех реги́стров свз. — all-senders-busy lamp

запи́сывающая ла́мпа — recording lamp

зерка́льная ла́мпа — reflector lamp

и́мпульсная ла́мпа — flash lamp, flash tube

инве́рторная ла́мпа — inverter valve, inverter tube

индика́торная ла́мпа — indicating [signal] lamp, indicating light

индика́торная, цифрова́я ла́мпа — numerical read-out [digital indicator] tube

ла́мпа инфракра́сного излуче́ния — infra-red lamp, IR-lamp

ио́нная ла́мпа — gas-filled valve, gas-filled tube

ква́рцевая ла́мпа — quartz lamp

кинопроекцио́нная ла́мпа — projection lamp

комбини́рованная ла́мпа — multi-unit [multiple, multisection] valve, multiunit [multiple, multisection] tube

коммута́торная ла́мпа — switchboard lamp

контро́льная ла́мпа — pilot [supervisory, indicating] lamp

контро́льная ла́мпа включе́ния да́льнего све́та фар — high-beam headlight [headlight main-beam] indicator, blue control [beam indicator] lamp

контро́льная ла́мпа заря́дки — charge indicator lamp

контро́льная ла́мпа сигна́ла поворо́та — turn-signal control lamp

ла́мпа контро́ля вре́мени тлф. — time-check lamp

копирова́льная ла́мпа кфт. — printer lamp

ла́мпа ко́свенного нака́ла — indirectly-heated [heater] valve, indirectly-heated [heater] tube

кра́терная ла́мпа — crater lamp

люминесце́нтная ла́мпа — luminescent lamp

манипуля́торная ла́мпа — keying [keyer] valve, keying [keyer] tube

мати́рованная ла́мпа — frosted lamp

маячко́вая ла́мпа — lighthouse tube, disk-seal tube

мига́ющая ла́мпа указа́теля поворо́та — flasher [turn indicator] bulb

многосе́точная ла́мпа — multigrid valve, multigrid tube

многоэлектро́дная ла́мпа — multielectrode valve, multielectrode tube

модуля́торная ла́мпа — modulator valve, modulator tube

мя́гкая ла́мпа — soft [low-vacuum, gassy] valve, soft [low-vacuum, gassy] tube

ла́мпа нака́ливания — incandescent [filament] lamp

ла́мпа нака́ливания с йо́дным ци́клом — iodine-cycle incandescent lamp

ла́мпа нака́чки ( лазера) — pump(ing) lamp, pump tube

ла́мпа нака́чки, и́мпульсная ( лазера) — pump(ing) flashtube

ла́мпа нака́чки непреры́вного излуче́ния ( лазера) — continuous pump(ing) lamp, continuous pump(ing) tube

на́триевая ла́мпа — sodium (vapour) lamp

нео́новая ла́мпа — neon-filled [neon-glow] lamp, neon tube

неразбо́рная ла́мпа — permanently sealed tube

ла́мпа номерно́го зна́ка — licence plate lamp

ла́мпа обра́тной волны́ — backward-wave valve, backward-wave tube, BWT

общевызывна́я ла́мпа ( коммутатора системы ЦБ) — pilot lamp

однонитева́я ла́мпа — single-filament [one-filament] bulb

опа́ловая ла́мпа — opal lamp

ла́мпа опти́ческой нака́чки ( лазера) — optical pump(ing) lamp, optical pump(ing) tube

освети́тельная ла́мпа — illuminating [lighting] lamp

ла́мпа освеще́ния подно́жки авто — courtesy lamp

отбо́йная ла́мпа тлф. — clearing lamp; ( коммутатора системы ЦБ) supervisory lamp

па́льчиковая ла́мпа — small-button glass [bantam] tube

паросве́тная ла́мпа — metal vapour lamp

пая́льная ла́мпа — brazing [blow, soldering] torch

перека́льная ла́мпа кфт. — photoflood

ла́мпа переме́нной ё́мкости — variable-capacitance valve, variable-capacitance tube

ла́мпа переме́нной крутизны́ — variable-mu valve, variable-mu tube

перено́сная ла́мпа — hand [inspection, portable] lamp

плоскоэлектро́дная ла́мпа — planar-electrode valve, planar-electrode tube

пневмоэлектри́ческая ла́мпа — compressed air electric lamp

ла́мпа подсве́та шкалы́ — dial lamp

подсве́чивающая ла́мпа — bright-up [exciter] lamp

попере́чно-лучева́я ла́мпа — transverse-current valve, transverse-current tube

ла́мпа после́довательного включе́ния — series lamp

предохрани́тельная ла́мпа эл. — safety lamp

преобразова́тельная ла́мпа — converter tube, heterodyne conversion transducer

ла́мпа прибо́рного щитка́ — panel lamp, panel light, dash(-board) [facial] light, instrument [instrument cluster] lamp

приё́мно-передаю́щая широкополо́сная ла́мпа — broadband TR valve, broadband TR tube

приё́мно-усили́тельная ла́мпа — receiving valve, receiving tube

проекцио́нная ла́мпа — projector lamp

промежу́точная ла́мпа — intertube

ла́мпа прямо́го нака́ла — directly heated [battery, filamentary-cathode] valve, directly heated [battery, filamentary-cathode] tube

пятиэлектро́дная ла́мпа — five-electrode tube, pentode

радиа́льно-лучева́я ла́мпа — radial-beam valve, radial-beam tube

радиоусили́тельная ла́мпа — amplifying valve, amplifying tube

разбо́рная ла́мпа — demountable [knock-down] valve, demountable [assembled, knock-down] tube

раздели́тельная ла́мпа — pulse separator valve, pulse separator tube

разря́дная ла́мпа — discharge lamp

реакти́вная ла́мпа — reactance valve, reactance tube

ла́мпа регули́руемого усиле́ния — fading tube, fading hexode

регули́рующая ла́мпа — control valve, control tube

ла́мпа резнатро́нного ти́па — resnatron

резона́нсная ла́мпа — resonance (fluorescence) lamp

рефле́кторная ла́мпа — reflector lamp

рту́тная ла́мпа — mercury(-vapour) lamp

рту́тная, дугова́я ла́мпа — mercury-arc lamp

ла́мпа с автоэлектро́нной эми́ссией — cold-cathode valve, cold-cathode tube

сверхминиатю́рная ла́мпа — subminiature valve, subminiature tube

ла́мпа с ве́рхним вы́водом — anode-cap valve, plate-cap tube

светодио́дная ла́мпа — light-emitting-diode [LED] lamp

светомаскиро́вочная ла́мпа — black-out lamp

ла́мпа с водяны́м охлажде́нием — water-cooled valve, water-cooled tube

ла́мпа с вольфра́мовой ни́тью — tungsten lamp

ла́мпа с втори́чной эми́ссией — secondary-emission valve, secondary-emission tube

ла́мпа СВЧ ( не путать с ла́мпой сантиметро́вого диапазо́на) — microwave valve, microwave tube (not to be confused with a SHF valve or tube)

ла́мпа свя́зи (в схеме, напр. приёмника) — coupling valve, coupling tube

сдво́енная ла́мпа — dual valve, dual tube

ла́мпа с ди́сковыми вы́водами — disk-seal valve, disk-seal tube

сигна́льная ла́мпа — indicating [signal] lamp, indicating light

сигна́льная ла́мпа свобо́дной ли́нии — idle indicating lamp, free line signal

ла́мпа с като́дной се́ткой — space-charge valve, space-charge tube

смеси́тельная ла́мпа — mixer valve, mixer tube

ла́мпа с металли́ческой ни́тью — metal-filament lamp

ла́мпа смеша́нного све́та — mixed-light lamp

ла́мпа смеще́ния — bias valve, bias tube

ла́мпа с накалё́нным като́дом — hot-cathode [thermionic] valve, hot-cathode [thermionic] tube

ла́мпа со скоростно́й модуля́цией — velocity-modulation valve, velocity-modulation tube

ла́мпа с отклоня́емым лучо́м — beam-deflection valve, beam-deflection tube

ла́мпа с отрица́тельным сопротивле́нием — negative-resistance valve, negative-resistance tube

софи́тная ла́мпа — double-ended lamp

спектра́льная ла́мпа — spectral [spectroscopic] lamp

спира́льно-лучева́я ла́мпа — spiral-beam valve, spiral-beam tube

ла́мпа с пло́скими электро́дами — planar-electrode valve, planar-electrode tube

ла́мпа с подвижны́м ано́дом — movable-anode valve, movable-plate tube

ла́мпа с подогре́вным като́дом — cathode-heater valve, cathode-heater tube

ла́мпа с попере́чным управле́нием — babitron valve, babitron tube

ла́мпа с просто́й спира́льной ни́тью — single-coil lamp

ла́мпа с се́точным управле́нием — grid-control valve, grid-control tube

стерилизацио́нная ла́мпа — sterilamp

ла́мпа с тормозя́щим по́лем — retarding field valve, retarding field tube

строби́рующая ла́мпа — gate valve, gate tube

стробоскопи́ческая ла́мпа — stroboscopic tube

ла́мпа с ту́склым нака́лом — dull-emitter valve, dull-emitter tube

ла́мпа с у́гольной ни́тью — carbon (filament) lamp

ла́мпа с удлинё́нной характери́стикой — remote-cut-off valve, remote-cut-off tube

сумми́рующая ла́мпа — adder valve, adder tube

ла́мпа с холо́дным като́дом — cold-cathode valve, cold-cathode tube

счё́тная ла́мпа — counting tube

счё́тная, десяти́чная ла́мпа — decimal counting tube

термокато́дная ла́мпа — hot-cathode [thermionic] valve, hot-cathode [thermionic] tube

термоэлектро́нная ла́мпа — thermionic valve, thermionic tube

ла́мпа тле́ющего разря́да — glow-discharge tube

то́чечная ла́мпа — point-source lamp

у́гольная ла́мпа — carbon (filament) lamp

ударопро́чная ла́мпа — rough-service lamp

ла́мпа ультрафиоле́тового излуче́ния — ultra-violet lamp, UV-lamp

управля́ющая ла́мпа — control valve, control tube

усили́тельная ла́мпа — amplifying valve, amplifying tube

фикси́рующая ла́мпа — clamping valve, clamping tube

цветна́я ла́мпа — coloured lamp

цельнометалли́ческая ла́мпа — all-metal tube

четырёхэлектро́дная ла́мпа — four-electrode valve, four-electrode tube, tetrode

чита́ющая ла́мпа кфт. — exciter lamp

ша́говая ла́мпа — step valve, step tube

шнурова́я ла́мпа тлф. — cord lamp

шумова́я ла́мпа тлф. — noisy valve, noisy tube

электри́ческая ла́мпа — electric lamp, electric bulb

электролюминесце́нтная ла́мпа — electroluminescent lamp

электрометри́ческая ла́мпа — electrometer tube, tube electrometer

электро́нная ла́мпа ( в отличие от ионной лампы) — vacuum valve, vacuum tube (as distinct from a gas-filled tube)

электроннолучева́я ла́мпа ( не путать с электроннолучево́й тру́бкой, ЭЛТ) — electron-ray tube, “magic eye” (not to be confused with cathode-ray tube, CRT)

эрите́мная ла́мпа — sunlamp

этало́нная ла́мпа — comparison [standard] lamp

Русско-английский политехнический словарь > лампа
13 pale

̈ɪpeɪl I
1. сущ.
1) уст. забор, палисад, частокол Syn: palisade, paling
2) кол;
свая;
штакетина( из ограды, забора) Syn: picket
1.
3) а) огораживание, обособленность Syn: enclosure б) ограниченная территория в) ист. территория English Pale
4) а) граница, черта, пределы;
перен. рамки( поведения) outside the pale of the church ≈ вне лона церкви to be beyond/outside the pale ≈ перейти все границы( приличного) within the pale of laws ≈ в рамках закона His conduct was beyond the pale. ≈ Его поведение выходило за всякие рамки. б) ист. черта оседлости
5) геральдика широкая вертикальная полоса посредине щита
2. гл.
1) огораживать, ограждать
2) обносить палисадом, оградой, частоколом Syn: fence
2. II
1. прил.
1) бледный, мертвенно-бледный pale face ≈ бледное лицо pale complexion ≈ бледный цвет лица Syn: wan, insipid, ashen, cadaverous, livid, pallid, van, weak, feeble Ant: colourful, rutty, flushed, gloving
2) а) слабый, неяркий, тусклый( о свете, цвете и т. п.) dim moonlight ≈ тусклый цвет луны Syn: dim
2. б) недостаточно насыщенный( о цвете)
3) бессильный, жалкий, слабый a feeble imitation ≈ жалкое подобие pale policy Syn: feeble, faint
2. гл.
1) а) бледнеть, побледнеть б) потускнеть, потерять яркость pale beside pale before в) перен. потерять важность, актуальность He made a flight of twenty-five miles across country;
but that, of course, pales into insignificance by the side of the Channel flight. ≈ Он пролетел двадцать пять миль над территорией страны, но это, конечно же, не идет ни в какое сравнение с перелетом через пролив. Syn: dim
3., dull, grow dim
2) заставить побледнеть;
бледнеть кол, свая, стойка частокол, ограда граница, черта, предел - out of( wothin) the * за пределами (в пределах) - within the * of laws в рамках закона - outside the * of the church вне лона церкви - to be beyond (outside) the * перейти все границы (приличного) - she is out of the * of all theories and annihilates all rules она не признает никаких теорий и отрицает все правила( историческое) черта оседлости (историческое) территория - the English P. in France территория Кале - the (English) P. in Ireland часть Ирландии под английской юрисдикцией (геральдика) вертикальная полоса на щите (редкое) огораживать, обносить частоколом, оградой, штакетником (редкое) ограничивать (также * in, * up) бледный - * face бледное лицо - deadly( ghostly) * бледный как смерть - * as ashes бледный как полотно - this dress makes you look * это платье тебя бледнит - to grow (to becomte) * побледнеть - to turn * with fright побледнеть от ужаса;
побелеть от страха слабый, тусклый (о цвете, свете) - * blue светло-голубой - * glow тусклый свет - * stars неяркие звезды - dry sherry is usually * сухой херес обычно светлый - by the * light of the moon при бледном свете луны слабый, бессильный - a * policy бесхребетная политика - * imitation слабое подражание, бледная копия бледнеть - her face *d at the bad news она побледнела, услышав плохую новость тускнеть( о цвете, свете) - stars are paling звезды бледнеют (меркнут, тускнеют) бледнеть, меркнуть - all other anxieties * beside this terrible fact на фоне этого ужасного факта все другие тревоги отходят на задний план - me story *s beside vours мой рассказ бледнеет перед вашим заставлять побледнеть - illness had *d him он стал бледным после болезни > to * into insignificance отойти на второй план;
выглядеть бледно (по сравнению с чем-либо) (американизм) в сложных словах с греческими корнями имеет значение: "древний" - paleolith палеолит - paleogeography палеогеография - Paleocene палеоцен ~ граница, черта, пределы;
рамки (поведения) ;
beyond (within) the pale (of smth.) за пределами (в пределах) (чего-л.) pale бледнеть ~ бледный ~ граница, черта, пределы;
рамки (поведения) ;
beyond (within) the pale (of smth.) за пределами (в пределах) (чего-л.) ~ заставить побледнеть;
бледнить ~ кол;
свая ~ обносить палисадом, оградой, частоколом;
огораживать ~ слабый, тусклый (о свете, цвете и т. п.) ~ тускнеть ~ частокол;
ограда ~ ист. черта оседлости ~ геральд. широкая вертикальная полоса посредине щита ~ the (English) Pale ист. часть Ирландии, подвластная Англии

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > pale
14 dull

adjective

1) (slow to learn or to understand: The clever children help the dull ones.) lento, torpe, tonto

2) (not bright or clear: a dull day.) apagado

3) (not exciting or interesting: a very dull book.) monótono, aburrido

•

- dully
- dullness

dull adj

1. gris / triste

dull, wet weather tiempo gris y lluvioso

2. apagado / sin brillo

the car is old and the paint is dull el coche es viejo y la pintura ya no brilla

3. aburrido / soso

the programme was rather dull el programa era bastante aburrido

dull

tr[dʌl]

adjective

1 (boring - job) monótono,-a, pesado,-a; (- person, life, film) pesado,-a, aburrido,-a, soso,-a; (- place, town) aburrido,-a, sin interés

2 (not bright - colours) apagado,-a; (light) pálido,-a; (overcast - weather, day) gris, triste, feo,-a; (- sky) cubierto,-a, nublado,-a; (not shiny - hair, complexion, eyes) sin brillo

3 (muffled - sound) sordo,-a, amortiguado,-a; (- pain, ache) sordo,-a; (blunt- edge, blade) romo,-a, embotado,-a

4 (slow-witted) torpe, lerdo,-a

5 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL (sluggish - trade) flojo,-a

transitive verb

1 (pain) aliviar, calmar; (sound) amortiguar; (hearing) embotar

dull ['dʌl] vt

1) dim: opacar, quitar el brillo a, deslustrar

2) blunt: embotar (un filo), entorpecer (los sentidos), aliviar (el dolor), amortiguar (sonidos)

dull adj

1) stupid: torpe, lerdo, lento

2) blunt: desafilado, despuntado

3) lackluster: sin brillo, deslustrado

4) boring: aburrido, soso, pesado

♦ dully adv

dull

adj.

• aburrido, -a adj.

• anodino, -a adj.

• deslucido, -a adj.

• deslustrado, -a adj.

• despuntado, -a adj.

• desvaído, -a adj.

• insulso, -a adj.

• insípido, -a adj.

• lelo, -a adj.

• lerdo, -a adj.

• mortecino, -a adj.

• obtuso, -a adj.

• pardo, -a adj.

• soso, -a adj.

• torpe adj.

v.

• arromar v.

• deslucir v.

• deslustrar v.

• despuntar v.

• embotar v.

• empañar v.

• enromar v.

• entorpecer v.

I dʌl
adjective

1)

a) ( not bright) < color> apagado; <light/glow> pálido; <eyes/complexion> sin brillo

b) ( not shiny) < finish> mate; < hair> sin brillo

c) ( overcast) <day/morning> gris, feo

it's rather dull out today — hoy está bastante nublado

2) ( boring) <speech/person> aburrido

3)

a) < faculties> torpe, lerdo; <pain/ache> sordo; < sound> sordo, amortiguado

b) <edge/blade> romo, embotado

II

transitive verb

a) ( make less bright) \<\<color/surface\>\> quitar el brillo a, opacar*

b) ( make less sharp) \<\<pain\>\> aliviar, calmar; \<\<senses\>\> entorpecer*, embotar

[dʌl]
1. ADJ
(compar duller) (superl dullest)
1) (=boring) [person, speech, book, evening, job] aburrido, pesado; [place] aburrido, soso; [style, food] soso

deadly dull — terriblemente aburrido, aburridísimo

there's never a dull moment here in the office — aquí en la oficina no nos aburrimos nunca

- as dull as ditchwater

2) (=not bright) [colour, metal, glow] apagado; [eyes] apagado, sin brillo; [hair, skin, complexion] sin brillo; [weather] nublado; [sky, day] gris

his eyes were dull and lifeless — sus ojos estaban apagados y sin vida

dull, lifeless hair — pelo sin brillo, sin vida

it will be dull at first — (Met) al principio estará nublado

3) (=not sharp) [pain, feeling, sound] sordo

it fell with a dull thud or thump — cayó con un golpe sordo

4) (=lethargic, withdrawn) [person, mood] deprimido, desanimado

5) (=slow-witted) [person, mind] torpe; [pupil] lento

his senses or faculties are growing dull — está perdiendo facultades

to be dull of hearing — ser duro de oído

6) (=blunt) [blade, knife] romo

7) (Comm) [trade, business, market] flojo

2.

VT [+ senses, blade] embotar; [+ emotions] enfriar; [+ pain] aliviar; [+ sound] amortiguar; [+ mind, memory] entorpecer; [+ colour] apagar; [+ mirror, metal] deslustrar, quitar el brillo de; [+ sensitivity] embrutecer; [+ grief] atenuar

the explosion dulled her hearing — la explosión la dejó dura de oído

3.

VI [light] amortiguarse; [colour] apagarse, perder intensidad; [metal] deslustrarse, perder brillo; [memory] entorpecerse; [senses] embotarse

his eyes dulled — sus ojos perdieron brillo

* * *

I [dʌl]
adjective

1)

a) ( not bright) < color> apagado; <light/glow> pálido; <eyes/complexion> sin brillo

b) ( not shiny) < finish> mate; < hair> sin brillo

c) ( overcast) <day/morning> gris, feo

it's rather dull out today — hoy está bastante nublado

2) ( boring) <speech/person> aburrido

3)

a) < faculties> torpe, lerdo; <pain/ache> sordo; < sound> sordo, amortiguado

b) <edge/blade> romo, embotado

II

transitive verb

a) ( make less bright) \<\<color/surface\>\> quitar el brillo a, opacar*

b) ( make less sharp) \<\<pain\>\> aliviar, calmar; \<\<senses\>\> entorpecer*, embotar

English-spanish dictionary > dull
15 light

1. n свет

the light of the sun — свет солнца

northern lights — северное сияние

light bath — световая ванна

light tones — света

in light of — в свете

light beam — луч света

day light — дневной свет

top light — верхний свет

2. n освещённость, видимость

light line — граница затемнённого района

in a good light — хорошо видный, хорошо освещённый; при хорошем освещении

to read in poor light — читать при плохом свете

3. n дневной свет, день, дневное время

to rise with the light — вставать с рассветом

as soon as there was light — как только рассвело

wan light — тусклый свет

bright light — яркий свет

dull light — тусклый свет

in the light of — в свете

mild light — мягкий свет

4. n иск. светлые части картины

to put the light on — включить свет

to put out the light — погасить свет

light beer — светлое пиво

light honey — светлый мед

light flour — светлая мука

light halo — светлый ореол

light malt — светлый солод

5. n воен. прожектор

flood light — прожектор

antiaircraft light — зенитный прожектор

carry light — прожектор - сопроводитель

barrier light — заградительный прожектор

illuminating light — освещающий прожектор

6. n светофор

to stop for the lights — останавливаться у светофора

traffic light — светофор

7. n маяк

floating light — плавучий маяк

light tower — маяк

light station — маяк

beacon light — огонь маяка

light boat — плавучий маяк

course light — курсовой маяк

8. n театр. проф. рампа, огни рампы

before the lights — у рампы, на сцене

running light control panel — контрольный щит ходовых огней

terrain light switch — переключатель огней освещения ВПП

navigation light panel — контрольный щит ходовых огней

running light panel — контрольный щит ходовых огней

light list correction — корректурный список огней

9. n огонь, пламя, искра

to strike a light — зажечь спичку

parking brake light — стояночный огонь

port light — левый отличительный огонь

bow light — носовой отличительный огонь

localizer light — огонь курсового маяка

starboard light — правый бортовой огонь

10. n огонёк, свет; отражение душевного волнения

foot light — фонарь заливающего света

light intensity — интенсивность света

polarised light — поляризованный свет

polarized light — поляризованный свет

privation of light — отсутствие света

11. n информация, новые сведения, данные

we need more light on the subject — нам нужны дополнительные сведения по этому вопросу

12. n гласность

to come to light — обнаруживаться, выявляться

13. n аспект, вид; восприятие

in the light of past events — в свете прошлых событий

14. n знаменитость, светило; светоч

he was one of the shining lights of h is age — он был одним из самых выдающихся людей своего времени

exciting light — возбуждающий свет

reflective light — отражённый свет

shrill light — свет, режущий глаза

throw light on — проливать свет на

antidazzle light — ближний свет фар

15. n убеждения, взгляды; уровень

he acted according to his lights — он действовал, как ему казалось правильным

ambient light level — уровень освещенности

light mortality — пониженный уровень смертности

volume level light — сигнализатор уровня громкости

black light monitor — измеритель уровня теплового излучения

16. n просвет; окно; стекло

dead light — глухое окно

drop light — опускное окно

roof light — окно верхнего света

the light streams out of the window — свет струится из окна

17. n поэт. зрение

cross light — освещение вопроса с разных точек зрения

18. n разг. глаза

get out of the light — не мешай, уходи с дороги, не стойте на моём пути

green light — зелёная улица

the light of my eyes — свет очей моих

light at the end of the tunnel — просвет ; надежда на близкую победу; намечающийся успех

by the light of nature — интуитивно, инстинктивно; естественно

the reaction of eye to light — реакция глаза на свет

19. v зажигать

to light a lamp — зажечь лампу

light up — зажигаться

put a light to — зажигать; зажечь

to put the light on — зажигать свет

20. v зажигаться, загораться

self-igniting light — автоматически зажигающийся огонь

self-ignition light — автоматически зажигающийся огонь

21. v прикуривать

to light a cigarette — закурить сигарету

22. v светить

she lit him up the stairs with the candle — пока он поднимался по лестнице, она светила ему свечкой

to place in the clearest light — полностью осветить

23. v освещать, озарять

a smile lit up her face — улыбка озарила её лицо

24. v освещаться, озаряться; светиться, сиять

to light with a smile — озариться улыбкой

25. a лёгкий, нетяжёлый

light box — лёгкий ящик

light shoes — лёгкие туфли

light clothing — лёгкая одежда

light as a feather — лёгкий как пух; невесомый

light alloy — лёгкий сплав

light supper — лёгкий ужин

light pull-off — лёгкий курок

as light as a feather — лёгкий как пёрышко

as light as thistle-down — лёгкий как пёрышко

26. a лёгкий на ногу; проворный

light walk — лёгкая походка

light beacon — светящий знак

axis light — осевой светящий знак

float light — плавучий светящий знак

the light shone on us — свет падал на нас

27. a лёгкий, рассчитанный на небольшую нагрузку

light car — малолитражный автомобиль

light load — световая нагрузка

light burden — малая рудная нагрузка

displacement light — водоизмещение без нагрузки

light aircraft — воздушное судно небольшой массы

light indent — заявка на небольшое количество товара

28. a воен. лёгкий, облегчённого типа

light automatic gun — ручной пулемёт

light bomb — авиабомба небольшого калибра

light machine-rifle — автоматическая винтовка

light machine-gun — ручной пулемёт; облегчённый станковый пулемёт

light rig — буровая установка легкого типа

elevated light — огонь наземного типа

light shelter — убежище легкого типа

light tank — лёгкий танк

light sleep — лёгкий сон

29. a воен. имеющий лёгкое вооружение

light brigade — кавалерийская бригада

light artillery — лёгкая артиллерия

light bomber — лёгкий бомбардировщик

light cruiser — лёгкий крейсер

light fiction — лёгкое чтение

light penalty — лёгкое наказание

light sentence — лёгкое наказание

light armament — легкое вооружение

a light summer frock — лёгкое летнее платье

30. a неполновесный, неправильного веса

light coin — неполновесная монета

light bodyweight — легкий вес

light middleweight — 1-й средний вес

light welter weight — 1-й полусредний вес

light heavyweight — боксёр или борец полутяжёлого веса

31. a лёгкий, несильный, слабый

light touch — лёгкое прикосновение

light finishing blow — слабый доводочный удар

the light was scant — свет был очень слабый

light print — слабо отпечатанный оттиск

light current — ток слабого напряжения

light precipitation — слабый осадки

32. a тонкий, деликатный

light vein of humour — тонкий юмор

a thread of light — тонкий луч; узкая полоска света

light cut — снятие тонкой стружки

light floe — тонкая льдина

light film — тонкая пленка

33. a лёгкий, некрепкий

light dab — лёгкий мазок

34. a неплотный; негустой

light soil — лёгкая почва

35. a лёгкий, воздушный, хорошо поднявшийся

36. a несерьёзный; незначительный; несущественный

light remarks — несерьёзные замечания

light remark — несущественное замечание

light relief — незначительное облегчение

37. a лёгкий, несложный, развлекательный

light music — лёгкая музыка

light reading — лёгкое чтение, развлекательная литература

light housekeeping — несложное хозяйство

38. a лёгкий, небольшой, несильный

a light attack of illness — лёгкий приступ болезни

light wind — лёгкий ветерок

light frost — небольшой мороз

light rain — дождик, небольшой дождь

light applause — непродолжительные аплодисменты

light contango — небольшая отсрочка расчетов по сделке

intense light — сильный свет

light list — небольшой крен

39. a нетрудный, необременительный

light work — нетрудная работа

light duties — необременительная обязанность

40. a лёгкий, несуровый

light punishment — лёгкое наказание

41. a легкомысленный; ветреный, непостоянный

light opinions — неустойчивые убеждения

fixed-and-flashing light — постоянный с проблесками огонь

alternating fixed light — переменный постоянный огонь

fixed beacon light — постоянный маячный огонь

42. a фривольный; распущенный

light woman — женщина лёгкого поведения

43. a весёлый, беззаботный, беспечный

light laughter — весёлый смех

44. a лёгкий, чуткий

a light sleeper — спящий чутко

45. a фон. неударный

46. adv легко

to tread light — легко ступать

to sleep light — некрепко спать

light set — легкий сет

light atom — легкий атом

light oil — легкое масло

light tank — легкий танк

light chain — легкая цепь

47. v неожиданно, случайно натолкнуться

to light on a rare book in a second-hand shop — случайно найти редкую книгу в букинистическом магазине

light on — неожиданно натолкнуться на; случайно напасть на

48. v обрушиться

misfortune lighted upon him — на него свали лось горе

49. v сходить, выходить

to light off a horse — спешиться, сойти с лошади

see the light — выходить из печати

50. v опускаться, садиться; падать

the bird lit upon the bough — птица села на сук

a light shone upon his figure through the window — из окна на него падал свет

51. v нападать, накидываться

we lit into the food — мы набросились на еду

Синонимический ряд:

1. agile (adj.) agile; alert; docile; effortless; facile; nimble; royal; simple; smooth; undemanding; untroublesome

2. airy (adj.) airy; delicate; feathery; weightless

3. amusing (adj.) amusing; humorous; trivial

4. animated (adj.) animated; cheerful; merry

5. bright (adj.) bright; luminous; radiant

6. dim (adj.) dim; faint; obscure

7. featherlight (adj.) featherlight; featherweight; imponderous; lightweight; unheavy

8. frivolous (adj.) buoyant; delirious; dizzy; fast; frivolous; light-headed; lightsome; loose; swimming; swimmy; unchaste; vertiginous; volatile; wanton; whorish

9. frothy (adj.) frothy

10. giddy (adj.) bird-witted; empty-headed; featherbrained; flighty; fribble; fribbling; giddy; harebrained; hoity-toity; lightheaded; rattlebrained; scatterbrained; silly; skittish; volage; yeasty

11. happy (adj.) blithe; carefree; cheery; gay; happy; light-hearted; sprightly

12. little (adj.) casual; insignificant; little; minute; shoestring; small; small-beer; unimportant

13. soft (adj.) easy; gentle; moderate; slight; soft

14. unsubstantial (adj.) inconsiderable; insubstantial; minor; petty; shallow; trifling; unsubstantial

15. whitish (adj.) alabaster; blanched; bleached; blond; blonde; fair; ivory; pale; whitish

16. aspect (noun) angle; approach; aspect; perspective; point of view; slant; standpoint; viewpoint

17. beacon (noun) beacon; blaze; candle; fire

18. beam (noun) beam; ray; shaft; stream

19. brilliance (noun) brilliance; glow; shine

20. dawn (noun) aurora; cockcrow; cockcrowing; dawn; dawning; daybreak; daylight; morn; morning; radiance; sunrise; sunup

21. flicker (noun) flicker; glimmer

22. lighting (noun) illumination; lighting; luminosity

23. alight (verb) alight; come down; descend; disembark; get down; land; perch; roost; set down; settle; sit down; touch down

24. enliven (verb) animate; brighten; enliven

25. happen (verb) bump; chance; happen; hit; luck; meet; stumble; tumble

26. ignite (verb) enkindle; fire; ignite; inflame; kindle; set afire; set fire to

27. illuminate (verb) illume; illuminate; illumine; lighten

Антонимический ряд:

blackness; board; burdensome; cautious; cheerless; clear; clumsy; confusion; considerable; cumbersome; dark; darken; darkness; death; deep; dense; depressed; difficult; dim; extinguish; harsh; heavy; leave; melancholy; serious; shadow; sober

English-Russian base dictionary > light
16 pale

1. n кол, свая, стойка

2. n частокол, ограда

angle pale — угловая стойка ограды

3. n граница, черта, предел

out of the pale — за пределами

within the pale of laws — в рамках закона

outside the pale of the church — вне лона церкви

pale of settlement — черта оседлости

4. n ист. черта осёдлости

5. n ист. территория

the English Pale in France — территория Кале

6. n геральд. вертикальная полоса на щите

party per pale — разделённый вертикальной линией

7. v редк. огораживать, обносить частоколом, оградой, штакетником

pale fence — штакетник

8. v редк. ограничивать

9. a бледный

pale face — бледное лицо

deadly pale — бледный как смерть

this dress makes you look pale — это платье тебя бледнит

pale moon — бледная луна

pale color — бледный цвет

pale cheeks — бледная щека

pale crust — бледная корка

pale horse — конь бледный

10. a слабый, тусклый

pale blue — светло-голубой

pale glow — тусклый свет

pale stars — неяркие звёзды

11. a слабый, бессильный

a pale policy — бесхребетная политика

12. v тускнеть

stars are paling — звёзды бледнеют

13. v бледнеть, меркнуть

all other anxieties pale beside this terrible fact — на фоне этого ужасного факта все другие тревоги отходят на задний план

14. v заставлять побледнеть

illness had paled him — он стал бледным после болезни

turn pale — бледнеть

Синонимический ряд:

1. dim (adj.) dim; faint; feeble; obscure

2. light (adj.) alabaster; fair; ivory; light

3. wan (adj.) anaemic; anemic; ashen; ashy; blanched; bleached; bloodless; cadaverous; colorless; colourless; complexionless; creamy; deathlike; doughy; fair; haggard; light; livid; lurid; pallid; paly; pasty; sallow; sickly; wan; waterish; watery; waxen; white

4. enclosure (noun) barrier; bounds; confines; enclosure; fence; limits; paling

5. picket (noun) picket; stake

6. dull (verb) dim; dull; fade; lighten; muddy; tarnish

7. whiten (verb) blanch; bleach; etiolate; whiten

Антонимический ряд:

bright; colourful; conspicuous; dark; deep; florid; flushed; gleaming; glowing; hale; hearty; inflamed; luminous; radiant; shine

English-Russian base dictionary > pale
17 ćmić

(ćmię, ćmisz); imp ćmij; vt

(pot) (cygaro, papierosa) to puff (on/at)

* * *

ćmić

ipf.

ćmij

1. (= zasłaniać) eclipse, dim; ćmi komuś w oczach one is blinded; ćmić w oczy dazzle.

2. (= tlić się) glow, glimmer.

3. (= boleć) ache slightly.

4. pot. (= palić) smoke ( coś sth) puff ( coś on l. at sth).

ćmić się

ipf.

1. (= być mało widocznym) be l. become dimmed; ćmi się komuś w oczach sb is blinded; komuś ćmi się w głowie sb is confused.

2. (= tlić się) glow, glimmer.

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > ćmić
18 cara

f.

1 face (rostro).

esa cara me suena de algo I remember that face from somewhere, I've seen that face somewhere before

2 face (person).

acudieron muchas caras famosas a lot of famous faces were there

3 side (lado).

cara A A side (de disco)

4 heads.

cara o cruz heads or tails ( Andes, Venezuelan Spanish RP)

cara o sello heads or tails ( Andes, Venezuelan Spanish RP)

cara o ceca heads or tails ( Andes, Venezuelan Spanish RP)

echar algo a cara o cruz to toss (a coin) for something, to flip a coin for something (United States)

5 front (parte frontal).

6 cheek, nerve (informal) (desvergüenza).

tener (mucha) cara, tener la cara muy dura to have a lot of cheek o nerve, to have a real brass neck (British)

tener la cara de hacer algo to have the nerve to do something

7 appearance, aspect, image, countenance.

8 dial.

9 Cara.

10 expression, look.

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cara

► nombre femenino

1 (rostro) face

■ tiene una cara muy bonita she's got a pretty face

2 (expresión) face, expression

■ tenía la cara muy triste he looked sad

■ nos miró con cara de asco he looked at us with disgust

3 (lado) side; (de moneda) right side

■ mira la hoja por la otra cara look at the other side of the sheet

■ ¿cara o cruz? heads or tails?

4 (superficie) face

5 figurado (aspecto) look

■ este pastel tiene muy buena cara this cake looks very good

6 familiar figurado (desvergüenza) cheek, nerve

■ ¡vaya cara! what a cheek!

■ ¡vaya cara que tienes! you've got a cheek!, you've got a nerve!

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 familiar (caradura) cheeky person

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a la cara to somebody's face

■ se lo dijo a la cara he said it to her face

caérsele a uno la cara de vergüenza familiar to die of shame

cara a facing

■ cara al sol facing the sun

■ cara a la pared facing the wall

cara a cara face to face

dar la cara figurado to face the consequences

dar la cara por alguien figurado to stand up for somebody

■ el padre dio la cara por su hijo the father stood up for his son

de cara facing

■ tenemos el viento de cara we're facing into the wind

echar algo a cara o cruz to toss for something

echar en cara figurado to reproach for

■ le echó en cara su comportamiento he reproached her for her behaviour

en la cara in somebody's face

■ se le rió en la cara he laughed in her face

jugar algo a cara o cruz to toss for something

lavar la cara a algo figurado to give something a facelift, give something a once-over

■ si le lavamos la cara al piso lo venderemos más caro if we give the flat a once-over we'll get more for it

no saber qué cara poner not to know what to do with oneself

no tener cara para hacer algo figurado not to dare do something

■ no tengo cara para decírselo I daren't tell her

plantar cara a alguien figurado to face up to somebody

poner al mal tiempo buena cara to put on a brave face, grin and bear it

poner buena cara to look pleased

poner mala cara to pull a long face

romperle la cara a alguien familiar to smash somebody's face in

tener buena cara to look well

tener cara de to look

■ tenía cara de asustada she looked frightened

■ tenía cara de haber llorado he looked as if he had been crying

tener mala cara to look bad

tener más cara que espalda familiar to have a lot of cheek

verse las caras figurado to come face to face

volver la cara to look the other way

cara de circunstancias figurado serious look

cara de perro familiar scowling face

cara de pocos amigos familiar unfriendly face

cara dura figurado cheek, nerve

■ ¡qué cara más dura! what a cheek!, what a nerve!

cara larga figurado long face

* * *
1. noun f.
1) face

2) side

3) look, appearance

4) nerve, cheek
2. f., (m. - caro)
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SF

1) (=rostro) face

tiene la cara alargada — he has a long face

en la fiesta me encontré con varias caras conocidas — I saw several familiar faces at the party

se los tiré a la cara — I threw them in his face

los banqueros sin cara — the faceless bankers

conocido como "cara cortada" — known as "Scarface"

cara a cara: se encontraron cara a cara — they met face to face

un encuentro cara a cara — a face-to-face encounter

• asomar la cara — to show one's face

• de cara, corrimos con el viento de cara — we ran into the wind

el sol les daba de cara — the sun was shining in their eyes

el viento me pegaba de cara — the wind was blowing into my face

• de cara a, nos sentamos de cara al sol — we sat facing the sun

de cara al norte — facing north

reformas de cara a las próximas elecciones — reforms with an eye on the next elections o for the next elections

no soy nada optimista de cara al futuro — I'm not at all optimistic about the future

hay que estar prevenidos de cara a afrontar los cambios — we have to be prepared for the changes

• volver la cara hacia algn — to turn one's face towards sb

no vuelvas la cara atrás — don't look back

no se puede volver la cara ante la corrupción — you cannot turn a blind eye to corruption

caérsele a algn la cara de vergüenza —

se le tendría que caer la cara de vergüenza — she ought to be ashamed of herself

se le caía la cara de vergüenza — he blushed with embarrassment

- cruzar la cara a algn

- dar la cara

- dar la cara por algn

- a cara descubierta

- decir algo en la cara de algn

a dos caras —

actuar a dos caras — to engage in double-dealing

echar algo a la cara * —

lo mejor que te puedes echar a la cara — the very best you could wish for

- echar algo en cara a algn

echaron en cara a los estudiantes su escasa participación — they reproached the students for not joining in enough

le echan en cara haber abandonado su país — they accuse him of having abandoned his country

- hacer cara a

- huir la cara a algn

- lavar la cara a algo

le lavó la cara al piso — she made the flat look presentable

querían lavar la cara al partido — they wanted to make the party look better

- mirar a algn a la cara

- partir la cara a algn

cuidado con lo que dices o te parto la cara — just watch it or I'll smash your face in

- partirse la cara con algn

- partirse la cara por algo

- plantar cara a

por la cara * —

entrar por la cara en una fiesta — to gatecrash a party

es alcalde por la cara — he's only mayor because of his connections

está viviendo con sus padres y cobrando el paro por la cara — he's living with his parents and getting away with claiming dole money at the same time

no me lo van a dar por mi cara bonita — they're not going to hand it to me on a plate

- romper la cara a algn

- sacar la cara por algn

- nos veremos las caras

2) (=expresión)

• poner mala cara — to grimace, make a (wry) face

no pongas esa cara — don't look like that

puso cara de alegría — his face lit up

• tener cara de, tenía cara de querer pegarme — he looked as if he wanted to hit me

tener cara de estar aburrido — to look bored

tener buena cara — [enfermo] to be looking well; [comida] to look appetizing

tener mala cara — [enfermo] to look ill; [comida] to look bad

- poner cara de circunstancias

- tener cara de acelga

- tener cara de aleluya

- tener cara de chiste

- tener cara de corcho

- tener cara de estatua

- tener cara de hereje

- tener cara de justo juez

- tener cara de monja boba

- tener cara de palo

- tener cara de pascuas

- tener cara de pocos amigos

- tener cara de vinagre

3) * (=descaro) cheek *, nerve *; (=valor) nerve *

¡qué cara más dura! — * what a cheek o nerve! *

¡qué cara tienes! — what a cheek you've got! *, you've got a nerve! *

¿con qué cara le voy a pedir eso? — how do you expect me to have the nerve to ask her for that? *

• tener cara para hacer algo — to have the nerve to do sth *

- tener más cara que espalda

4) (=lado) [de moneda, montaña, figura geométrica] face; [de disco, planeta, papel] side; [de tela] face, right side; (Arquit) face, front

escribir por ambas caras — to write on both sides

intentaron ascender por la cara norte — they tried to climb the north face

cara A — [en disco] A side

cara adelante — facing forwards

cara atrás — facing backwards

• cara o cruz, cara o ceca — Arg heads or tails

echar o jugar o sortear algo a cara o cruz — to toss for sth

lo echamos a cara o cruz — we tossed for it

cara y cruz —

cara y cruz de una cuestión — both sides of a question

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (Anat) face

las mismas caras conocidas — the same old faces

dímelo a la cara — say it to my face

se le rió en la cara — she laughed in his face

mírame a la cara — look at me

no lo pienso mirar más a la cara — I don't ever want to set eyes on him again

b) (en locs)

cara a cara — face to face

de cara: llevaban el viento de cara they were running (o riding etc) into the wind; el sol me da de cara the sun is in my eyes; de cara a: se puso de cara a la pared she turned to face the wall, she turned her face to the wall; la campaña de cara a las próximas elecciones the campaign for the forthcoming elections; las medidas a tomar (de) cara a esta situación the measures to take in view of o in the light of this situation; a cara descubierta openly; cruzarle la cara a alguien to slap somebody's face; dar or (Col) poner la cara: nunca da la cara he never does his own dirty work; dar or sacar la cara por alguien to stand up for somebody; echarle algo en cara a alguien to throw something back in somebody's face; echarle cara a algo (Esp fam) to be bold; echarse algo a la cara (Esp fam): es lo más antipático que te puedes echar/que me he echado a la cara he's the most unpleasant person you could ever wish to meet/I've ever met (colloq); hacer cara a algo to face (up to) something; hacerle caritas a alguien (Méx) to give somebody the eye; me/le/nos volteó (AmL) or (Esp) volvió or (CS) dio vuelta la cara she turned her head away; partirle or romperle la cara a alguien (fam) to smash somebody's face in (colloq); plantarle cara a alguien ( resistir) to stand up to somebody; por tu cara bonita or (CS) tu linda cara: si crees que por tu cara bonita vas a conseguirlo todo... if you think everything is just going to fall into your lap...; se te/le debería caer la cara de vergüenza you/he should be ashamed of yourself/himself; verse las caras: ya nos veremos las caras tú y yo — you haven't seen the last of me

2)

a) ( expresión)

no pongas esa cara que no es para tanto — don't look like that, it's not that bad

alegra esa cara — cheer up

no pongas cara de bueno — don't play o act the innocent

puse cara de circunstancias — I tried to look serious

anda con cara de pocos amigos or (fam) de vinagre — he has a sour look on his face

poner cara de perro or de sargento — (fam) to look fierce

andaba con/puso cara larga — (fam) he had/he pulled a long face

puso mala cara — he pulled a face

tiene cara de cansado/de no haber dormido — he looks tired/as if he hasn't slept

tienes mala cara — you don't look well

b) ( aspecto) look

qué buena cara tiene la comida! — the food looks delicious!

3)

a) (Mat) face

b) (de disco, papel) side

salió cara — it came up heads

cara o cruz or (Arg) ceca or (Andes, Ven) sello — heads or tails

lo echaron a cara o cruz — they tossed for it

la otra cara de la moneda — the other side of the coin

c) ( de situación) face, side

4)

a) (fam) (frescura, descaro) nerve (colloq), cheek (BrE colloq)

qué cara (más dura) tienes! — you have some nerve!

lo dijo con toda la cara del mundo — he said it as cool as you like

tiene más cara que espalda — he has such a nerve! (colloq)

b) cara masculino y femenino: tb

cara dura — (fam) ( persona) sassy devil (AmE colloq), cheeky swine (BrE colloq)

* * *

= face, face, side.

Ex. They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; EAR; EYE; FACE; HAIR; NOSE.

Ex. The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.

Ex. The red ON/OFF switch for the terminal is located at the left side of the screen.

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* acabar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.

* actuar de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery.

* cambiar de cara = arrange + countenance.

* cara a cara = face-to-face [face to face], face-to-face [face to face], double-faced, head-to-head, confrontational, one-on-one, eyeball-to-eyeball, eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation, in person.

* cara B, la = flip side, the.

* cara de póker = poker face, deadpan expression.

* cara de póquer = deadpan expression, poker face.

* cara dura = impudence, effrontery, blatancy, shameless, shamelessness.

* cara expresiva = expressive face.

* cara inexpresiva = poker face.

* cara inmutable = poker face.

* cara larga = straight face.

* cara o cruz = heads or tails.

* cara oculta = underside.

* cara oculta, la = dark side, the.

* carapálida = white man [white men, -pl.].

* caras de Chernoff = Chernoff faces.

* cara seria = straight face.

* con cara de cansado = bleary-eyed.

* con cara de sueño = bleary-eyed.

* con dos caras = double-faced.

* costar un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.

* dar de cara a = front.

* dar un lavado de cara = spruce up.

* dar un ojo de la cara por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* de cara a = facing.

* de dos caras = two-sided, two-faced.

* de la cara = facial.

* echar en cara = fault.

* edición cara = hardcover.

* encontrarse cara a cara = come + face to face.

* enfrentamiento cara a cara = eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation.

* enfrentarse a Algo cara a cara = address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on.

* enfrentarse cara a cara con = go + eyball to eyeball with.

* hacer Algo de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery.

* hacer cara a = brave.

* lavar la cara = spin-doctor.

* lavarse la cara = wash + Posesivo + face.

* otra cara, la = flip side, the.

* pagar un ojo de la cara = pay through + the nose.

* paño para la cara = facecloth, face flannel, washcloth, washrag.

* paño para lavarse la cara = washcloth, facecloth, face flannel, washrag.

* partirse la cara por = work + Reflexivo + to death, work + Reflexivo + to the ground.

* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* sin cara = faceless.

* tener cara de muerto = look like + death warmed (over/up).

* tener la cara de = have + the nerve(s) to, have + the cheek to.

* tener la cara descompuesta = look like + death warmed (over/up).

* tener muy mala cara = look like + death warmed (over/up).

* terminar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.

* valer un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.

* viento de cara = headwind.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (Anat) face

las mismas caras conocidas — the same old faces

dímelo a la cara — say it to my face

se le rió en la cara — she laughed in his face

mírame a la cara — look at me

no lo pienso mirar más a la cara — I don't ever want to set eyes on him again

b) (en locs)

cara a cara — face to face

de cara: llevaban el viento de cara they were running (o riding etc) into the wind; el sol me da de cara the sun is in my eyes; de cara a: se puso de cara a la pared she turned to face the wall, she turned her face to the wall; la campaña de cara a las próximas elecciones the campaign for the forthcoming elections; las medidas a tomar (de) cara a esta situación the measures to take in view of o in the light of this situation; a cara descubierta openly; cruzarle la cara a alguien to slap somebody's face; dar or (Col) poner la cara: nunca da la cara he never does his own dirty work; dar or sacar la cara por alguien to stand up for somebody; echarle algo en cara a alguien to throw something back in somebody's face; echarle cara a algo (Esp fam) to be bold; echarse algo a la cara (Esp fam): es lo más antipático que te puedes echar/que me he echado a la cara he's the most unpleasant person you could ever wish to meet/I've ever met (colloq); hacer cara a algo to face (up to) something; hacerle caritas a alguien (Méx) to give somebody the eye; me/le/nos volteó (AmL) or (Esp) volvió or (CS) dio vuelta la cara she turned her head away; partirle or romperle la cara a alguien (fam) to smash somebody's face in (colloq); plantarle cara a alguien ( resistir) to stand up to somebody; por tu cara bonita or (CS) tu linda cara: si crees que por tu cara bonita vas a conseguirlo todo... if you think everything is just going to fall into your lap...; se te/le debería caer la cara de vergüenza you/he should be ashamed of yourself/himself; verse las caras: ya nos veremos las caras tú y yo — you haven't seen the last of me

2)

a) ( expresión)

no pongas esa cara que no es para tanto — don't look like that, it's not that bad

alegra esa cara — cheer up

no pongas cara de bueno — don't play o act the innocent

puse cara de circunstancias — I tried to look serious

anda con cara de pocos amigos or (fam) de vinagre — he has a sour look on his face

poner cara de perro or de sargento — (fam) to look fierce

andaba con/puso cara larga — (fam) he had/he pulled a long face

puso mala cara — he pulled a face

tiene cara de cansado/de no haber dormido — he looks tired/as if he hasn't slept

tienes mala cara — you don't look well

b) ( aspecto) look

qué buena cara tiene la comida! — the food looks delicious!

3)

a) (Mat) face

b) (de disco, papel) side

salió cara — it came up heads

cara o cruz or (Arg) ceca or (Andes, Ven) sello — heads or tails

lo echaron a cara o cruz — they tossed for it

la otra cara de la moneda — the other side of the coin

c) ( de situación) face, side

4)

a) (fam) (frescura, descaro) nerve (colloq), cheek (BrE colloq)

qué cara (más dura) tienes! — you have some nerve!

lo dijo con toda la cara del mundo — he said it as cool as you like

tiene más cara que espalda — he has such a nerve! (colloq)

b) cara masculino y femenino: tb

cara dura — (fam) ( persona) sassy devil (AmE colloq), cheeky swine (BrE colloq)

* * *

= face, face, side.

Ex: They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; EAR; EYE; FACE; HAIR; NOSE.

Ex: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.

Ex: The red ON/OFF switch for the terminal is located at the left side of the screen.

* acabar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.

* actuar de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery.

* cambiar de cara = arrange + countenance.

* cara a cara = face-to-face [face to face], face-to-face [face to face], double-faced, head-to-head, confrontational, one-on-one, eyeball-to-eyeball, eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation, in person.

* cara B, la = flip side, the.

* cara de póker = poker face, deadpan expression.

* cara de póquer = deadpan expression, poker face.

* cara dura = impudence, effrontery, blatancy, shameless, shamelessness.

* cara expresiva = expressive face.

* cara inexpresiva = poker face.

* cara inmutable = poker face.

* cara larga = straight face.

* cara o cruz = heads or tails.

* cara oculta = underside.

* cara oculta, la = dark side, the.

* carapálida = white man [white men, -pl.].

* caras de Chernoff = Chernoff faces.

* cara seria = straight face.

* con cara de cansado = bleary-eyed.

* con cara de sueño = bleary-eyed.

* con dos caras = double-faced.

* costar un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.

* dar de cara a = front.

* dar un lavado de cara = spruce up.

* dar un ojo de la cara por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* de cara a = facing.

* de dos caras = two-sided, two-faced.

* de la cara = facial.

* echar en cara = fault.

* edición cara = hardcover.

* encontrarse cara a cara = come + face to face.

* enfrentamiento cara a cara = eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation.

* enfrentarse a Algo cara a cara = address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on.

* enfrentarse cara a cara con = go + eyball to eyeball with.

* hacer Algo de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery.

* hacer cara a = brave.

* lavar la cara = spin-doctor.

* lavarse la cara = wash + Posesivo + face.

* otra cara, la = flip side, the.

* pagar un ojo de la cara = pay through + the nose.

* paño para la cara = facecloth, face flannel, washcloth, washrag.

* paño para lavarse la cara = washcloth, facecloth, face flannel, washrag.

* partirse la cara por = work + Reflexivo + to death, work + Reflexivo + to the ground.

* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* sin cara = faceless.

* tener cara de muerto = look like + death warmed (over/up).

* tener la cara de = have + the nerve(s) to, have + the cheek to.

* tener la cara descompuesta = look like + death warmed (over/up).

* tener muy mala cara = look like + death warmed (over/up).

* terminar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.

* valer un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.

* viento de cara = headwind.

* * *

cara

feminine

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1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) face

esa cara me suena I know that face (from somewhere), that face is familiar

le encuentro cara conocida his face is familiar

mírame a la cara cuando te hablo look at me when I'm talking to you

las mismas caras conocidas the same old faces

no se atreve a decírmelo a la cara he doesn't dare say it to my face

se le rió en la cara she laughed in his face

no pienso mirarlo más a la cara I don't ever want to set eyes on him again

2 ( en locs):

cara a cara face to face

de cara: llevaban el viento de cara they were running ( o riding etc) into the wind

no puedo conducir cuando el sol me da de cara I can't drive with the sun in my eyes

de cara a: se puso de cara a la pared she turned to face the wall, she turned her face to the wall

la campaña de propaganda de cara a las próximas elecciones the advertising campaign for the forthcoming elections

la importancia de estas reuniones de cara a su futuro the importance of these meetings vis-à-vis o for their future

las medidas a tomar (de) cara a esta situación the measures to take in view of o in the light of o vis-à-vis this situation

a cara descubierta openly

cara de pan ( Esp): tiene cara de pan he has a round face o is moon-faced

cara de póquer poker face

cara de poto ( Chi fam) (cara — fea) ugly mug ( colloq); (— de enfermo) pasty face ( colloq); (— larga) long face

cara larga or de dos metros ( fam): puso cara larga (de depresión) he put on o pulled a long face; (de disgusto) he pulled a face

cruzarle la cara a algn to slap sb's face

dar or ( Col) poner la cara: nunca da la cara, siempre me manda a mí he never does his own dirty work, he always sends me

hacen lo que les da la gana y luego tengo que dar la cara yo they do what they want and then I'm the one who has to suffer the consequences

dar or sacar la cara por algn to stand up for sb

echarle or sacarle algo en cara a algn to throw sth back in sb's face

echarle cara a algo ( Esp fam): anímate, échale cara al asunto go on, have a try

echarse algo a la cara ( Esp fam): es lo más antipático que te puedes echar/que me he echado a la cara he's the most unpleasant person you could ever wish to meet/I've ever met ( colloq)

hacerle caritas a algn ( Méx); to give sb the eye

lavarle la cara a algo to give sth a quick once-over

me/le/nos volteó la cara ( AmL) or ( Esp) me volvió la caraor (CS) me dio vuelta la cara she turned her head away, she turned the other way

partirle or romperle or volverle la cara a algn ( fam); to smash sb's face in ( colloq)

partirse la cara por algn: yo me parto la cara por ti I work myself to death o into the ground for you

se parte la cara por sus empleados she really puts herself out for her employees

plantarle cara a algn (resistir) to stand up to sb

no le plantes cara a tu madre don't answer your mother back

por tu cara bonita or (CS) tu linda cara: si crees que por tu cara bonita vas a conseguirlo todo … if you think everything is just going to fall into your lap …

se te/le debería caer la cara de vergüenza you/he should be ashamed of yourself/himself

verse las caras: ha logrado escapar pero ya nos veremos las caras he's managed to escape but he hasn't seen the last of me

los dos boxeadores que se verán las caras el jueves the two boxers who will come face to face o meet on Thursday

volver la cara atrás to look back

cuando se proponía algo no volvía la cara atrás once she decided to do something, she would never look back

Compuesto:

cara a cara

masculine face-to-face o head-to-head debate

B

1

(expresión): no pongas esa cara que no es para tanto don't look like that, it's not that bad

alegra esa cara, vamos come on, cheer up

no pongas cara de bueno don't play o act the innocent

puse cara de circunstancias I tried to look serious

siempre anda con cara de pocos amigos or de vinagre he always has such a sour look on his face

si no pongo cara de perro or de sargento no me hacen caso if I don't look fierce they don't take any notice of me

puso mala cara cuando le pedí que me ayudara he pulled a face when I asked him to help me

tiene cara de cansado/de no haber dormido he looks tired/as if he hasn't slept

tienes mala cara you don't look well

2 (aspecto) look

no me gusta la cara de esa herida I don't like the look of that wound

¡qué buena cara tiene la comida! the food looks delicious!

le cambiará la cara al país it will change the face of the country

C

1 ( Mat) face

2 (de un disco, un papel) side

salió cara it came up heads

cara o cruz or ( Arg) ceca or (Andes, Ven) sello heads or tails

lo echaron a cara o cruz they tossed for it

dos caras de la misma moneda two sides of the same coin

la otra cara de la moneda the other side of the coin

3 (de una situación) face, side

la otra cara del régimen the other face of the regime

D

1 ( fam) (frescura, descaro) nerve ( colloq), cheek ( BrE colloq)

¡qué cara (más dura) tienes! you have some nerve!, you've got a nerve o cheek!

se lo llevó por la cara he just took it quite openly

entraron en la fiesta por la cara they gatecrashed the party ( colloq)

lo dijo con toda la cara del mundo he said it as cool as you like

tiene más cara que espalda he has such a nerve! ( colloq)

2

cara masculine and feminine tb cara dura ( fam) (persona) sassy devil ( AmE colloq), cheeky swine ( BrE colloq)

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cara sustantivo femenino
1
a) (Anat) face;

◊ dímelo a la cara say it to my face;

se le rio en la cara she laughed in his face;
mírame a la cara look at me
b) ( en locs)

◊ cara a cara face to face;

de cara: el sol me da de cara the sun is in my eyes;
se puso de cara a la pared she turned to face the wall, she turned her face to the wall;
dar la cara: nunca da la cara he never does his own dirty work;
dar la cara por algn to stand up for sb;
echarle algo en cara a algn to throw sth back in sb's face;
romperle la cara a algn (fam) to smash sb's face in (colloq
2
a) ( expresión):

◊ no pongas esa cara que no es para tanto don't look like that, it's not that bad;

alegra esa cara cheer up;
le cambió la cara cuando … her face changed when …;
poner cara de bueno to play o act the innocent;
poner cara de asco to make o (BrE) pull a face;
andaba con/puso cara larga (fam) he had/he pulled a long face
b) ( aspecto) look;

◊ tiene cara de cansado he looks tired;

tienes mala cara you don't look well;
¡qué buena cara tiene la comida! the food looks delicious!
3
a) (Mat) face

b) (de disco, papel) side;

cara o cruz or (Arg) ceca or (Andes, Ven) sello heads or tails;
◊ lo echaron a cara o cruz they tossed for it

4 (fam) (frescura, descaro) nerve (colloq), cheek (BrE colloq);
◊ ¡qué cara (más dura) tienes! you have some nerve!

■ sustantivo masculino y femenino: tb
◊ cara dura (fam) ( persona) sassy devil (AmE colloq), cheeky swine (BrE colloq)

caro,-a
I adjetivo expensive, dear
II adverbio (en el precio) el piso nos costó caro, we paid a lot for the flat
(en las consecuencias) pagará caro su desprecio, he'll pay dearly for his scorn
cara
I sustantivo femenino
1 face: quise darle un beso, pero me torció la cara, I wanted to give her a kiss but she turned her face away
2 (expresión del rostro) puse cara de póquer, I tried to look as if nothing was happening
tiene buena/mala cara, he looks good/bad
tienes cara de circunstancias, you look serious
3 familiar (desfachatez) cheek, nerve: ¡qué cara tienes!, what a cheek you've got!
4 (de un folio, disco) side: está escrito por las dos caras, it's written on both sides
5 (anverso de una moneda) right side: ¿cara o cruz?, heads or tails?
echar algo a cara o cruz, to toss (a coin) for sthg
II mf familiar (fresco, descarado) cheeky person
♦ Locuciones: figurado dar la cara, to face the consequences (of one's acts)
figurado dar o sacar la cara por alguien, to stand up for somebody
figurado echarle a alguien algo en cara, to reproach sb for sthg
plantarle cara a alguien, to face up to sb
figurado poner mala cara, to pull a long face
cara a cara, face to face
cara a la pared, facing the wall
de cara, (en dirección a uno, directamente): el sol me da de cara, the sun is right in my face
(a favor) hoy tengo la suerte de cara, this is my lucky day
figurado (de) cara a, (pensando en) with a view to: ya tienen un nuevo modelo de cara al próximo año, they've already got a new model for the following year
(mirando a) facing: una casa cara a la montaña, a house facing the mountain
familiar por la cara, for nothing: quería que hiciese el trabajo por la cara, he wanted me to do the work for nothing
familiar irón por su cara bonita, because they like her face

' cara' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abotargada
- abotargado
- arruga
- arrugar
- arrugarse
- barba
- bobalicón
- bobalicona
- cachete
- capaz
- comer
- cruz
- decir
- denotar
- estampar
- evanescente
- galería
- incapaz
- jeta
- lavado
- maquillar
- marca
- momentáneamente
- mona
- mono
- ojo
- plantar
- plena
- pleno
- poema
- reconocer
- rozar
- salir
- santa
- santo
- señalar
- simiesca
- simiesco
- sonar
- sur
- taparse
- tête à tête
- ubicar
- vislumbrar
- abotagado
- alargar
- alegrar
- amarillo
- ancho
- apergaminado
English:
angular
- antiallergenic
- ashen
- best
- black
- blank
- bomb
- bright
- brighten
- brim
- carp
- cheek
- close
- coin
- contort
- cost
- cover
- craggy
- deadpan
- dearly
- deflect
- disappointment
- disfigure
- distort
- drawn
- everyplace
- exasperation
- expression
- face
- fall
- familiar
- feature
- flip side
- florid
- flush
- flushed
- forlorn
- freckle
- frightful
- full
- furrow
- furtive
- glow
- glowing
- grin
- head
- hideous
- hollow
- ill
- job

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cara¹ nf

1. [rostro] face;

tiene una cara muy bonita she has a very pretty face;

me ha salido un grano en la cara I've got a spot on my face;

esa cara me suena de algo I remember that face from somewhere, I've seen that face somewhere before;

los atracadores actuaron a cara descubierta the robbers didn't bother covering their faces;

castigar a alguien de cara a la pared to make sb stand facing the wall (as a punishment);

arrugar la cara to screw up one's face;
también Fig
asomar la cara to show one's face;

¡mira quién asoma la cara! look who's here!;

cara a cara face-to-face;

un (encuentro) cara a cara entre los dos candidatos a head-to-head (debate) between the two candidates

2. [expresión, aspecto]
¡alegra esa cara, ya es viernes! cheer up o don't look so miserable, it's Friday!;

cuando se enteró de la noticia, puso muy buena cara when she heard the news, her face lit up;

no supe qué cara poner I didn't know how to react;

¡no pongas mala cara! don't look so miserable!;

cuando le contamos nuestro plan, puso muy mala cara when we told her our plan, she pulled a face;

tener buena/mala cara [persona] to look well/awful;

tiene cara de buena persona she has a kind face, she looks like a nice person;

tener cara de enfadado to look angry;

tienes cara de no haber dormido you look like you haven't slept;

tiene cara de querer comer she looks as if she'd like something to eat;

tiene cara de ponerse a llover it looks as if it's going to rain;

esta comida tiene buena cara this meal looks good

Comp
Esp Fam cara de acelga:
tener cara de acelga to have a pale face;

cara de ángel: [m5] tener cara de ángel to look like an angel;

cara de asco: [m5] poner cara de asco to pull a face, to look disgusted;
Fam cara bonita eye candy, glamourpuss; Fam cara de circunstancias:
puso cara de circunstancias his face took on a serious expression o turned serious;
RP Fam cara de culo:
tener cara de culo to look really Br hacked off o US pissed;
Fam cara de hereje:
tener cara de hereje to have an ugly mug;
Fam cara larga:
poner cara larga to pull a long face;
Esp Fam cara de pascua:
tener cara de pascua to have a happy face;
Fam cara de perro:
no pongas esa cara de perro don't look so miserable;

tiene cara de perro he has an unfriendly face;

un enfrentamiento a cara de perro a crunch match;

cara de pocos amigos: [m5] tener cara de pocos amigos to have an unfriendly face;
Esp Fam cara de póquer:
tener/poner cara de póquer to have/pull a poker face;

cara de tonto: [m5]tener/poner cara de tonto to have/pull a stupid face;
Fam cara de viernes:
tener cara de viernes to have a long face;
Fam cara de vinagre:
tener cara de vinagre to have a sour face

3. [persona] face;

acudieron muchas caras famosas a lot of famous faces were there;

veo muchas caras nuevas I see a lot of new faces here

4. [lado] side;

cara A [de disco] A side

5. Geom face

6. [parte frontal] front

7. [de moneda] heads;
Fig
la otra cara de la moneda the other side of the coin;

cara o cruz o Andes, Ven [m5] sello o RP [m5] ceca heads or tails;

echar algo a cara o cruz to toss (a coin) for sth, US to flip a coin for sth;

si sale cara, elijo yo if it's heads, I get to choose

8. [indicando posición]
cara a facing;

quiero un apartamento cara al mar I want an apartment that looks out on to the sea;

cara al futuro with regard to the future, in future;

cara arriba/abajo face up/down;
Esp
de cara [sol, viento] in one's face;

los ciclistas tenían el viento de cara the cyclists were riding into the wind

9.
de cara a [indicando objetivo] with a view to;

de cara a mejorar with a view to improving

10. Comp

se le cayó la cara de vergüenza she blushed with shame;

¡no sé cómo no se te cae la cara de vergüenza al hablar así a tu madre! you should be ashamed of yourself, talking to your mother like that!;

dar cara a algo to face o confront sth;

dar la cara [responsabilizarse] to face up to the consequences;

siempre que quiere mandar un mensaje me manda a mí, en vez de dar la cara él whenever he has a message to deliver, he always sends me instead of doing it himself;

ya estoy harto de ser yo el que siempre dé la cara I'm fed up of always being the one who takes the flak;

dar la cara por alguien [disculpar] to make excuses for sb;
[defender] to stick up for sb; RP
dar vuelta la cara a alguien to look away from sb;
Fam
decir algo a alguien Esp [m5] a la cara o Am [m5] en la cara to say sth to sb's face;

si tiene algo que decir, que me lo diga Esp [m5] a la cara o Am [m5] en la cara if she has something to say to me, she can say it to my face;
Fam
echar algo en cara a alguien to reproach sb for sth;
Esp Fam
es lo más grosero/estúpido que me he echado a la cara he's the rudest/most stupid person I've ever met;
Fam
hacer cara a to stand up to;

lavar la cara a algo to make cosmetic changes to sth;

mirar a alguien a la cara to look sb in the face;
Fam
partir la cara a alguien to smash sb's face in;
Esp
plantar cara a alguien to confront sb;
Andes, RP
poner la cara [responsabilizarse] to face up to the consequences;
Esp Fam
por la cara: entrar por la cara [sin pagar] to get in without paying;
[sin ser invitado] to gatecrash; Fam
por su cara bonita, por su linda cara: le dieron el trabajo por su cara bonita o [m5] por su linda cara she got the job because her face fitted;

reírse de alguien en su cara to laugh in sb's face;

en mi cara no se me ríe nadie nobody laughs at me to my face;
Fam
romper la cara a alguien to smash sb's face in;

sacar la cara por alguien to stick up for sb;

saltar a la cara to be blindingly obvious;

tener dos caras to be two-faced;

verse las caras [pelearse] to have it out;
[enfrentarse] to fight it out; Andes
voltear la cara a alguien to look away from sb

cara² Fam

♦ nf
[desvergüenza] cheek, nerve;
tener la cara de hacer algo to have the nerve to do sth;

tener mucha cara, tener la cara muy dura to have a lot of cheek o nerve, Br to have a real brass neck;

¡qué cara más dura! what a cheek o nerve!;

¡qué cara, ahora me echa las culpas a mí! the cheek of it! now he's trying to put the blame on me!;

¡hay que tener cara para decir eso! what a cheek o nerve to say a thing like that!;

Comp
Esp
tener más cara que espalda to have a cheek o nerve

♦ nmf
Fam
ser un(a) cara (dura) to have a lot of cheek o nerve, Br to have a real brass neck

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cara

f

1 face;

a cara descubierta not wearing a mask;

cara a algo facing sth;

cara a cara face to face;

en el cara a cara face to face;

de cara a facing; fig with regard to;

de cara al exterior on the surface, outwardly;

hacer cara a face up to;

dar la cara face the consequences;

sacar la cara por alguien stick one’s neck out for s.o.;

plantar cara a stand up to;

echar algo en cara a alguien remind s.o. of sth;

decir algo en o

a la cara de alguien say sth to s.o.’s face;

lo hizo por su cara bonita o

por su linda cara fig he did it just because he felt like it;

cruzar la cara a alguien slap s.o. in the face, slap s.o.’s face;

romper o

partir la cara a alguien pop smash s.o.’s face in;

¡nos veremos las caras! you haven’t heard the last of this!;

tenían el viento/el sol de cara they had the wind in their faces/the sun in their eyes;

todo le sale de cara everything goes right for him

2 ( expresión) look;

tiene cara de pocos amigos he doesn’t look very friendly;

tiene cara de preocupación/alegría he looks worried/happy;

cara larga long face;

tener buena/mala cara de comida look good/bad; de persona look well/sick;

poner buena cara a mal tiempo look on the bright side

3 fig

nerve;

tener cara dura have a nerve

4

:

la otra cara de la moneda fig the other side of the coin

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cara nf

1) : face

2) aspecto: look, appearance

¡qué buena cara tiene ese pastel!: that cake looks delicious!

3) fam : nerve, gall

4)

cara a or

de cara a : facing

5)

de cara a : in view of, in the light of

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cara n

1. (en general) face

tiene una cara muy bonita she's got a really nice face

¿veo una cara nueva? do I see a new face?

2. (de página, disco) side

no escribas por la otra cara del folio don't write on the other side of the sheet

un cubo tiene seis caras a cube has got six sides

3. (expresión) look

tenía mala cara she didn't look well

tienes cara de sueño you look tired

4. (descaro) cheek / nerve

tuvo la cara de pedirme un favor he had the cheek to ask me a favour

¡vaya cara! what a cheek!

cara a cara face to face

¿cara o cruz? heads or tails?

de cara (sol) in your eyes (viento) against you

el sol me daba de cara the sun was (shining) in my eyes

tenemos el viento de cara we've got the wind against us

de cara a (mirando) facing (con vistas a) with a view to

está castigado de cara a la pared he's got to stand facing the wall

echar a cara o cruz to toss for it

Spanish-English dictionary > cara
19 luz

luz sustantivo femenino 1 ( en general) light;
◊ la luz del sol the sunlight;
me da la luz en los ojos the light's in my eyes; a plena luz del día in broad daylight; este reflector da mucha luz this spotlight is very bright; leer con poca luz to read in poor light; a la luz de los últimos acontecimientos in the light of recent events; a todas luces: whichever way you look at it; dar a luz to give birth; sacar algo a la luz ‹secreto/escándalo› to bring sth to light; ‹ publicación› to bring out;
◊ salir a la luz [secreto/escándalo] to come to light;
[ publicación] to come out 2
a) (fam) ( electricidad) electricity;

◊ les cortaron la luz their electricity was cut off;
se fue la luz ( en una casa) the electricity went off; ( en una zona) there was a power cut
b) ( dispositivo) light;
encender or (AmL) prender or (Esp) dar la luz to turn on o switch on the light;
◊ apagar la luz to turn off o switch off the light;
cruzar con la luz roja to cross when the lights are red; luces de estacionamiento or (Esp) de situación parking lights (pl) (AmE), sidelights (pl) (BrE); luces de cruce or cortas or (AmL) bajas dipped headlights (pl); poner las luces largas or altas to put the headlights on high (AmE) o (BrE) full beam; luz de frenado stoplight, brake light (BrE); luz de giro (Arg) indicator
luz sustantivo femenino
1 light
luz natural, sunlight
2 (foco) light: apaga las luces, por favor, put out the lights, please
3 (electricidad) me cortaron la luz, my electricity has been cut off
4 Auto light
luz larga, headlights pl; luces de cruce, dipped headlights
luces de posición, sidelights 5 luces, (entendimiento) intelligence sing; tener pocas luces, to be dim-witted 6 traje de luces, bullfighter's costume Locuciones: figurado dar a luz, (parir) to give birth to figurado dar luz verde a, to give the green light to
a la luz de, in the light of
a todas luces, obviously ' luz' also found in these entries: Spanish: amortiguar - ancha - ancho - año - apagar - apagada - apagado - aviso - brillar - brillo - buena - bueno - cañón - cegador - cegadora - cobrador - cobradora - contador - corta - cortar - corto - dar - débil - desconectar - deslumbrar - día - divisar - domiciliar - encenderse - enchufar - enfocar - escasa - escaso - gasto - haz - interruptor - irradiar - linterna - oscilar - oscuras - oscuridad - piloto - precisa - preciso - proyectar - proyector - ráfaga - rayo - reflector - reflectora English: beam - birth - blaze - blind - blink - board - bright - brilliance - brownout - burn - candlelight - cast - catch - chink - come through - cut out - dark - day - daylight - deflect - die - diffuse - dim - disconnect - dull - electricity bill - emit - exposure - fade - flash - flicker - fluorescent light - fuel - give off - glare - glaring - glimmer - glow - glowing - go off - go on - go out - go-ahead - infrared - lay on - leave on - light - light year - moonlight - nod

English-spanish dictionary > luz
20 bright

braɪt
1. прил.
1) а) яркий;
блестящий;
светящийся, отражающий свет;
ясный, погожий;
чистый, прозрачный The long array of bright helmets. ≈ Длинный ряд сияющих шлемов. б) радостный, сияющий от счастья в) подающий надежды, обнадеживающий( о человеке, но не только) Chances of success brighter than any that had offered themselves. ≈ Шансы на победу больше, чем когда-либо случалось. ∙ Syn: brilliant, effulgent, glowing, incandescent, radiant, resplendent, shining, beaming Ant: dim, dull, gloomy, obscure
2) красивый, привлекательный A bright lady, surpassingly fair. ≈ Женщина прекрасная, красоты несказанной
3) яркий, сочный( о цвете, свете) ;
светлый( о цвете табачных листьев особого сорта) bright light brightwork
4) ясный, четкий( о ноте, звуке)
5) знаменитый, прославленный, великолепный The wisest, brightest, meanest of mankind. ≈ Из людей мудрейшие, знаменитейшие, пошлейшие. Exhibited a bright example of the most heroic valour. ≈ Показал великолепный пример поистине героической доблести.
6) занимательный, интересный( о разговоре, о предмете беседы) ;
также употребляется по отношению к человеку, который ведет занимательные, увлекательные разговоры;
умный, сметливый (обычно по отношению к младшему поколению) He turned up today as jaunty and bright as a young buck of twenty-five. ≈ Он был сегодня весел и увлекателен как никогда, выглядел этаким двадцатипятилетним "жеребцом". He's a bright specimen! ≈ шутл. Он всем головам голова! bright young thing Syn: sharp, keen ∙ bright-eyed and bushy-tailed look on the bright side of things
2. нареч.
1) ярко( также используется brightly) The spires that glow so bright! ≈ Как ярко сверкают шпили! bright and early Syn: brilliantly
2) перен. ярко, блестяще, великолепно яркость, свет - in the * of the moon при свете луны яркий;
блестящий;
светлый - * star яркая звезда - * day светлый день - * red ярко-красный - * eyes блестящие /ясные/ глаза - * annealing( техническое) светлый отжиг благоприятный, радужный, полный надежд - * future светлое будущее - * prospects радужные перспективы ясный (о звуке) светлый, прозрачный (о жидкости) - * wine прозрачное вино полированный блестящий, великолепный - * reply блестящий ответ - * idea блестящая /великолепная/ идея способный, сообразительный, смышленый - * boy способный /смышленый/ мальчик - * imagination живое воображение веселый, живой, полный бодрости, оптимизма - * to keep * in spite of one's misfortune не терять бодрости духа, несмотря на несчастье острый, настороженный - * to keep a * lookout быть начеку, сохранять бдительность > to look on the * side (of things) смотреть на вещи оптимистически > as * as a button /a new pin, a sixpence/ чистенький, нарядный ярко bright блестящий;
великолепный ~ веселый;
to look on the bright side( of things) оптимистически смотреть на вещи ~ полированный ~ светлый, прозрачный (о жидкости) ~ способный, смышленый;
живой, расторопный ~ яркий;
блестящий;
светлый ~ яркий ~ ярко;
блестяще ~ ясный (о звуке) ~ веселый;
to look on the bright side (of things) оптимистически смотреть на вещи

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > bright

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glow — glow1 [gləu US glou] n [singular] 1.) a soft steady light glow from ▪ the glow from the dying fire glow of ▪ the dim glow of the lightbulb ▪ the warm glow of the setting sun ▪ the green glow of the computer monitor 2.) the pink colour in your… … Dictionary of contemporary English
dim — dim1 [dım] adj comparative dimmer superlative dimmest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(dark)¦ 2¦(shape)¦ 3 take a dim view of something 4 dim recollection/awareness etc 5¦(eyes)¦ 6¦(future chances)¦ 7 in the dim and distant past 8¦(not intelligent)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
dim — dim1 [ dım ] adjective 1. ) dim light is not bright: the dim glow of the streetlamp ─ opposite BRIGHT, BRILLIANT a ) dim places do not have much light in them, so you cannot see very well: The room was very dim. b ) dim shapes are not clear,… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dim — I UK [dɪm] / US adjective Word forms dim : adjective dim comparative dimmer superlative dimmest 1) dim light is not bright the dim glow of the streetlamp a) dim places do not have much light in them, so you cannot see very well The room was very… … English dictionary
glow — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 steady light ADJECTIVE ▪ cosy/cozy, rich, soft, warm ▪ dim, dull, faint, pale ▪ … Collocations dictionary
glow — glow1 [ glou ] verb intransitive * 1. ) to shine with a soft light: His desk light glowed in the darkness of the big room. a ) if something very hot glows, it looks red or orange and burns without producing flames: The tip of a cigarette glowed… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
glow */ — I UK [ɡləʊ] / US [ɡloʊ] verb [intransitive] Word forms glow : present tense I/you/we/they glow he/she/it glows present participle glowing past tense glowed past participle glowed 1) to shine with a soft light His desk light glowed in the darkness … English dictionary
glow — 01. The fire was [glowing] brightly in the dark night. 02. When we shone the flashlight under the bed, we could see the eyes of the cat [glowing] at us. 03. The sunset shone a golden [glow] across the water. 04. The young girl s face had a… … Grammatical examples in English
dim — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Dim is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑eye, ↑light Dim is used with these nouns as the object: ↑light {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. Dim is used with these nouns: ↑blur, ↑bulb, ↑corridor, ↑glow, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
Aurora (astronomy) — Aurora Borealis redirects here. For other uses, see Aurora Borealis (disambiguation). Aurora Australis redirects here. For the ship, see Aurora Australis (icebreaker). For the book, see Aurora Australis (book). Northern lights redirects here. For … Wikipedia
Photoelectric effect — The photoelectric effect is a quantum electronic phenomenon in which electrons are emitted from matter after the absorption of energy from electromagnetic radiation such as x rays or visible light.cite book | title = Physics for Scientists… … Wikipedia

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