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1 out

out [aʊt]

1 adverb

A.

(a) (indicating movement from inside to outside) dehors;

∎ to go out sortir;

∎ she ran/limped/strolled out elle est sortie en courant/en boitant/sans se presser;

∎ I met her on my way out je l'ai rencontrée en sortant;

∎ out you go! sortez!, hors d'ici!, allez, hop!;

∎ the cork popped out le bouchon sauta;

∎ she took out a gun elle a sorti un révolver;

∎ I had my camera out ready j'avais sorti mon appareil;

∎ he drew out £50 (from bank) il a retiré 50 livres; (from pocket) il a sorti 50 livres;

∎ familiar I'm out of here je me casse;

∎ familiar let's get out of here allez, on se casse

(b) (away from home, office etc)

∎ Mr Powell's out, do you want to leave a message? M. Powell est sorti, voulez-vous laisser un message?;

∎ she's out a lot in the daytime elle est souvent absente pendant la journée;

∎ she's out picking mushrooms elle est sortie (pour aller) cueillir des champignons;

∎ a search party is out looking for them une équipe de secours est partie à leur recherche;

∎ to eat out aller au restaurant;

∎ it's a long time since we had an evening out ça fait longtemps que nous ne sommes pas sortis;

∎ he stayed out all night il n'est pas rentré de la nuit;

∎ the children are playing out in the street les enfants jouent dans la rue;

∎ familiar to be out to lunch (out of touch with reality) être à côté de la plaque

(c) (no longer attending hospital, school etc) sorti;

∎ she's out of hospital now elle est sortie de l'hôpital maintenant;

∎ what time do you get out of school? à quelle heure sors-tu de l'école?;

∎ he's out in September (of prisoner) il sort en septembre

(d) (indicating view from inside)

∎ he was looking out at the people in the street il regardait les gens qui passaient dans la rue;

∎ I stared out of the window je regardais par la fenêtre;

∎ the bedroom looks out onto open fields la chambre donne sur les champs

(e) (in the open air) dehors;

∎ to sleep out dormir dehors;

∎ it's cold out il fait froid dehors;

∎ it's colder inside than out il fait plus froid à l'intérieur qu'à l'extérieur

(f) (indicating distance from land, centre, town etc)

∎ we were two days out from Portsmouth nous étions à deux jours de Portsmouth;

∎ on the trip out à l'aller;

∎ they live a long way out ils habitent loin du centre;

∎ out in the country dans la campagne;

∎ she's out in Africa elle est en Afrique;

∎ out there là-bas

(g) (indicating extended position)

∎ she stuck her tongue out at me elle m'a tiré la langue;

∎ he lay stretched out on the bed il était allongé (de tout son long) sur le lit;

∎ hold your arms/your hand out tendez les bras/la main

B.

(a) (indicating distribution)

∎ she handed out some photocopies elle a distribué des photocopies;

∎ the letter was sent out yesterday la lettre a été postée hier;

∎ the book is out (borrowed from library) le livre est en prêt

(b) (indicating source of light, smell, sound etc)

∎ it gives out a lot of heat ça dégage beaucoup de chaleur;

∎ music blared out from the radio la radio hurlait

(c) (loudly, audibly)

∎ read out the first paragraph lisez le premier paragraphe à haute voix;

∎ I was thinking out loud je pensais tout haut

C.

(a) (indicating exclusion or rejection)

∎ keep out (sign) défense d'entrer, entrée interdite;

∎ traitors out! les traîtres, dehors!;

∎ throw him out! jetez-le dehors!

(b) (indicating abandonment of activity)

∎ get out before it's too late abandonne avant qu'il ne soit trop tard;

∎ you can count me out ne comptez plus sur moi;

∎ familiar I want out! je laisse tomber!

(c) (extinguished)

∎ put or turn the lights out éteignez les lumières;

∎ to stub out a cigarette écraser une cigarette

(d) (unconscious)

∎ to knock sb out assommer qn, mettre qn K-O;

∎ several people passed out plusieurs personnes se sont évanouies

(e) (indicating disappearance)

∎ the stain will wash out la tache partira au lavage

D.

(a) (revealed, made public)

∎ the secret is out le secret a été éventé;

∎ word is out that he's going to resign le bruit court qu'il va démissionner;

∎ the truth will out la vérité se saura;

∎ we must stop the news getting out nous devons empêcher la nouvelle de s'ébruiter;

∎ familiar out with it! alors, t'accouches?

(b) (published, on sale)

∎ is her new book/film/record out? est-ce que son nouveau livre/film/disque est sorti?;

∎ the new model will be or come out next month le nouveau modèle sort le mois prochain

(c) (with superlative) familiar (in existence) it's the best computer out c'est le meilleur ordinateur qui existe^□ ;

∎ she's the biggest liar out c'est la pire menteuse qui soit^□

E.

(of tide)

∎ the tide's on its way out la mer se retire, la marée descend

2 adjective

(a) (flowering) en fleurs;

∎ the daffodils/cherry trees are out les jonquilles/cerisiers sont en fleurs

(b) (shining)

∎ the sun is out il y a du soleil;

∎ the moon is out la lune s'est levée;

∎ the stars are out on voit les étoiles

(c) (finished)

∎ before the year is out avant la fin de l'année

(d) (on strike) en grève;

∎ the dockers have been out for a month les dockers sont en grève depuis un mois;

∎ everybody out! tout le monde en grève!

(e) Sport

∎ if you score less than 3 points you're out si on marque moins de 3 points on est éliminé;

∎ the ball was out la balle était dehors ou sortie, la balle était faute;

∎ she went out in the first round elle a été éliminée au premier tour;

∎ not out (in cricket) = encore au guichet (à la fin de l'innings, de la journée)

(f) (tide) bas;

∎ the tide's out la marée est basse

(g) (wrong)

∎ your calculations are (way) out, you're (way) out in your calculations vous vous êtes (complètement) trompé dans vos calculs;

∎ I've checked the figures but I'm still £50 out j'ai vérifié les chiffres mais il manque toujours 50 livres;

∎ it's a few inches out (too long) c'est trop long de quelques centimètres; (too short) c'est trop court de quelques centimètres;

∎ it's only a few inches out c'est bon à quelques centimètres près;

∎ the shot was only a centimetre out le coup n'a manqué le but que d'un centimètre

(h) familiar (impossible)

∎ that plan's out because of the weather ce projet est à l'eau à cause du temps

(i) familiar (unfashionable) démodé^□ ;

∎ long hair's (right) out les cheveux longs c'est (carrément) dépassé

(j) (indicating aim, intent)

∎ to be out to do sth avoir l'intention de faire qch;

∎ we're out to win nous sommes partis pour gagner;

∎ to be out to get sb en avoir après qn;

∎ to be out for sth vouloir qch;

∎ she was out for a good time elle cherchait à s'amuser;

∎ she's out for the presidency elle vise le poste de président;

∎ he's just out for himself il ne s'intéresse qu'à lui-même;

∎ he's only out for what he can get il ne cherche qu'à servir ses propres intérêts

(k) familiar (unconscious)

∎ to be out être K-O

(l) (extinguished) éteint;

∎ the fire was out le feu était éteint

(m) familiar (openly gay) qui ne cache pas son homosexualité^□, ouvertement homosexuel^□

3 noun

(a) (way of escape) échappatoire f

(b) Typography bourdon m

(c) American familiar

∎ to be on the outs être brouillé avec qn

4 exclamation

(a) (leave) dehors!

(b) Telecommunications

∎ (over and) out! terminé!

(c) Sport (in tennis) faute!, out!

5 preposition

familiar hors de;

∎ she went out that door elle est sortie par cette porte;

∎ look out the window regarde par la fenêtre

6 transitive verb

(expose) dénoncer;

∎ to out sb (reveal to be homosexual) révéler que qn est homosexuel;

∎ to out sb as a spy dénoncer qn en tant qu'espion

7 out and about adverb

∎ where have you been? - oh, out and about où étais-tu? - oh, je suis allé faire un tour;

∎ out and about in Amsterdam dans les rues d'Amsterdam

8 out of preposition

(a) (indicating movement from inside to outside) hors de;

∎ she came out of the office elle est sortie du bureau;

∎ he ran/limped/strolled out of the office il est sorti du bureau en courant/en boitant/sans se presser;

∎ to look/to fall out of a window regarder/tomber par une fenêtre;

∎ take your hands out of your pockets! sors ou ôte tes mains de tes poches!;

∎ hardly were the words out of my mouth à peine avais-je prononcé ces mots

(b) (indicating location)

∎ we drank out of china cups nous avons bu dans des tasses de porcelaine;

∎ to drink out of the bottle boire à (même) la bouteille;

∎ she works out of York elle opère à partir de York;

∎ the company is out of Oxford l'entreprise est basée à Oxford;

∎ he's out of town il n'est pas en ville;

∎ she's out of the country elle est à l'étranger;

∎ it's a long way out of town c'est loin de la ville;

∎ there was a wind out of the Southwest il y avait du vent de sud-ouest

(c) (indicating source → of feeling, profit, money etc)

∎ she did well out of the deal elle a trouvé son compte dans l'affaire;

∎ what pleasure do they get out of it? quel plaisir en tirent-ils?;

∎ you won't get anything out of him vous ne tirerez rien de lui;

∎ she paid for it out of company funds/out of her own pocket elle l'a payé avec l'argent de la société/payé de sa poche;

∎ to copy sth out of a book copier qch dans un livre

(d) (indicating raw material)

∎ it's made out of mahogany c'est en acajou;

∎ plastic is made out of petroleum on obtient le plastique à partir du pétrole;

∎ hut made out of a few old planks cabane faite de quelques vieilles planches

(e) (indicating motive) par;

∎ he refused out of sheer spite il a refusé par pur dépit;

∎ to act out of fear (habitually) agir sous l'emprise de la peur; (on precise occasion) agir sous le coup de la peur

(f) (indicating previous tendency, habit)

∎ I've got out of the habit j'en ai perdu l'habitude;

∎ try and stay out of trouble essaie d'éviter les ennuis

(g) (lacking)

∎ I'm out of cigarettes je n'ai plus de cigarettes;

∎ Commerce I am out of this item je n'ai plus cet article pour le moment;

∎ out of work au chômage

(h) (in proportions, marks etc) sur;

∎ he got nine out of ten in maths il a eu neuf sur dix en maths;

∎ ninety-nine times out of a hundred quatre-vingt-dix-neuf fois sur cent;

∎ choose one out of these ten choisissez-en un parmi les dix;

∎ three days out of four trois jours sur quatre;

∎ one out of every three un sur trois;

∎ out of all the people there, only one spoke German parmi toutes les personnes présentes, une seule parlait allemand

(i) (indicating similarity to book, film etc)

∎ it was like something out of a Fellini film on se serait cru dans un film de Fellini

(j) (indicating exclusion or rejection)

∎ he's out of the race il n'est plus dans la course;

∎ you keep out of this! mêlez-vous de ce qui vous regarde!

(k) (indicating avoidance)

∎ come in out of the rain ne reste pas dehors sous la pluie;

∎ stay out of the sun ne restez pas au soleil;

∎ is there a way out of it? y a-t-il (un) moyen d'en sortir?

(l) (indicating recently completed activity)

∎ a young girl just out of university une jeune fille tout juste sortie de l'université

(m) (in breeding)

∎ Gladiator by Monarch out of Gladia Gladiateur par ou issu de Monarch et Gladia

(n) (idiom) familiar

∎ to be out of it (unaware of situation) être à côté de la plaque; (drunk, on drugs) être raide;

∎ I felt a bit out of it (excluded) je me sentais un peu de trop

►► Accountancy out book livre m du dehors;

Computing out box (for e-mail) corbeille f de départ;

out tray corbeille f sortie

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2 get

1. transitive verb,
-tt-, p.t. got, p.p. got or (in comb./arch./ Amer. except in sense academic.ru/44353/m">m) gotten ( got also coll. abbr. of has got or have got)

1) (obtain) bekommen; kriegen (ugs.); (by buying) kaufen; sich (Dat.) anschaffen [Auto usw.]; (by one's own effort for special purpose) sich (Dat.) besorgen [Visum, Genehmigung, Arbeitskräfte]; sich (Dat.) beschaffen [Geld]; einholen [Gutachten]; (by contrivance) kommen zu; (find) finden [Zeit]

where did you get that? — wo hast du das her?

he got him by the leg/arm — er kriegte ihn am Bein/Arm zu fassen

get somebody a job/taxi, get a job/taxi for somebody — jemandem einen Job verschaffen/ein Taxi besorgen od. rufen

get oneself something/a job — sich (Dat.) etwas zulegen/einen Job finden

you can't get this kind of fruit in the winter months — dieses Obst gibt es im Winter nicht zu kaufen

2) (fetch) holen

what can I get you? — was kann ich Ihnen anbieten?

is there anything I can get you in town? — soll ich dir etwas aus der Stadt mitbringen?

3)

get the bus — etc. (be in time for, catch) den Bus usw. erreichen od. (ugs.) kriegen; (travel by) den Bus nehmen

4) (prepare) machen (ugs.), zubereiten [Essen]

5) (coll.): (eat) essen

get something to eat — etwas zu essen holen; (be given) etwas zu essen bekommen

6) (gain) erreichen

what do I get out of it? — was habe ich davon?

7) (by calculation) herausbekommen

8) (receive) bekommen; erhalten, (ugs.) kriegen [Geldsumme]

the country gets very little sun/rain — die Sonne scheint/es regnet nur sehr wenig in dem Land

he got his jaw broken in a fight — bei einer Schlägerei wurde ihm der Kiefer gebrochen

9) (receive as penalty) bekommen, (ugs.) kriegen [6 Monate Gefängnis, Geldstrafe, Tracht Prügel]

you'll get it — (coll.) du kriegst Prügel (ugs.); es setzt was (ugs.); (be scolded) du kriegst was zu hören (ugs.)

10) (kill) töten; erlegen [Wild]; (hit, injure) treffen

11) (win) bekommen; finden [Anerkennung]; sich (Dat.) verschaffen [Ansehen]; erzielen [Tor, Punkt, Treffer]; gewinnen [Preis, Belohnung]; belegen [ersten usw. Platz]

get permission — die Erlaubnis erhalten

12) (come to have) finden [Schlaf, Ruhe]; bekommen [Einfall, Vorstellung, Gefühl]; gewinnen [Eindruck]; (contract) bekommen [Kopfschmerzen, Grippe, Malaria]

get some rest — sich ausruhen

get an idea/a habit from somebody — von jemandem eine Idee/Angewohnheit übernehmen

13)

have got — (coll.): (have) haben

give it all you've got — gib dein Bestes

have got a toothache/a cold — Zahnschmerzen/eine Erkältung haben od. erkältet sein

have got to do something — etwas tun müssen

something has got to be done [about it] — dagegen muss etwas unternommen werden

14) (succeed in bringing, placing, etc.) bringen; kriegen (ugs.)

I must get a message to her — ich muss ihr eine Nachricht zukommen lassen

15) (bring into some state)

get a machine going — eine Maschine in Gang setzen od. bringen

get things going or started — die Dinge in Gang bringen

get everything packed/prepared — alles [ein]packen/vorbereiten

get something ready/done — etwas fertig machen

get one's feet wet — nasse Füße kriegen

get one's hands dirty — sich (Dat.) die Hände schmutzig machen

I didn't get much done today — ich habe heute nicht viel geschafft

you'll get yourself thrown out/arrested — du schaffst es noch, dass du rausgeworfen/verhaftet wirst

get somebody talking/drunk/interested — jemanden zum Reden bringen/betrunken machen/jemandes Interesse wecken

get one's hair cut — sich (Dat.) die Haare schneiden lassen

16) (induce)

get somebody to do something — jemanden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun

get something to do something — es schaffen, dass etwas etwas tut

I can't get the car to start/the door to shut — ich kriege das Auto nicht in Gang/die Tür nicht zu

17) (Radio, Telev.): (pick up) empfangen [Sender]

18) (contact by telephone)

get somebody [on the phone] — jemanden [telefonisch] erreichen

19) (answer)

I'll get it! — ich geh' schon!; (answer doorbell) ich mach' auf!; (answer the phone) ich gehe ran (ugs.) od. nehme ab!

20) (coll.): (perplex) in Verwirrung bringen

you've got me there; I don't know — da bin ich überfragt - ich weiß es nicht

21) (coll.) (understand) kapieren (ugs.); verstehen [Personen]; (hear) mitkriegen (ugs.)

get it? — alles klar? (ugs.)

22) (coll.): (annoy) aufregen (ugs.)
2. intransitive verb,
-tt-, got, gotten

1) (succeed in coming or going) kommen

get to London before dark — London vor Einbruch der Dunkelheit erreichen

when did you get here/to school? — wann bist du gekommen?/wann warst du in der Schule?

we got as far as Oxford — wir kamen bis Oxford

how did that get here? — wie ist das hierher gekommen?

2) (come to be)

get talking [to somebody] — [mit jemandem] ins Gespräch kommen

get going or started — (leave) losgehen; aufbrechen; (start talking) loslegen (ugs.); (become lively or operative) in Schwung kommen

get going on or with something — mit etwas anfangen

3)

get to know somebody — jemanden kennen lernen

he got to like/hate her — mit der Zeit mochte er sie/begann er, sie zu hassen

get to hear of something — von etwas erfahren

get to do something — (succeed in doing) etwas tun können

4) (become) werden

get ready/washed — sich fertig machen/waschen

get frightened/hungry — Angst/Hunger kriegen

get excited about something — sich auf etwas (Akk.) freuen

get interested in something — sich für etwas interessieren

get caught in the rain — vom Regen überrascht werden

get well soon! — gute Besserung!

Phrasal Verbs:

- get about

- get across

- get along

- get at

- get away

- get away with

- get back

- get back to

- get behind

- get by

- get down

- get down to

- get in

- get in on

- get into

- get in with

- get off

- get on

- get on to

- get on with

- get out

- get out of

- get over

- get over with

- get past

- get round

- get through

- get to

- get together

- get up

- get up to

* * *
[ɡet]
past tense - got; verb

1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) erhalten

2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) besorgen

3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) kommen, holen

4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) bringen

5) (to become: You're getting old.) werden

6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) veranlassen

7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) gelangen

8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen( to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) bekommen

9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) bekommen

10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) erwischen

11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) verstehen

•

- getaway
- get-together
- get-up
- be getting on for
- get about
- get across
- get after
- get ahead
- get along
- get around
- get around to
- get at
- get away
- get away with
- get back
- get by
- get down
- get down to
- get in
- get into
- get nowhere
- get off
- get on
- get on at
- get out
- get out of
- get over
- get round
- get around to
- get round to
- get there
- get through
- get together
- get up
- get up to
* * *

get

<got, got or AM, CAN usu gotten>

[get]

I. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (obtain)

▪ to \get sth [from sb] etw [von jdm] erhalten [o bekommen]

let's \get some breakfast/groceries lass uns frühstücken/Lebensmittel besorgen

have you got a moment? haben Sie einen Augenblick Zeit?

where did you \get your radio from? woher hast du dein Radio?

to \get a glimpse of sb/sth einen Blick auf jdn/etw erhaschen

to \get a radio station einen Sender empfangen [o fam reinbekommen]

to \get time off freibekommen

2. (receive)

▪ to \get sth [from sb] etw [von jdm] bekommen [o fam kriegen]

to \get sth for one's birthday etw zum Geburtstag bekommen

to \get a [telephone] call from sb von jdm angerufen werden

3. (experience)

▪ to \get sth etw erleben

we don't \get much snow in this country in diesem Land schneit es nicht sehr viel

I got quite a shock ich habe einen ganz schönen Schock bekommen! fam

I got quite a surprise ich war ganz schön überrascht

to \get the impression that... den Eindruck gewinnen, dass...

4. (deliver)

▪ to \get sth to sb jdm etw bringen

5. ( fam: contract)

▪ to \get sth sich dat etw holen fam

you can't \get measles twice Masern kannst du nicht zweimal bekommen

to \get the flu sich dat die Grippe einfangen [o ÖSTERR a. holen] fam

to \get food poisoning sich dat eine Lebensmittelvergiftung zuziehen [o ÖSTERR fam a. holen

6. (fetch)

▪ to \get [sb] sth [or sth for sb] jdm etw besorgen [o holen]

can I \get you a drink? möchtest du was trinken?, kann ich Ihnen etwas zu trinken anbieten?; ( form)

could you \get a newspaper for me, please? könntest du mir bitte eine Zeitung mitbringen?

7. (come across)

▪ to \get sth somewhere irgendwo auf etw akk treffen

you \get lions in Africa in Afrika gibt es Löwen

8.

to \get a plane/train (travel with) ein Flugzeug/einen Zug nehmen; (catch) ein Flugzeug/einen Zug erwischen fam

9. (earn)

▪ to \get sth etw verdienen

10. (exchange)

▪ to \get sth for sth etw für etw akk bekommen

11. (buy)

▪ to \get sth etw kaufen

12. (derive)

▪ to \get sth out of sth:

what do I \get out of it? was habe ich davon?

sb \gets a lot of pleasure out of [or from] sth etw bereitet jdm viel Freude

to \get something out of sth aus etw dat seine Vorteile ziehen

13. (calculate)

▪ to \get sth etw berechnen

14. (capture)

▪ to \get sb/sth jdn/etw fangen

15. ( fam: punish)

▪ to \get sb [for sth] jdn [für etw akk] kriegen fam

I'll \get you for this/that! ich kriege dich dafür! fam

16. ( fam: suffer)

to \get it es bekommen, bestraft werden

17. (buttonhole)

▪ to \get sb to oneself jdn für sich akk haben

18. (answer)

to \get the door die Tür aufmachen

to \get the telephone das Telefon abnehmen, ans Telefon gehen

19. AM ( fam: pay for)

▪ to \get sth etw bezahlen

20. + adj, pp (cause to be)

he got his bag caught in the door seine Tasche verfing sich in der Tür

she got the kids ready sie machte die Kinder fertig

to \get sth confused etw verwechseln

to \get sth delivered sich dat etw liefern lassen

to \get sth finished etw fertig machen

to \get sth typed etw tippen lassen

21. (induce)

▪ to \get sb/sth doing sth:

we'll soon \get you talking wir werden Sie schon zum Reden bringen

haven't you got the photocopier working yet? hast du den Kopierer noch nicht zum Laufen gekriegt? fam

▪ to \get sb/sth to do sth jdn/etw dazu bringen, etw zu tun

to \get one's computer to work seinen Computer zum Laufen [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. Funktionieren] kriegen fam

22. (transport)

▪ to \get sb/sth somewhere jdn/etw irgendwohin bringen

we can't \get the bed through the door wir bekommen das Bett nicht durch die Tür

23. (learn)

▪ to \get sth etw herausbekommen [o fam herauskriegen

24. (understand)

▪ to \get sth etw verstehen

to \get the meaning es verstehen

to \get the message es kapieren fam

to \get the picture ( fam) kapieren fam

\get the picture? kapiert? fam, kapische? fam

to \get sb/sth wrong jdn/etw falsch verstehen

25.

to \get dinner (prepare) das Abendessen zubereiten; (eat) zu Abend essen

26. (baffle)

▪ to \get sb jdn verwirren

this problem's simply got me mit diesem Problem bin ich einfach überfordert

you've got me there da bin ich [aber] überfragt

we'll get them with this tactic mit dieser Taktik kriegen wir sie fam

27. ( fam: amuse)

▪ to \get sb jdn amüsieren

28. ( fam: irk)

▪ to \get sb jdm auf die Nerven gehen fam

29. ( fam: sadden)

▪ to \get sb jdm unter die Haut gehen fam

30. (hit)

▪ to \get sb [in sth]:

that nearly got me in the eye! das ist mir fast ins Auge geflogen!

she got him right in the face sie hat ihn mitten ins Gesicht getroffen

the shot got him in the arm der Schuss traf ihn in den Arm [o fam erwischte ihn am Arm

31. usu imper ( fam: look at)

\get him/her! sieh dir mal den/die an!

32.

▶ to get one's own back [on sb] BRIT ( fam) sich akk [an jdm] rächen

▶ to \get it on ( fam: succeed) es schaffen; ( fam: fight) es sich dat geben; ( fam: have sex) es treiben euph fam

II. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1. + adj (become) werden

are you \getting better? geht es dir besser?

to \get real (sl) am Boden bleiben fam

to \get used to sth sich akk an etw akk gewöhnen

2. + vb (become)

to \get to be sth etw werden

how did you \get to be a belly dancer? wie bist du zu einer Bauchtänzerin geworden?

to \get to like sth etw langsam mögen

3. + pp (in passives) werden

the dog got drowned der Hund ist ertrunken

this window got broken jemand hat dieses Fenster zerbrochen

to \get married heiraten

4. (reach)

▪ to \get somewhere irgendwohin kommen

to \get home [from somewhere] [von irgendwo] nach Hause kommen

5. (progress)

to get nowhere/somewhere [with sth] es nicht weit/weit [mit etw dat] bringen

we were not \getting far with the negotiations unsere Verhandlungen kamen nicht weit voran

6. (have opportunity)

▪ to \get to do sth die Möglichkeit haben, etw zu tun

to \get to see sb jdn zu Gesicht bekommen

7. (succeed)

▪ to \get to do sth schaffen, etw zu tun

8. (must)

▪ to have got to do sth etw machen müssen

9. (start)

▪ to \get doing sth anfangen, etw zu tun

to \get going [or moving] gehen

we'd better \get going wir sollten besser gehen

10. (understand)

to \get with it sich akk informieren

\get with it! setz dich damit auseinander!

11. usu imper ( fam: go)

[go on,] \get! hau [doch] ab! fam

III. NOUN

1. BRIT ( pej sl) see git

2. COMPUT Holanweisung f

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[get] pret got, ptp got or ( US) gotten
1. TRANSITIVE VERB
When get is part of a set combination, eg. get the sack, get hold of, get it right, look up the other word.
1) = receive bekommen, kriegen (inf); sun, light, full force of blow abbekommen, abkriegen (inf); wound sich (dat) zuziehen; wealth, glory kommen zu; time, personal characteristics haben (from von)

where did you get it (from)? — woher hast du das?

this country gets very little rain —

he wanted to get all the glory — er wollte all den Ruhm (haben)

he got the idea for his book while he was abroad/from an old document — die Idee zu dem Buch kam ihm, als er im Ausland war/hatte er von einem alten Dokument

where did you get that idea? — wie kommst du denn auf die Idee?

I got quite a surprise — ich war ziemlich überrascht

I got quite a shock — ich habe einen ziemlichen Schock gekriegt (inf) or bekommen

I get the feeling that... — ich habe das Gefühl, dass...

2) = obtain by one's own efforts object sich (dat) besorgen; visa, money sich (dat) beschaffen or besorgen; (= find) staff, finance, partner, job finden; (= buy) kaufen; (= buy and keep) large item, car, cat sich (dat) anschaffen

not to be able to get sth — etw nicht bekommen or kriegen (inf) können

to get sb/oneself sth, to get sth for sb/oneself — jdm/sich etw besorgen; job jdm/sich etw verschaffen

to need to get sth — etw brauchen

I've still three to get — ich brauche noch drei

to get a glimpse of sb/sth — jdn/etw kurz zu sehen bekommen

you'll have to get a job/more staff —

he's been trying to get a house/job — er hat versucht, ein Haus/eine Stelle zu bekommen

he got himself a wife/a good job — er hat sich (dat) eine Frau zugelegt (inf)

what are you getting her for Christmas? — was schenkst du ihr zu Weihnachten?

I got her a doll for Christmas — ich habe für sie eine Puppe zu Weihnachten besorgt

we could get a taxi — wir könnten (uns dat ) ein Taxi nehmen

could you get me a taxi? — könnten Sie mir ein Taxi rufen or besorgen?

we don't get a paper — wir haben keine Zeitung abonniert

3) = fetch person, doctor, object holen

to get sb from the station — jdn vom Bahnhof abholen

can I get you a drink? — möchten Sie etwas zu trinken?

I got him/myself a drink — ich habe ihm/mir etwas zu trinken geholt

why don't you get a dictionary and look it up? — warum sehen Sie nicht in einem Wörterbuch nach?

4) = catch bekommen, kriegen (inf); (in children's game) fangen; (= take) train, bus fahren mit

to get sb by the arm/leg — jdn am Arm/Bein packen

he's got it bad (inf) — den hats übel erwischt (inf)

get him/it! (to dog) — fass!

(I've) got him! (inf) — ich hab ihn! (inf)

(I've) got it! (inf) — ich habs! (inf)

got you! (inf) — hab dich (erwischt)! (inf)

ha, ha, can't get me! — ha, ha, mich kriegst du nicht! (inf)

my big brother will get you! (inf) — mein großer Bruder, der zeigts dir or der macht dich fertig! (inf)

he's out to get you (inf) — er hats auf dich abgesehen

we'll get them yet! (inf) — die werden wir schon noch kriegen! (inf)

I'll get you for that! (inf) — das wirst du mir büßen!

you've got me there! (inf) — da bin ich überfragt

5) = hit treffen, erwischen (inf)

6) RAD, TV bekommen, kriegen (inf)

7) TELEC = contact erreichen; number bekommen; (= put through to, get for sb) geben

I'll get the number (for you) (switchboard) — ich verbinde Sie mit der Nummer

get me 339/Mr Johnston please (to secretary) — geben Sie mir bitte 339/Herrn Johnston; (to switchboard) verbinden Sie mich bitte mit 339/Herrn Johnston

you've got the wrong number — Sie sind falsch verbunden

8) = prepare meal machen

I'll get you/myself some breakfast — ich mache dir/mir etwas zum Frühstück

9) = eat essen

to get breakfast — frühstücken

to get lunch — zu Mittag essen

to get a snack — eine Kleinigkeit essen

let's get Italian/Chinese/Indian etc — gehen wir zum Italiener/Chinesen/Inder (essen)

10) = send, take bringen

to get sb to hospital — jdn ins Krankenhaus bringen

get the children to bed — bring die Kinder ins Bett

they managed to get him home — sie schafften ihn nach Hause

we'll get you there somehow — irgendwie kriegen wir dich schon dahin (inf)

where does that get us? (inf) — was bringt uns (dat) das? (inf)

this discussion isn't getting us anywhere —

get the cat out of the room — tu die Katze aus dem Zimmer (inf)

to get sth to sb — jdm etw zukommen lassen

tell him to get it there as quickly as possible — er soll zusehen, dass das so schnell wie möglich dorthin gebracht wird

11) = manage to move bekommen, kriegen (inf)

he couldn't get her up the stairs — er bekam or kriegte (inf) sie nicht die Treppe rauf

he couldn't get himself out of bed — er kam nicht aus dem Bett

12) = understand kapieren (inf), mitbekommen; (= hear) mitbekommen, mitkriegen (inf); (= make a note of) notieren

I don't get it (inf) — da komme ich nicht mit (inf)

I don't get you or your meaning — ich verstehe nicht, was du meinst

get it? (inf) — kapiert? (inf)

13)

= profit, benefit what do you get from it? — was hast du davon?, was bringt es dir? (inf)

I don't get much from his lectures — seine Vorlesungen geben mir nicht viel

he's only in it for what he can get — er will nur dabei profitieren

14)

in exclamations iro inf get (a load of) that! — was sagst du dazu! (inf), hat man Töne! (inf)

get her! (regarding looks) — was sagst du zu der da? (inf); (iro) sieh dir bloß die mal an! (inf)

15) person inf = annoy ärgern, aufregen; (= upset) an die Nieren gehen (+dat) (inf); (= thrill) packen (inf); (= amuse) amüsieren

16) to form passive inf werden

when did it last get painted? — wann ist es zuletzt gestrichen worden?

I got paid — ich wurde bezahlt

17) set structures __diams; to get sb to do sth (= have sth done by sb) etw von jdm machen lassen; (= persuade sb) jdn dazu bringen, etw zu tun

I'll get him to phone you back — ich sage ihm, er soll zurückrufen

you'll never get him to understand — du wirst es nie schaffen, dass er das versteht

you'll get me/yourself thrown out —

that'll get him disqualified — damit wird er disqualifiziert

has she got the baby dressed yet? — hat sie das Baby schon angezogen?

to get sth done — etw gemacht kriegen (inf)

to get the washing done — die Wäsche waschen

to get some work done — Arbeit erledigen

I'm not going to get much done — ich werde nicht viel geschafft kriegen (inf) or bekommen

we ought to get it done soon — das müsste bald gemacht werden

to get things done — was fertig kriegen (inf)

to get sth made for sb/oneself — jdm/sich etw machen lassen

to get one's hair cut — sich (dat) die Haare schneiden lassen

I got the bathroom cleaned this morning — ich habe heute Morgen das Bad geputzt

I'll get the grass cut/the house painted soon (by sb else) — ich lasse bald den Rasen mähen/das Haus streichen

did you get your expenses paid/your question answered? — haben Sie Ihre Spesen erstattet/eine Antwort auf Ihre Frage bekommen?

to get sb/sth/oneself ready — jdn/etw/sich fertig machen

to get sth clean/open/shut (person) — etw sauber kriegen/aufkriegen/zukriegen (inf)

that'll get it clean — damit wird es sauber

that'll get it open/shut — damit geht es auf/zu

to get sb drunk — jdn betrunken machen or (inf)

to get one's arm broken — sich (dat) den Arm brechen

to get one's hands dirty (lit, fig) — sich (dat) die Hände schmutzig machen

to get one's things packed — seine Sachen packen

I can't get the car to start — ich kriege das Auto nicht an (inf)

he can't get the sum to work out/the lid to stay open — er kriegt es nicht hin, dass die Rechnung aufgeht/dass der Deckel aufbleibt (inf)

can you get these two pieces to fit together? — kriegen Sie die beiden Teile zusammen

can you get the wound to stop bleeding? — können Sie etwas machen, dass die Wunde nicht mehr blutet?

once I've got this machine to work — wenn ich die Maschine erst einmal zum Laufen gebracht habe

to get sth going (car, machine) — etw in Gang bringen; party etw in Fahrt bringen

to get sb talking — jdn zum Sprechen bringen __diams; to have got sth ( Brit

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) = arrive kommen

to get home — nach Hause kommen

to get here — hier ankommen

can you get to work by bus? — kannst du mit dem Bus zur Arbeit fahren?

I've got as far as page 16 — ich bin auf Seite 16 __diams; to get there ( fig inf

now we're getting there (to the truth) — jetzt kommts raus! (inf)

how's the work going? – we're getting there! — wie geht die Arbeit voran? – langsam wirds was! (inf) __diams; to get somewhere/nowhere (in job, career etc) es zu etwas/nichts bringen; (with work, in discussion etc) weiterkommen/nicht weiterkommen

to get somewhere/nowhere (with sb) —

we're not getting anywhere by arguing like this — wir erreichen doch gar nichts, wenn wir uns streiten

now we're getting somewhere (in project etc) — jetzt wird die Sache (inf); (in interrogation, discussion etc) jetzt kommen wir der Sache schon näher

to get nowhere fast (inf) — absolut nichts erreichen __diams; to get far (lit) weit kommen; (fig) es weit bringen

you won't get far on £10 — mit £ 10 kommst du nicht weit

2) = become werden

to get old/tired etc — alt/müde etc werden

I'm getting cold/warm — mir wird es kalt/warm

the weather is getting cold/warm — es wird kalt/warm

to get dressed/shaved/washed etc — sich anziehen/rasieren/waschen etc

to get married — heiraten

to get free — sich befreien

I'm getting bored — ich langweile mich langsam

things can only get better —

to get lucky (inf) — Schwein haben (inf)

how lucky can you get? — so ein Glück!

how stupid can you get? — wie kann man nur so dumm sein? __diams; to get started anfangen

let's get started — fangen wir an!

to get to know sb/sth — jdn/etw kennenlernen

how did you get to know about that? — wie hast du davon erfahren?

to get to like sb — jdn sympathisch finden

to get to like sth — an etw (dat) Gefallen finden

after a time you get to realize... — nach einiger Zeit merkt man...

to get to be... — (mit der Zeit)... werden

to get to see sb/sth — jdn/etw zu sehen bekommen

to get to work — sich an die Arbeit machen

to get working/scrubbing etc —

you lot, get cleaning/working! — ihr da, ans Putzen/an die Arbeit!

I got talking to him — ich kam mit ihm ins Gespräch

get going! — fang an!

I've got to — ich muss

3. REFLEXIVE VERB
__diams; to get oneself... = convey oneself gehen; (= come) kommen
I had to get myself to the hospital — ich musste ins Krankenhaus (gehen)

how did you get yourself home? —

get yourself over here — komm hier rüber (inf)

to get oneself dirty/wet — sich schmutzig/nass machen

to get oneself pregnant/fit — schwanger/fit werden

to get oneself washed/dressed — sich waschen/anziehen

he managed to get himself promoted —

he got himself hit in the leg — er wurde am Bein getroffen

in order to get oneself elected — um gewählt zu werden

you'll get yourself killed if you go on driving like that — du bringst dich noch um, wenn du weiter so fährst

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get [ɡet]

A s

1. Tennis: umg Rückschlag m

2. ZOOL Nachkomme(n) m(pl)

3. Br Fördermenge f

B v/t prät got [ɡɒt; US ɡɑt], obs gat [ɡæt], pperf got [ɡɒt; US ɡɑt], US auch gotten [ˈɡɑtn]

1. einen Brief, keine Antwort etc bekommen, erhalten, kriegen umg:

he didn’t get much for his old car;

get it umg sein Fett (ab)kriegen, eins aufs Dach kriegen;

get a good start einen guten Start haben;

get a station ( RADIO, TV) einen Sender empfangen oder reinbekommen;

we could get no leave wir konnten keinen Urlaub bekommen;

in autumn you get a lot of rain here umg im Herbst regnet es hier sehr viel;

he’s got it bad(ly) umg ihn hat es schwer erwischt (er ist schwer erkrankt, heftig verliebt etc)

2. sich etwas verschaffen oder besorgen:

money can get you anything für Geld bekommt man alles;

get a pregnancy test einen Schwangerschaftstest machen lassen

3. erwerben, gewinnen, verdienen, erringen, erzielen:

get fame Ruhm erringen oder erwerben oder erlangen;

get a victory einen Sieg erringen oder erzielen;

get wealth Reichtum erwerben

4. Wissen, Erfahrung etc erwerben, sich aneignen, (er)lernen:

get by heart auswendig lernen

5. Kohle etc gewinnen, fördern

6. erwischen:

a) (zu fassen) kriegen, fassen, packen, fangen

b) ertappen

c) treffen:

he’ll get you in the end er kriegt dich doch;

you’ve got me there! umg da bin ich überfragt!;

that gets me umg das kapiere ich nicht; das geht mir auf die Nerven; das packt mich, das geht mir unter die Haut

7. a) Hilfe etc holen:

get sb a taxi jemandem ein Taxi rufen;

I’ll get it ich mach schon auf; TEL ich geh schon ran

b) abholen ( from von)

c) (hin)bringen:

get sb to bed jemanden ins Bett bringen;

get me a chair bring oder hol mir einen Stuhl!

d) schaffen, bringen, befördern:

get it out of the house schaffe es aus dem Haus!;

get o.s. home sich nach Hause begeben; → anywhere 1, nowhere A 2

8. beschaffen, besorgen ( beide:

for sb jemandem):

I can get it for you;

please get me … TEL verbinden Sie mich bitte mit …

9. (auch telefonisch) erreichen, ein öffentliches Verkehrsmittel auch nehmen

10. a) have got haben:

I’ve got no money;

she’s got a pretty face;

got a knife? umg hast du ein Messer?

b) have got to müssen:

we have got to do it

11. machen, werden lassen, in einen (bestimmten) Zustand versetzen oder bringen:

get one’s feet wet nasse Füße bekommen;

get sth ready etwas fertig machen;

get sb nervous jemanden nervös machen;

I got my arm broken ich habe mir den Arm gebrochen

12. (mit pperf) lassen:

get one’s hair cut sich die Haare schneiden lassen;

get sth done

a) etwas erledigen (lassen),

b) etwas zustande bringen

13. (mit inf) dazu oder dahin bringen, bewegen, veranlassen:

get sb to speak jemanden zum Sprechen bringen oder bewegen;

get sth to burn etwas zum Brennen bringen

14. (mit ppr) get going

a) eine Maschine etc, fig a. Verhandlungen etc in Gang bringen,

b) fig Schwung in eine Party etc bringen;

get sth working again TECH etwas wieder zum Gehen bringen

15. get sb for sth umg jemandem etwas heimzahlen

16. eine Mahlzeit zu-, vorbereiten, herrichten

17. Br umg essen:

get breakfast frühstücken

18. umg kapieren, (auch akustisch) verstehen:

I didn’t get his name;

I don’t get him ich versteh nicht, was er will;

I don’t get that das kapier ich nicht;

got it? kapiert?; → wrong B 1

19. US umg erledigen (töten)

20. umg nicht mehr loslassen, überwältigen

C v/i

1. kommen, gelangen:

get as far as Munich bis nach München kommen;

get home nach Hause kommen, zu Hause ankommen;

where has it got to? wo ist es hingekommen?;

how far have you got with your homework? wie weit bist du mit deinen Hausaufgaben gekommen?;

get there umg

a) es schaffen, sein Ziel erreichen,

b) dahinterkommen (es verstehen); → anywhere 1, nowhere A 2

2. (mit inf) dahin gelangen oder kommen, dazu übergehen:

he got to like it er hat es lieb gewonnen;

they got to be friends sie wurden Freunde;

get to know sth etwas erfahren oder kennenlernen;

get to know sb (better) jemanden (näher) kennenlernen

3. (mit adj oder pperf) werden, in einen bestimmten Zustand etc geraten:

get caught gefangen oder erwischt werden;

get dressed sich anziehen;

get tired müde werden, ermüden; → busy A 2, drunk B 1, etc

4. (mit ppr) beginnen, anfangen:

they got quarrel(l)ing sie fingen an zu streiten;

get going

a) in Gang kommen (Maschine etc, fig a. Verhandlungen etc),

b) fig in Schwung kommen (Party etc);

get going on ( oder with) sth etwas in Angriff nehmen;

get talking

a) zu reden anfangen,

b) ins Gespräch kommen

5. reich werden

6. sl verduften, abhauen (beide umg)

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1. transitive verb,
-tt-, p.t. got, p.p. got or (in comb./arch./ Amer. except in sense m) gotten ( got also coll. abbr. of has got or have got)

1) (obtain) bekommen; kriegen (ugs.); (by buying) kaufen; sich (Dat.) anschaffen [Auto usw.]; (by one's own effort for special purpose) sich (Dat.) besorgen [Visum, Genehmigung, Arbeitskräfte]; sich (Dat.) beschaffen [Geld]; einholen [Gutachten]; (by contrivance) kommen zu; (find) finden [Zeit]

where did you get that? — wo hast du das her?

he got him by the leg/arm — er kriegte ihn am Bein/Arm zu fassen

get somebody a job/taxi, get a job/taxi for somebody — jemandem einen Job verschaffen/ein Taxi besorgen od. rufen

get oneself something/a job — sich (Dat.) etwas zulegen/einen Job finden

you can't get this kind of fruit in the winter months — dieses Obst gibt es im Winter nicht zu kaufen

2) (fetch) holen

what can I get you? — was kann ich Ihnen anbieten?

is there anything I can get you in town? — soll ich dir etwas aus der Stadt mitbringen?

3)

get the bus — etc. (be in time for, catch) den Bus usw. erreichen od. (ugs.) kriegen; (travel by) den Bus nehmen

4) (prepare) machen (ugs.), zubereiten [Essen]

5) (coll.): (eat) essen

get something to eat — etwas zu essen holen; (be given) etwas zu essen bekommen

6) (gain) erreichen

what do I get out of it? — was habe ich davon?

7) (by calculation) herausbekommen

8) (receive) bekommen; erhalten, (ugs.) kriegen [Geldsumme]

the country gets very little sun/rain — die Sonne scheint/es regnet nur sehr wenig in dem Land

he got his jaw broken in a fight — bei einer Schlägerei wurde ihm der Kiefer gebrochen

9) (receive as penalty) bekommen, (ugs.) kriegen [6 Monate Gefängnis, Geldstrafe, Tracht Prügel]

you'll get it — (coll.) du kriegst Prügel (ugs.); es setzt was (ugs.); (be scolded) du kriegst was zu hören (ugs.)

10) (kill) töten; erlegen [Wild]; (hit, injure) treffen

11) (win) bekommen; finden [Anerkennung]; sich (Dat.) verschaffen [Ansehen]; erzielen [Tor, Punkt, Treffer]; gewinnen [Preis, Belohnung]; belegen [ersten usw. Platz]

get permission — die Erlaubnis erhalten

12) (come to have) finden [Schlaf, Ruhe]; bekommen [Einfall, Vorstellung, Gefühl]; gewinnen [Eindruck]; (contract) bekommen [Kopfschmerzen, Grippe, Malaria]

get some rest — sich ausruhen

get an idea/a habit from somebody — von jemandem eine Idee/Angewohnheit übernehmen

13)

have got — (coll.): (have) haben

give it all you've got — gib dein Bestes

have got a toothache/a cold — Zahnschmerzen/eine Erkältung haben od. erkältet sein

have got to do something — etwas tun müssen

something has got to be done [about it] — dagegen muss etwas unternommen werden

14) (succeed in bringing, placing, etc.) bringen; kriegen (ugs.)

I must get a message to her — ich muss ihr eine Nachricht zukommen lassen

15) (bring into some state)

get a machine going — eine Maschine in Gang setzen od. bringen

get things going or started — die Dinge in Gang bringen

get everything packed/prepared — alles [ein]packen/vorbereiten

get something ready/done — etwas fertig machen

get one's feet wet — nasse Füße kriegen

get one's hands dirty — sich (Dat.) die Hände schmutzig machen

I didn't get much done today — ich habe heute nicht viel geschafft

you'll get yourself thrown out/arrested — du schaffst es noch, dass du rausgeworfen/verhaftet wirst

get somebody talking/drunk/interested — jemanden zum Reden bringen/betrunken machen/jemandes Interesse wecken

get one's hair cut — sich (Dat.) die Haare schneiden lassen

16) (induce)

get somebody to do something — jemanden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun

get something to do something — es schaffen, dass etwas etwas tut

I can't get the car to start/the door to shut — ich kriege das Auto nicht in Gang/die Tür nicht zu

17) (Radio, Telev.): (pick up) empfangen [Sender]

18) (contact by telephone)

get somebody [on the phone] — jemanden [telefonisch] erreichen

19) (answer)

I'll get it! — ich geh' schon!; (answer doorbell) ich mach' auf!; (answer the phone) ich gehe ran (ugs.) od. nehme ab!

20) (coll.): (perplex) in Verwirrung bringen

you've got me there; I don't know — da bin ich überfragt - ich weiß es nicht

21) (coll.) (understand) kapieren (ugs.); verstehen [Personen]; (hear) mitkriegen (ugs.)

get it? — alles klar? (ugs.)

22) (coll.): (annoy) aufregen (ugs.)
2. intransitive verb,
-tt-, got, gotten

1) (succeed in coming or going) kommen

get to London before dark — London vor Einbruch der Dunkelheit erreichen

when did you get here/to school? — wann bist du gekommen?/wann warst du in der Schule?

we got as far as Oxford — wir kamen bis Oxford

how did that get here? — wie ist das hierher gekommen?

2) (come to be)

get talking [to somebody] — [mit jemandem] ins Gespräch kommen

get going or started — (leave) losgehen; aufbrechen; (start talking) loslegen (ugs.); (become lively or operative) in Schwung kommen

get going on or with something — mit etwas anfangen

3)

get to know somebody — jemanden kennen lernen

he got to like/hate her — mit der Zeit mochte er sie/begann er, sie zu hassen

get to hear of something — von etwas erfahren

get to do something — (succeed in doing) etwas tun können

4) (become) werden

get ready/washed — sich fertig machen/waschen

get frightened/hungry — Angst/Hunger kriegen

get excited about something — sich auf etwas (Akk.) freuen

get interested in something — sich für etwas interessieren

get caught in the rain — vom Regen überrascht werden

get well soon! — gute Besserung!

Phrasal Verbs:

- get about

- get across

- get along

- get at

- get away

- get away with

- get back

- get back to

- get behind

- get by

- get down

- get down to

- get in

- get in on

- get into

- get in with

- get off

- get on

- get on to

- get on with

- get out

- get out of

- get over

- get over with

- get past

- get round

- get through

- get to

- get together

- get up

- get up to

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(give) the stick expr.

eine Tracht Prügel bekommen (verabreichen) ausdr. (oneself) something expr.

sich etwas anschaffen ausdr.

sich etwas zulegen ausdr. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: got)

or p.p.: gotten•) = aneignen v.

bekommen v.

besorgen v.

bringen v.

(§ p.,pp.: brachte, gebracht)

erhalten v.

erreichen v.

erringen v.

erwerben v.

holen v.

kapieren v.

schaffen v.

sich etwas verschaffen ausdr.

verstehen v.

English-german dictionary > get
3 light

I 1. noun
1) Licht, das

in a good light — bei gutem Licht

be in somebody's light — jemandem im Licht sein

at first light — bei Tagesanbruch

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

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

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

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

3) (signal to ships) Leuchtfeuer, das

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

at the third set of lights — an der dritten Ampel

5) (to ignite) Feuer, das

have you got a light? — haben Sie Feuer?

put a/set light to something — etwas anzünden

6)

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

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

7) in pl. (beliefs, abilities)

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

8) (aspect)

in that light — aus dieser Sicht

seen in this light — so gesehen

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

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

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

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

1) (ignite) anzünden

2) (illuminate) erhellen

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

Phrasal Verbs:

- light up
II 1. adjective
1) leicht

[for] light relief — [als] kleine Abwechslung

be a light sleeper — einen leichten Schlaf haben

2) (small in amount) gering

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

3) (not important) leicht

make light of something — etwas bagatellisieren

4) (nimble) leicht [Schritt, Bewegungen]

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

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

6)

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

7)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

•

- lightness

- lighten

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

•

- lightly

- lightness

- lighten

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

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light¹

[laɪt]

I. n

1. no pl (brightness) Licht nt

is there enough \light? ist es hell genug?

artificial/natural \light künstliches/natürliches Licht

the \light of the sun das Sonnenlicht

by the \light of the moon bei Mondschein

by the \light of the candle im Schein der Kerze

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

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

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

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

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

to catch \light Feuer fangen

to set \light to sth BRIT etw anzünden

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

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

at [the] first \light bei Tagesanbruch

5. (for decoration)

▪ \lights pl:

Christmas \lights Weihnachtsbeleuchtung f

6. usu pl (traffic light) Ampel f

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

the light in his eyes das Strahlen in seinen Augen

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

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

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

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

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

9. no pl (enlightenment) Erleuchtung f

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

10. (spiritual illumination) Erleuchtung f

11. (person's abilities)

▪ \lights pl [geistige] Fähigkeiten

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

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

\light and shadow Licht und Schatten

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

14. ( fig: person) Leuchte f fam

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

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

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

16.

▶ to bring sth to \light etw ans Licht bringen

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

▶ to come to \light ans Licht kommen

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

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

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

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

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

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

II. adj

1. (bright) hell

it's slowly getting \light es wird allmählich hell

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

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

III. vt

<lit or lighted, lit or lighted>

1. (illuminate)

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

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

2. (turn on)

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

3. (guide with light)

▪ to \light sb jdm leuchten

4. (ignite)

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

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

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

IV. vi

<lit or lighted, lit or lighted>

1. (burn) brennen

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

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

light²

[laɪt]

I. adj

1. (not heavy) leicht

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

2. (deficient in weight) zu leicht

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

to give sb \light weight jdm zu wenig abwiegen

3. (not sturdily built) leicht

\light clothes leichte Kleidung

4. (for small loads) Klein-

\light aircraft/lorry Kleinflugzeug nt/-lastwagen m

\light railway Kleinbahn f

5. MIL

\light infantry leichte Infanterie

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

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

a \light diet eine fettarme Diät

\light food leichtes Essen

a \light meal eine leichte Mahlzeit

\light pastry lockerer Teig

\light wine leichter Wein

8. (porous)

\light soil lockeres Erdreich

9. CHEM leicht

\light isotope leichtes Isotop

10. (low in intensity)

the traffic was quite \light es war kaum Verkehr

it's only \light rain es nieselt nur

\light breeze leichte Brise

11. (easily disturbed)

\light sleep leichter Schlaf

to be a \light sleeper einen leichten Schlaf haben

12. (easily done) nachsichtig, mild

\light sentence mildes Urteil

\light housework leichte Hausarbeit

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

to have a \light touch MUS einen weichen Anschlag haben

14. (graceful)

\light building elegantes Gebäude

\light figure anmutige Gestalt

15. (not bold)

\light type eine schlanke Schrifttype

16. (not serious) leicht attr

\light entertainment leichte Unterhaltung

\light opera Operette f

\light reading Unterhaltungslektüre f

\light tone Plauderton m

17. (cheerful) frohgemut poet

with a \light heart leichten Herzens

18. ( old: unchaste) leicht

a \light girl ein leichtes Mädchen veraltend

19.

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

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

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

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

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

II. adv

1. (with little luggage)

to travel \light mit leichtem Gepäck reisen

2. (with no severe consequences)

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

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

1) (in general) Licht nt

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

light and shade — Licht und Schatten

at first light —

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

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

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

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

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

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

the harsh light of reality — die raue Wirklichkeit

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

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

it showed him in a different light —

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

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

in the light of — angesichts (+gen)

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

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

to bring sth to light — etw ans Tageslicht bringen

to come to light —

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(traffic) lights — Ampel f

the lights (of a car) —

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

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

lights out! — Licht aus(machen)!

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

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

3)

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

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

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

leaded lights — in Blei gefasste Fensterscheiben

5) (in eyes) Leuchten nt

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

6)

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

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

it's getting or growing light —

it is light now — es ist jetzt hell or Tag

3. vt

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

a smile lit her face — ein Lächeln erhellte ihr Gesicht

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

light comedy — Lustspiel nt, Schwank m

light opera — Operette f

light reading — Unterhaltungslektüre f

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

with a light heart — leichten Herzens

as light as air or a feather — federleicht

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

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

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

to make light work of — spielend fertig werden mit

2. adv

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

A s

1. Licht n, Helligkeit f:

let there be light! BIBEL es werde Licht!;

stand ( oder be) in sb’s light

a) jemandem im Licht stehen,

b) fig jemandem im Weg stehen;

stand in one’s own light

a) sich im Licht stehen,

b) fig sich selbst im Weg stehen;

get out of the light geh aus dem Licht!;

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

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

in subdued light bei gedämpftem Licht

3. Licht n, Schein m:

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

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

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

b) AUTO Scheinwerfer m: → flash B 1

5. Br meist pl (Verkehrs) Ampel f:

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

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

6. SCHIFF

a) Leuchtfeuer n

b) Leuchtturm m

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

see the light (of day)

a) das Licht der Welt erblicken, geboren werden,

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

at first light bei Tagesanbruch;

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

8. Tagesanbruch m:

at light bei Tagesanbruch

9. fig (Tages) Licht n:

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

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

10. fig Licht n, Aspekt m:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

cast ( oder shed, throw) light on sth

a) Licht auf eine Sache werfen,

b) zur Lösung oder Aufklärung einer Sache beitragen;

see the light

a) zur Einsicht kommen,

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

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

by the light of nature mit den natürlichen Verstandeskräften

12. pl Erkenntnisse pl, Informationen pl

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

by ( oder according to) his lights

a) so gut er es eben versteht,

b) nach seinen Grundsätzen oder Vorstellungen oder Maßstäben,

c) für seine Verhältnisse

14. MAL

a) Licht n:

light and shade

b) Aufhellung f

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

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

16. Feuer n (zum Anzünden):

have you got a light? haben Sie Feuer?;

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

strike a light ein Streichholz anzünden

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

b) Dachfenster n

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

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

20. pl sl Gucker pl (Augen)

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

light hair helles Haar;

light red

a) Hellrot n,

b) hellrot

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

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

he lit a cigarette er zündete sich eine Zigarette an

2. be-, erleuchten, erhellen:

light up hell beleuchten

3. meist light up jemandes Augen etc aufleuchten lassen

4. jemandem leuchten

5. be lit up umg angeheitert sein:

a) durch Alkoholgenuss beschwingt sein

b) leicht angetrunken sein

D v/i

1. auch light up sich entzünden

2. meist light up

a) sich erhellen, hell werden,

b) fig aufleuchten (Augen etc)

3. light up

a) Licht machen,

b) die Straßenbeleuchtung einschalten,

c) AUTO die Scheinwerfer einschalten

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

light² [laıt]

A adj (adv → lightly)

1. leicht (von geringem Gewicht):

(as) light as air

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

b) fig sorgenfrei; → purse A 1

2. (spezifisch) leicht:

light metal Leichtmetall n

3. light coin US Münze f mit zu geringem Edelmetallgehalt

4. leicht (zu ertragen oder auszuführen):

light punishment;

light work; → work A 1

5. leicht (nicht tief):

light sleep; → sleeper 1

6. leicht, Unterhaltungs…:

light literature Unterhaltungsliteratur f;

light music leichte Musik, Unterhaltungsmusik f;

light opera komische Oper, Spieloper f;

light reading Unterhaltungslektüre f, leichte Lektüre

7. leicht (geringfügig):

light illness;

a light rain;

a light eater ein schwacher Esser;

a light error ein kleiner Irrtum;

light traffic geringer Verkehr;

no light matter keine Kleinigkeit;

make light of sth

a) etwas auf die leichte Schulter nehmen,

b) etwas verharmlosen oder bagatellisieren

8. leicht:

a) leicht verdaulich:

a light meal eine leichte Mahlzeit

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

9. locker (Erde, Schnee etc):

light bread leichtes oder locker gebackenes Brot

10. leicht, sanft (Berührung etc)

11. flink:

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

12. graziös, anmutig:

she is a light dancer

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

with a light heart leichten Herzens

b) leichtfertig, -sinnig

c) unbeständig, flatterhaft

d) unmoralisch:

a light girl ein leichtes Mädchen

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

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

in light marching order mit leichtem Marschgepäck

16. a) leicht beladen

b) unbeladen, leer, ohne Ladung:

the ship returned light;

a light engine eine allein fahrende Lokomotive

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

light plane Leichtflugzeug n;

light current ELEK Schwachstrom m

18. PHON

a) unbetont, schwach betont (Silbe, Vokal)

b) schwach (Betonung)

c) hell, vorn im Mund artikuliert (Laut)

B adv travel light mit leichtem Gepäck reisen

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

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

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

a cat always lights on its feet

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

the bird lighted on a twig

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

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

the choice lighted on him

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

7. light out umg verduften umg, verschwinden

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I 1. noun
1) Licht, das

in a good light — bei gutem Licht

be in somebody's light — jemandem im Licht sein

at first light — bei Tagesanbruch

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

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

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

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

3) (signal to ships) Leuchtfeuer, das

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

at the third set of lights — an der dritten Ampel

5) (to ignite) Feuer, das

have you got a light? — haben Sie Feuer?

put a/set light to something — etwas anzünden

6)

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

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

7) in pl. (beliefs, abilities)

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

8) (aspect)

in that light — aus dieser Sicht

seen in this light — so gesehen

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

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

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

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

1) (ignite) anzünden

2) (illuminate) erhellen

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

Phrasal Verbs:

- light up
II 1. adjective
1) leicht

[for] light relief — [als] kleine Abwechslung

be a light sleeper — einen leichten Schlaf haben

2) (small in amount) gering

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

3) (not important) leicht

make light of something — etwas bagatellisieren

4) (nimble) leicht [Schritt, Bewegungen]

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

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

6)

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

7)

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

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

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adj.

blond adj.

erhellen adj.

hell adj.

leicht adj. n.

Licht -er n.

Lichtschein m.

Schein -e m. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: lit)

= anzünden v.

beleuchten v.

erleuchten v.

English-german dictionary > light
4 out

[aʊt] adj

inv, pred

1) ( absent) abwesend, nicht da, weg ( fam) workers im Ausstand;

the library book was \out das Buch war [aus der Bücherei] entliehen;

the jury is \out, considering their verdict die Geschworenen haben sich zur Beratung des Urteilsspruchs zurückgezogen;

the workers were \out, demanding higher wages die Arbeiter waren auf der Straße, um für höhere Löhne zu demonstrieren

2) ( outside)

to be \out draußen sein; sun, moon, stars am Himmel stehen;

they are \out in the garden sie sind draußen im Garten;

everyone was \out on deck alle waren [draußen] an Deck;

to be \out of hospital/ prison aus dem Krankenhaus/Gefängnis entlassen worden sein;

he's \out ( prisoner) er ist [wieder] draußen ( fam)

3) ( on the move) unterwegs;

the army was \out die Armee war ausgerückt;

the postman was \out on his rounds der Postbote machte gerade seine Runde;

to be \out and about unterwegs sein;

( after an illness) wieder auf den Beinen sein

4) ( in blossom)

to be \out blühen

5) ( far away) draußen;

the fishing boats were \out at sea die Fischerboote waren draußen auf See;

he lived \out in Zambia er lebte in [o im fernen] Zambia;

\out here hier draußen;

\out west (Am) an der Westküste;

they moved \out west sie an die Westküste gezogen

6) ( available) erhältlich, zu haben ( fam) ( on the market) auf dem Markt; book veröffentlicht, herausgekommen;

this is the best automatic camera \out das ist die beste Automatikkamera auf dem Markt

7) (fam: existing) vorhanden;

I think he's the greatest footballer \out ich halte ihn für den besten Fußballer, den es zur Zeit gibt

8) ( not secret) heraus, raus ( fam)

the secret is \out das Geheimnis ist gelüftet [worden];

once the news is \out,... wenn die Neuigkeit erst einmal bekannt ist,...;

[the] truth will \out die Wahrheit wird ans Licht kommen

9) ( asleep)

to be \out schlafen;

( unconscious) bewusstlos [o ( fam) weg] sein;

to be \out for the count boxing k.o. [o ausgezählt] sein; ( fig) total hinüber [o erledigt] sein ( fam)

to be \out like a light sofort einschlafen [o ( fam) weg sein];

to be \out cold bewusstlos sein

10) ( finished) aus, zu Ende;

school will be \out in June die Schule endet im Juni;

before the drive/ the film/the song is \out bevor die Fahrt/der Film/das Lied vorbei ist;

before the month/year is \out vor Ende [o Ablauf] des Monats/Jahres;

over and \out aviat ≈ Ende der Durchsage, over and out fachspr

11) sports ( not playing) nicht [mehr] im Spiel, draußen ( fam) (in cricket, baseball) aus;

( outside a boundary) ball, player im Aus;

Johnson is \out on a foul Johnson wurde wegen eines Fouls vom Platz gestellt;

Owen is \out with an injury Owen ist mit einer Verletzung ausgeschieden

12) (fam: thrown-out) draußen ( fam)

to be \out ( of school) fliegen ( fam)

to be \out on the streets ( be unemployed) arbeitslos sein, auf der Straße stehen ( fam) ( be homeless) obdachlos sein, auf der Straße leben

13) (fam: unacceptable) unmöglich ( fam) ( unfashionable) aus der Mode, passee ( fam), out ( fam)

14) ( not possible) unmöglich;

that plan is absolutely \out dieser Plan kommt überhaupt nicht in Frage

15) ( off) light, TV aus;

( not burning) fire aus, erloschen

16) ( inaccurate) falsch, daneben ( fam)

to be \out danebenliegen ( fam)

our estimates were \out by a few dollars wir lagen mit unseren Schätzungen um ein paar Dollar daneben;

to be \out in one's calculations sich akk verrechnet haben, mit seinen Berechnungen danebenliegen ( fam)

17) ( in search of)

to be \out for sth auf etw akk aus sein ( fam), es auf etw akk abgesehen haben;

he's just \out for a good time er will sich nur amüsieren;

to be \out to do sth es darauf abgesehen haben, etw zu tun;

they're \out to get me die sind hinter mir her ( fam)

to be \out for trouble Streit suchen

18) ( revealed as homosexual)

to be \out sich akk geoutet haben (sl)

she's been \out for three years now sie hat sich vor drei Jahren geoutet

19) ( at lowest point)

the tide is \out es ist Ebbe;

we had a walk here when the tide was \out bei Ebbe sind wir hier spazieren gegangen

20) ( introduced to society) in die Gesellschaft eingeführt;

Jane isn't \out yet Jane ist noch nicht in die Gesellschaft eingeführt worden adv

inv

1) ( outdoors) draußen, im Freien;

it's bitterly cold \out today es ist heute schrecklich kalt draußen;

“Keep \out!” „Betreten verboten!“

2) ( with outward movement) nach draußen, raus ( fam)

get \out! raus hier! ( fam)

can you find your way \out? finden Sie selbst hinaus?;

\out with it heraus damit! ( fam), [he]raus mit der Sprache! ( fam)

to ask sb \out jdn einladen;

he's asked her \out er hat sie gefragt, ob sie mit ihm ausgehen will;

to eat \out im Restaurant [o auswärts] essen;

to go \out ausgehen, weggehen, rausgehen ( fam)

are you going \out tonight? gehst du heute Abend weg?;

to see sb \out jdn hinausbegleiten;

to turn sth inside \out clothes etw auf links drehen

3) ( removed) heraus, raus ( fam)

I can't get the stain \out ich kriege den Fleck nicht wieder raus ( fam)

to put a fire \out ein Feuer löschen;

to cross \out sth etw ausstreichen [o durchstreichen];

4) ( completely) ganz, völlig;

burnt \out (a. fig) ausgebrannt (a. fig) fuse durchgebrannt; candle heruntergebrannt;

tired \out völlig erschöpft;

\out and away (Am) bei weitem;

she is \out and away the best student I have ever taught sie ist mit Abstand die beste Studentin, die ich jemals hatte

5) ( aloud)

he cried \out in pain er schrie vor Schmerzen auf;

she called \out to him to stop sie rief ihm zu, er solle anhalten;

to laugh \out [loud] [laut] auflachen

6) ( to an end)

to die \out aussterben; ( fig); applause verebben;

to fight sth \out etw [untereinander] austragen [o ausfechten];

7) ( free from prison) entlassen;

to come [or get] \out freikommen;

to let sb \out jdn freilassen

8) ( unconscious)

to go \out like a light ( fig) auf der Stelle einschlafen, sofort weg sein ( fam)

to knock sb \out jdn bewusstlos [o k.o.] schlagen;

to pass \out in Ohnmacht fallen

9) ( dislocated)

to put sth \out etw ausrenken;

when she was in the car accident, it put her back \out sie verrenkte sich bei dem Autounfall den Rücken

10) ( open)

to open \out ausbreiten;

can you open \out the sofa bed for me? kannst du die Schlafcouch für mich ausziehen?;

to open \out a map eine Karte ausbreiten [o auseinanderfalten];

11) ( unfashionable)

to go \out aus der Mode kommen, altmodisch werden;

to have gone \out with the ark völlig altmodisch [o von vorgestern]; [o ( hum) ( fam) von anno Tobak] sein

12) ( time off)

he took ten minutes \out er nahm eine Auszeit von zehn Minuten

13) ( reach lowest point)

the tide is coming \out die Ebbe setzt ein vt

to \out sb

1) ( eject) jdn rausschmeißen ( fam) sports jdn vom Platz stellen

2) boxing jdn k.o. schlagen

3) usu pass ( reveal homosexuality) jdn outen (sl) prep aus +dat;

she ran \out the door sie rannte zur Tür hinaus

English-German students dictionary > out
5 light

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

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

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

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

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

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

•

- lightness

- lighten

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

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

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

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

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

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

7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) lett, underholdende

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

9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) sandrik, lett

•

- lightly

- lightness

- lighten

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

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tenner

I
subst. \/laɪt\/

1) lys, belysning

• light travels faster than sound

lyset går fortere enn lyden

2) dagslys, dag

3) tent lys, lampe, flamme

• the lamp gives a good light

lampen lyser bra

• have the lights on

ha lysene på

4) fyr, varme, fyrstikk

• may I have a light?

har du fyr?

5) (lys)skjær, (lys)skinn

• I saw a light in your window

jeg så det lyse i vinduet ditt

6) ( sjøfart) fyr, fyrlykt

7) ( sjøfart) lanterne

8) lysåpning, vindusåpning, vindusrute, (glass)rute (i drivhus e.l.)

• leaded light

blyinnfattet rute

9) ( kunst) lysparti

10) ( overført) lys, klarhet

• throw light on a mystery

11) blikk, glimt

• a murderous light in her eyes

et morderisk glimt i hennes øyne

between the lights i tussmørket

bring to light ( spesielt overført) bringe for dagen, trekke frem i lyset

by the light of i lyset fra

by the light of nature intuitivt, umiddelbart

come to light ( spesielt overført) komme for dagen, bli kjent

false lights vranglære falskt lys

fast to light lysekte

first light gryning, demring, daggry

• she left at first light

hun reiste i gryningen

• he's been up since first light

han har vært oppe siden solen stod opp

flooded with light badet i lys

go out like a light (hverdagslig, om person) slokne

get out of my light! ikke skygg for lyset!

impervious to light ugjennomskinnelig

in a false light i et falskt lys

in a good light i et godt lys

in (the) light of i lys av, med kunnskap om

• in the light of these facts

på bakgrunn av disse fakta \/ med dette for øye

• in the light of history

i historisk lys

• he appeared in the light of a scoundrel

han oppførte seg som en skurk

leading light forklaring: person som er best i noe eller som fører an i utviklingen av noe

light and shade lys og skygge

the light began to fail det begynte å skumre

lights ( ofte) trafikklys forstand, vett

• according to one's lights

etter beste forstand

lære ( teater) rampelys

new lights ( religion) ny lærer ( religion) nyteologer

not see the matter in a particular light ikke se saken fra en bestemt side

not worth a light ( hverdagslig) ikke verdt det dugg

place something in a favourable light fremstille noe i et fordelaktig lys

put on the light tenne lyset

put out the light slokke lyset

see the light ( også see the light of day) se dagens lys, komme til verden, fødes offentliggjøres, publiseres, komme ut ( religion) bli frelst, bli vekket la seg overbevise, bli klar over

see the light at the end of the tunnel ( overført) se lyset i enden av tunnelen

set light to sette fyr på

shed\/throw light on ( overført) kaste lys over, bringe klarhet i, belyse

shoot the traffic lights kjøre på rødt lys

sit without a light sitte i mørket

stand in one's own light ( også overført) skygge for seg selv, motarbeide seg selv, stå i veien for seg selv

stand\/be in somebody's light stå i lyset for noen, skygge for noen ( overført) stå i veien for noen

strike a light! ( hverdagslig) du store!, i all verden!

strike a light\/match tenne en fyrstikk
II
verb ( lit - lit eller lighted - lighted) \/laɪt\/

1) tenne, få fyr på

• light a candle

• light a cigarette

• light a lamp

• a lighted candle

et tent lys

2) tennes, ta fyr, begynne å brenne

• the match won't light

fyrstikken vil ikke tennes

3) belyse, lyse opp

• light up a room

4) lyse for, lyse noen (på vei), veilede, føre

• light somebody downstairs

lyse noen ned trappen

• a beacon lighted the plane to the airport

et luftfyr veiledet flyet til flyplassen

light a fire gjøre opp ild, tenne et bål

light out lyse ut

light to lyse til

light up tenne, tenne lyset

• it's time to light up

det er på tide å tenne lyset

( hverdagslig) tenne sigaretten, få fyr på pipen

• she struck a match and lit up

hun tente en fyrstikk og fikk fyr på sigaren

( overført) lyse opp

• light up with delight

lyse opp av glede
III
verb ( lit - lit eller lighted - lighted) \/laɪt\/

1) ( om fugl) lande, sette seg, slå seg ned

2) ( gammeldags) stige av, stige ut, stige ned

3) komme over, treffe på, støte på

light along hjelpe til med å hale

light from stige ned fra

light into ( hverdagslig) angripe, skjelle ut, gå løs på, overfalle

• he lit into the poor girl just for waking him up

han angrep den stakkars jenta bare fordi hun vekket ham

light on ( overført) treffe, ramme ( litterært) komme ned, falle ned ( om fugl) slå ned på

light out ( litterært) stikke, forsvinne

light upon støte på, treffe
IV
adj. \/laɪt\/

lys, opplyst

• a light room

et lyst rom

• it's beginning to get light

det begynner å lysne

• he sat there until almost light

han satt der til det ble lyst

light blue lyseblått
V
adj. \/laɪt\/

1) lett, svak, forsiktig, mild, lett-

• a light burden

en lett byrde

• light beer

øl med lavt kaloriinnhold

• light margarine

lettmargarin

• as light as a feather

så lett som en fjær

• light cigars

svake sigarer

• light clothing

lette klær

• light movements

lette bevegelser

• light punishment

mild straff

• he is a light sleeper

han sover lett

2) for lett, ikke full vekt, undervektig

• light coins

for lette mynter

• light gold

undervektig gull

3) lett lastet, lett

• a light van

en lett varebil

4) ( sjøfart) uten last, tom

5) ( militærvesen) lett, lettbevæpnet

• light bomber

lett bombefly

6) løs, sandete, lett

• light soil

løs jord

7) ( om bakst) lett, luftig

8) (om humør, stemninger e.l.) lett, lystig, munter

9) ( om tåke) lett, tynn

10) uviktig, ubetydelig, lett, svak

• a light attack of illness

et lett sykdomsanfall

• light applause

spredt applaus

• this is no light matter

dette er ingen bagatell

11) tankeløs, lettsindig, flyktig, lettlevd

• a light woman

en lettsindig kvinne

12) ( typografi) mager

have a light touch se ➢ touch, 1

light of lett på

• light of foot

lett på foten

• light of head

yr i hodet

• light of touch

lett på hånden
VI
adv. \/laɪt\/

lett

• sleep light

• tread light

gå med lette steg

get off light slippe lett unna

travel light reise med lett bagasje

English-Norwegian dictionary > light
6 light

I
1. [laıt] n

1. 1) свет

the light of the sun [of the moon, of a candle] - свет солнца [луны, свечи]

northern /polar/ lights - северное сияние

light bath - мед. световая ванна

light therapy - мед. светолечение

light gun /pen/ - вчт. световое перо

to stand in smb.'s light - заслонять кому-л. свет [см. тж. ♢ ]

2) освещённость, видимость

light line - воен. граница затемнённого района

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

to read in poor light - читать при плохом свете /при слабом освещении/

there is enough light for reading - для чтения здесь достаточно светло

hang the picture in a good light - повесьте картину так, чтобы она была хорошо освещена /видна/

3) (обыкн. the light) дневной свет, день, дневное время

to rise with the light - вставать с рассветом

as soon as there was light - как только рассвело

the light began to fail - надвигались сумерки

before the light fails - до того, как стемнеет, засветло

4) pl иск. светлые части картины (тж. high lights)

2. 1) источник света; огонь, лампа и т. п.

to put the light on - включить свет

to put out the light - погасить свет [ср. тж. ♢ ]

lights were burning in every room - во всех комнатах горел огонь

lights out! - отбой! ( команда)

2) воен. прожектор

3) pl светофор

to stop for the lights - останавливаться у светофора

to cross [to drive] against the lights - переходить [проезжать] при красном сигнале

4) маяк

floating light - плавучий маяк

5) pl театр. проф. рампа, огни рампы

before the lights - у рампы, на сцене

3. 1) огонь, пламя, искра

to strike a light - зажечь спичку

can you give me a light? - не дадите ли мне прикурить?

to put a light to the lamp - зажечь лампу

2) огонёк, свет ( глаз); отражение душевного волнения ( на лице)

4. 1) информация, новые сведения, данные

we need more light on the subject - нам нужны дополнительные сведения /данные/ по этому вопросу

these facts throw /shed/ (a) new light on the matter - эти данные проливают новый свет на дело

2) гласность

to come to light - обнаруживаться, выявляться

to bring to light - обнаружить, раскрыть; вывести на чистую воду; вытащить на свет божий

new evidence has come to light - обнаружились новые факты /данные/

5. аспект, вид; восприятие

in the light of past events - в свете прошлых /имевших место/ событий

to view smth. in a favourable light - смотреть на что-л. благосклонно, одобрять что-л.

to put things in a favourable [false, unfavourable] light - представлять /выставлять/ что-л. в выгодном [ложном, невыгодном] свете

I can't see the affair in that light - я не могу смотреть на это дело таким образом

in whatever light we view it - с какой бы стороны ни рассматривать это

6. знаменитость, светило; светоч

he was one of the shining /leading/ lights of his age - он был одним из самых выдающихся людей своего времени

7. pl убеждения, взгляды; уровень

to do one's best according to one's lights - сделать всё в меру своих способностей /возможностей/

to worship according to one's lights - молиться в соответствии со своими убеждениями /со своей верой/

he acted according to his lights - он действовал, как ему казалось правильным /в соответствии со своими убеждениями/

8. просвет; окно; стекло ( в крыше или стене оранжереи)

9. 1) поэт. зрение

2) pl разг. глаза

♢ to stand in smb.'s light - мешать кому-л., стоять у кого-л. на дороге [см. тж. 1, 1)]

to stand in one's own light - вредить самому себе, нарушать собственные интересы; ≅ сам себе враг

get out of the light - не мешай(те), уходи(те) с дороги, не стойте на моём пути

green light - зелёная улица (чему-л.)

the light of my eyes - свет очей моих

to see the light - а) увидеть свет, родиться; б) увидеть свет, выйти из печати; в) прозреть, понять в чём дело; г) рел. (духовно) прозреть; обратиться (в какую-л. веру)

to put out smb.'s light - убить /ликвидировать/ кого-л. [ср. тж. 2, 1)]

out like a light - а) без сознания (особ. от удара по голове); б) крепко спящий; ≅ спит без задних ног

light at the end of the tunnel - просвет ( в кризисном положении); надежда на близкую победу; намечающийся успех

by the light of nature - интуитивно, инстинктивно; естественно (без указаний, обучения и т. п.)

the light of smb.'s countenance - а) чья-л. благосклонность, чьё-л. расположение; б) чьё-л. одобрение, чья-л. поддержка

the light of the countenance - библ. свет лица твоего

the greater and the lesser light - библ. светило большее и светило меньшее; солнце и луна

2. a

1. светлый

light room - светлая комната

light day - светлый /не пасмурный/ день

2. 1) светлый, светлого цвета; бледный ( о цвете)

light hair - светлые волосы

light complexion - белая кожа

light beer /ale/ - светлое пиво

2) с молоком или сливками ( о кофе)

3. (light-) как компонент сложных слов светло-

light-blue - светло-голубой, бледно-голубой

a light-skinned mulatto - светлокожий мулат

3. [laıt] v (lit, lighted [-{laıt}ıd]) (тж. light up)

1. 1) зажигать

to light a lamp - зажечь лампу

to light fire - затопить печку /камин/

2) зажигаться, загораться

3) освещать

our houses are lighted /lit/ (up) by electricity - наши дома освещаются электричеством

all the streets were brightly lit (up) - все улицы были залиты светом

light ship! - мор. включить освещение! ( команда)

4) освещаться

all the windows lit up - во всех окнах вспыхнул свет

5) прикуривать (сигарету, папиросу и т. п.)

to light (up) a cigarette - закурить сигарету

2. светить (кому-л.)

to light (up) a person on his way - посветить кому-л., осветить кому-л. дорогу

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

3. 1) освещать, озарять

a smile lit up her face - улыбка озарила её лицо

2) (with) освещаться, озаряться; светиться, сиять (о глазах, лице)

to light (up) with a smile - озариться улыбкой

to light (up) with pleasure - сиять от радости, светиться счастьем

♢ to be lit up - напиться
II
1. [laıt] a

1. 1) лёгкий, нетяжёлый

light box [burden] - лёгкий ящик [-ая ноша]

light shoes - лёгкие туфли

light clothing - лёгкая /летняя/ одежда

(as) light as a feather /as air/ - лёгкий как пух; невесомый

light alloy - метал. лёгкий сплав

light oil - спец. маловязкое масло; лёгкий нефтепродукт

light sails - верхние летучие паруса

2) лёгкий на ногу; проворный

light walk /footsteps/ [movements] - лёгкая походка [-ие движения]

light of foot - проворный, быстроногий

light on one's feet - лёгкий на подъём, подвижный

3) лёгкий, рассчитанный на небольшую нагрузку

light car - малолитражный автомобиль

light railway - узкоколейная или временная железная дорога; подъездной путь

4) 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 warning radar - лёгкая радиолокационная станция обнаружения

light load - уменьшенный заряд

5) воен. имеющий лёгкое вооружение

light (horse) brigade - ист. кавалерийская бригада

light artillery [infantry] - лёгкая артиллерия [пехота]

light bomber - лёгкий бомбардировщик

light cruiser - лёгкий крейсер

light tank - лёгкий танк

in light marching order - с облегчённым походным снаряжением

2. неполновесный, неправильного веса

light coin - неполновесная монета

to give light weight - недовешивать, обвешивать

3. 1) лёгкий, несильный, слабый

light touch - лёгкое /мягкое/ прикосновение

a light print - слабый /еле видный/ отпечаток

2) тонкий, деликатный

light vein of humour - тонкий юмор

light persiflage - деликатное подшучивание

4. 1) лёгкий, некрепкий (о вине, пиве)

2) лёгкий ( о пище)

light supper - лёгкий ужин

3) неплотный; негустой

light soil - лёгкая /рыхлая/ почва

light clouds - лёгкие /перистые/ облака

4) лёгкий, воздушный, хорошо поднявшийся ( о тесте)

5. 1) несерьёзный; незначительный; несущественный

light remarks - несерьёзные /несущественные/ замечания

to one's lightest word [wish] - по чьему-л. малейшему слову [желанию]

to make light of smth. - а) недооценивать что-л.; не воспринимать серьёзно; to make light of danger - недооценивать опасность; he makes light of his illness - он не обращает достаточно внимания на свою болезнь; б) принижать, преуменьшать (заслуги и т. п.)

this is no light matter - это дело нешуточное

2) лёгкий, несложный, развлекательный

light music - лёгкая музыка (в противоп. классической)

light reading - лёгкое чтение, развлекательная литература

light opera - а) комическая опера; б) оперетта

light comedy - лёгкая комедия

light comedian - актёр лёгкого комедийного жанра

3) лёгкий, небольшой, несильный

a light attack of illness - лёгкий приступ болезни

light wind - лёгкий ветерок

light frost - небольшой /лёгкий/ мороз

light rain - дождик, небольшой дождь

light applause - непродолжительные /жидкие/ аплодисменты

light smoker - незаядлый курильщик

light eater - человек с плохим аппетитом, малоежка

6. 1) нетрудный, необременительный

light work - нетрудная /лёгкая/ работа

light duties - необременительные /несложные/ обязанности

light household tasks - мелкая работа по дому

to make light work of smth. - быстро управляться с чем-л.

2) лёгкий, несуровый

light punishment - лёгкое наказание

light sentence - мягкий приговор

7. 1) легкомысленный; ветреный, непостоянный

light opinions - неустойчивые убеждения

a person of light character - весьма легкомысленный человек

2) фривольный; распущенный

light woman - женщина лёгкого поведения /нестрогих правил/

3) весёлый, беззаботный, беспечный

light laughter - весёлый /беззаботный/ смех

light jest - весёлая шутка

light chatter - беседа о том о сём

8. лёгкий, чуткий ( о сне)

a light sleeper - спящий чутко

9. фон.

1) неударный ( о слоге)

2) слабый ( об ударении)

♢ with a light heart - с лёгким сердцем

light hand - а) ловкость; умение; she has a light hand for pastry - она мастерица печь пирожные; б) тактичность; деликатность

light fingers = light-fingered

light in the head - а) чувствующий /испытывающий/ головокружение; б) глупый

2. [laıt] adv

легко

to tread light - легко ступать

to sleep light - некрепко /чутко/ спать

to travel light - путешествовать налегке

to get off light - разг. легко /дёшево/ отделаться

♢ light come, light go - посл. ≅ легко нажито, легко прожито
II [laıt] v (lighted [-{laıt}ıd], lit)
1. 1) (on, upon) неожиданно, случайно натолкнуться (на что-л.)

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

we lit upon a solution - мы неожиданно нашли решение

2) обрушиться (об ударе и т. п.)

misfortune lighted upon him - на него свалилось горе

2. 1) сходить, выходить (обыкн. light down, light off, light from)

to light off a horse - спешиться, сойти с лошади

to light down from the bus - выйти из автобуса

to light at one's door - сойти у своего дома

2) (on, upon) опускаться, садиться; падать

to light on one's feet - а) стать на ноги ( после падения или прыжка); б) счастливо отделаться

the bird lit upon the bough - птица села на сук

my eye lighted on a familiar face among the crowd - мой взгляд упал на знакомое лицо в толпе

3. (into) нападать, накидываться

we lit into the food - мы набросились на еду

НБАРС > light
7 light

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

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

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

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

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

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

•

- lightness

- lighten

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

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

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

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

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

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

7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) veder, lahek

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

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

•

- lightly

- lightness

- lighten

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

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I [lait]
adjective ( lightly adverb)

lahek; majhne specifične teže, pod predpisano težo; nepomemben, neznaten, lahek (bolezen, kazen, napaka, delo itd.); zabaven, lahek (glasba, knjiga); prhek, rahel (zemlja, sneg, kruh); vitek, nežen, graciozen, okreten, uren; brezskrben, veder (srce); lahkomišljen, lahkoživ, frfrast (ženska); malo otovorjen, neotovorjen; nenaglašen (zlog)

light of belief — lahkoveren

light coin — kovanec z nezadostno količino žlahtne kovine

electrical light current — šibki tok

light of foot ( —ali heel) — lahkonog

light fingers — dolgoprst (tat)

held in light esteem — malo spoštovan

to hold s.th. light — ali to make light of s.th. — ali to set lightstore by — nalahko kaj jemati

with a light heart — z lahkim srcem

figuratively a light hand — obzirnost, takt

light in hand — poslušen (konj), lahko vodljiv

no light matter — to pa ni malenkost

light metals — lahke kovine

light opera — lahka ali komična opera

light traffic — majhen promet

light woman — lahka ženska

light weights — prelahke uteži

the ship returned light — ladja se je vrnila brez tovora

military in light marching order — na pohodu z malo tovora
II [lait]
adverb

nalahko, rahlo, lahko

light come, light go — kakor pridobljeno, tako izgubljeno

to get off light — srečno jo odnesti, biti malo kaznovan

to travel light — potovati z malo prtljage
III [lait]
adjective

svetel, jasen
IV [lait]
noun

svetloba, luč, razsvetljava; vir svetlobe (okno, sonce, svetilka, vžigalica, sveča, ogenj); dnevna, sončna svetloba; nautical svetilnik; iskrenje, sijaj (oči); poetically vid, nebesno telo; figuratively luč, prosvetljenjstvo, jasnost, prosvetljenec, genij; ključna beseda akrostiha; plural spoznanja, nova odkritja, nova dejstva, (umske) sposobnosti, zmožnosti; plural slang oči

according to one's lights — po svojih sposobnostih

he appears in the light of (a scoundrel) videti je (lopov)

by the light of a candle — pri svetlobi sveče

by the light of nature — po naravni nadarjenosti, s prirojeno bistroumnostjo

between the lights — v mraku

to bring to light — odkriti, odkopati

to come to light — priti na svetlo, biti odkrit

poetically light of one's eyes — vid

figuratively the light of my eyes — punčica mojega očesa

in the light of these facts — vpričo teh dejstev

to give light to — razložiti, razjasniti

to give s.o. a light — prižgati komu cigareto

to hide one's light under a bushel — biti preskromen, skrivati svoje sposobnosti

high lights — najsvetlejši deli slike

the light of s.o.'s countenance — naklonjenost koga (uživati)

to place s.th. in a good light — postaviti kaj v lepo luč

to put a light to s.th. — prižgati, zažgati kaj

I see the light — posvetilo se mi je

to see the light — roditi se; American spremeniti svoje stališče; religion biti prosvetljen, sprevideti

to see the light of day — biti objavljen, biti prvič uprizorjen

to stand in s.o.'s light — jemati komu luč, biti komu na poti, figuratively motiti koga

to stand in one's own light — škodovati samemu sebi

to strike a light — prižgati (vžigalico, vžigalnik)

he is a shining light — genij je

to throw ( —ali shed) light on s.th. — razložiti, razjasniti kaj

get out of the light! — ne jemlji mi svetlobe!, ne moti!

tail-light — rdeča lučka na avtomobilu

light and shade — svetloba in senca, nasprotja

Ancient Lights — opozorilen napis, da se ne sme jemati luči, ki prihaja skozi okna
V [lait]
1.

transitive verb

prižgati, razsvetliti, vneti;

2.

intransitive verb

prižgati se, vneti se, posvetiti, posijati;
VI [lait]
intransitive verb

izstopiti, iti dol (from, off); pasti (on na); spustiti se (on na); naleteti (on na); American slang navaliti ( into na); American slang izginiti, pobegniti ( out); dogoditi se

a cat always lights on its feet — mačka vedno pade na noge

the bird lighted on a twig — ptič se je spustil na vejico

English-Slovenian dictionary > light
8 get away

1. phr v удрать; ускользнуть, улизнуть

the prisoner got away — заключённый убежал

2. phr v выбираться, уходить, уезжать

I want to get away from the city — я хочу уехать из города

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

3. phr v увозить

you must get the children away — вы должны увести детей

4. phr v помочь выбраться

the doctors told him to get her away from it all — врачи велели ему увезти её подальше, чтобы она отвлеклась от всего, что было

get down to — браться за

get to grips with — решительно браться за

5. phr v освобождаться

can you get away for a holiday? — вы можете устроить себе отпуск?

6. phr v спорт. начинать; броситься вперёд, рвануться

get busy — начинать заниматься

7. phr v амер. авт. проф. трогать с места

to get a shop — занять первое, второе или третье место

to get the hump — приуныть, скиснуть; повесить нос

to get the low-down on — выведать всю подноготную

8. phr v амер. ав. проф. взлетать

выпускать, выбрасывать

Синонимический ряд:

1. fly (verb) abscond; break out; decamp; escape; flee; fly; run away; skip

2. go (verb) depart; exit; get off; go; go away; leave; move; pop off; pull out; push off; quit; retire; run; run along; shove off; take off; withdraw

English-Russian base dictionary > get away
9 out

out [aʊt]

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2. adjective

3. preposition

4. noun

5. transitive verb

6. compounds

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1. adverb

   a. ( = not in) Paul is out Paul est sorti

• he's out a good deal il sort beaucoup

• he's out fishing il est parti à la pêche

• when the tide is out à marée basse

• (the ball is) out! (Tennis) (la balle est) out !

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• he's out in the garden il est dans le jardin

► to want out (inf)

the cat wants out le chat veut sortir

• he wants out (of marriage, contract) il a envie de tout plaquer (inf)

   b. ( = outside) dehors

• it's hot out il fait chaud dehors

• out you go! sortez !

   c. (expressing distance) the boat was 10 miles out to sea le bateau était à 10 milles de la côte

• their house is 10km out of town leur maison est à 10 km de la ville

   d. [homosexual] to be out (inf)

assumer son homosexualité

   e. (set structures)

► to be out and about again être de nouveau sur pied

► out here ici

• come in! -- no, I like it out here entre ! -- non, je suis bien ici !► out there ( = in that place) là-bas

► out with it! (inf) vas-y, parle !

2. adjective

   a. [light, fire, gas] éteint

   b. ( = available) [model, edition, video] sorti

   c. ( = unavailable) (for lending, renting) that book is out ce livre est sorti

   d. ( = revealed) the secret is out le secret n'en est plus un

   e. ( = unconscious) sans connaissance

• he was out for 30 seconds il est resté sans connaissance pendant 30 secondes

   f. ( = wrong) their timing was 5 minutes out ils s'étaient trompés de 5 minutes

• you're not far out (inf) tu n'es pas tombé loin (inf)

   g. ( = unacceptable) [idea, suggestion] that's right out, I'm afraid il n'en est pas question

   h. ( = defeated) (in games) you're out tu es éliminé

• the socialists are out (politically) les socialistes sont battus

   i. ( = finished) before the month was out avant la fin du mois

   j. ( = striking) out on strike en grève

   k. ( = unfashionable) passé de mode

• long skirts are out les jupes longues sont passées de mode

   l. (flowers, sun) the roses are out les rosiers sont en fleurs

• the sun was out le soleil brillait

   m. (set structures)

► to be out to do sth (inf) ( = seeking to do) chercher à faire qch

► to be out for sth (inf)

she was just out for a good time elle ne cherchait qu'à s'amuser

3. preposition

► out of

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   a. ( = outside) en dehors de, hors de

• he lives out of town il habite à l'extérieur de la ville

• they were 100km out of Paris ils étaient à 100 km de Paris

► out of it (inf)

I was glad to be out of it ( = escaped from situation) j'étais bien content d'y avoir échappé

• I felt rather out of it at the party je me suis senti un peu isolé à cette fête

   b. ( = absent) he's out of the office at the moment il n'est pas au bureau actuellement

   c. ( = through) par

• out of the window par la fenêtre

   d. ( = from) only one chapter out of the novel un seul chapitre du roman

• a model made out of matchsticks une maquette construite avec des allumettes

• he had made the table out of a crate il avait fabriqué la table avec une caisse

• he looked like something out of "Star Trek" il semblait tout droit sorti de « Star Trek »

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• to take sth out of a drawer prendre qch dans un tiroir

• to drink out of a glass boire dans un verre

• he copied the poem out of a book il a copié le poème dans un livre

   e. ( = because of) par

• out of curiosity/necessity par curiosité/nécessité

   f. ( = from among) sur

• in nine cases out of ten dans neuf cas sur dix

   g. ( = without) we are out of bread nous n'avons plus de pain

   h. ( = sheltered from) à l'abri de

• out of the wind à l'abri du vent

   i. ( = eliminated from) éliminé de

• out of the World Cup éliminé de la Coupe du monde

4. noun

► on the outs with sb (inf!) (US) brouillé avec qn

5. transitive verb

[+ homosexual] révéler l'homosexualité de

6. compounds

► out-and-out adjective [lie] pur et simple ; [liar, cheat] fini ; [racist, fascist] pur et dur

► out-of-body experience noun expérience f de sortie du corps

► out-of-bounds adjective [place] interdit ; (US) [ball] sorti

► out-of-court adjective [settlement, agreement] à l'amiable

► out-of-date adjective [passport, ticket] périmé ; [clothes, theory, concept] démodé ; [word] vieilli

► out-of-doors adverb = outdoors

► out-of-the-ordinary adjective insolite

► out-of-the-way adjective ( = remote) isolé

► out-of-this-world (inf) adjective fantastique (inf)

► out-of-town adjective [shopping centre, cinema] en périphérie

► out-of-work adjective au chômage ; [actor] sans engagement

► out-tray noun corbeille f de départ

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Note: out is used after many verbs in English to alter or reinforce the meaning of the verb ( hold out, wipe out, filter out etc). Very often in French, a verb alone will be used to translate these combinations. For translations you should consult the appropriate verb entry (hold, wipe, filter etc)

When out is used as an adverb meaning outside, it often adds little to the sense of the phrase: they're out in the garden = they're in the garden. In such cases out will not usually be translated: ils sont dans le jardin

out is used as an adverb to mean absent or not at home. In this case she's out really means she's gone out and the French translation is elle est sortie

For the phrase out of see III in the entry below

For examples of the above and other uses, see the entry below
[aʊt] 1.
transitive verb révéler l'homosexualité de [person]
2.
adverb

1) ( outside) dehors

to stand out in the rain — rester (dehors) sous la pluie

to be out in the garden — être dans le jardin

out there — dehors

out here — ici

to tear a page out — arracher une page

2) ( from within)

to go ou walk out — sortir

to pull/take something out — retirer/sortir quelque chose

I couldn't find my way out — je ne trouvais pas la sortie

3) ( at a distance)

out in China — en Chine

two days out from port — à deux jours du port

when the tide is out — à marée basse

further out — plus loin

4) ( in the world at large)

there are a lot of people out there looking for work — il y a beaucoup de gens qui cherchent du travail en ce moment

5) ( absent)

to be out — gen être sorti; [strikers] être en grève

6) ( for social activity)

to invite somebody out to dinner — inviter quelqu'un au restaurant

a day out — une sortie pour la journée

7) (published, now public)

to be out — [book, exam results] être publié

my secret is out — mon secret est révélé

8) ( in bloom)

to be out — [tree, shrub] être en fleurs

to be fully out — [flower] être épanoui

9) ( shining)

to be out — [sun, moon, stars] briller

10) ( extinguished)

to be out — [fire, light] être éteint

lights out — extinction des feux

11) Sport, Games

to be out — [player] être éliminé

‘out!’ — ( of ball) ‘out!’

12) ( unconscious)

to be out (cold) — (colloq) gen être dans les pommes (colloq); [boxer] être K.O.

13) (over, finished)

before the week is out — avant la fin de la semaine

14) GB ( incorrect)

to be out in one's calculations — s'être trompé dans ses calculs

my watch is two minutes out — ( slow) ma montre retarde de deux minutes; ( fast) ma montre avance de deux minutes

15) (colloq) ( not possible) exclu

no, that option is out — non, cette solution est exclue

16) (colloq) ( actively in search of)

to be out to do something — être bien décidé à faire quelque chose

he's just out for what he can get — péj c'est l'intérêt qui le guide

he's out to get you — il t'en veut à mort; ( killer) il veut ta peau (colloq)

17) (colloq) ( not in fashion) passé de mode
3.
out of prepositional phrase

1) ( from)

to go ou walk ou come out — sortir

get out of here! — sors d'ici!

to jump out of the window — sauter par la fenêtre

to take something out of a box — retirer quelque chose d'une boîte

to take something out of one's bag — prendre quelque chose dans son sac

2) ( expressing ratio) sur

two out of every three — deux sur trois

3) ( part of whole)

out of a book — tiré d'un livre

4) Law

to be out — [jury] être en délibération

5) ( beyond defined limits) hors de [reach, sight]; en dehors de [city]

6) ( free from confinement)

out of hospital — sorti de l'hôpital

7) ( sheltered) à l'abri de [sun]

8) ( lacking)

to be (right) out of — ne plus avoir de [item]

9) ( made from) en [wood, metal]

10) ( due to) par [respect]

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I want out! — (colloq) je ne marche plus avec vous/eux etc (colloq)

come on, out with it! — (colloq) allez, dis ce que tu as à dire!

to be out and about — ( after illness) être à nouveau sur pied

to be out of it — (colloq) être dans les vapes (colloq)

to feel out of it — se sentir exclu

you're well out of it — c'est mieux comme ça

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10 light

light [laɪt]

(verb: preterite, past participle lit)

1. noun

   a. lumière f

• by the light of sth à la lumière de qch

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

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

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

• light and shade ombre f et lumière f

• in (the) light of à la lumière de

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

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

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

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

► adjective + light

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

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

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

• in the cold light of day à tête reposée

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

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

► to come to light être dévoilé

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

   b. (in eyes) lueur f

   c. ( = lamp) lampe f

• desk light lampe f de bureau

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

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

   e. ( = traffic light) feu m

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

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

• the lights were red le feu était rouge

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

   f. (for cigarette) feu m

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

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

2. adjective

   a. [evening, room] clair

• it was getting light il commençait à faire jour

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

   b. [hair, colour, skin] clair

• light blue bleu clair inv

   c. ( = not heavy) léger

• as light as a feather léger comme une plume

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

• to be a light sleeper avoir le sommeil léger

• light housework petits travaux ménagers

• to make light of sth prendre qch à la légère

• to make light work of sth faire qch sans difficulté

3. transitive verb

   a. [+ candle, cigarette, gas] allumer

• to light a match frotter une allumette

• he lit the fire il a allumé le feu

• he lit a fire il a fait du feu

   b. ( = illuminate) éclairer

• lit by electricity éclairé à l'électricité

4. intransitive verb

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

   b. to light upon sth trouver qch par hasard

5. adverb

• to travel light voyager léger

6. compounds

► light aircraft petit avion m

► light ale (British) sorte de bière blonde légère

► light beer noun (US) bière f allégée

► light bulb noun ampoule f électrique

► light entertainment noun variétés fpl

► light fitting noun appareil m d'éclairage

► light-footed adjective au pas léger

► light-haired adjective blond

► light-headed adjective étourdi

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

► light opera noun opérette f

► light pen noun crayon m optique

► light reading noun lecture f facile

► light show noun éclairages mpl

► lights-out noun extinction f des feux

► light switch noun interrupteur m

► light up

1. intransitive verb

   a. s'allumer

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

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

2. separable transitive verb

( = illuminate) éclairer

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

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[laɪt] 1.
noun

1) ( brightness) lumière f

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

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

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

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

against the light — à contre-jour

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

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

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

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

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

5) ( flame)

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

to set light to — mettre le feu à

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

6) fig ( aspect) jour m

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

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

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

in the light of — compte tenu de

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

7) fig ( exposure)

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

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

1)

(traffic) lights — feu m, feux mpl

the lights are red — le feu est au rouge

to stop at the lights — s'arrêter au feu

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

2) ( decorative display) illuminations fpl
3.
adjective

1) ( bright) [evening, room] clair

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

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

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

light blue — bleu clair inv

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

to be a light sleeper — avoir le sommeil léger

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

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

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

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

light duties — petits travaux mpl

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

6) [music, verse] léger/-ère

a bit of light relief — un peu de divertissement

some light reading — quelque chose de facile à lire

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

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

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

to light a fire — faire un or du feu

to light the fire — allumer le feu

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

Phrasal Verbs:

- light on

- light up

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

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

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

to see the light — comprendre

English-French dictionary > light
11 out

out

❢ Out is used after many verbs in English to alter or reinforce the meaning of the verb ( hold out, wipe out, filter out etc). Very often in French, a verb alone will be used to translate these combinations. For translations you should consult the appropriate verb entry (hold, wipe, filter etc).

When out is used as an adverb meaning outside, it often adds little to the sense of the phrase: they're out in the garden = they're in the garden. In such cases out will not usually be translated: ils sont dans le jardin. out is used as an adverb to mean absent or not at home. In this case she's out really means she's gone out and the French translation is elle est sortie.

For the phrase out of see C in the entry below. For examples of the above and other uses, see the entry below.

A vtr révéler l'homosexualité de [person] ; ⇒ come out (come).

B adv

1 ( outside) dehors ; to stand out in the rain rester (dehors) sous la pluie ; to be out in the garden être dans le jardin ; out there dehors ; out here ici ;

2 ( from within) to go ou walk out sortir ; to pull/take sth out retirer/sortir qch ; I couldn't find my way out je ne trouvais pas la sortie ; ‘Out’ ( exit) ‘Sortie’ ; (get) out! dehors! ;

3 (away from land, base) out in China/Australia en Chine/Australie ; two days out from port/camp à deux jours du port/camp ; when the tide is out à marée basse ; further out plus loin ;

4 ( in the world at large) there are a lot of people out there looking for work il y a beaucoup de gens qui cherchent du travail en ce moment ;

5 ( absent) to be out gen être sorti ; [strikers] être en grève ; while you were out pendant que tu étais sorti ; she's out shopping elle est sortie faire les courses ;

6 ( in slogans) ‘Tories out!’ ‘les conservateurs dehors!’ ;

7 ( for social activity) to invite sb out to dinner inviter qn au restaurant ; a day out at the seaside une journée au bord de la mer ; let's have an evening out this week si on sortait un soir de la semaine? ;

8 (published, now public) to be out [book, exam results] être publié ; my secret is out mon secret est révélé ; truth will out la vérité éclatera ;

9 ( in bloom) to be out [tree, shrub] être en fleurs ; to be fully out [flower] être épanoui ;

10 ( in view) to be out [sun, moon, stars] briller ;

11 ( extinguished) to be out [fire, light] être éteint ; lights out at 10.30 pm extinction des feux à 22 h 30 ;

12 Sport, Games to be out [player] être éliminé ; ‘out!’ ( of ball) ‘out!’ ;

13 ( unconscious) to be out (cold) ○ gen être dans les pommes ○ ; [boxer] être K.O. ;

14 (over, finished) before the week is out avant la fin de la semaine ;

15 GB ( incorrect) to be out in one's calculations s'être trompé dans ses calculs ; to be three degrees out se tromper de trois degrés ; my watch is two minutes out ( slow) ma montre retarde de deux minutes ; ( fast) ma montre avance de deux minutes ;

16 ○ ( not possible) no that option is out non cette solution est exclue ;

17 ○ ( actively in search of) to be out to do sth être bien décidé à faire qch ; to be out for revenge ou to get sb être bien décidé à se venger de qn ; he's just out for what he can get péj il ne rate aucune occasion ○ ;

18 ○ ( not in fashion) to be out [style, colour] être passé de mode ;

19 ○ ( in holes) trousers with the knees out pantalon troué aux genoux ;

20 ○ GB ( ever) he's the kindest/stupidest person out c'est la personne la plus gentille/stupide qui soit.

C out of prep phr

1 ( from) to go ou walk ou come out of the house sortir de la maison ; get out of here! sors d'ici! ; to jump out of bed/of the window sauter hors du lit/par la fenêtre ; to tear a page out of a book arracher une page d'un livre ; to take sth out of a box/of a drawer retirer qch d'une boîte/d'un tiroir ; to take sth out of one's bag/one's pocket prendre qch dans son sac/sa poche ;

2 ( expressing ratio) sur ; two out of every three people deux personnes sur trois ;

3 ( part of whole) a paragraph out of a book un paragraphe tiré d'un livre ; like something out of a horror movie comme quelque chose qui sort tout droit d'un film d'horreur ;

4 Jur to be out [jury] être en délibération ;

5 ( beyond defined limits) hors de [reach, sight, water] ; en dehors de [city, compound] ;

6 ( free from confinement) to be out of hospital/of prison être sorti de l'hôpital/de prison ;

7 ( expressing shelter) à l'abri de [sun, rain] ;

8 ( lacking) to be (right) out of ne plus avoir de [item, commodity] ;

9 ( made from) en [wood, plasticine, metal] ;

10 ( due to) par [malice, respect etc] ;

11 Equit, Turf ( lineage of horse) Rapido out of Lightning Rapido par Lightning.

Idioms

I want out ○ ! je ne marche plus avec vous/eux etc ○ ; I'm out of here ○ je me casse ◑, je pars ; go on, out with it ○ ! allez, accouche ○ !, allez, dis ce que tu as à dire ; to be on the outs ○ with sb US être brouillé avec qn ; to be out and about gen sortir ; ( after illness) être à nouveau sur pied ; to be out of it ○ être dans les vapes ○ ; to feel out of it se sentir exclu ; you're well out of it tu fais bien de ne pas t'en mêler.

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12 out

1.
[aʊt]adverb

1) (away from place)

out here/there — hier/da draußen

‘Out’ — ‘Ausfahrt’/‘Ausgang’ od. ‘Aus’

be out in the garden — draußen im Garten sein

what's it like out? — wie ist es draußen?

go out shopping — etc. einkaufen usw. gehen

be out — (not at home, not in one's office, etc.) nicht da sein

go out in the evenings — abends aus- od. weggehen

she was/stayed out all night — sie war/blieb eine/die ganze Nacht weg

have a day out in London/at the beach — einen Tag in London/am Strand verbringen

would you come out with me? — würdest du mit mir ausgehen?

ten miles out from the harbour — 10 Meilen vom Hafen entfernt

be out at sea — auf See sein

the journey out — die Hinfahrt

he is out in Africa — er ist in Afrika

how long have you been living out here in Australia? — wie lange lebst du schon hier in Australien?

2)

be out — (asleep) weg sein (ugs.); (drunk) hinüber sein (ugs.); (unconscious) bewusstlos sein; (Boxing) aus sein

3) (no longer burning) aus[gegangen]

4) (in error)

be 3% out in one's calculations — sich um 3% verrechnet haben

you're a long way out — du hast dich gewaltig geirrt

this is £5 out — das stimmt um 5 Pfund nicht

5) (not in fashion) passee (ugs.); out (ugs.)

6) (so as to be seen or heard) heraus; raus (ugs.)

there is a warrant out for his arrest — es liegt ein Haftbefehl gegen ihn vor

say it out loud — es laut sagen

out with it! — heraus od. (ugs.) raus damit od. mit der Sprache!

their secret is out — ihr Geheimnis ist bekannt geworden

[the] truth will out — die Wahrheit wird herauskommen

the sun/moon is out — die Sonne/der Mond scheint

is the evening paper out yet? — ist die Abendausgabe schon erschienen?

the roses are just out — die Rosen fangen gerade an zu blühen

that is the best car out — das ist das beste Auto auf dem Markt

7)

be out for something/to do something — auf etwas (Akk.) aus sein/darauf aus sein, etwas zu tun

be out for all one can get — alles haben wollen, was man bekommen kann

be out for trouble — Streit suchen

they're just out to make money — sie sind nur aufs Geld aus

8) (to or at an end)

he had it finished before the day/month was out — er war noch am selben Tag/vor Ende des Monats damit fertig

please hear me out — lass mich bitte ausreden

Eggs? I'm afraid we're out — Eier? Die sind leider ausgegangen od. (ugs.) alle

9)

an out and out scoundrel — ein Schurke durch und durch

an out and out disgrace — eine ungeheure Schande. See also academic.ru/89686/out_of">out of
2. noun
(way of escape) Ausweg, der (fig.); (excuse) Alibi, das

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(to allow to come in, go out: Let me in!; I let the dog out.) herein-, herauslassen

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out

[aʊt]

I. ADJECTIVE

1. inv, pred

▪ to be \out (absent) abwesend [o nicht da] [o fam weg] sein; (on strike) sich akk im Ausstand befinden BRD, ÖSTERR; (demonstrating) auf die Straße gehen; (for consultation) jury sich akk zurückgezogen haben; borrowed from the library entliehen sein

2. inv, pred (outside)

▪ to be \out [somewhere] [irgendwo] draußen sein; sun, moon, stars am Himmel stehen; prisoner [wieder] draußen sein fam

everyone was \out on deck alle waren [draußen] an Deck

3. inv, pred (on the move)

▪ to be \out unterwegs sein; army ausgerückt sein

to be \out on one's rounds seine Runde machen

to be \out and about unterwegs sein; (after an illness) wieder auf den Beinen sein

4. inv, pred (in blossom)

▪ to be \out blühen; tree also in Blüte stehen

5. inv, pred (available)

▪ to be \out erhältlich [o zu haben] sein; (on the market) auf dem Markt sein

her novel has been \out for a over a year ihr Roman ist bereits vor über einem Jahr herausgekommen [o bereits seit über einem Jahr auf dem Markt]

his new book will be \out in May sein neues Buch wird im Mai veröffentlicht [o kommt im Mai heraus

6. inv, pred ( fam: existing)

to be the best/worst... \out der/die/das beste/schlechteste... sein, den/die/das es zurzeit gibt

he's the best footballer \out er ist der beste Fußballer, den es zurzeit gibt

7. inv, pred (known)

▪ to be \out heraus [o fam raus] sein; secret gelüftet sein; news bekannt sein

[the] truth will \out die Wahrheit wird ans Licht kommen

8. inv, pred

▪ to be \out (asleep) schlafen; (unconscious) bewusstlos [o fam weg] sein

to be \out cold bewusstlos sein

to be \out for the count BOXING k.o. [o ausgezählt] sein; ( fig) total hinüber [o erledigt] [o SCHWEIZ durch] sein fam

to be \out like a light ( fam) weg sein fam

9. inv, pred (finished)

▪ to be \out aus [o zu Ende] [o vorbei] sein

school will be \out in June die Schule endet im Juni

before the month/year is \out vor Ende [o Ablauf] des Monats/Jahres

10. inv, pred SPORT

▪ to be \out (not playing) nicht [mehr] im Spiel sein, draußen sein fam; (in cricket, baseball) aus sein; (outside a boundary) ball, player im Aus sein

Johnson is \out on a foul Johnson wurde wegen eines Fouls vom Platz gestellt

Owen is \out with an injury Owen ist mit einer Verletzung ausgeschieden

11. inv, pred ( fam)

▪ to be \out (not in a competition, team) draußen sein fam; (out of power) nicht mehr an der Macht sein; (expelled, dismissed) [raus]fliegen fam

I've had enough! you're \out! mir reicht's! sie fliegen [raus]!

to be \out on the streets unemployed arbeitslos sein, auf der Straße stehen [o sitzen] fig fam; homeless obdachlos sein, auf der Straße leben

12. inv, pred ( fam)

▪ to be \out (unacceptable) unmöglich sein fam; (unfashionable) aus der Mode sein, passé [o out] sein fam

13. inv, pred (not possible)

▪ to be \out unmöglich sein

that plan is absolutely \out dieser Plan kommt überhaupt nicht infrage

14. inv, pred (off)

▪ to be \out light, TV aus sein; fire a. erloschen sein

15. inv, pred (inaccurate)

▪ to be \out falsch [o fam daneben] sein, danebenliegen fam; watch falsch gehen

our estimates were \out by a few dollars wir lagen mit unseren Schätzungen um ein paar Dollar daneben fam

to be \out in one's calculations sich akk verrechnet haben, mit seinen Berechnungen danebenliegen fam

16. inv, pred ( fam: in search of)

▪ to be \out for sth auf etw akk aus sein fam, es auf etw akk abgesehen haben

he's just \out for a good time er will sich nur amüsieren

to be \out for trouble Streit suchen

▪ to be \out to do sth es darauf abgesehen haben, etw zu tun

they're \out to get me die sind hinter mir her fam

17. inv, pred homosexual

▪ to be \out sich akk geoutet haben fam

18. inv, pred tide

the tide is \out es ist Ebbe

when the tide is \out bei Ebbe

19. inv, pred debutante

▪ to be \out in die Gesellschaft eingeführt sein

II. ADVERB

1. inv (not in sth) außen; (not in a room, flat) draußen; (outdoors) draußen, im Freien

a day \out in the country ein Tag m auf dem Land

“\out” „Ausgang“; (for vehicles) „Ausfahrt“

“keep \out!” „betreten verboten!“

to keep sb/sth \out jdn/etw nicht hereinlassen

close the window to keep the rain/wind \out mach das Fenster zu, damit es nicht hereinregnet/zieht

to keep the cold \out die Kälte abhalten

\out here/there hier/da draußen

2. inv (outwards) heraus, raus fam; (seen from inside) hinaus [o raus] fam; (facing the outside) nach außen, raus fam; of room, building a. nach draußen

get \out! raus hier! fam

can you find your way \out? finden Sie selbst hinaus?

\out with it heraus damit! fam, [he]raus mit der Sprache! fam

to bring/take sth \out [to the garden] etw [in den Garten] heraus-/hinausbringen

to take sth \out [of an envelope] etw [aus einem Umschlag] herausholen

to see sb \out jdn hinausbegleiten

to turn sth inside \out etw umstülpen; clothes etw auf links drehen

3. inv (away from home, for a social activity)

to ask sb \out [for a drink/meal] jdn [auf einen Drink/zum Essen] einladen

he's asked her \out er hat sie gefragt, ob sie mit ihm ausgehen will

to eat \out im Restaurant [o auswärts] essen

to go \out ausgehen, weggehen

4. inv (removed) heraus, raus fam; (extinguished) aus

I can't get the stain \out ich kriege den Fleck nicht wieder raus fam

to put a fire \out ein Feuer löschen

to cross sth \out etw ausstreichen [o durchstreichen

5. inv (fully, absolutely)

burnt \out ( also fig) ausgebrannt a. fig; fuse durchgebrannt; candle heruntergebrannt

tired \out völlig [o ganz] erschöpft

\out and away AM bei Weitem, mit Abstand

she is \out and away the best sie ist mit Abstand die Beste

6. inv (aloud)

she called \out to him to stop sie rief ihm zu, er solle anhalten

to cry \out in pain vor Schmerzen aufschreien

to laugh \out [loud] [laut] auflachen

7. inv (to an end, finished)

over and \out AVIAT Ende fachspr

to die \out aussterben; ( fig) applause verebben

to fight sth \out etw [untereinander] austragen [o ausfechten

8. inv (out of prison)

to come [or get] \out freikommen

to let sb \out jdn freilassen

9. inv (unconscious)

to go \out like a light ( fam) sofort weg sein fam

to knock sb \out jdn bewusstlos [o k.o.] schlagen

to pass \out in Ohnmacht fallen

10. inv (dislocated)

to put sb's arm/shoulder \out jdm den Arm verrenken/die Schulter ausrenken

to put one's back/shoulder \out sich dat den Rücken verrenken/die Schulter ausrenken

the accident put her back \out sie verrenkte sich bei dem Unfall den Rücken

11. inv (open)

to open sth \out (unfold) etw auseinanderfalten; (spread out) etw ausbreiten; (extend) furniture etw ausziehen

12. inv (outdated)

to go \out aus der Mode kommen

to have gone \out with the ark ( fam) völlig altmodisch [o BRD hum fam von anno Tobak] sein

13. inv (time off)

to take ten minutes \out eine Auszeit von zehn Minuten nehmen

14. inv tide

the tide is going \out die Ebbe setzt ein

15. inv (at a distant place) draußen

he lived \out in Zambia for ten years er lebte zehn Jahre lang in Sambia

\out at sea auf See

\out west im Westen; AM (west coast) an der Westküste

\out here hier draußen

16. inv (towards a distant place) in die Ferne geh, weit weg

they went \out as missionaries in the 1920's sie zogen in den 20er Jahren als Missionare in die Ferne geh

to go/travel \out to New Zealand nach [o ins ferne] Neuseeland gehen/reisen

to move \out to the west coast [or AM \out west] an die Westküste ziehen

III. TRANSITIVE VERB

▪ to \out sb

1. (eject) jdn rausschmeißen fam; SPORT jdn vom Platz stellen

2. BOXING jdn k.o. schlagen

3. homosexual jdn outen fam

IV. PREPOSITION

( fam) aus + dat

to run \out the door zur Tür hinausrennen

to throw sth \out the car etw aus dem Auto werfen

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[aʊt]
1. adv

1) (= not in container, car etc) außen; (= not in building, room) draußen; (indicating motion) (seen from inside) hinaus, raus (inf); (seen from outside) heraus, raus (inf)

to be out — weg sein; (when visitors come) nicht da sein

they're out in the garden — sie sind draußen im Garten

they're out playing — sie spielen draußen

they are out fishing/shopping — sie sind zum Fischen/Einkaufen (gegangen), sie sind fischen/einkaufen

he's out in his car — er ist mit dem Auto unterwegs

she was out all night — sie war die ganze Nacht weg

it's cold out here/there — es ist kalt hier/da or dort draußen

out you go! — hinaus or raus (inf) mit dir!

out! — raus (hier)! (inf)

out with him! — hinaus or raus (inf) mit ihm!

out it goes! — hinaus damit, raus damit (inf)

everybody out! — alle Mann or alles raus! (inf)

he likes to be out and about — er ist gern unterwegs

at weekends I like to be out and about — an den Wochenenden will ich (immer) raus

we had a day out at the beach/in London — wir haben einen Tag am Meer/in London verbracht

we had a day out at the shops — wir haben einen Einkaufsbummel gemacht

the journey out — die Hinreise; (seen from destination) die Herfahrt

the goods were damaged on the journey out — die Waren sind auf dem Transport beschädigt worden

the book is out (from library) — das Buch ist ausgeliehen or unterwegs (inf)

the Socialists are out — die Sozialisten sind nicht mehr an der Regierung

school is out — die Schule ist aus

the tide is out —

the chicks should be out tomorrow — die Küken sollten bis morgen heraus sein

2)

(indicating distance) when he was out in Persia — als er in Persien war

to go out to China —

out in the Far East — im Fernen Osten

out here in Australia — hier in Australien

Wilton Street? isn't that out your way? — Wilton Street? ist das nicht da (hinten) bei euch in der Gegend?

the boat was ten miles out —

five days out from Liverpool (Naut) — fünf Tage nach dem Auslaufen aus Liverpool

five miles out from shore — fünf Meilen von der Küste weg, fünf Meilen vor der Küste

3)

to be out (sun) — (he)raus or draußen sein; (stars, moon) am Himmel stehen (geh), da sein; (flowers) blühen

4)

(= in existence) the worst newspaper/best car out — die schlechteste Zeitung, die/das beste Auto, das es zur Zeit gibt, die schlechteste Zeitung/das beste Auto überhaupt

when will it be out? — wann kommt es heraus?

there's a warrant out for him or for his arrest — es besteht Haftbefehl gegen ihn

5)

(= not in prison) to be out — draußen sein; (seen from outside also) (he)raus sein

to come out — (he)rauskommen

6)

(= in the open, known) their secret was out —

it's out now — jetzt ist es heraus

the results are out — die Ergebnisse sind (he)raus

the truth will out — die Wahrheit will heraus

out with it! — heraus damit!, heraus mit der Sprache!

7)

(= to or at an end) before the day/month is/was out — vor Ende des Tages/Monats, noch am selben Tag/im selben Monat

8) (light, fire) aus

9) (= not in fashion) aus der Mode, passé, out (inf)

10) (SPORT ball) aus; (player) aus(geschlagen), out

11) (= out of the question, not permissible) ausgeschlossen, nicht drin (inf)

12)

(= worn out) the jacket is out at the elbows — die Jacke ist an den Ellbogen durch

13)

(indicating error) he was out in his calculations, his calculations were out — er lag mit seinen Berechnungen daneben (inf) or falsch, er hatte sich in seinen Berechnungen geirrt

not far out! — beinah(e) (richtig)!

you're not far out — Sie haben es fast( getroffen)

you're far or way out! — weit gefehlt! (geh), da hast du dich völlig vertan (inf)

you're a little bit out there — das stimmt nicht ganz

we were £5/20% out — wir hatten uns um £ 5/20% verrechnet or vertan (inf)

that's £5/20% out —

the post isn't quite vertical yet, it's still a bit out my clock is 20 minutes out — der Pfahl ist noch nicht ganz senkrecht, er ist noch etwas schief meine Uhr geht 20 Minuten falsch or verkehrt

14)

(indicating loudness, clearness) speak out (loud) — sprechen Sie laut/lauter

they shouted out (loud) — sie riefen laut (und vernehmlich)

15)

(indicating purpose) to be out for sth — auf etw (acc) aus sein

to be out for a good time — sich amüsieren wollen

to be out for trouble — Streit suchen

she was out to pass the exam — sie war ( fest) entschlossen, die Prüfung zu bestehen

he's out for all he can get — er will haben, was er nur bekommen kann

he's out to get her — er ist hinter ihr her

he's just out to make money —

he was always out to make money — er wollte immer das große Geld machen

she's out to find a husband — sie ist auf der Suche nach einem Mann

16)

(= unconscious) to be out — bewusstlos or weg (inf) sein

she went straight out — sie war sofort weg (inf)

17) (dirt, stain etc) (he)raus

18)

out and away — weitaus, mit Abstand

2. n

1)

See:

→ in

2) (esp US inf = way out) Hintertür(chen nt) f

3. prep
aus (+dat)
to go out the door/window —

from out the wood (poet) — aus dem Walde heraus

See:

→ also out of

4. vt
homosexual outen
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out [aʊt]

A adv

1. (auch in Verbindung mit Verben)

a) hinaus(-gehen, -werfen etc)

b) heraus(-kommen, -schauen etc)

c) aus(-brechen, -pumpen, -sterben etc)

d) aus(-probieren, -rüsten etc):

voyage out Ausreise f;

way out Ausgang m;

on the way out beim Hinausgehen;

have one’s tonsils out sich die Mandeln herausnehmen lassen;

he had his tonsils out yesterday ihm wurden gestern die Mandeln herausgenommen;

have a tooth out sich einen Zahn ziehen lassen;

insure out and home WIRTSCH hin und zurück versichern;

out with him! hinaus oder umg raus mit ihm!;

out with it! hinaus oder heraus damit! ( → A 10);

that’s out das kommt nicht infrage!;

out of → C 4

2. außen, draußen, fort:

he is out er ist draußen;

out and about (wieder) auf den Beinen;

he is out for a walk er macht gerade einen Spaziergang

3. nicht zu Hause:

be out on business geschäftlich unterwegs oder verreist sein;

we had an evening out wir sind am Abend ausgegangen

4. von der Arbeit abwesend:

be out on account of illness wegen Krankheit der Arbeit fernbleiben;

a day out ein freier Tag

5. im oder in den Streik:

be out streiken; → go out 10

6. a) ins Freie

b) draußen, im Freien

c) SCHIFF draußen, auf See

d) MIL im Felde

7. als Hausangestellte beschäftigt

8. raus, (aus dem Gefängnis etc) entlassen:

out on bail gegen Bürgschaft auf freiem Fuß

9. heraus, veröffentlicht, an der oder an die Öffentlichkeit:

(just) out (soeben) erschienen (Buch);

it came out in June es kam im Juni heraus, es erschien im Juni;

his first single will be out next week kommt nächste Woche auf den Markt;

the girl is not yet out das Mädchen ist noch nicht in die Gesellschaft eingeführt (worden)

10. heraus, ans Licht, zum Vorschein, entdeckt, -hüllt, -faltet:

the chickens are out die Küken sind ausgeschlüpft;

the flowers are out

a) die Blumen sind heraus oder blühen,

b) die Blüten sind entfaltet;

the secret is out das Geheimnis ist enthüllt oder gelüftet (worden);

out with it! heraus damit!, heraus mit der Sprache! ( → A 1)

11. be out for es abgesehen haben auf (akk), aus sein auf (akk):

be out for prey auf Raub aus sein

12. be out for sth sich für etwas einsetzen oder erklären

13. be out to do sth darauf aus sein oder darauf abzielen, etwas zu tun

14. weit und breit, in der Welt (besonders zur Verstärkung des sup):

the best thing out;

out and away bei Weitem

15. SPORT aus:

a) nicht (mehr) im Spiel

b) im Aus

16. Boxen: k. o.:

out on one’s feet

a) stehend k. o.,

b) fig schwer angeschlagen, erledigt (beide umg)

17. POL draußen, raus, nicht (mehr) im Amt, nicht (mehr) am Ruder:

the Democrats are out

18. aus der Mode, out:

boogie woogie is out

19. aus, vorüber, vorbei, zu Ende:

school is out US die Schule ist aus;

before the week is out vor Ende der Woche

20. aus, erloschen:

the fire is out;

the lights are out

21. aus(gegangen), verbraucht, alle:

the potatoes are out

22. aus der Übung:

my fingers are out

23. zu Ende, bis zum Ende, ganz:

tired out vollständig erschöpft;

out and out durch und durch, ganz und gar; → hear A 3, sit out A 1

24. nicht an der richtigen Stelle oder im richtigen Zustand, z. B.

a) verrenkt (Arm etc)

b) geistesgestört, verrückt

c) über die Ufer getreten (Fluss)

25. löch(e)rig, zerrissen, durchgescheuert: → elbow A 1

26. ärmer um:

be $10 out

27. a) verpachtet, vermietet

b) verliehen, ausgeliehen (Geld, auch Buch):

land out at rent verpachtetes Land;

out at interest auf Zinsen ausgeliehen (Geld)

28. unrichtig, im Irrtum (befangen):

his calculations are out seine Berechnungen stimmen nicht;

be (far) out sich (gewaltig) irren, (ganz) auf dem Holzweg sein fig

29. entzweit, verkracht umg:

be out with s.o

30. verärgert, ärgerlich

31. laut:

laugh out laut (heraus)lachen;

speak out!

a) sprich lauter!,

b) heraus damit!

B adj

1. Außen…:

out edge;

out islands entlegene oder abgelegene Inseln

2. POL nicht (mehr) im Amt oder am Ruder (befindlich):

out party Oppositionspartei f

3. abgehend (Zug etc)

C präp

1. (heraus oder hervor) aus (obs außer nach from):

from out the house aus dem Haus heraus

2. aus, heraus oder hinaus aus oder zu:

out the window zum Fenster hinaus, aus dem Fenster

3. US umg

a) hinaus

b) draußen an (dat) oder in (dat):

drive out Main Street die Hauptstraße (entlang) hinausfahren;

live out Main Street (weiter) draußen an der Hauptstraße wohnen

4. out of

a) aus (… heraus):

out of the bottle ( house, etc),

b) zu … hinaus:

out of the window ( house, etc),

c) aus, von:

two out of three Americans zwei von drei Amerikanern

d) außerhalb, außer Reichweite, Sicht etc

e) außer Atem, Übung etc:

be out of sth etwas nicht (mehr) haben;

we are out of oil uns ist das Öl ausgegangen, wir haben kein Öl mehr

f) aus der Mode, Richtung etc:

out of drawing verzeichnet;

be out of it umg weg vom Fenster sein; → alignment 3, focus A 1, question A 4

g) außerhalb (gen oder von):

five miles out of Oxford;

be out of it fig nicht dabei sein (dürfen);

feel out of it sich ausgeschlossen fühlen; → door Bes Redew

h) um etwas betrügen

i) von, aus:

get sth out of sb etwas von jemandem bekommen;

he got more (pleasure) out of it er hatte mehr davon

j) (hergestellt) aus:

made out of paper

k) fig aus Bosheit, Furcht, Mitleid etc

l) ZOOL abstammend von, aus einer Stute etc

D int

1. hinaus!, raus!:

out with → A 1, A 10

2. out (up)on obs pfui oder Schande über (akk):

out upon you!

E s

1. US Außenseite f: → in D 2

2. besonders US Ausweg m (auch fig)

3. Tennis etc: Ausball m

4. the outs pl POL die Opposition, die nicht regierende Partei

5. pl US Streit m:

at outs ( oder on the outs) with im Streit mit, auf gespanntem Fuße mit

6. US umg

a) schlechte etc Leistung

b) Schönheitsfehler m

7. TYPO Auslassung f, Leiche f

8. pl WIRTSCH US ausgegangene Bestände pl oder Waren pl

F v/t

1. hinauswerfen, verjagen

2. umg outen, als schwul bloßstellen

G v/i ans Licht oder zum Vorschein kommen: → murder A

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1.
[aʊt]adverb

1) (away from place)

out here/there — hier/da draußen

‘Out’ — ‘Ausfahrt’/‘Ausgang’ od. ‘Aus’

be out in the garden — draußen im Garten sein

what's it like out? — wie ist es draußen?

go out shopping — etc. einkaufen usw. gehen

be out — (not at home, not in one's office, etc.) nicht da sein

go out in the evenings — abends aus- od. weggehen

she was/stayed out all night — sie war/blieb eine/die ganze Nacht weg

have a day out in London/at the beach — einen Tag in London/am Strand verbringen

would you come out with me? — würdest du mit mir ausgehen?

ten miles out from the harbour — 10 Meilen vom Hafen entfernt

be out at sea — auf See sein

the journey out — die Hinfahrt

he is out in Africa — er ist in Afrika

how long have you been living out here in Australia? — wie lange lebst du schon hier in Australien?

2)

be out — (asleep) weg sein (ugs.); (drunk) hinüber sein (ugs.); (unconscious) bewusstlos sein; (Boxing) aus sein

3) (no longer burning) aus[gegangen]

4) (in error)

be 3% out in one's calculations — sich um 3% verrechnet haben

you're a long way out — du hast dich gewaltig geirrt

this is £5 out — das stimmt um 5 Pfund nicht

5) (not in fashion) passee (ugs.); out (ugs.)

6) (so as to be seen or heard) heraus; raus (ugs.)

there is a warrant out for his arrest — es liegt ein Haftbefehl gegen ihn vor

say it out loud — es laut sagen

out with it! — heraus od. (ugs.) raus damit od. mit der Sprache!

their secret is out — ihr Geheimnis ist bekannt geworden

[the] truth will out — die Wahrheit wird herauskommen

the sun/moon is out — die Sonne/der Mond scheint

is the evening paper out yet? — ist die Abendausgabe schon erschienen?

the roses are just out — die Rosen fangen gerade an zu blühen

that is the best car out — das ist das beste Auto auf dem Markt

7)

be out for something/to do something — auf etwas (Akk.) aus sein/darauf aus sein, etwas zu tun

be out for all one can get — alles haben wollen, was man bekommen kann

be out for trouble — Streit suchen

they're just out to make money — sie sind nur aufs Geld aus

8) (to or at an end)

he had it finished before the day/month was out — er war noch am selben Tag/vor Ende des Monats damit fertig

please hear me out — lass mich bitte ausreden

Eggs? I'm afraid we're out — Eier? Die sind leider ausgegangen od. (ugs.) alle

9)

an out and out scoundrel — ein Schurke durch und durch

an out and out disgrace — eine ungeheure Schande. See also out of
2. noun
(way of escape) Ausweg, der (fig.); (excuse) Alibi, das

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adj.

außerhalb adj.

heraus adj.

hinaus adj. adv.

aus adv.

auswärts adv.

English-german dictionary > out
13 light

̈ɪlaɪt I
1. сущ.
1) а) свет;
освещение by the light of ≈ при свете to read by the light of a candle ≈ читать при свете свечи to cast, shed light on smth. ≈ проливать свет на что-л. to dim the lights, turn the lights down ≈ притушить свет to extinguish, turn off, turn out a light ≈ выключить, потушить, погасить свет to put on, switch on, turn on a light ≈ зажигать свет to shine a light on smth. ≈ посветить на что-л. to turn the lights up ≈ включить свет light flickers ≈ свет мерцает light goes on ≈ свет включается, зажигается light goes out ≈ свет выключается the lights are off, out ≈ освещение выключено the lights are on ≈ освещение включено light travels( very fast) ≈ свет движется (очень быстро) The lights have fused. ≈ Свет выключили. Пробки вышибло. see the light б) дневной свет;
естественное освещение Syn: daylight в) рассвет, утренняя заря Syn: dawn
1.
2) источник света а) небесное светило (луна, солнце, звезды и т.д.) б) огонь;
зажженная свеча Syn: candle в) лампа, фонарь, прожектор
3) перен. духовное свечение, духовный свет а) просвещенность, образованность Syn: enlightenment б) истинность( от выраж. "свет истины") Syn: truth
4) огонь, пламя to put a light to the lamp ≈ зажечь лампу
5) окно, просвет
6) светило;
знаменитость Syn: celebrity
7) а) мн.;
разг. глаза, гляделки б) перен. выражение глаз;
блеск в глазах
8) а) мн. светофор at a light ≈ на светофоре to stop at a light ≈ остановиться на светофоре to cross against the lights ≈ переходить при красном сигнале to drive against the lights ≈ проезжать на красный свет to go through a light ≈ проехать светофор traffic light ≈ светофор Syn: traffic light б) маяк, сигнальный огонь Syn: lighthouse, beacon в) фара( автомобильная)
9) обыкн. мн. информация, сведения, данные to come to light ≈ обнаружиться to shed light upon ≈ проливать свет на (что-л.)
10) а) огласка( фактов, сведений, данных и т.д.) ;
гласность facts brought to light ≈ ставшие известными факты б) аспект;
интерпретация;
постановка вопроса;
восприятие to put smth. in a favourable light ≈ представить что-л. в выгодном свете Let's see the matter in a different light. ≈ Давай попробуем посмотреть на эту ситуацию в другом аспекте.
11) мн. (умственные) способности
12) мн. система взглядов, принципов ∙ by the light of nature ≈ интуитивно
2. прил.
1) светлый, ясный( о помещении) a light airy room ≈ светлая просторная комната
2) а) бледный, тусклый Syn: pale II
1. б) светлый (об оттенке цвета) light-blue ≈ голубой light-green ≈ светло-зеленый light-yellow ≈ бледно-желтый
3) (о кофе) поданный с очень большим количеством молока или сливок
3. гл.;
прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - lighted, lit
1) а) прояснять;
делать светлым, радостным His face lit up. ≈ Его лицо осветилось (радостью). Syn: brighten б) оживлять A smile lit up her face. ≈ Улыбка оживила ее лицо. Syn: animate
2.
2) загораться, зажигать(ся) (часто light up) Syn: kindle, take fire
3) освещать( часто light up) ;
светить( кому-л.) Syn: illuminate ∙ light up II
1. прил.
1) а) легкий;
легковесный as light as a feather ≈ легкий как перышко б) малой грузоподъемности, рассчитанный на малый вес a light truck ≈ малотоннажный грузовой автомобиль в) легкий (по отношению к объему) light metal ≈ легкий металл
2) обыденный, незначительный, мелкий light sleep ≈ легкий сон, дремота The loss of a job is no light matter. ≈ Потеря работы - не такое уж незначительное событие. light rain ≈ небольшой дождь, дождик light snow ≈ небольшой снег Syn: trivial
3) легкий, необременительный, нетрудный light duties ≈ легкие поручения light punishment ≈ мягкое, нестрогое наказание Syn: easy, simple
4) рыхлый, неплотный( о почве)
5) пустой;
непостоянный, легкомысленный, несерьезный;
веселый light woman ≈ женщина легкого поведения to make light of ≈ относиться несерьезно, небрежно к (чему-л.), не придавать значения (чему-л.) Syn: light-hearted, amusing, funny I
1., gay
1., carefree, frivolous, sprightly
1., blithe
6) а) легкоусваиваемый, необильный (о пище) light breakfast ≈ легкий завтрак б) некрепкий, легкий ( об алкогольных напитках)
7) а) быстрый, легкий ( о движениях) She is a light dancer. ≈ Она очень грациозно танцует. Syn: airy, graceful б) воен. легкий, подвижный light artillery ≈ легкая артиллерия light automatic gun ≈ ручной пулемет
8) фон. а) неударный( о слоге, звуке) б) слабый( об ударении)
9) кул. хорошо поднявшийся, легкий, воздушный( о тесте)
10) неотчетливый, смутный, неясный Syn: not distinct;
faint
2. ∙ light in the head ≈ в полубессознательном состоянии light hand
2. нареч.
1) легко to get off light ≈ легко отделаться to travel light ≈ путешествовать налегке to tread light ≈ легко ступать Syn: lightly I light come light go ≈ легко нажито, легко прожито
2) налегке (без большого количества вещей) to travel light ≈ путешествовать налегке III гл.;
прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - lighted, lit
1) неожиданно натолкнуться, случайно напасть (on, upon) His eyes lighted on a familiar face in the crowd. ≈ Неожиданно он увидел знакомое лицо в толпе. He lit upon an interesting idea. ≈ Ему в голову случайно пришла интересная мысль.
2) а) падать (on, upon), сваливаться б) перен. неожиданно обрушиться( об ударе и т. п.)
3) уст. сходить( обыкн. light off, light down) ;
опускаться, садиться( на что-л.) Syn: settle II, alight I, dismount ∙ light into light out свет - the * of the sun свет солнца - northern /polars/ *s северное сияние - * bath (медицина) световая ванна - * therapy( медицина) светолечение - * gun /pen/ (компьютерное) световое перо - to stand in smb.'s * заслонять кому-л. свет освещенность, видимость - * line (военное) граница затемненного района - in a good * хорошо видный, хорошо освещенный;
при хорошем освещении - to read in poor * читать при плохом свете /при слабом освещении/ - there is enough * for reading для чтения здесь достаточно светло - hang the picture in a good * повесьте картину так, чтобы она была хорошо освещена /видна/ (обыкн. the *) дневной свет, день, дневное время - to rise with the * вставать с рассветом - as soon as there was * как только рассвело - the * began to fail надвигались сумерки - before the * fails до того, как стемнеет, засветло pl (искусство) светлые части картины (тж. high *s) источник света;
огонь, лампа и т. п. - to put out the * погасить свет - *s were burning in every room во всех комнатах горел огонь - *s out! отбой! (команда) (военное) прожектор pl светофор - to stop for the *s останавливаться у светофора - to cross against the *s переходить при красном сигнале маяк - floating * плавучий маяк pl (театроведение) (профессионализм) рампа, огни рампы - before the *s у рампы, на сцене огонь, пламя, искра - to strike a * зажечь спичку - can you give me a *? не дадите ли мне прикурить? - to put a * to the lamp зажечь лампу огонек, свет ( глаз) ;
отражение душевного волнения( на лице) информация, новые сведения, данные - we need more * on the subject нам нужны дополнительные сведения /данные/ по этому вопросу - these facts throw /shed/ (a) new * on the matter эти данные проливают новый свет на дело гласность - to come to * обнаруживаться, выявляться - to bring to * обнаружить, раскрыть;
вывести на чистую воду;
вытащить на свет божий - new evidence has come to * обнаружились новые факты /данные/ аспект, вид;
восприятие - in the * of past events в свете прошлых /имевших место/ событий - to view smth. in a favourable * смотреть на что-л. благосклонно, одобрять что-л. - to put things in a favourable * представлять /выставлять/ что-л. в выгодном свете - I can't see the affair in that * я не могу смотреть на это дело таким образом - in whatever * we view it с какой бы стороны ни рассматривать это знаменитость, светило;
светоч - he was one of the shining /leading/ *s of his age он был одним из самых выдающихся людей своего времени pl убеждения, взгляды;
уровень - to do one's best according to one's *s сделать все в меру своих способностей /возможностей/ - to worship according to one's *s молиться в соответствии со своими убеждениями /со своей верой/ - he acted according to his *s он действовал, как ему казалось правильным /в соответствии со своими убеждениями/ просвет;
окно;
стекло( в крыше или стене оранжереи) зрение pl (разговорное) глаза > to stand in smb.'s * мешать кому-л., стоять у кого-л. на дороге > to stand in one's own * вредить самому себе, нарушать собственные интересы;
сам себе враг > get out of the * не мешай(те), уходи(те) с дороги, не стойте на моем пути > green * зеленая улица( чему-л.) > the * of my eyes свет очей моих > to see the * увидеть свет, родиться;
увидеть свет, выйти из печати;
прозреть, понять в чем дело;
(религия) (духовно) прозреть;
обратиться( в какую-л. веру) > to put out smb.'s * убить /ликвидировать/ кого-л. > out like a * без сознания( особ. от удара по голове) ;
крепко спящий;
спит без задних ног > * at the end of the tunnel просвет (в кризисном положении) ;
надежда на близкую победу;
намечающийся успех > by the * of nature интуитивно, инстинктивно;
естественно( без указаний, обучения и т. п.) > the * of smb.'s countenance чья-л. благосклонность, чье-л. расположение;
чье-л. одобрение, чья-л. поддержка > the * of thy countenance (библеизм) свет лица твоего > the greater and the lesser * (библеизм) светило большее и светило меньшее;
солнце и луна светлый - * room светлая комната - * day светлый /не пасмурный/ день светлый, светлого цвета;
бледный (о цвете) - * hair светлые волосы - * compexion белая кожа - * beer /ale/ светлое пиво с молоком или сливками (о кофе) (light-) как компонент сложных слов: светло- - light-blue светло-голубой, бледно-голубой - a light-skinned mulatto светлокожий мулат (тж. * up) зажигать - to * a lamp зажечь лампу - to * fire затопить печку /камин/ зажигаться, загораться освещать - our houses are *ed /lit/ (up) by electricity наши дома освещаются электричеством - all the streets were brightly lit (up) все улицы были залиты светом - * ship! (морское) включить освещение! (команда) освещаться - all the windows lit up во всех окнах вспыхнул свет прикуривать( сигарету, папиросу и т. п.) - to * (up) a cigarette закурить сигарету светить (кому-л.) - to * (up) a person on his way посветить кому-л., осветить кому-л. дорогу - she lit him up the stairs with the candle пока он поднимался по лестнице, она светила ему свечкой освещать, озарять - a smile lit up her face улыбка озарила ее лицо (with) освещаться, озаряться;
светиться, сиять( о глазах, лице) - to * (up) with a smile озариться улыбкой - to * (up) with pleasure сиять от радости, светиться счастьем > to be lit up напиться легкий, нетяжелый - * box легкий ящик - * shoes легкие туфли - * clothing легкая /летняя/ одежда - (as) * as a feather /as air/ легкий как пух;
невесомый - * alloy легкий сплав - * oil (специальное) маловязкое масло;
легкий нефтепродукт - * sails верхние летучие паруса легкий на ногу;
проворный - * walk /footsteps/ легкая походка - * of foot проворный, быстроногий - * on one's feet легкий на подъем, подвижный легкий, рассчитанный на небольшую нагрузку - * car малолитражный автомобиль - * railway узкоколейная или временная железная дорога;
подъездной путь( военное) легкий, облегченного типа - * automatic gun ручной пулемет - * bomb авиабомба небольшого калибра - * machine-rifle автоматическая винтовка - * machine-gun ручной пулемет;
облегченный станковый пулемет - * warning radar легкая радиолокационная станция обнаружения - * load уменьшенный заряд( военное) имеющий легкое вооружение - * (horse) brigade( историческое) кавалерийская бригада - * artillery легкая артиллерия - * bomber легкий бомбардировщик - * cruiser легкий крейсер - * tank легкий танк - in * marching order с облегченным походным снаряжением неполновесный, неправильного веса - * coin неполновесная монета - to give * weight недовешивать, обвешивать легкий, несильный, слабый - * touch легкое /мягкое/ прикосновение - a * print слабый /еле видный/ отпечаток тонкий, деликатный - * vein of humour тонкий юмор - * persiflage деликатное подшучивание легкий, некрепкий (о вине, пиве) легкий (о пище) - * supper легкий ужин неплотный;
негустой - * soil легкая /рыхлая/ почва - * clouds легкие /перистые/ облака легкий, воздушный, хорошо поднявшийся (о тесте) несерьезный;
незначительный;
несущественный - * remarks несерьезные /несущественные/ замечания - to one's *est word по чьему-л. малейшему слову - to make * of smth. недооценивать что-л.;
не воспринимать серьезно;
принижать, преуменьшать (заслуги и т. п.) - to make * of danger недооценивать опасность - he makes * of his illness он не обращает достаточно внимания на свою болезнь - this is no * matter это дело нешуточное легкий, несложный, развлекательный - * music легкая музыка( в противоп. классической) - * reading легкое чтение, развлекательная литература - * opera комическая опера;
оперетта - * comedy легкая комедия - * comedian актер легкого комедийного жанра легкий, небольшой, несильный - a * attack of illness легкий приступ болезни - * wind легкий ветерок - * frost небольшой /легкий/ мороз - * rain дождик, небольшой дождь - * applause непродолжительные /жидкие/ аплодисменты - * smoker незаядлый курильщик - * eater человек с плохим аппетитом, малоешка нетрудный, необременительный - * work нетрудная /легкая/ работа - * duties необременительные /несложные/ обязанности - * household tasks мелкая работа по дому - to make * work of smth. быстро управляться с чем-л. легкий, несуровый - * punishment легкое наказание - * sentence мягкий приговор легкомысленный;
ветреный, непостоянный - * opinions неустойчивые убеждения - a person of * character весьма легкомысленный человек фривольный;
распущенный - * woman женщина легкого поведения /нестрогих правил/ веселый, беззаботный, беспечный - * laughter веселый /беззаботный/ смех - * jest веселая шутка - * chatter беседа о том, о сем легкий, чуткий( о сне) - a * sleeper спящий чутко (фонетика) неударный (о слоге) (фонетика) слабый (об ударении) > with a * heart с легким сердцем > * hand ловкость;
умение;
тактичность;
деликатность > she has a * hand for pastry она мастерица печь пирожные > * fingers ловкий;
вороватый, нечистый на руку > * in the head чувствующий /испытывающий/ головокружение;
глупый легко - to tread * легко ступать - to sleep * некрепко /чутко/ спать - to travel * путешествовать налегке - to get off * (разговорное) легко /дешево/ отделаться > * come, * go (пословица) легко нажито, легко прожито (on, upon) неожиданно, случайно натолкнуться (на что-л.) - to * on a rare book in a second-hand shop случайно найти /увидеть/ редкую книгу в букинистическом магазине - we lit upon a solution мы неожиданно нашли решение обрушиться (об ударе и т. п.) - misfortune *ed upon him на него свалилось горе сходить, выходить( обыкн. * down, * off, * from) - to * off a horse спешиться, сойти с лошади - to * down from the bus выйти из автобуса - to * at one's door сойти у своего дома (on, upon) опускаться, садиться;
падать - to * on one's feet стать на ноги (после падения или прыжка) ;
счастливо отделаться - the bird lit upon the bough птица села на сук - my eye *ed on a familiar face among the crowd мой взгляд упал на знакомое лицо в толпе (into) нападать, накидываться - we lit into the food мы набросились на еду ~ (умственные) способности;
according to one's ~s в меру своих сил, возможностей anchor ~ якорный огонь ~ легкий;
легковесный;
as light as a feather (или air) легкий как перышко;
to give light weight обвешивать high ~ основной момент, факт;
to be in( или to hit) the high light быть в центре внимания ~ разъяснение;
to bring to light выявлять, выяснять;
выводить на чистую воду;
to come to light обнаружиться ~ attr. световой;
light therapy светолечение;
by the light of nature интуитивно ~ разъяснение;
to bring to light выявлять, выяснять;
выводить на чистую воду;
to come to light обнаружиться ~ pl светофор;
to stop for the lights останавливаться у светофора;
to cross (to drive) against the lights переходить (проезжать) при красном сигнале diffused ~ рассеянный свет ~ легко;
to tread light легко ступать;
to travel light путешествовать налегке;
to get off light легко отделаться ~ легкий;
легковесный;
as light as a feather (или air) легкий как перышко;
to give light weight обвешивать to give the green ~ амер. разг. дать "зеленую улицу", открыть путь green ~ амер. разг. "зеленая улица" green ~ зеленый свет (светофора) green ~ разг. разрешение на беспрепятственное прохождение( работы, проекта и т. п.) ;
"зеленая улица" high ~ основной момент, факт;
to be in (или to hit) the high light быть в центре внимания high ~ световой эффект( в живописи, фотографии) ~ (lit, lighted) неожиданно натолкнуться, случайно напасть (on, upon) ;
his eyes lighted on a familiar face in the crowd он увидел знакомое лицо в толпе ~ аспект;
интерпретация;
постановка вопроса;
in the light of these facts в свете этих данных;
I cannot see it in that light я не могу это рассматривать таким образом ~ аспект;
интерпретация;
постановка вопроса;
in the light of these facts в свете этих данных;
I cannot see it in that light я не могу это рассматривать таким образом jack ~ амер. фонарь (для охоты или рыбной ловли ночью) leading ~ направляющий огонь light аспект ~ аспект;
интерпретация;
постановка вопроса;
in the light of these facts в свете этих данных;
I cannot see it in that light я не могу это рассматривать таким образом ~ быстрый, легкий (о движениях) ~ pl разг. глаза, гляделки ~ (lit, lighted) зажигать(-ся) (часто light up) ~ источник света ~ воен. легкий, подвижный;
light artillery легкая артиллерия;
light automatic gun ручной пулемет ~ легкий;
легковесный;
as light as a feather (или air) легкий как перышко;
to give light weight обвешивать ~ легкий ~ легко;
to tread light легко ступать;
to travel light путешествовать налегке;
to get off light легко отделаться ~ незначительный;
light rain (snow) небольшой дождь (снег) ;
a light attack of illness небольшое недомогание ~ незначительный ~ некрепкий (о напитке) ;
легкий (о пище) ;
light meal легкий завтрак, ужин, легкая закуска ~ (lit, lighted) неожиданно натолкнуться, случайно напасть (on, upon) ;
his eyes lighted on a familiar face in the crowd он увидел знакомое лицо в толпе ~ неожиданно обрушиться (об ударе и т. п.) ~ неполновесный ~ несущественный ~ нетрудный, необременительный, легкий;
light work легкая работа;
light punishment мягкое наказание ~ фон. неударный (о слоге, звуке) ;
слабый (об ударении) ~ облегченного типа ~ огонь;
зажженная свеча, лампа, фонарь, фара, маяк;
to strike a light зажечь спичку;
will you give me a light? позвольте прикурить ~ освещать (часто light up) ;
светить (кому-л.) ~ освещать ~ освещенность ~ просвет, окно ~ пустой;
непостоянный, легкомысленный, несерьезный;
веселый;
light woman женщина легкого поведения;
with a light heart весело;
с легким сердцем ~ разъяснение;
to bring to light выявлять, выяснять;
выводить на чистую воду;
to come to light обнаружиться ~ рассчитанный на небольшую нагрузку ~ рыхлый, неплотный (о почве) ~ (обыкн. pl) сведения, информация;
we need more light on the subject нам нужны дополнительные сведения по этому вопросу ~ свет;
освещение;
дневной свет ~ свет ~ светило;
знаменитость ~ светлый;
бледный (о цвете) ;
light brown светло-коричневый ~ pl светофор;
to stop for the lights останавливаться у светофора;
to cross (to drive) against the lights переходить (проезжать) при красном сигнале ~ уст. сходить (обыкн. light off, light down) ;
опускаться, садиться (на что-л.) ;
падать (on, upon) ~ кул. хорошо поднявшийся, легкий, воздушный (о тесте) ;
light sleep чуткий сон;
light in the head в полубессознательном состоянии ~ (умственные) способности;
according to one's ~s в меру своих сил, возможностей ~ воен. легкий, подвижный;
light artillery легкая артиллерия;
light automatic gun ручной пулемет ~ незначительный;
light rain (snow) небольшой дождь (снег) ;
a light attack of illness небольшое недомогание ~ attr. световой;
light therapy светолечение;
by the light of nature интуитивно ~ воен. легкий, подвижный;
light artillery легкая артиллерия;
light automatic gun ручной пулемет ~ светлый;
бледный (о цвете) ;
light brown светло-коричневый ~ come ~ go = легко нажито, легко прожито ~ hand деликатность, тактичность ~ hand ловкость ~ кул. хорошо поднявшийся, легкий, воздушный (о тесте) ;
light sleep чуткий сон;
light in the head в полубессознательном состоянии ~ некрепкий (о напитке) ;
легкий (о пище) ;
light meal легкий завтрак, ужин, легкая закуска ~ нетрудный, необременительный, легкий;
light work легкая работа;
light punishment мягкое наказание ~ незначительный;
light rain (snow) небольшой дождь (снег) ;
a light attack of illness небольшое недомогание ~ reading легкое чтение ~ кул. хорошо поднявшийся, легкий, воздушный (о тесте) ;
light sleep чуткий сон;
light in the head в полубессознательном состоянии ~ attr. световой;
light therapy светолечение;
by the light of nature интуитивно ~ up зажечь свет;
в) оживлять(ся), загораться, светиться (о лице, глазах) ~ up закурить (трубку и т. п.) ~ пустой;
непостоянный, легкомысленный, несерьезный;
веселый;
light woman женщина легкого поведения;
with a light heart весело;
с легким сердцем ~ нетрудный, необременительный, легкий;
light work легкая работа;
light punishment мягкое наказание to make ~ (of smth.) относиться несерьезно, небрежно (к чему-л.), не придавать значения (чему-л.) north ~ (pl) = northern lights north ~ (pl) = northern lights to put (smth.) in a favourable ~ представить (что-л.) в выгодном свете ready ~ вчт. индикатор готовности to see the ~ выйти из печати to see the ~ обратиться (в какую-л. веру и т. п.) to see the ~ понять;
убедиться;
to stand in (smb.'s) light заслонять свет;
перен. мешать, стоять на дороге;
to stand in one's own light вредить самому себе to see the ~ увидеть свет, родиться red ~ красный свет (сигнал опасности на транспорте и т. п.) ;
to see the red light предчувствовать приближение опасности, беды see: to ~ scarlet прийти в ярость, в бешенство;
to see the red light предчувствовать приближение опасности, беды sense ~ вчт. световой индикатор signal ~ вчт. индикаторная лампочка signal ~ вчт. световая сигнализация signal ~ сигнальный огонь to see the ~ понять;
убедиться;
to stand in (smb.'s) light заслонять свет;
перен. мешать, стоять на дороге;
to stand in one's own light вредить самому себе to see the ~ понять;
убедиться;
to stand in (smb.'s) light заслонять свет;
перен. мешать, стоять на дороге;
to stand in one's own light вредить самому себе ~ pl светофор;
to stop for the lights останавливаться у светофора;
to cross (to drive) against the lights переходить (проезжать) при красном сигнале ~ огонь;
зажженная свеча, лампа, фонарь, фара, маяк;
to strike a light зажечь спичку;
will you give me a light? позвольте прикурить to throw a new ~ (upon smth.) представить (что-л.) в ином свете to throw (или to shed) ~ (upon smth.) проливать свет (на что-л.) ~ легко;
to tread light легко ступать;
to travel light путешествовать налегке;
to get off light легко отделаться ~ легко;
to tread light легко ступать;
to travel light путешествовать налегке;
to get off light легко отделаться Verey ~ = Very light Verey ~ = Very light Very ~ воен. сигнальная ракета Вери warning ~s вчт. световая сигнализация ~ (обыкн. pl) сведения, информация;
we need more light on the subject нам нужны дополнительные сведения по этому вопросу ~ огонь;
зажженная свеча, лампа, фонарь, фара, маяк;
to strike a light зажечь спичку;
will you give me a light? позвольте прикурить ~ пустой;
непостоянный, легкомысленный, несерьезный;
веселый;
light woman женщина легкого поведения;
with a light heart весело;
с легким сердцем

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

•

- lightness

- lighten

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

•

- lightly

- lightness

- lighten

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

light¹ adj

1. claro

a light green shirt una camisa de color verde claro

2. ligero / que pesa poco

a light meal una comida ligera

feathers are very light las plumas pesan muy poco

I'm lighter than you peso menos que tú

3. luminoso / claro

it's a light room es una habitación muy luminosa

4. suave

a light breeze una brisa suave

to get light hacerse de día

light² n

1. luz

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

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

2. fuego

have you got a light? ¿tienes fuego?

light³ vb

1. encender / prender

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

2. iluminar / alumbrar

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

El pasado y participio pasado de light es lit o lighted

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

light

tr[laɪt]

adjective

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

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

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

■ I'm a light smoker fumo poco

2 (sentence, wound) leve

3 (head) mareado,-a

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be light on something familiar andar mal de algo

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

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

to make light of something dar poca importancia a algo

to travel light viajar con poco equipaje

with a light heart con el corazón alegre

light aircraft avioneta

light ale cerveza clara

light opera opereta

light reading lectura fácil

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light

tr[laɪt]

intransitive verb

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

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light

tr[laɪt]

noun

1 (gen) luz nombre femenino

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

■ bring it into the light tráelo aquí a la luz

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

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

3 (for cigarette, fire) fuego

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

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

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

1 (ignite) encender

2 (illuminate) iluminar, alumbrar

intransitive verb

1 encenderse

adjective

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

■ light blue azul claro

2 (bright) con mucha claridad

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

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

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

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

to bring something to light sacar algo a la luz

to come to light salir a luz

to go out like a light familiar quedarse roque

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

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

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

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

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

light bulb bombilla

light industry industria ligera

light meter fotómetro

light pen SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL lápiz nombre masculino óptico

light year año luz

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

1) illuminate: iluminar, alumbrar

2) ignite: encender, prenderle fuego a

light vi

: encenderse, prender

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

1) land, settle: posarse

2) dismount: bajarse, apearse

light ['laɪt] adv

1) lightly: suavemente, ligeramente

2)

to travel light : viajar con poco equipaje

light adj

1) lightweight: ligero, liviano, poco pesado

2) easy: fácil, ligero, liviano

light reading: lectura fácil

light work: trabajo liviano

3) gentle, mild: fino, suave, leve

a light breeze: una brisa suave

a light rain: una lluvia fina

4) frivolous: de poca importancia, superficial

5) bright: bien iluminado, claro

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

light n

1) illumination: luz f

2) daylight: luz f del día

3) dawn: amanecer m, madrugada f

4) lamp: lámpara f

to turn on off the light: apagar la luz

5) aspect: aspecto m

in a new light: con otros ojos

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

6) match: fósforo m, cerillo m

7)

to bring to light : sacar a (la) luz

light

adj.

• airoso, -a adj.

• blondo, -a adj.

• claro, -a adj.

• ingrávido, -a adj.

• leve adj.

• ligero, -a adj.

• liviano, -a adj.

• luz adj.

• rubio, -a adj.

• suelto, -a adj.

• sutil adj.

• tenue adj.

n.

• candela s.f.

• claro s.m.

• fuego s.m.

• lumbre s.f.

• lumbrera s.f.

• luz s.f.

• lámpara s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: lit) = alumbrar v.

• brillar v.

• cebar v.

• encender v.

laɪt
I

noun

1) u luz f

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

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

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

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

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

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

to come to light — salir* a la luz

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

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

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

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

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

light meter — fotómetro m

2) c

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

to turn the light off — apagar* la luz

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

warning light — señal f luminosa

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

light switch — interruptor m

b) (of car, bicycle) luz f

brake lights — luces de frenado

c) ( traffic light) semáforo m

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

3)

a) ( aspect) (no pl)

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

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

b)

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

4) c ( for igniting)

have you got a light? — ¿tienes fuego?

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

5) lights pl ( Culin) pulmón m

II

1) adjective -er, -est

Sense I

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

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

with a light heart — tranquilo

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

3)

a) ( Meteo) <breeze/wind> suave

light rain — llovizna f

b) ( sparse)

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

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

d) ( not severe) < sentence> leve

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

a program of light entertainment — un programa de variedades

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

Sense II

5)

a) ( pale) <green/brown> claro

b) ( bright)

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

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

III

adverb

to travel light — viajar con el mínimo de equipaje

IV
1.

transitive verb

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

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

dimly/brightly lit — poco/muy iluminado

2.

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

Phrasal Verbs:

- light up

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

1) (=not darkness) luz f

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

the light was beginning to fade — estaba empezando a oscurecer

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

• against the light — al trasluz

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

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

• at first light — al rayar el día

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

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

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

- see a light at the end of the tunnel

- bring sth to light

- shed or throw or cast light on sth

- in the cold light of day

- come to light

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

- light dawned on him/her

- hide one's light

- he was the light of her life

- see the light

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

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

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

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

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

electric light — luz f eléctrica

4) (Aut) (on vehicle) luz f

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

• reversing lights — luces fpl de marcha atrás

5) (=traffic signal) semáforo m

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

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

the lights — el semáforo

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

7) (=glint, twinkle) brillo m

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

8) (=flame)

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

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

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

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

light summer evenings — las claras tardes de verano

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

• to get light — hacerse de día

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

light blue/green — azul/verde claro

light in colour — de color claro

3. VT

1) (=illuminate) iluminar

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

to be lit up * — estar achispado *

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

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

4.

VI (=ignite) encenderse, prender

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

5.

CPD

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

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

light meter N — (Phot) fotómetro m

light pen N — lápiz m óptico

light show N — espectáculo m de luces

lights out N — hora f de apagar las luces

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

light switch N — interruptor m

light wave N — onda f luminosa

light year N — año m luz

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

- light out

- light up

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

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

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

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

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

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

- as light as a feather

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

a light rain was falling — lloviznaba

a light fall of snow — una ligera nevada

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

traffic was light — había poco tráfico

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

- make light work of sth

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

• to make light of sth — quitar importancia a algo

• on a lighter note — hablando de cosas menos serias

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

8) (=not harsh) [sentence] leve

9) (=shallow)

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

• to be a light sleeper — tener el sueño ligero

10) (=loose) [soil] poco denso

2.

ADV

• to travel light — viajar con poco equipaje

3. N

1) lights (Culin) † pulmones mpl

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

4.

CPD

light aircraft N — avión m ligero

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

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

light entertainment N — (TV) programas mpl de variedades

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

light heavyweight N — (=cruiserweight) peso m semipesado

light industry N — industria f ligera

light infantry N — infantería f ligera

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

light verse N — poesías fpl festivas

III

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

* * *
[laɪt]
I

noun

1) u luz f

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

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

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

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

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

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

to come to light — salir* a la luz

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

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

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

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

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

light meter — fotómetro m

2) c

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

to turn the light off — apagar* la luz

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

warning light — señal f luminosa

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

light switch — interruptor m

b) (of car, bicycle) luz f

brake lights — luces de frenado

c) ( traffic light) semáforo m

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

3)

a) ( aspect) (no pl)

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

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

b)

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

4) c ( for igniting)

have you got a light? — ¿tienes fuego?

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

5) lights pl ( Culin) pulmón m

II

1) adjective -er, -est

Sense I

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

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

with a light heart — tranquilo

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

3)

a) ( Meteo) <breeze/wind> suave

light rain — llovizna f

b) ( sparse)

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

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

d) ( not severe) < sentence> leve

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

a program of light entertainment — un programa de variedades

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

Sense II

5)

a) ( pale) <green/brown> claro

b) ( bright)

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

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

III

adverb

to travel light — viajar con el mínimo de equipaje

IV
1.

transitive verb

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

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

dimly/brightly lit — poco/muy iluminado

2.

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

Phrasal Verbs:

- light up

English-spanish dictionary > light
15 out

(to allow to come in, go out: Let me in!; I let the dog out.) dejar entrar/salir

out adv

1. fuera

they're out in the garden están fuera, en el jardín

En muchos casos out no se traduce por fuera

don't let the baby get out no dejes que se escape el bebé

she took her purse out sacó el monedero

my father is in, but my mother has gone out mi padre está en casa, pero mi madre ha salido

2. apagado

the lights are out las luces están apagadas

3. en voz alta

he called out my name gritó mi nombre

out

tr[aʊt]

adverb

1 (outside) fuera, afuera

■ she's out in the garden está en el jardín

■ I locked myself out me quedé fuera sin llaves

■ could you wait out there? ¿podrías esperar allí fuera?

■ is it cold out? ¿hace frío en la calle?

2 (move outside) fuera

■ I was just on my way out estaba a punto de salir

■ get out! ¡fuera!

■ she ran out salió corriendo

■ they've gone out han salido

3 (not in) fuera

■ there's no answer, they must be out no contestan, deben de haber salido

■ shall we eat out? ¿comemos fuera?

4 (expressing distance) en

■ they live out in the country viven en el campo

■ out at sea en alta mar

■ out in the Sudan en Sudán

■ they went to live out east se fueron a vivir a oriente

5 (expressing removal) diferentes traducciones

■ he tore a page out from the book arrancó una página del libro

■ I've had a tooth out me han sacado una muela

■ she got out a handkerchief sacó un pañuelo

6 (showing disappearance) diferentes traducciones

■ rub that word out borra esa palabra

■ our money ran out se nos acabó el dinero

■ this grease stain won't come out esta mancha de grasa no sale

7 (available, existing) diferentes traducciones

■ when will her new book be out? ¿cuándo saldrá su nuevo libro?

■ the film comes out next month la película se estrenará el mes que viene

■ it's the best sandwich out es el mejor bocadillo que hay

8 (known) diferentes traducciones

■ your secret's out tu secreto ha salido a la luz

■ the news is out se sabe la noticia

9 (flowers) en flor; (sun, stars, etc) que ha salido

■ the tulips are out los tulipanes están en flor

■ the sun's out ha salido el sol, brilla el sol, hace sol

10 (protruding) que se sale

■ a nail sticking out un clavo que sobresale

■ his stomach sticks out le sale la barriga

■ she held out her hand tendió la mano

■ don't put your tongue out! ¡no saques la lengua!

11 (clearly, loudly) en voz alta

■ he called out to me me llamó en voz alta

■ she said it out loud lo dijo en voz alta

12 (to the end) hasta el final; (completely) completamente, totalmente

■ hear me out escúchame hasta el final

■ the house was burnt out la casa fue destruida totalmente por las llamas

■ we've sold out of sugar hemos vendido todo el azúcar

13 SMALLRADIO/SMALL (end of message) fuera

adjective

1 (extinguished) apagado,-a

■ the lights are out las luces están apagadas

■ they put the fire out apagaron el fuego

2 (unconscious) inconsciente; (asleep) dormido,-a

■ she passed out se desmayó

■ the boxer knocked his opponent out el boxeador dejó K.O. a su contrincante

■ he went out like a light se durmió como un tronco

3 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (defeated) eliminado,-a; (out of play) fuera

■ he's out! ¡lo han eliminado!

■ his volley was out su volea ha ido fuera

4 (wrong, not accurate) equivocado,-a

■ my calculation was out by £5 mi cálculo tenía un error de 5 libras

5 (not fashionable) pasado,-a de moda

■ white socks are out los calcetines blancos ya no se llevan

6 (out of order) estropeado,-a

■ the photocopier's out la fotocopiadora no funciona

7 (unacceptable) prohibido,-a

8 (on strike) en huelga

■ the miners are out again los mineros vuelven a estar en huelga

9 (tide) bajo,-a

10 (over, finished) acabado,-a

■ before the year is out antes de que acabe el año

■ school's out han terminado las clases

preposition

1 familiar (out of) por

■ she ran out the door salió por la puerta

■ I threw it out the window lo tiré por la ventana

preposition out of

1 (away from, no longer in) fuera de

■ they're out of town están fuera de la ciudad

■ he's just got out of bed se acaba de levantar

■ she walked out of the meeting abandonó la reunión

■ it fell out of his pocket cayó de su bolsillo

2 (from a state of) fuera de

■ out of danger fuera de peligro

■ out of control fuera de control

■ out of print agotado,-a

■ out of earshot fuera del alcance del oído

3 (not involved in) fuera de

■ they are out of the cup han quedado fuera de la copa

4 (from among) de

■ eight smokers out of ten ocho de cada diez fumadores

■ she got five out of ten in French sacó (un) cinco sobre diez en francés

5 (without) sin

■ we're out of tea se nos ha acabado el té, nos hemos quedado sin té

■ out of money sin dinero

■ out of breath sin aliento

■ I'm out of practice me falta práctica

■ he's out of work está parado, está sin trabajo

6 (because of) por

■ out of spite por despecho

■ out of respect por respeto

7 (using, made from) de

■ made out of wood hecho,-a de madera

■ the suit is made out of wool el traje es de lana

8 (from) de

■ out of a tin de una lata

■ out of a book de un libro

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

out of favour en desgracia

out of sight, out of mind ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente

out of sorts indispuesto,-a

out of this world extraordinario,-a

out with it! ¡dilo ya!, ¡suéltalo ya!

to feel out of it sentirse excluido,-a

to be out and about (from illness) estar recuperado,-a

to be out for something querer algo

■ he's out for your blood va a por ti

■ she's only out for your money sólo quiere tu dinero

to be out of one's head / be out of one's mind estar loco,-a

to be out to lunch SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL estar loco,-a

to be out to do something estar decidido,-a a hacer algo

■ they're out to win están decididos a vencer

■ he's out to get me va a por mí

out tray bandeja de salidas

out ['aʊt] vi

: revelarse, hacerse conocido

out adv

1) (indicating direction or movement) : para afuera

she opened the door and looked out: abrió la puerta y miró para afuera

2) (indicating a location away from home or work) : fuera, afuera

to eat out: comer afuera

3) (indicating loss of control or possession)

they let the secret out: sacaron el secreto a la luz

4) (indicating completion or discontinuance)

his money ran out: se le acabó el dinero

to turn out the light: apagar la luz

5) outside: fuera, afuera

out in the garden: afuera en el jardín

6) aloud: en voz alta, en alto

to cry out: gritar

out adj

1) external: externo, exterior

2) outlying: alejado, distante

the out islands: las islas distantes

3) absent: ausente

4) unfashionable: fuera de moda

5) extinguished: apagado

out prep

1) (used to indicate an outward movement) : por

I looked out the window: miré por la ventana

she ran out the door: corrió por la puerta

2) out of

out

adj.

• fuera adj.

adv.

• afuera adv.

• fuera adv.

prep.

• allá en prep.

I aʊt
1) adverb

Sense I

2)

a) ( outside) fuera, afuera (esp AmL)

is the cat in or out? — ¿el gato está (a)dentro or (a)fuera?

all the books on Dickens are out — todos los libros sobre Dickens están prestados; see also out of

b) (not at home, work)

tell him I'm out — dile que no estoy

he's out to o at lunch — ha salido a comer

I was out most of the day — estuve (a)fuera casi todo el día

we haven't had a night out for months — hace meses que no salimos de noche

they had a day out in York — pasaron un día en York

to eat o (frml) dine out — cenar/comer fuera or (esp AmL) afuera

out and about: you must get out and about more — tienes que salir más; see also go out

3) ( removed)

I'm having my stitches out next week — la semana que viene me sacan los puntos

4)

a) (indicating movement, direction)

out! — fuera!

out — salida

she went over to the window and looked out — se acercó a la ventana y miró para afuera

b) (outstretched, projecting)

the dog had its tongue out — el perro tenía la lengua fuera or (esp AmL) afuera

arms out, legs together — brazos extendidos, piernas juntas

5) ( indicating distance)

out here in Japan — aquí en Japón

they worked out in Brunei for a while — estuvieron un tiempo trabajando en Brunei

we live out Brampton way — vivimos en la dirección de Brampton

ten miles out — ( Naut) a diez millas de la costa

6)

a) (ejected, dismissed)

any more foul language and she's out! — otra palabrota más y se va or la echo!

he couldn't get the tenants out — no pudo echar a los inquilinos

b) (from hospital, jail)

he's been out for a month now — ya hace un mes que salió

c) ( out of office)

the socialists will be out next time — los socialistas van a perder las próximas elecciones

Jones out! — fuera Jones!

7) ( in phrases)

out for: Lewis was out for revenge Lewis quería vengarse; out to + inf: she's out to beat the record está decidida a batir el récord; they're only out to make money su único objetivo es hacer dinero; they're out to get you! — andan tras de ti!, van a por ti! (Esp); see also out of

Sense II

8)

a) (displayed, not put away)

are the plates out yet? — ¿están puestos ya los platos?

b) ( in blossom) en flor

c) ( shining)

when the sun's out — cuando hay or hace sol

the stars are out — hay estrellas

9)

a) (revealed, in the open)

once the news was out, she left the country — en cuanto se supo la noticia, se fue del país

out with it! who stole the documents? — dilo ya! ¿quién robó los documentos?

b) (published, produced)

a report out today points out that... — un informe publicado hoy señala que...

their new album will be out by April — sacarán el nuevo disco para abril

the results are due out next week — los resultados salen la semana que viene

c) ( in existence) (colloq)

it's the fastest car out — es el coche más rápido que hay (en el mercado)

10) (clearly, loudly)

he read out the names of the winners — leyó (en voz alta) los nombres de los ganadores

he said it out loud — lo dijo en voz alta; see also call, cry, speak out

II

adjective

1) (pred)

a) ( extinguished)

to be out — \<\<fire/light/pipe\>\> estar* apagado

b) ( unconscious) inconsciente, sin conocimiento

after five vodkas she was out cold — con cinco vodkas, quedó fuera de combate (fam)

2) (pred)

a) ( at an end)

before the month/year is out — antes de que acabe el mes/año

b) ( out of fashion) pasado de moda; see also go out 7) a)

c) ( out of the question) (colloq)

smoking in the bedrooms is absolutely out — ni hablar de fumar en los dormitorios (fam), está terminantemente prohibido fumar en los dormitorios

3) ( Sport)

a) ( eliminated)

to be out — <batter/batsman> quedar out or fuera; < team> quedar eliminado; see also out of 3)

b) ( outside limit) (pred) fuera

it was out — cayó or fue fuera

out! — ( call by line-judge or umpire) out!

4) ( inaccurate) (pred)

they were out in their calculations — se equivocaron en los cálculos

you're not far out — no andas muy descaminado

you're way o a long way o miles out — andas muy lejos or muy errado

5) (without, out of) (colloq) (pred)

coffee? sorry, I'm completely out — ¿café? lo siento, no me queda ni gota (fam); see also out of 6)

6) < homosexual> declarado

III

preposition

he looked out the window — miró (hacia afuera) por la ventana; see also out of 1)

IV

noun

1)

a) ( in baseball) out m, hombre m fuera

b) ( escape) (AmE colloq) escapatoria f

2) outs pl (AmE)

a)

to be on the outs with somebody — estar* enemistado con alguien

b) ( those not in power)

the outs — los partidos de la oposición

V

transitive verb revelar la homosexualidad de

[aʊt]
1. ADV
When out is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg go out, put out, walk out, look up the verb.
1) (=not in) fuera, afuera

it's cold out — fuera or afuera hace frío

they're out in the garden — están fuera or afuera en el jardín

to be out — (=not at home) no estar (en casa)

Mr Green is out — el señor Green no está or (LAm) no se encuentra

he's out for the afternoon — no estará en toda la tarde

he's out a good deal — pasa bastante tiempo fuera

way out — salida

• to be out and about again — estar bien otra vez (después de una enfermedad)

• to have a day out — pasar un día fuera de casa

• out you go! — ¡fuera!

• it's cold out here — hace frío aquí fuera

• the journey out — el viaje de ida

• to have a night out — salir por la noche (a divertirse); (drinking) salir de juerga or (LAm) de parranda

• to run out — salir corriendo

• it's dark out there — está oscuro ahí fuera

• the tide is out — la marea está baja

• out with him! — ¡fuera con él!, ¡que le echen fuera!
second I, 3., 3)
2) (=on strike)

the railwaymen are out — los ferroviarios están en huelga

3) (indicating distance)

she's out in Kuwait — se fue a Kuwait, está en Kuwait

the boat was ten km out — el barco estaba a diez kilómetros de la costa

three days out from Plymouth — (Naut) a tres días de Plymouth

it carried us out to sea — nos llevó mar adentro

4)

• to be out, when the sun is out — cuando brilla el sol

the dahlias are out — las dalias están en flor

• to come out, when the sun comes out — cuando sale el sol

the roses are coming out — los rosales están floreciendo

5) (=in existence) que hay, que ha habido

it's the biggest swindle out * — es la mayor estafa que se ha conocido jamás

when will the magazine be out? — ¿cuándo sale la revista?

the book is out — se ha publicado el libro, ha salido el libro

the film is now out on video — la película ya ha salido en vídeo

6) (=in the open) conocido(-a), fuera

• your secret's out — tu secreto se ha descubierto or ha salido a la luz

• out with it! — ¡desembucha!, ¡suéltalo ya!, ¡suelta la lengua! (LAm)

7) (=to or at an end) terminado(-a)

before the week was out — antes de que terminara la semana

8) [lamp, fire, gas] apagado(-a)

all the lights are out — todas las luces están apagadas

"lights out at ten pm" — "se apagan las luces a las diez"

my pipe is out — se me ha apagado la pipa

9) (=not in fashion) pasado(-a) de moda

long dresses are out — ya no se llevan los vestidos largos, los vestidos largos están pasados de moda

10) (=not in power)

now that the Liberals are out — ahora que los liberales están fuera del poder

11) (Sport) [player] fuera de juego; [boxer] fuera de combate; [loser] eliminado(-a)

that's it, Liverpool are out — ya está, Liverpool queda eliminado

you're out — (in games) quedas eliminado

the ball is out — el balón está fuera del terreno

out! — ¡fuera!

12) (indicating error) equivocado(-a)

he was out in his reckoning — calculó mal

I was not far out — por poco acierto

your watch is five minutes out — su reloj lleva cinco minutos de atraso/de adelanto

I'm two dollars out — he perdido dos dólares en el cálculo

13) (indicating loudness, clearness) en voz alta, en alto

speak out (loud)! — ¡habla en voz alta or fuerte!
right 2., 1), straight 2., 1)
14) (indicating purpose)

he's out to make money — lo que busca es hacerse rico

out for — en busca de

to be out for sth — buscar algo

he's out for all he can get — busca sus propios fines, anda detrás de lo suyo

they're out for trouble — quieren armar un escándalo

15)

to be out — (=unconscious) estar inconsciente; (=drunk) estar completamente borracho; (=asleep) estar durmiendo como un tronco

he was out cold — estuvo completamente sin conocimiento

I was out for some minutes — estuve inconsciente durante varios minutos, estuve varios minutos sin conocimiento

16)

out and away — con mucho

17) (=worn through)

the coat is out at the elbows — la chaqueta está rota por los codos

18)

out of —
When out of is part of a set combination, eg out of danger, out of proportion, out of sight, look up the other word.
a) (=outside, beyond) fuera de

out of town — fuera de la ciudad

he lives out of town — vive fuera de la ciudad

three kilometres out of town — a tres kilómetros de la ciudad

• to go out of the house — salir de la casa

• to look out of the window — mirar por la ventana

• to throw sth out of a window — tirar algo por una ventana

• to turn sb out of the house — echar a algn de la casa

• we're well out of it * — de buena nos hemos librado

- feel out of it
danger 1., proportion 1., 1), range 1., 5), season 1., 2), sight 1., 2)
b) (cause, motive) por

• out of curiosity — por curiosidad

• out of respect for you — por el respeto que te tengo

• to do sth out of sympathy — hacer algo por compasión
necessity, spite
c) (origin) de

• to copy sth out of a book — copiar algo de un libro

• to drink sth out of a cup — beber algo de una taza

• to take sth out of a drawer — sacar algo de un cajón

• a box made out of wood — una caja (hecha) de madera

• it was like something out of a nightmare — era como de una pesadilla

• a chapter out of a novel — un capítulo de una novela

to read out of a novel — leer en una novela

d) (=from among) de cada

one out of every three smokers — uno de cada tres fumadores

in nine cases out of ten — en nueve de cada diez casos

e) (=without) sin

we're out of petrol — nos hemos quedado sin gasolina

we're out of milk — se nos ha acabado la leche

it's out of stock — (Comm) está agotado

to be out of hearts — (Cards) tener fallo a corazones
breath 1., 1)
f) (Vet)

Blue Ribbon, by Black Rum out of Grenada — el caballo Blue Ribbon, hijo de Black Rum y de la yegua Grenada

2.

N see in

3.

VT (=expose as homosexual) revelar la homosexualidad de

4.

VI

the truth will out — se descubrirá la verdad

murder will out — el asesinato se descubrirá

* * *

I [aʊt]
1) adverb

Sense I

2)

a) ( outside) fuera, afuera (esp AmL)

is the cat in or out? — ¿el gato está (a)dentro or (a)fuera?

all the books on Dickens are out — todos los libros sobre Dickens están prestados; see also out of

b) (not at home, work)

tell him I'm out — dile que no estoy

he's out to o at lunch — ha salido a comer

I was out most of the day — estuve (a)fuera casi todo el día

we haven't had a night out for months — hace meses que no salimos de noche

they had a day out in York — pasaron un día en York

to eat o (frml) dine out — cenar/comer fuera or (esp AmL) afuera

out and about: you must get out and about more — tienes que salir más; see also go out

3) ( removed)

I'm having my stitches out next week — la semana que viene me sacan los puntos

4)

a) (indicating movement, direction)

out! — fuera!

out — salida

she went over to the window and looked out — se acercó a la ventana y miró para afuera

b) (outstretched, projecting)

the dog had its tongue out — el perro tenía la lengua fuera or (esp AmL) afuera

arms out, legs together — brazos extendidos, piernas juntas

5) ( indicating distance)

out here in Japan — aquí en Japón

they worked out in Brunei for a while — estuvieron un tiempo trabajando en Brunei

we live out Brampton way — vivimos en la dirección de Brampton

ten miles out — ( Naut) a diez millas de la costa

6)

a) (ejected, dismissed)

any more foul language and she's out! — otra palabrota más y se va or la echo!

he couldn't get the tenants out — no pudo echar a los inquilinos

b) (from hospital, jail)

he's been out for a month now — ya hace un mes que salió

c) ( out of office)

the socialists will be out next time — los socialistas van a perder las próximas elecciones

Jones out! — fuera Jones!

7) ( in phrases)

out for: Lewis was out for revenge Lewis quería vengarse; out to + inf: she's out to beat the record está decidida a batir el récord; they're only out to make money su único objetivo es hacer dinero; they're out to get you! — andan tras de ti!, van a por ti! (Esp); see also out of

Sense II

8)

a) (displayed, not put away)

are the plates out yet? — ¿están puestos ya los platos?

b) ( in blossom) en flor

c) ( shining)

when the sun's out — cuando hay or hace sol

the stars are out — hay estrellas

9)

a) (revealed, in the open)

once the news was out, she left the country — en cuanto se supo la noticia, se fue del país

out with it! who stole the documents? — dilo ya! ¿quién robó los documentos?

b) (published, produced)

a report out today points out that... — un informe publicado hoy señala que...

their new album will be out by April — sacarán el nuevo disco para abril

the results are due out next week — los resultados salen la semana que viene

c) ( in existence) (colloq)

it's the fastest car out — es el coche más rápido que hay (en el mercado)

10) (clearly, loudly)

he read out the names of the winners — leyó (en voz alta) los nombres de los ganadores

he said it out loud — lo dijo en voz alta; see also call, cry, speak out

II

adjective

1) (pred)

a) ( extinguished)

to be out — \<\<fire/light/pipe\>\> estar* apagado

b) ( unconscious) inconsciente, sin conocimiento

after five vodkas she was out cold — con cinco vodkas, quedó fuera de combate (fam)

2) (pred)

a) ( at an end)

before the month/year is out — antes de que acabe el mes/año

b) ( out of fashion) pasado de moda; see also go out 7) a)

c) ( out of the question) (colloq)

smoking in the bedrooms is absolutely out — ni hablar de fumar en los dormitorios (fam), está terminantemente prohibido fumar en los dormitorios

3) ( Sport)

a) ( eliminated)

to be out — <batter/batsman> quedar out or fuera; < team> quedar eliminado; see also out of 3)

b) ( outside limit) (pred) fuera

it was out — cayó or fue fuera

out! — ( call by line-judge or umpire) out!

4) ( inaccurate) (pred)

they were out in their calculations — se equivocaron en los cálculos

you're not far out — no andas muy descaminado

you're way o a long way o miles out — andas muy lejos or muy errado

5) (without, out of) (colloq) (pred)

coffee? sorry, I'm completely out — ¿café? lo siento, no me queda ni gota (fam); see also out of 6)

6) < homosexual> declarado

III

preposition

he looked out the window — miró (hacia afuera) por la ventana; see also out of 1)

IV

noun

1)

a) ( in baseball) out m, hombre m fuera

b) ( escape) (AmE colloq) escapatoria f

2) outs pl (AmE)

a)

to be on the outs with somebody — estar* enemistado con alguien

b) ( those not in power)

the outs — los partidos de la oposición

V

transitive verb revelar la homosexualidad de

English-spanish dictionary > out
16 light

I 1. [laɪt]
nome

1) (brightness) luce f.

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

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

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

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

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

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

3) (of gauge, dashboard) spia f.

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

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

to put one's lights on — accendere i fanali

5) (flame)

to put a light to — accendere [ fire]

to set light to — dare fuoco a

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

have you got a light? — hai da accendere?

6) fig. (aspect) luce f.

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

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

in a bad light — in cattiva luce

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

7) fig. (exposure)

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

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

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

the lights are red — il semaforo è rosso

to stop at the lights — fermarsi al semaforo

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

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

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the light of his life — la luce dei suoi occhi

to go out like a light — addormentarsi di colpo

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

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

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

- light up
III [laɪt]
aggettivo

1) (bright) [evening, room] luminoso

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

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

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

light blue — azzurro

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

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

light rain — pioggia leggera, pioggerella

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

to be a light sleeper — avere il sonno leggero

he is 2 kg lighter — pesa 2 kg di meno

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

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

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

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

light duties — lavoretti

light housework — lavoretti di casa

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

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

a bit of light relief — un po' di diversivo

some light reading — qualche lettura leggera

6) (not important) [ affair] non serio

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

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

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

to travel light — viaggiare leggero

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

- light on

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

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

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

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

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

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

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- lightness

- lighten

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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- lightly

- lightness

- lighten

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

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I 1. [laɪt]
nome

1) (brightness) luce f.

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

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

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

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

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

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

3) (of gauge, dashboard) spia f.

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

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

to put one's lights on — accendere i fanali

5) (flame)

to put a light to — accendere [ fire]

to set light to — dare fuoco a

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

have you got a light? — hai da accendere?

6) fig. (aspect) luce f.

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

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

in a bad light — in cattiva luce

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

7) fig. (exposure)

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

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

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

the lights are red — il semaforo è rosso

to stop at the lights — fermarsi al semaforo

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

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

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the light of his life — la luce dei suoi occhi

to go out like a light — addormentarsi di colpo

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

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

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

- light up
III [laɪt]
aggettivo

1) (bright) [evening, room] luminoso

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

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

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

light blue — azzurro

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

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

light rain — pioggia leggera, pioggerella

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

to be a light sleeper — avere il sonno leggero

he is 2 kg lighter — pesa 2 kg di meno

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

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

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

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

light duties — lavoretti

light housework — lavoretti di casa

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

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

a bit of light relief — un po' di diversivo

some light reading — qualche lettura leggera

6) (not important) [ affair] non serio

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

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

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

to travel light — viaggiare leggero

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

- light on

English-Italian dictionary > light
17 light

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

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

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

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

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

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

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- lightness

- lighten

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) rig på sand; let

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- lightly

- lightness

- lighten

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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- lightness

- lighten

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) rig på sand; let

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- lightly

- lightness

- lighten

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

English-Danish dictionary > light
18 out

{aut}
I. 1. вън, навън, на открито
OUT there ей там
to go OUT излизам
OUT you go! махай се оттук! to stay OUT не се прибирам вкъщи
to be OUT излязъл съм, не съм вкъщи
to dine OUT вечерям навън
they are OUT a great deal много ходят/излизат
my daughter is not OUT yet дъщеря ми още не излиза в обществото (малка e)
day OUT ден за излизане, свободен ден (за прислуга)
2. отдалеченост
OUT at sea в/на открито море
to live OUT in the country/in Australia живея в провинцията/в Австралия
3. излизане, появяване
the roses are OUT розите ca цъфнали
the chicken is OUT пилето се e излюпило
the sun is OUT слънцето e изгряло/се e показало
the rash is OUT обривът e избил
the book is OUT книгата e излязла от печат, книгата е дадена (на абонат-от библиотеката)
4. разкриване, обявяване, издаване (на нареждане и пр.)
to be OUT разчувам се, бивам разкрит
5. изчерпване, изгасване, завършване, свършване
the year is not. OUT yet годината още не е изтекла
before the day/week is OUT до края на деня/седмицата
the fire/candle/light is OUT огънят/свещта/светлината e загаснала
the lease is OUT наемният срок e изтекъл
short skirts are OUT късите поли не ca вече на мода
the conservatives are OUT консерваторите вече не ca на власт
6. пропуск, грешка
to be OUT in one's calculations сметките ми не излизат
you are not far OUT почти си прав, почти позна/отгатна
your guess is a long way OUT съвсем не позна/не отгатна
my watch is five minutes OUT часовникът ми избързва/изостава с пет минути
ту elbow is OUT лакътят ми е изкълчен
7. в безсъзнание
8. бокс аут
9. футб. аут
10. на глас, високо
to speak OUT изказвам се гласно
11. скарване (with)
to be OUT with someone скаран съм с някого
12. превежда се с глагол
OUT with him! изпъдете/изхвърлете го навън! OUT with it! казвай де! хайде, говори
13. OUT of вън от, извън
I was never OUT of England никога не съм бил извън Англия
fish cannot live OUT of water рибите не могат да живеят вън от водата
to look/jump OUT of the window поглеждам/скачам от прозореца
to be OUT of it извън компанията/изолиран съм, не съм замесен, не участвувам, на (известно разстояние) от
ten miles OUT of London (на) десет мили от Лондон, от (за материя, източник)
hut made OUT of old planks колиба, направена от стари дъски
to drink OUT of a cup пия от чаша
OUT of the housekeeping money от парите за домакински разходи
can good come OUT of evil? от злото може ли да излезе добро? без
we're OUT of sugar/petrol нямаме захар/бензин, свърши ни се захарта/бензинът, от, по, поради, вследствие на
OUT of envy от завист
OUT pf necessity по необходимост, от, измежду
this is one instance OUT of several това e един пример от няколко
choose one OUT of these ten избери си един от/измежду тези десет, резултат
to cheat someone OUT of his money измъквам парите на някого (с измама)
to talk someone OUT of doing something убеждавам някого да не прави нещо
to frighten someone OUT of his wits изкарвам акъла на някого (от страх), състояние извън нормалното
to be OUT of one's mind/senses не съм на себе си, луд съм
OUT of control вж. control 1, от (дадена майка, за животно)
the journey OUT пътуването дотам, отиването
to be (all) OUT for/to с всички сили се стремя към/да
I am not OUT to reform the world не съм се заел/тръгнал да оправям света
all OUT с пълна скорост, с всички сили
OUT and about на крака, оздравял
OUT and away несравнено, далеч, къде-къде
OUT and OUT съвършен, истински
to be OUT разг. забранен съм, излязъл съм от затвора, изхвърлен/изключен съм, изчистен/излязъл съм (за петно и пр.)
that plan is OUT този план е неприложим/не струва
bridge is the best game OUT бриджът e най-хубавата игра (на света)
OUT from under облекчен от грижа/бреме
II. 1. през, от
to look OUT the window гледам през прозореца
2. по
to go OUT the old road излизам/тръгвам по стария път
III. 1. сn. на чужд терен (за мач)
2. потеглящ, тръгващ
3. изходящ (за поща)
4. отдалечен
5. необикновен, необичаен
6. тех. изключен
IV. n 1. начин за измъкване, вратичка
2. печ. пропуск, изпуснат материал
3. pl парл. опозиция
4. pl обтегнати/лоши отношения
at OUTs, on the OUTs в лоши отношения
from OUT to OUT ам. от единия край до другая
the ins and OUTs правителството и опозицията, подробностите (на процедура и пр.), прен. механизъм
V. 1. изхвърлям, изпъждам
2. сп. нокаутирам
3. излизам наяве
the truth will OUT истината не може да се скрие
VI. 1. из-, извън-, далечен
2. над-, пре-
3. краен

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{aut} adv 1. вън; навън; на открито: out there ей там; to go out изли(2) {aut} prep ам. 1. през, от; to look out the window гледам през {3} {aut} I. а 1. сn. на чужд терен (за мач); 2. потеглящ, тръгва{4} {aut} v 1. 1. изхвърлям, изпъждам; 2. сп. нокаутирам; 3. изли{5} {aut} pref. 1. из-; извън-; далечен; 2. над-, пре-; 3. краен.

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външен; вън; загасвам; изгасвам; излязъл; изключен; краен; невключен; навън;

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1. 1 out of вън от, извън 2. 1 превежда се с глагол 3. 1 скарване (with) 4. all out с пълна скорост, с всички сили 5. at outs, on the outs в лоши отношения 6. before the day/week is out до края на деня/седмицата 7. bridge is the best game out бриджът e най-хубавата игра (на света) 8. can good come out of evil? от злото може ли да излезе добро? без 9. choose one out of these ten избери си един от/измежду тези десет, резултат 10. day out ден за излизане, свободен ден (за прислуга) 11. fish cannot live out of water рибите не могат да живеят вън от водата 12. from out to out ам. от единия край до другая 13. hut made out of old planks колиба, направена от стари дъски 14. i am not out to reform the world не съм се заел/тръгнал да оправям света 15. i was never out of england никога не съм бил извън Англия 16. i. вън, навън, на открито 17. ii. през, от 18. iii. сn. на чужд терен (за мач) 19. iv. n начин за измъкване, вратичка 20. my daughter is not out yet дъщеря ми още не излиза в обществото (малка e) 21. my watch is five minutes out часовникът ми избързва/изостава с пет минути 22. out and about на крака, оздравял 23. out and away несравнено, далеч, къде-къде 24. out and out съвършен, истински 25. out at sea в/на открито море 26. out from under облекчен от грижа/бреме 27. out of control вж. control 1, от (дадена майка, за животно) 28. out of envy от завист 29. out of the housekeeping money от парите за домакински разходи 30. out pf necessity по необходимост, от, измежду 31. out there ей там 32. out with him! изпъдете/изхвърлете го навън! out with it! казвай де! хайде, говори 33. out you go! махай се оттук! to stay out не се прибирам вкъщи 34. pl обтегнати/лоши отношения 35. pl парл. опозиция 36. short skirts are out късите поли не ca вече на мода 37. ten miles out of london (на) десет мили от Лондон, от (за материя, източник) 38. that plan is out този план е неприложим/не струва 39. the book is out книгата e излязла от печат, книгата е дадена (на абонат-от библиотеката) 40. the chicken is out пилето се e излюпило 41. the conservatives are out консерваторите вече не ca на власт 42. the fire/candle/light is out огънят/свещта/светлината e загаснала 43. the ins and outs правителството и опозицията, подробностите (на процедура и пр.), прен. механизъм 44. the journey out пътуването дотам, отиването 45. the lease is out наемният срок e изтекъл 46. the rash is out обривът e избил 47. the roses are out розите ca цъфнали 48. the sun is out слънцето e изгряло/се e показало 49. the truth will out истината не може да се скрие 50. the year is not. out yet годината още не е изтекла 51. they are out a great deal много ходят/излизат 52. this is one instance out of several това e един пример от няколко 53. to be (all) out for/to с всички сили се стремя към/да 54. to be out in one's calculations сметките ми не излизат 55. to be out of it извън компанията/изолиран съм, не съм замесен, не участвувам, на (известно разстояние) от 56. to be out of one's mind/senses не съм на себе си, луд съм 57. to be out with someone скаран съм с някого 58. to be out излязъл съм, не съм вкъщи 59. to be out разг. забранен съм, излязъл съм от затвора, изхвърлен/изключен съм, изчистен/излязъл съм (за петно и пр.) 60. to be out разчувам се, бивам разкрит 61. to cheat someone out of his money измъквам парите на някого (с измама) 62. to dine out вечерям навън 63. to drink out of a cup пия от чаша 64. to frighten someone out of his wits изкарвам акъла на някого (от страх), състояние извън нормалното 65. to go out the old road излизам/тръгвам по стария път 66. to go out излизам 67. to live out in the country/in australia живея в провинцията/в Австралия 68. to look out the window гледам през прозореца 69. to look/jump out of the window поглеждам/скачам от прозореца 70. to speak out изказвам се гласно 71. to talk someone out of doing something убеждавам някого да не прави нещо 72. v. изхвърлям, изпъждам 73. vi. из-, извън-, далечен 74. we're out of sugar/petrol нямаме захар/бензин, свърши ни се захарта/бензинът, от, по, поради, вследствие на 75. you are not far out почти си прав, почти позна/отгатна 76. your guess is a long way out съвсем не позна/не отгатна 77. бокс аут 78. в безсъзнание 79. излизам наяве 80. излизане, появяване 81. изходящ (за поща) 82. изчерпване, изгасване, завършване, свършване 83. краен 84. на глас, високо 85. над-, пре- 86. необикновен, необичаен 87. отдалечен 88. отдалеченост 89. печ. пропуск, изпуснат материал 90. по 91. потеглящ, тръгващ 92. пропуск, грешка 93. разкриване, обявяване, издаване (на нареждане и пр.) 94. сп. нокаутирам 95. тех. изключен 96. ту elbow is out лакътят ми е изкълчен 97. футб. аут
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out [aut] I. adv 1. вън; навън; \out there ей там (навън); right ( straight) \out право навън; направо, без заобикалки; the journey \out пътуването дотам; отиването; \out and home дотам и обратно, натам и насам; from this \out ам. разг. оттук (сега) нататък; day \out ден за излизане, свободен ден (за прислуга); 2. означава нещо завършено, изчерпано, крайно; let's fight it \out then хайде да решим въпроса с бой; хайде да се преборим; the sugar has run \out захарта е свършила; 3. означава избликване, избухване: to break \out into sobs избухвам в плач; 4. несвяст, извън съзнание: to pass \out припадам; 5. изтриване, заличаване: to cross \out зачерквам; the graffiti were painted \out графитите бяха заличени с боя; 6. нахвърляне на детайли: to sketch \out нахвърлям скица, скицирам; 7. за продан, предложен на обществото: the book is being brought \out in May книгата ще бъде представена през май; 8. с функция на глагол: \out with him! изпъдете (изхвърлете, изкарайте) го навън! \out with it казвай де! хайде, говори! and he \out with a knife разг. и той извади нож; • \out and about на крака, оздравял; \out and away несравнено, далеч, много; \out at elbows прен. западнал, беден, закъсал; down and \out съсипан; II. adj predic 1. излязъл навън, не на обичайното си място; to be \out a great deal ходи (излиза) много; my daughter is not \out yet още не съм водил дъщеря си в обществото; \out you go! махай се оттук! напусни стаята (къщата)! вън! the workers are \out ( on strike) работниците стачкуват; the troops are \out войските са на крак (в бойна готовност); the tide is \out приливът мина; the floods are \out реките излязоха извън бреговете си; 2. излязъл, появил се; the rose is \out розата е цъфнала; the chicken is \out пилето се е излюпило; the sun is \out слънцето се е показало; the book is \out 1) книгата е излязла от печат; 2) книгата е дадена (от библиотеката); 3. непозволен; неприет; smoking on duty is \out пушенето по време на дежурство не е позволено; 4. демодиран, остарял; mini skirts are \out мини полите са излезли от мода; 5. изгаснал, изгасен; изключен: the fire is \out огънят е изгаснал; 6. в безсъзнание; he was \out for two minutes беше в безсъзнание за две минути; 7. желаещ, решен, навит, амбициран; I am \out for as much money as I can get решил съм да събера колкото е възможно повече пари; 8. изчерпан, свършен; our supplies are \out запасите ни са изчерпани; 9. неточен; неправилен; крив; \out by six pence неверен с шест пенса, сгрешен с шест пенса; 10. не на власт, извън управлението; 11. приключил, свършил (за период); before the year is \out преди да е изтекла годината; 12. разг. нескриващ хомосексуалните си наклонности; 13. attr външен; краен; \out match мач на противников терен, мач с гостуване в града на противника; \out size размер, по-голям от обикновения; 14. attr тех. изключен, откачен, нескачен, невключен; III. prep: 1. вън от, извън (\out of); to be \out of it стоя извън интимния кръг, не вземам участие, не намирам компания; \out of date остарял; излязъл от употреба; \out of doors навън, на открито; \out-of-door открит; на открито; \out of doubt несъмнено, без съмнение; \out of focus не на фокус, нефокусиран; \out of print изчерпан (за книга); \out of o.'s senses не на себе си, вън от себе си; to be \out of sorts скършено ми е, кофти ми е, не се чувствам добре, не съм разположен, нямам настроение; \out of the way 1) необикновен; 2) отдалечен, забутан, затънтен, настрана; \out of touch with изолиран от; \out of tune ненастроен; не в тон; \out of time не в такт (и прен.); \out of pocket безпаричен, фалирал; \out of turn не на място, без (преди) да ми е дошъл редът; \out of hand 1) изтърван, без контрол; 2) веднага, незабавно; без труд; this article is \out of stock, I am \out of this article привършил съм тази стока (артикул); 2. от, по, вследствие на, поради (\out of); \out of necessity по необходимост; \out of jealosy от ревност; 3. без (\out of); \out of breath запъхтян, задъхан; 4.: from \out поет. от, из; IV. n 1. печ. пропуск; 2. ам. недостатък; 3. pl полит. The \outs опозиция; • at \outs, on the \outs в обтегнати (лоши) отношения; from \out to \out от игла до конец, от край до край; V. int вън! VI. v sl изгонвам, изпъждам, изкарвам навън.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > out
19 out

(to allow to come in, go out: Let me in!; I let the dog out.) slippe inn/ut

ut
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ute

I
subst. \/aʊt\/

1) (amer., hverdagslig) utvei

2) ( i tennis) uteball (ball som er ute)

3) ( i squash) død ball

4) ( boktrykking) begravelse (feil i trykt tekst ved at ord er falt ut eller utelatt)

5) permisjon, kort fritakelse

the ins and outs de minste detaljer

• she learned the ins and outs of fishing

hun lærte seg alt om å fiske

know the ins and outs of something kjenne noe ut og inn

make an out ( typografi) utelate ord, utelate linje

be on the outs with være på kant med, være uvenner med

the outs ( sport) utelaget ( politikk) opposisjonen
II
verb \/aʊt\/

1) ( hverdagslig) jage bort, kaste ut

2) ( slang) knocke (boksing), slå ut

3) ( hverdagslig) oute, forklaring: avsløre som homoseksuell, forklaring: stå frem som homoseksuell

4) komme frem, bli oppdaget, dukke opp

• the truth will out

sannheten kommer for en dag

out with ( hverdagslig) komme frem med
III
adj. \/aʊt\/

1) ytre

2) ( om beliggenhet) avsides

• an out island

3) ( cricket) ute-

4) ytter-, som går utover

• the out door slammed shut

ytterdøren slo igjen

5) utgående

• the out train was delayed

det utgående toget var forsinket

6) ( om homoseksuell legning) åpen, ute av skapet
IV
adv. \/aʊt\/

1) ute, utenfor, borte

• I'm out here

jeg er her ute

• he's out there somewhere

han er der ute et sted

• he's out

han er ute\/han er ikke hjemme

• his brother was out in Canada

hans bror var (borte) i Canada

• she is out for a walk

hun er ute og spaserer

• shall we dine out tonight?

skal vi spise ute i kveld?

• they live out in the country

de bor ute på landet

2) fremme

• all the toys are out

alle lekene er fremme

• the sun is out

solen er kommet frem

3) ( om bevegelse eller retning) ut, bort

• I took my hands out of my pocket

jeg tok hendene mine opp av lommen

• out you go!

ut med deg!

• I couldn't get a word out

jeg kunne ikke få frem et ord

4) ( også overført) ute av ledd

• my arm is out

armen min er ute av ledd

5) ( om bok e.l.) ute, utlånt

• the book is out

boken er utlånt

6) ( om publikasjon) være utkommet

• the book is out

boken er kommet ut

7) ( om kylling e.l.) klekket

• the chickens are out

kyllingene er klekket

8) (om bål, lys e.l.) gått ut, slukket

• the fire is out

bålet har sluknet

• the light is out

lyset er slukket

• the gas is out

gassen er avstengt

9) ( politikk) gått av (ikke lenger ved makten)

• the Labour party is out

Arbeiderpartiet er ikke lenger ved makten

10) i streik

• the miners are out

gruvearbeiderne er i streik

11) ( om elv e.l.) gått over sine bredder

• the river is out

elven er gått over sine bredder

12) ( om blomst) utsprunget, sprunget ut

13) oppbrukt, sluppet opp

• my strength is out

jeg orker ikke mer

14) gått av mote, avlegs, umoderne, ikke (lenger) på mote

• that style is out

den stilen er gått av moten

15) ( om unøyaktighet) feil

• my watch is two minutes out

klokken min går to minutter feil

• my guess was out by 200 points

jeg tok feil med 200 poeng

• he is £100 out

han har regnet 100 pund feil

• I was out in my calculations

jeg har forregnet meg

• you are out there

der tar du feil

• you are not far out

det var ikke så galt (gjettet)

16) ( om hemmelighet e.l.) ute, kjent, røpet

• the secret is out

hemmeligheten er røpet

• there, now it's out

så, nå er det sagt

• if this gets out I'll have to leave the country

hvis dette kommer ut blir jeg nødt til å forlate landet

17) som finnes

• he is the nicest man out

han er den hyggeligste mannen som finnes

be out være ute

• she is out hunting

hun er (ute) på jakt

• he is out at sea

han er (ute) på havet

( cricket) være ute ( om tjenestemann) ha tjenestefri, være ute av tjeneste ( militærvesen) være ute i felten ( hverdagslig) være bevisstløs være utløpt, ha gått ut

• the lease is out

leiekontrakten er utløpt

være utlovet

• a reward is out

det er utlovet en belønning

( om tidevann) være lavvann, være fjære

• the tide is out

det er fjære\/det er lavvann

be out after være ute etter, legge an på

• she is out after him

hun legger an på ham

be out and about ( etter sykdom) være på beina være rundt omkring

be out to være ute etter å

• I'm not out to reform the world

jeg er ikke ute etter å reformere verden

• he's out to get me

han er (ute) etter å ta meg

be out with somebody være uenig med noen ( om par) være ute (på byen) med noen

out and away uten sammenligning

• she is out and away the best

hun er den overlegent beste

out and out se ➢ out-and-out

be out for være ute etter

• he is out for blood

han vil se blod

out in left field ( overført) helt vilt, i tåka, uortodokst

out of ut av, ut fra

• they came out of the house

de kom ut fra huset

• get out of here!

kom deg ut herfra!

opp av

• take your hands out of your pockets!

ta hendene opp av lommene!

ut gjennom av, ut av

• he usually drinks out of a cup

han drikker vanligvis av en kopp

utenfor

• it took place out of England

det fant sted utenfor England

ute av

• he was out of sight

han er ute av syne

• it's out of use

den er ute av bruk

av, blant

• you can choose out of these

du kan velge blant disse

• in two cases out of ten

i to av ti tilfeller

av, på grunn av

• I did it out of curiosity

jeg gjorde det av ren nysgjerrighet

be out of bed være stått opp

be out of it føle seg utenfor, være til overs ikke ha noe med saken å gjøre ikke ha noen sjanse

be out of oneself være fra seg

• she is out of herself with joy

hun er fra seg av glede

be out of something ha sluppet opp for noe, være uten noe

• we are out of butter and eggs

vi har sluppet opp for smør og egg

out upon you! ( gammeldags) tvi være deg! (uttrykker avsky eller motvilje)

out with bort med, vekk med, ut med

out with it! ut med språket!
V
prep. \/aʊt\/ (spesielt amer., hverdagslig)

1) ut av, ut fra, ut gjennom

• he looked out the window

han tittet ut gjennom vinduet

2) utenfor

from out ut av, fra

• from out the basement came a whisper

nede fra kjelleren lød hvisking

out of it snydens full

English-Norwegian dictionary > out
20 light

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

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

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

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

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

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

•

- lightness

- lighten

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

•

- lightly

- lightness

- lighten

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

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light¹

[lait] n 1 luz, claridade, iluminação, brilho. 2 fonte de luz (lâmpada, vela, etc.). 3 janela. 4 clarabóia. 5 alvorada, clarear do dia, luz diurna. 6 fig exposição, conhecimento público. 7 compreensão, esclarecimento, conhecimento. 8 iluminação espiritual, luz interior, verdade. 9 aspecto, ponto de vista. 10 sinal de trânsito, farol. 11 fig luminar, sumidade. 12 algo usado para acender (acendedor, fósforo, isqueiro, fogo). 13 inspiração. • vt+vi (ps and pp lit or lighted) 1 iluminar, acender, brilhar. 2 inflamar. 3 iluminar-se, acender-se. 4 clarear. • adj brilhante, claro, luminoso. according to my lights a meu ver, no meu entender. against the light contra a luz. between the lights a) à meia-luz. b) no crepúsculo. fast to light que não desbota pela ação da luz, resistente à luz. in a good (bad) light de modo favorável (desfavorável). in the light of à luz de, considerando. men of light and leading homens de saber e influência. to bring to light descobrir, elucidar. to come to light tornar-se conhecido. to light out sair apressadamente, fugir. to see the light a) nascer. b) passar a existir, tornar-se público. c) compreender, entender. to shed light explicar, elucidar. to stand in one’s own light frustrar os próprios planos ou desejos.

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light²

[lait] adj 1 leve. 2 fácil, simples. 3 ligeiro, rápido, ágil. 4 Phon átono. 5 alegre, jocoso. 6 trivial, de pouca importância. 7 frívolo, leviano. 8 claro. 9 fraco (bebidas). 10 suave, brando. 11 poroso, friável. 12 tonto, amalucado, delirante. • adv 1 levemente. 2 facilmente. a light heart despreocupação, sensação de alegria. light as a feather leve como uma pluma. light come, light go fácil vem, fácil vai. light in the head a) tonto. b) bobo. c) louco. to have light fingers ter dedos leves, ter tendência a furtar. to make light of fazer pouco de, não levar a sério.

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light³

[lait] vt+vi 1 aliviar. 2 desmontar, apear(-se). 3 descer, pousar. 4 encontrar por acaso. 5 golpear, atacar (com into).

English-Portuguese dictionary > light

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