green heart

Amelia's maid... was heart and soul in favour of the generous major. (W. Thackeray, ‘Vanity fair’, ch. LXVII) — Горничная Эмилии... была всей душой предана щедрому майору.

Francis... devoted himself heart and soul to his employment. (R. L. Stevenson, ‘New Arabian Nights’, ‘The Rajah's Diamond’, ‘The Story of the House with the Green Blinds’) — Франсис... вкладывал всю душу в свою работу.

With all this, Mary had not her father's confidence in the matters which now began to occupy him, heart and soul... (E. Gaskell, ‘Mary Barton’, ch. 2) — И все же отец не делился с Мэри своими заботами, в которые он был всецело погружен теперь...

But, like many fond parents, I have in my heart of hearts a favourite child. And his name is David Copperfield. (Ch. Dickens, ‘David Copperfield’, ‘Preface’) — У меня, как и у других нежных родителей, имеется ребенок, самый близкий моему сердцу, и имя его Давид Копперфилд.

With his white head and his loneliness he had remained young and green at heart. (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Man of Property’, part I, ch. II) — Несмотря на седую голову и одиночество, он был молод душой и бодр духом.

She insisted that whatever in their secret hearts they thought of him, they should treat him with the decorum that was due to her husband. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The Creative Impulse’) — что бы у них в душе ни творилось и что бы они ни думали об Альберте, они обязаны, настаивала миссис Альберт Форрестер, оказывать ему почтение как ее супругу.

Can I really love her more than Louise? Do I, in my heart of hearts, love either of them..? (Gr. Greene, ‘The Heart of the Matter’, book III, part I, ch. I) — Неужели я люблю ее больше, чем Луизу? А если заглянуть себе в самую глубину души, люблю ли я хоть одну из них..?

The shop looked like a jeweller's shop... Only the conventional sign over a side-entrance showed that at heart it was a pawnbroker's. (A. Bennett, ‘The Old Wives Tale’, ‘What Life Is’) — Лавка была похожа на ювелирный магазин. И только знакомая вывеска над боковым входом говорила о том, что на самом деле это лавка ростовщика.

My father was for all his talk at heart a man of silence. (J. Updike, ‘The Centaur’, ch. IV) — Отец, при всей своей общительности, был в сущности человек молчаливый.

Fate had driven him seventeen years ago to set his heart upon this woman so utterly, that even now he had no heart to set on any other. (J. Galsworthy, ‘In Chancery’, part III, ch. I) — Семнадцать лет назад он по воле судьбы увлекся этой женщиной, да так, что и теперь у него не лежит сердце ни к кому, кроме нее.

She... had set her heart on London, she yearned for the noise and bustle and glamour of the streets. (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Stars Look Down’, book III, ch. IV) — Дженни... всем сердцем стремилась в Лондон, тосковала по Лондону, по шуму, суете и очарованию его улиц.

Yet the knowledge that we must oppose each other for the prize on which I had set my heart came as an unexpected blow. (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Green Years’, book II, ch. 5) — Но то, что мне предстояло оспаривать у Гэвина стипендию, о которой я мечтал, было для меня неожиданным и тяжким ударом.

And you're one of those who lets your imagination run away with you as soon as you set your heart on something - just like your father. (D. Cusack, ‘Heatwave in Berlin’, ch. 1) — Ты, как и твой отец, относишься к тем людям, которые, стоит им возмечтать о чем-нибудь, оказываются в плену собственного воображения.

Tanner: "However, cheer up; we are going to have a day after your own heart." (B. Shaw, ‘Man and Superman’, act I) — Таннер: "...Ничего, не падайте духом; близок день, который принесет нам радость."

He said George Augustus was a man after his own heart, the man he would have chosen to make his daughter happy, the man he longed to have as a son-in-law. (R. Aldington, ‘Death of a Hero’, part I) — Хартли сказал, что Джордж Огастус ему по душе, именно такому человеку доверил бы он счастье дочери, такого человека мечтал иметь своим зятем.

Samuel Gompers died in 1924, but in his successor, William Green, the AFL got a leader after Gompers' own heart. (W. Foster, ‘Outline History of the World Trade Union Movement’, ch. 32) — Сэмюэл Гомперс умер в 1924 году, но в лице его преемника Уильяма Грина АФТ получила лидера вполне во вкусе Гомперса.

Susie felt suddenly sick at heart. She had never dreamt that her secret was discovered. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Magician’, ch. XI) — У Сузи вдруг стало тяжело на душе. Она и не подозревала, что тайна ее раскрыта.

The thought of the years that lay ahead made me sick at heart. (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Green Years’, book III, ch. 3) — И при мысли о годах, которые мне предстояло провести здесь, у меня сжималось сердце.

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

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

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

to come to light — salir* a la luz

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

light rain — llovizna f

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

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

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

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

• against the light — 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

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

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

electric light — luz f eléctrica

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

• reversing lights — luces fpl de marcha atrás

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

• 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

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

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

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

• to set light to sth — (Brit) prender fuego a algo

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

• to get light — hacerse de día

to be lit up * — estar achispado *

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

light switch N — interruptor m

light wave N — onda f luminosa

light year N — año m luz

• 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

• 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

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

• to be a light sleeper — tener el sueño ligero

• to travel light — viajar con poco equipaje

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

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

to light on sth — liter dar con algo, tropezar con algo, encontrar algo

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

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

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

to come to light — salir* a la luz

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

light rain — llovizna f

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

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

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