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1 candle
'kændl(a moulded piece of wax with a wick in the centre, for giving light: We had to use candles when the electric lights went out.) stearinlys, (levende) lys- candlesticklys--------stearinlysIsubst. \/ˈkændl\/1) lys, stearinlys, levende lys2) (fysikk, gammeldags for candela) candela (lysstyrkeenhet)burn the candle at both ends brenne sitt lys i begge ender, slite seg utcan't hold a candle to slett ikke kunne måle seg mednot worth the candle ikke bryet verdtIIverb \/ˈkændl\/undersøke med lyscandle eggs forklaring: gjennomlyse egg for å se om de er ferske -
2 light
I 1. noun1) (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.) lys2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) lampe, lys3) (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.) lys2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) lys2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) lyse-3. lit verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) belyse2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) tenne på, ta fyr•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) lett2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) mild3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) lett4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) for lett5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) lett6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) lett på foten7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) lett, underholdende8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) lett, mild9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) sandrik, lett•- lightly- lighten- 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.)lett--------lys--------lyse--------opplyse--------tenne--------tennerIsubst. \/laɪt\/1) lys, belysning2) dagslys, dag3) tent lys, lampe, flamme4) fyr, varme, fyrstikk• may I have a light?5) (lys)skjær, (lys)skinn6) ( sjøfart) fyr, fyrlykt7) ( sjøfart) lanterne8) lysåpning, vindusåpning, vindusrute, (glass)rute (i drivhus e.l.)9) ( kunst) lysparti11) blikk, glimtbetween the lights i tussmørketbring to light ( spesielt overført) bringe for dagen, trekke frem i lysetby the light of i lyset fraby the light of nature intuitivt, umiddelbartcome to light ( spesielt overført) komme for dagen, bli kjentfalse lights vranglære falskt lysfast to light lysektefirst light gryning, demring, daggryflooded with light badet i lysgo out like a light (hverdagslig, om person) slokneget out of my light! ikke skygg for lyset!impervious to light ugjennomskinneligin a false light i et falskt lysin a good light i et godt lysin (the) light of i lys av, med kunnskap ompå bakgrunn av disse fakta \/ med dette for øyeleading light forklaring: person som er best i noe eller som fører an i utviklingen av noelight and shade lys og skyggethe light began to fail det begynte å skumrelære ( teater) rampelysnot see the matter in a particular light ikke se saken fra en bestemt sidenot worth a light ( hverdagslig) ikke verdt det duggplace something in a favourable light fremstille noe i et fordelaktig lysput on the light tenne lysetput out the light slokke lysetsee 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 oversee the light at the end of the tunnel ( overført) se lyset i enden av tunnelenset light to sette fyr påshed\/throw light on ( overført) kaste lys over, bringe klarhet i, belyseshoot the traffic lights kjøre på rødt lyssit without a light sitte i mørketstand in one's own light ( også overført) skygge for seg selv, motarbeide seg selv, stå i veien for seg selvstand\/be in somebody's light stå i lyset for noen, skygge for noen ( overført) stå i veien for noenstrike a light! ( hverdagslig) du store!, i all verden!strike a light\/match tenne en fyrstikkII1) tenne, få fyr på2) tennes, ta fyr, begynne å brenne3) belyse, lyse opp4) lyse for, lyse noen (på vei), veilede, førelight a fire gjøre opp ild, tenne et bållight out lyse utlight to lyse tillight up tenne, tenne lyset( hverdagslig) tenne sigaretten, få fyr på pipen( overført) lyse oppIII1) ( om fugl) lande, sette seg, slå seg ned2) ( gammeldags) stige av, stige ut, stige ned3) komme over, treffe på, støte pålight along hjelpe til med å halelight from stige ned fralight into ( hverdagslig) angripe, skjelle ut, gå løs på, overfallelight upon støte på, treffeIVadj. \/laɪt\/lys, opplystlight blue lyseblåttVadj. \/laɪt\/1) lett, svak, forsiktig, mild, lett-2) for lett, ikke full vekt, undervektig3) lett lastet, lett4) ( sjøfart) uten last, tom5) ( militærvesen) lett, lettbevæpnet6) løs, sandete, lett7) ( om bakst) lett, luftig8) (om humør, stemninger e.l.) lett, lystig, munter9) ( om tåke) lett, tynn10) uviktig, ubetydelig, lett, svak11) tankeløs, lettsindig, flyktig, lettlevdhave a light touch se ➢ touch, 1light of lett påVIadv. \/laɪt\/lettget off light slippe lett unnatravel light reise med lett bagasje
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not worth the candle — chiefly Brit old fashioned : not worth the necessary effort, cost, or trouble The car is so old that replacing the engine is not worth the candle. [=the effort isn t worth the cost] • • • Main Entry: ↑candle not worth the candle see ↑candle • • • … Useful english dictionary
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the game is not worth the candle — The thing is not worth the effort or expense required • • • Main Entry: ↑candle the game is not worth the candle see under ↑candle • • • Main Entry: ↑game … Useful english dictionary
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