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1 the light is on
elektrība ir iedegta -
2 the light struck through the darkness
tumsu pāršķēla gaismaEnglish-Latvian dictionary > the light struck through the darkness
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3 the light blues
Kembridžas studentu pārstāvji -
4 the light lessened
satumsa -
5 in the light of
(taking into consideration (eg new information): The theory has been abandoned in the light of more recent discoveries.) ņemot vērā -
6 see the light
1) (to be born, discovered, produced etc: After many problems his invention finally saw the light (of day).) piedzimt; nākt klajā; ieraudzīt dienasgaismu2) (to be converted to someone else's point of view etc.) apjēgt; aptvert -
7 by the light of nature
intuitīvi -
8 in the light of it
ņemot vērā to -
9 to see the light
piedzimt, nākt pasaulē; nākt klajā, ieraudzīt dienas gaismu; apjēgt, atskārst; piedzimt; nākt pasaulē; nākt klajā; ieraudzīt dienas gaismu; apjēgt; atskārst -
10 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.) gaisma2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) apgaismojums3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) gaismas avots; uguns; liesma4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) aspekts; viedoklis2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) gaišs2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) gaišs3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) apgaismot2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) iedegt; aizdegt; iedegties; aizdegties•- 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.) viegls2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) niecīgs; neievērojams3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) (par ēdienu) viegls4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) (par svaru) nepilns5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) viegls6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) veikls; žigls7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) nenopietns; viegls8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) niecīgs; sīks9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) (par augsni) viegls•- 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.)* * *apgaismojums, gaisma; gaismas avots; liesma, uguns; gaismas strēle, aile; aspekts, viedoklis; informācija, izskaidrojums, zināšanas; spējas; prāta spējas; nokāpt; aizdegt, iedegt; aizdegties, iedegties; apgaismot; gaišs; viegls; neievērojams, niecīgs; nenopietns, vieglprātīgs; viegli -
11 the
[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) tas1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.)3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.)5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.)6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.)•- the...- the...* * *jo -
12 light up
1) (to begin to give out light: Evening came and the streetlights lit up.) iedegties2) (to make, be or become full of light: The powerful searchlight lit up the building; She watched the house light up as everyone awoke.) iedegt (gaismu); apgaismot3) (to make or become happy: Her face lit up when she saw him; A sudden smile lit up her face.) iemirdzēties -
13 the green light
(permission to begin: We can't start until he gives us the green light.) zaļā gaisma -
14 light-year
noun (the distance light travels in a year (nearly 9.5 million million kilometres).) gaismas gads* * *gaismas gads -
15 the curtain screens out sun light
aizkari aiztur saules gaismuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > the curtain screens out sun light
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16 candle-light
noun (the light from a candle: We had dinner by candle-light.) sveču gaisma -
17 tail-light
noun (the (usually red) light on the back of a car, train etc: He followed the tail-lights of the bus.) pakaļējā gabarītuguns -
18 pilot-light
noun (a small gas light eg on a gas cooker, which burns continuously and is used to light the main gas jets when they are turned on.) kontrollampiņa -
19 bring to light
(to reveal or cause to be noticed: The scandal was brought to light by the investigations of a journalist.) celt gaismā; atklāt -
20 come to light
(to be discovered: The theft only came to light when the owners returned from holiday.) atklāties
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