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1 in the light of
i ljuset av. mot bakgrunden av* * *(taking into consideration (eg new information): The theory has been abandoned in the light of more recent discoveries.) i ljuset av, mot bakgrunden av -
2 see the light
se ljuset; komma ut i världen; publiceras; förstå sanningen* * *1) (to be born, discovered, produced etc: After many problems his invention finally saw the light (of day).) se dagens ljus2) (to be converted to someone else's point of view etc.) låta sig övertygas -
3 one can see the light at the end of the tunnel
man kan se ljuset i slutet av tunnelnEnglish-Swedish dictionary > one can see the light at the end of the tunnel
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4 in the light of the situation
på grund av förmildrande omständigheter -
5 saw the light of day
såg dagens ljus, föddes -
6 see the light of day
födas, komma till världen; komma ut i ljuset, se ljuset -
7 switched on the light
tände ljuset -
8 light
adj. belyst, upplyst; ljus--------adj. lätt; underviktig; mager, diet-; lättsinnig, tanklös--------n. ljus; belysning; dagsljus; sken, blixt; synvinkel; eld, tändsticka; trafikljus; förebild--------v. belysa; tända ljuset; antända, sätta eld på; lysa upp; stiga ur (fordon etc.); landa; ta ett dåligt beslut* * *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.) ljus2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) ljus, lyse3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) eld4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) ljus. dager2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) ljus2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) ljus-3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) lysa upp2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) tända•- 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.) lätt2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) lätt, lindrig3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) lätt4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) för lätt5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) lätt6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) lätt, snabb, smidig7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) lättsam8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) lätt9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) lös, sandig•- 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.) -
9 the
ju...desto--------motsvaras av bestämd slutartikel (t.ex.: the book, boken)* * *[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]) motsvaras i sv. av best. slutartikel, t.ex. []et, []en; eller av fristående artikel, t.ex.: den (det, de) []1) (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.) motsvaras i sv. av best. slutartikel, t.ex. []en; eller ibland utan slutartikel: han spelar piano3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).) []en [], []en4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.) motsvaras i sv. av uttryck med el. utan best. slutartikel: vi får betalt per timme5) (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.) motsvaras i sv. av uttryck med el. utan fristående artikel: han är den snällaste man jag känner, vi tycker bäst om honom6) ((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.) så mycket, desto•- the...- the... -
10 light up
lysa upp* * *1) (to begin to give out light: Evening came and the streetlights lit up.) tändas2) (to make, be or become full of light: The powerful searchlight lit up the building; She watched the house light up as everyone awoke.) lysa upp, tända[]3) (to make or become happy: Her face lit up when she saw him; A sudden smile lit up her face.) lysa upp -
11 the green light
(permission to begin: We can't start until he gives us the green light.) grönt ljus, klarsignal -
12 light-year
noun (the distance light travels in a year (nearly 9.5 million million kilometres).) ljusår -
13 light at the end of the tunnel
ljuset i slutet av tunneln -
14 light the gas
tända gasen -
15 candle-light
noun (the light from a candle: We had dinner by candle-light.) levande ljus, sken från stearinljus -
16 tail-light
noun (the (usually red) light on the back of a car, train etc: He followed the tail-lights of the bus.) bakljus -
17 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.) tändlåga -
18 bring to light
bringa i dagen, dra fram i ljuset* * *(to reveal or cause to be noticed: The scandal was brought to light by the investigations of a journalist.) bringa i dagen, dra fram i ljuset -
19 come to light
komma i dagen* * *(to be discovered: The theft only came to light when the owners returned from holiday.) komma i dagen -
20 set light to
(to cause to begin burning: He set light to the pile of rubbish in his garden.) sätta eld på
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