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1 light ***
I [laɪt] lit or lighted vb: pt, pp1. n1) (gen) luce felectric light — illuminazione f or luce elettrica
by the light of the moon — alla luce della luna, al chiaro di luna
to hold sth up to or against the light — tenere qc controluce
2) figto come to light — venire in luce, emergere
to cast or shed or throw light on — gettare or far luce su
I was hoping that you could shed some light on it (for me) — speravo che tu potessi darmi dei chiarimenti su questo
to see the light Rel — convertirsi, fig ravvedersi
to reveal sb/sth in a new light — mostrare qn/qc sotto una nuova luce
3) (single light) luce f, (lamp) luce, lampada, Auto Aer fanale m, faro, luceto turn the light on/off — accendere/spegnere la luce
4) (flame) fiammapilot light — (on stove, water heater) fiammella di sicurezza
have you got a light? — (for cigarette) hai da accendere?
1) (bright) chiaro (-a)to get lighter — rischiararsi, schiarirsi
2) (colour, skin, hair, room) chiaro (-a)light yellow — giallo chiaro inv
3. vt1) (illuminate) illuminare, rischiarare2) (cigarette, fire, candle) accendere4. vi(ignite) accendersi•- light upII [laɪt](gen) leggero (-a)to make light of sth fig — prendere alla leggera qc, non dar peso a qc
2. adv(travel) leggero, con poco bagaglio -
2 dim
I [dɪm]1) (badly lit) [ room] buio, scuroto grow dim — affievolirsi, indebolirsi
3) (hard to see) [ shape] confuso, indistinto5) colloq. [person, remark] stupido6) (not favourable) [ future] cupo, oscuro••II 1. [dɪm]to take a dim view of sth. — vedere di cattivo occhio qcs
1) abbassare, smorzare [ light]; AE abbassare [ headlights]2) fig. offuscare [ beauty]2.1) [lights, lamp] abbassarsi2) fig. [ memory] offuscarsi; [ sight] indebolirsi; [ colour] smorzarsi; [ beauty] offuscarsi; [ hope] affievolirsi* * *[dim] 1. adjective1) (not bright or distinct: a dim light in the distance; a dim memory.) fioco; incerto2) ((of a person) not intelligent: She's a bit dim!) stupido2. verb(to make or become dim: Tears dimmed her eyes; He dimmed the lights in the theatre.) offuscare; abbassare- dimly- dimness* * *[dɪm](light) debole, fioco (-a), (sight) debole, (forest) oscuro (-a), (room) in penombra, (shape, outline, memory, sound) indistinto (-a), vago (-a), (fam: person) tonto (-a), ottuso (-a)to grow dim — (light) affievolirsi, (eyesight) indebolirsi
2. vt(light) abbassare, (Am: headlights) abbassare, (sound, memory, colour) affievolire, (shape, outline, beauty, glory) offuscare, (sight, senses) annebbiare, (metal) annerire3. vi(light, sight, memory) affievolirsi, (outline) divenire indistinto (-a)* * *dim /dɪm/a.1 ( di luce) fioco, tenue; ( di ambiente, colore) scuro: the dim light of an oil lamp, la luce fioca di una lampada a olio; a dim glow, un tenue bagliore; The entrance hall was dim and unwelcoming, l'atrio di ingresso era buio e poco accogliente2 ( di contorno, ricordo, suono) indistinto, vago: the dim outline of houses in the fog, la sagoma indistinta delle case nella nebbia; a dim figure, una figura indistinta; a dim recollection (o memory) un ricordo indistinto; dim awareness, vaga consapevolezza4 (fig.) scarso, negativo: The prospects for a lasting peace are dim, le prospettive di una pace durevole sono negative; Their chances of success look dim, le loro chance di riuscire sono scarse● dim-red, rosso offuscato □ ( della vista) to get (o to grow) dim, indebolirsi □ to take a dim view of st., essere pessimista su qc.; non aspettarsi niente di buono da qc. □ (fam. USA) a dim bulb, un cretino □ in the dim and distant past, in un passato molto remoto.(to) dim /dɪm/A v. t.1 oscurare; abbassare ( l'intensità luminosa): The lights of the theatre were dimmed, le luci del teatro erano state abbassate3 (fig.) attenuare, affievolire ( sentimenti, prospettive, speranze, ecc.): It seemed nothing could dim their enthusiasm, sembrava che niente potesse attenuare il loro entusiasmoB v. i.● (autom.) to dim the lights (o the headlights), abbassare (o commutare) le luci (o i fari di profondità); mettere gli anabbaglianti.* * *I [dɪm]1) (badly lit) [ room] buio, scuroto grow dim — affievolirsi, indebolirsi
3) (hard to see) [ shape] confuso, indistinto5) colloq. [person, remark] stupido6) (not favourable) [ future] cupo, oscuro••II 1. [dɪm]to take a dim view of sth. — vedere di cattivo occhio qcs
1) abbassare, smorzare [ light]; AE abbassare [ headlights]2) fig. offuscare [ beauty]2.1) [lights, lamp] abbassarsi -
3 glow
I [gləʊ]1) (of coal, furnace) incandescenza f.; (of room) luce f. viva; (of candle) bagliore m.2) (colour) colore m. accesothere was a glow in her cheeks — (from happiness) il suo viso era raggiante; (from exercise) le sue guance avevano un colorito acceso
3) (feeling) sensazione f. di benessereII [gləʊ]1) (give off light) [coal, furnace] essere incandescente, ardere; [ metal] essere incandescente; [lamp, cigarette] brillare2) (look vibrant) [ colour] essere acceso, vividoto glow with health — [ person] essere in piena salute
* * *[ɡləu] 1. verb1) (to give out heat or light without any flame: The coal was glowing in the fire.) ardere2) (to have red cheeks because of heat, cold, emotion etc: The little boy glowed with pride.) ardere2. noun(the state of glowing: the glow of the coal in the fire.) calore; bagliore- glowing- glow-worm* * *[ɡləʊ]1. n(of lamp, sunset etc) luce f (diffusa), (of cigarette, fire, city) bagliore m, (of bright colour) luminosità, (of cheeks) colorito acceso, (warm feeling: of pride etc) vampata2. vi* * *glow /gləʊ/n.4 ( anche fig.) ardore; calore; fuoco: in a glow of enthusiasm, nell'ardore dell'entusiasmo; to feel a pleasant glow all over, sentire un piacevole calore in tutto il corpo5 [u] (fig.) splendore; colore caldo e vivo: the glow of her copper hair, il colore caldo dei suoi capelli ramati● (elettron.) glow discharge, scarica a bagliore □ glow lamp, lampada a luminescenza □ (zool.) glow-worm ( Lampyris noctiluca), lucciola □ the glow of health, il colore della salute □ to be in a glow (o all of a glow), essere incandescente; (fig.) essere (tutto) accaldato (o accalorato).(to) glow /gləʊ/v. i.1 ardere; bruciare senza fiamma; essere incandescente: Let's heat the metal until it glows, riscaldiamo il metallo fino a renderlo incandescente2 brillare; luccicare: The harbour lights were glowing, le luci del porto brillavano; to glow in the dark, essere fosforescente3 (fig.) ardere; bruciare; infiammarsi: to be glowing with rage, bruciare di rabbia; to glow with zeal, ardere di zelo4 (fig.) accendersi, fiammeggiare (fig.); rosseggiare: In autumn the leaves of most trees glow red and yellow, in autunno le foglie di quasi tutti gli alberi s'accendono di tinte rosse e gialle● to be glowing with health, scoppiare di salute; avere una splendida cera □ to be glowing with pride, scoppiare d'orgoglio.* * *I [gləʊ]1) (of coal, furnace) incandescenza f.; (of room) luce f. viva; (of candle) bagliore m.2) (colour) colore m. accesothere was a glow in her cheeks — (from happiness) il suo viso era raggiante; (from exercise) le sue guance avevano un colorito acceso
3) (feeling) sensazione f. di benessereII [gləʊ]1) (give off light) [coal, furnace] essere incandescente, ardere; [ metal] essere incandescente; [lamp, cigarette] brillare2) (look vibrant) [ colour] essere acceso, vividoto glow with health — [ person] essere in piena salute
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4 hang ****
[hæŋ] hung pt, pp1. vt1) (gen) appendere, (washing) stendere, (door) montare (sui cardini), (wallpaper) mettere, incollare(coat, hat)
to hang (on) — appendere (a)the Christmas tree was hung with lights — l'albero di Natale era decorato di or con luci colorate
2) hanged pt, pp, (criminal) impiccarehang (it)! fam — accidenti!, porca miseria!
3)2. vi1)(rope, dangling object)
to hang (from) — penzolare (da), pendere (da), (garment) cadere, (hair) scendere, (criminal) essere impiccato (-a)2)to hang over — (smoke, fog) sovrastare, (threat) incombere su, (hawk) essere sospeso (-a) su
3. n•- hang on- hang out- hang up
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