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I [laɪt] 1. n1) сві́тло; осві́тлення2) де́нне сві́тлоto see the light — 1) поба́чити світ, народи́тися 2) зрозумі́ти; перекона́тися 3) джерело́ сві́тла; вого́нь; запа́лена сві́чка (ла́мпа, ліхта́р); фа́ра; мая́к тощо
to strike a light — запали́ти сірни́к; заст. ви́кресати вого́нь ( кременем)
will you give me a light? — дозво́льте прикури́ти
3) про́світ, вікно́4) світи́ло (тж. перен.)5) pl sl. о́чі, баньки́6) pl світлофо́рto stop for the lights — зупиня́тися бі́ля світлофо́ра
to cross [to drive] against the lights — перехо́дити (ї́хати) на черво́не сві́тло
green light амер. розм. — "зеле́на ву́лиця"
to give the green light амер. розм. — да́ти "зеле́ну ву́лицю", відкри́ти шлях
7) (звич. pl) відо́мості, інформа́ціяwe need more light on the subject — нам потрі́бні додатко́ві відо́мості в цьо́му пита́нні
8) роз'я́сненняto bring to light — з'ясо́вувати, виявля́ти; виво́дити на чи́сту во́ду
to come to light — розкрива́тися
9) аспе́кт; інтерпрета́ція; постано́вка пита́нняin the light of these facts — в сві́тлі цих да́них
10) pl зді́бності, можли́востіaccording to one's lights — в мі́ру свої́х сил (можли́востей)
2. adjthe light of nature — інтуї́ція
1) сві́тлийlight brown — сві́тло-бруна́тний
2) осві́тлювальний3. v ( past і p. p. lit, lighted)light rocket — осві́тлювальна раке́та
1) запа́лювати(ся) ( часто light up)2) осві́тлювати ( часто light up); (при)світи́ти ( комусь)II [laɪt] 1. adjlight up — 1) прикури́ти ( люльку тощо) 2) запали́ти сві́тло 3) пала́ти, світи́тися ( про очі)
1) легки́й; неважки́йas light as a feather [air] — легки́й як пір'ї́нка
to give light weight — обва́жувати
2) незначни́й; дрібни́йlight rain [snow] — невели́кий дощ (сніг)
light maintenance — дрібни́й ремо́нт
3) легки́й, необтя́жливийlight work — легка́ робо́та
4) пухки́й, розпу́шений ( про ґрунт)5) пусти́й; легкова́жний; несерйо́зний, весе́лийwith a light heart — ве́село; з легки́м се́рцем
light reading — легке́ чита́ння
7) швидки́й, рухли́вий8) військ. легки́йlight artillery — легка́ артиле́рія
light automatic gun — ручни́й кулеме́т
10) кул. що до́бре підійшо́в; легки́й ( про тісто)••2. advlight hand — 1) спри́тність 2) деліка́тність, такто́вність
ле́гкоto tread light — ле́гко ступа́ти
••to get off light — ле́гко відбу́тися
III [laɪt] v ( past і p. p. lit, lighted)light come light go — ле́гко прийшло́, ле́гко й пішло́
1) схо́дити (звич. light off, light down)2) опуска́тися, сіда́ти ( на щось); па́дати (on, upon)3) несподі́вано наштовхну́тися, випадко́во натра́пити (on, upon)his eyes lighted on a familiar face in the crowd — він поба́чив знайо́ме обли́ччя в на́товпі
4) напусти́тися, наки́нутися (на - into, on)light out — втекти́
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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.) φως2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) φως3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) φωτιά4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) φως2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) φωτεινός2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) ανοιχτός3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) φωτίζω2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) ανάβω•- 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.) ελαφρός2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) ελαφρός3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) ελαφρός4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) ελαφρότερος από το κανονικό5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) ελαφρός6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) ανάλαφρος7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) ελαφρός8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) ελαφρός, ανεπαίσθητος, απαλός9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) αμμώδης•- 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.) συναντώ τυχαία -
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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.) lumière2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) lumière3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) feu4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) jour2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) clair2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) clair3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) éclairer2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) (s')allumer•- 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.) léger2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) léger3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) léger4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) trop léger de5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) léger6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) au pas léger7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) léger8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) petit9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) meuble•- 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.) tomber par hasard sur qqch. -
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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.) luz2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luz3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) fogo4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) luz2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) claro2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) claro3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) iluminar2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) acender•- 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.) leve2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) leve3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) leve4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) mais leve5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) leve6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) ágil, ligeiro7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) ligeiro8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) leve9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) arenoso•- 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.) -
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/lait/ * danh từ - ánh sáng, ánh sáng mặt trời, ánh sáng ban ngày =to stand in somebody's light+ đứng lấp bóng ai; (nghĩa bóng) làm hại ai, cản trở ai làm việc gì =in the light of these facts+ dưới ánh sáng của những sự việc này =to see the light+ nhìn thấy ánh sáng mặt trời; (nghĩa bóng) sinh ra đời =to bring to light+ (nghĩa bóng) đưa ra ánh sáng, khám phá =to come to light+ ra ánh sáng, lộ ra - nguồn ánh sáng, đèn đuốc =traffic lights+ đèn giao thông - lửa, tia lửa; diêm, đóm =to strike a light+ bật lửa, đánh diêm =give me a light, please+ làm ơn cho tôi xin tí lửa - (số nhiều) sự hiểu biết, trí thức, trí tuệ, chân lý =to do something according to one's lights+ làm gì theo sự hiểu biết của mình - trạng thái, phương diện, quan niệm =in a good light+ ở chỗ có nhiều ánh sáng, ở chỗ rõ nhất (dễ trông thấy nhất); với quan niệm đúng, với cách hiểu đúng (một vấn đề) =to place something in a good light+ trình bày cái gì một cách tốt đẹp =in a wrong light+ quan niệm sai, hiểu sai =the thing now appears in a new light+ sự việc bây giờ biểu hiện ra dưới một trạng thái mới - sự soi sáng, sự làm sáng tỏ; (số nhiều) những sự kiện làm sáng tỏ, những phát minh làm sáng tỏ - (tôn giáo) ánh sáng của thượng đế - sinh khí, sự tinh anh; ánh (mắt); (thơ ca) sự nhìn - (số nhiều) (từ lóng) đôi mắt - cửa, lỗ sáng =men of light and leading+ những người có uy tín và thế lực - (số nhiều) khả năng =according to one's lights+ tuỳ theo khả năng của mình - (nghệ thuật) chỗ sáng (trong bức tranh) * tính từ - sáng sủa, sáng - nhạt (màu sắc) =light blue+ xanh nhạt * ngoại động từ lit, lighted - đốt, thắp, châm, nhóm =to light a fire+ nhóm lửa - soi sáng, chiếu sáng - soi đường - ((thường) + up) làm cho rạng lên, làm cho sáng ngời lên (nét mặt, khoé mắt) =the news of the victory lighted up their eyes+ tin chiến thắng làm cho mắt họ ngời lên * nội động từ - ((thường) + up) đốt đèn, lên đèn, thắp đèn, châm lửa, nhóm lửa =it is time to light up+ đã đến giờ lên đèn - thắp, đốt, bắt lửa, bén lửa =this lamp does not light well+ cái đèn này khó thắp - ((thường) + up) sáng ngời, tươi lên =face lights up+ nét mặt tươi hẳn lên !to light into - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) tấn công - mắng mỏ !to light out - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) thình lình bỏ đi * nội động từ lit, lighted - đỗ xuống, đậu (chim), xuống - (+ upon) tình cờ rơi đúng vào, tình cờ gặp phải * tính từ - nhẹ, nhẹ nhàng =as light as a feather+ nhẹ như một cái lông =light food+ đồ ăn nhẹ =light sleep+ giấc ngủ nhẹ nhàng =a light sleeper+ người tỉnh ngủ =a light task+ công việc nhẹ =a light punishment+ sự trừng phạt nhẹ =light wine+ rượu vang nhẹ =light ship+ tàu đã dỡ hàng =light marching order+ lệnh hành quân mang nhẹ =light cavalry+ kỵ binh vũ trang nhẹ - nhanh nhẹn =to be light of foot+ bước đi nhanh nhẹn - nhẹ nhàng, thanh thoát, dịu dàng, thư thái =light touch+ cái vuốt nhẹ nhàng =with a light hand+ nhẹ tay; khôn khéo =with a light heart+ lòng thư thái, lòng băn khoăn lo âu gì =light music+ nhạc nhẹ =light comedy+ kịch cui nhẹ nhàng - khinh suất, nông nổi, nhẹ dạ, bộp chộp; lăng nhăng; lẳng lơ, đĩ thoã =a light woman+ người đàn bà lẳng lơ - tầm thường, không quan trọng =a light talk+ chuyện tầm phào =to make light of+ coi thường, coi rẻ, không chú ý đến, không quan tâm đến !to have light fingers - có tài xoáy vặt * phó từ - nhẹ, nhẹ nhàng =to tread light+ giảm nhẹ !light come light go - (xem) come !to sleep light - ngủ không say, ngủ dể tỉnh -
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I[lait] n լույս, լուսավորություն. in the light of լույսի ներքո. by the light of a candle մոմի լույսի տակ. get up at first light շատ վաղ արթնանալ. before the light fails նախքան մթնելը. you ‘re in my light լույսս փակում ես. need more light ավելի շատ լույսի կարիք ունենալ. in a good light լավ լուսավորված տեղում. bring to light փխբ. երևան հանել, մերկացնել. come to light երևան գալ, հայտնաբերվել. see the light փխբ. ծնվել, աշխարհ գալ see the red light փխբ. վախենալ. throw light լուսաբանել. show smn in a bad light փխբ. մեկին անբարենպաստ ձևով ներ կայացնել. cast a new light նոր լույս սփռել. He’s seen the light Նա սկսեց տեսնել. northern/ polar lights հյուսիսափայլ. (լույսի աղբյուր) ceiling light ջահ, առաստաղի ջահ. desk light սեղանի լամպ. bedside light գիշերային լամպ. wall light պա տի լամպ, բրա. street/town lights փո ղո ցային լապտեր. put the light on/out լույսը միացնել/անջատել. overhead light լուսավորություն վերևից. (ավտոմեքենա) car lights ավտո մեքենայի լույսեր. ցոլալապտեր (ֆառ) rear/breaking lights ավ տո մե քենայի հետևի լույսեր reversing light ար գե լա կ ման ազդանշան. parking light կայանելու լույ սեր emergency/ flashing lights վթարային ազ դանշանում landing lights ավ. վայրէջքի լույ սեր. (ճանապարհի նշաններ) Stop at the lights Կանգնեք լուսաֆորի/լուսակիրի մոտ. Don’t cross against the lights Կարմիր լույսի տակ մի անցեք. (կրակ) put a light to the bonfire խարույկ վառել. give me a light ծխախոտը վառել. strike a light լուցկի վառել. one of the leading lights փխբ. ականավոր մարդկանցից մեկը. The plan was given the green light Ծրագիրը կանաչ ճանա պարհ ստացավII[lait] a լուսավոր, բաց. It’s already light Արդեն լուսացել է. light complexion դեմքի բաց գույն. light blue/green երկնագույն. բաց կանաչ[lait] a թեթև. light breakfast/weight/steps թեթև նախաճաշ/քաշ/քայլեր. light beer/punishment/ reading թույլ գարեջուր. թեթև պատիժ. զվարճալի ընթերցանություն. light music/comedy թեթև երաժշտություն, ուրախ կատ ակեր գություն. with a light heart թեթև սրտով. a light eater քչակեր. a light sleeper զգայուն/թեթև քնող. light railway մսնգ. նեղգիծ երկաթուղի. (բարակ) light dress/coat/blanket թեթև շոր/վերարկու/ծածկոց. give light weight խսկց. թերակշռել. travel light քիչ/թեթև ուղեբեռով ճամփորդելIV[lait] v վառել. light a candle/the stove/a bonfire վառել մոմը/սալօջախը/խարույկը. (լուսա վո րել) The clock lights up at night Ժամացույցը գիշերը լույս է տալիս. It’s time to light up ժա մանակն է լույսը վառել. Her face lit up փխբ. Նրա դեմքը պայծառացավ -
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subs.Lamp: Ar. and P. λύχνος, ὁ.Concretely of persons or things, the light of, the glory of: V. ἄγαλμα, τό, φῶς, τό, φάος, τό; see Glory.See the light, live, v.:V. φῶς βλέπειν, φάος βλέπειν, or βλέπειν alone.As soon as it was light: P. and V. ἅμʼ ἡμέρᾳ, P. ἅμʼ ἔῳ.Light was beginning to break: P. ὑπέφαινέ τι ἡμέρας (Plat., Prot. 312A).Bringing light, adj.: Ar. and V. φωσφόρος.Bring to light, v.: P. and V. ἀναφαίνειν, εἰς μέσον φέρειν, P. πρὸς φῶς ἄγειν, εἰς τὸ φανερὸν ἄγειν; see Disclose.Come to light: P. and V. φαίνεσθαι, ἀναφαίνεσθαι, ἐκφαίνεσθαι (Plat.).Give a light: Ar. and P. φαίνειν (absol.).Shine on: P. καταλάμπειν (gen.) (Plat.).Stand in a person's light: P. and V. ἐμποδὼν εἶναι (dat.).In the light of: P. and V. ἐκ (gen.), ἀπό (gen.).Each of the former favours is viewed in the light of the final result: P. πρὸς τὸ τελευταῖον ἐκβὰν ἕκαστον τῶν προϋπαρξάντων κρίνεται (Dem. 12).Represent in a bad light: P. κακῶς εἰκάζειν περί (gen.) (Plat., Rep. 377E).——————v. trans.Kindle: P. and V. ἅπτειν, ἀνάπτειν, ὑφάπτειν, κάειν, V. αἴθειν, ἀναίθειν, ὑπαίθειν, δαίειν, ἀνδαίειν, ἀναιθύσσειν, ἀνακάειν (Eur., Cycl.), ἐκκάειν.Have lighted: P. ἀνάπτεσθαι (Lys. 93).A lighted torch, subs.: Ar. δᾷς ἡμμένη.A lighted lamp: P. λύχνος ἡμμένος (Thuc. 4, 133).Give light to: Ar. and P. φαίνειν (dat.).Make bright, v.: V. φλέγειν.Fall: P. and V. πίπτειν, κατασκήπτειν.Light on, descend on: P. and V. κατασκήπτειν (εἰς, acc.).Envy is wont to light on things exalted: V. εἰς τἀπίσημα δʼ ὁ φθόνος πηδᾶν φίλεῖ (Eur., frag.).Light on, chance on: P. and V. ἐντυγχάνειν (dat.), τυγχάνειν (gen.), προσπίπτειν (dat.), Ar. and P. ἐπιτυγχάνειν (gen. or dat.), P. περιπίπτειν (dat.), Ar. and V. κυρεῖν (gen.), V. κιγχάνειν (acc. or gen.).Of events: see Befall.Settle on: see Settle.——————adj.Ar. and P. φανός (Plat.),As opposed to heavy: P. and V. κοῦφος, ἐλαφρός.Easy to carry: V. εὐάγκαλος.Small, slight: P. and V. λεπτός.Light troops: see light-armed.Light conduct: P. and V. ὕβρις, ἡ.Not serious: P. and V. κοῦφος, ἐλαφρός.Easy: P. and V. ῥᾴδιος, εὐπετής (Plat.), εὔπορος, κοῦφος, ἐλαφρός, V. εὐμαρής.Make light of: P. and V. ῥᾳδίως φέρειν (acc.), Ar and V. φαύλως φέρειν (acc.), V. εὐπετῶς φέρειν (acc.) (Soph., frag.); see Disregard, Despise.With a light heart: P. εὐχερῶς, P. and V. ῥᾳδίως.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Light
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I 1. n1) свет мby candle light — при свеча́х
2) ла́мпа жleave the light on — не выключа́й свет
parking lights — авто габари́тные огни́, подфа́рники мн
3) (тж traffic light) светофо́р м- light meter
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of smth
- shed/throw light on smth
- see the light 2. aсве́тлый3. vlight brown — све́тло-кори́чневый
(lighted; lit) зажига́ть(ся); освеща́ть(ся)light a fire — а) заже́чь ого́нь б) растопи́ть ками́н ( fireplace)
- light upIIлёгкий, сла́быйlight breakfast — лёгкий за́втрак
light frost — сла́бый моро́з
light music — лёгкая му́зыка
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n1. світло2. аспект, сприйняття- to bring to light виявити; зробити доступним- to cast light on smth. перен. проливати світло на щось- to come to light виявлятись, ставати відомим- to give smth. the green light перен. дати "зелену вулицю", відкрити шлях- to put smth. in a false light представити щось у неправдивому світлі- to put smth. in a favourable light представити щось у вигідному світлі- to put smth. in an unfavourable light представити когось у невигідному світлі- to throw light on smth. перен. проливати світло на щось- to view smth. in a favourable light дивитись на щось прихильно, схвалювати щось- in the light of past events в світлі минулих подій- in whatever light we view it... з якого б боку це не розглядати... -
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[A]LUCIDUS (-A -UM)FULGENS (-ENTIS)CANDIDUS (-A -UM)LEVIS (-E)LAEVIS (-E)DILUTUS (-A -UM)FACILIS (-E)TENUIS (-E)TENVIS (-E)MALUS (-A -UM)AGILIS (-E)PERNIX (-NICIS)INSTABILIS (-E)NIMBATUS (-A -UM)ALBENS (-ENTIS)[ADV]LEVITERLAEVITERPROFLUENTER[N]LUX (LUCIS) (F)LUMEN (-MINIS) (N)FAX (FACIS) (F)LYCHNUS (-I) (M)LYCHINUS (-I) (M)LUCERNA (-AE) (F)IGNIS (-IS) (M)AURA (-AE) (F)[V]TESTIFICOR (-ARI -ATUS SUM)TESTOR (-ARI -ATUS SUM)ACCENDO (-ERE -CENDI -CENSUM)INCENDO (-ERE -CENDI -CENSUM)INCAENDO (-ERE -CAENDI -CAENSUM)INCOENDO (-ERE -COENDI -COENSUM)INARDESCO (-ERE -ARSI)CONFLABELLO (-ARE -AVI -ATUM)ADURO (-ERE -USSI -USTUM)LUSTRO (-ARE -AVI -ATUM)NANCISCOR (NANCISCI NACTUS SUM)OFFENDO (-ERE -FENDI -FENSUM)OBFENDO (-ERE -FENDI -FENSUM)SUCCUMBO (-ERE -CUBUI -CUBITUM)ELUCIDO (-ARE -AVI -ATUS)- BECOME LIGHT- BE LIGHT- BE LIGHTED UP- BRING TO LIGHT- GIVE THE LIGHT OF A TORCH- IT IS LIGHT- MAKE LIGHT- MAKE LIGHT OF- VERY LIGHT -
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n1) свет2) pl сведения•to bring to light — выявлять, выяснять
to give a green light to smth — давать "добро" на что-л.
- in the light of the recent visitto throw same light on smth — проливать свет на что-л.
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1) әкелу2) келтіру, тигізу3) сендіруto bring a person to hie senses — ақыл айту, ақылға келтіру
to bring to light — ашу, түсіндіру
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♦ light (1) /laɪt/n.1 [uc] luce; lume; lampada; fanale; chiarore; splendore; (fig.) aspetto, punto di vista: the light of the sun [of an electric bulb], la luce del sole [di una lampadina elettrica]; artificial light, luce artificiale; bright light, luce intensa; dim light, luce fioca; The light went off, la luce si è spenta; Switch on the light, will you?, accendi la luce, per favore; I saw a distant light, vidi un lume in lontananza; There was a strange light in the girl's eyes, c'era una strana luce negli occhi della ragazza; to put sb. [st.] in a bad light, mettere q. [qc.] in cattiva luce; to bring new facts to light, portare alla luce fatti nuovi; a five-light chandelier, un lampadario a cinque luci (o lampade); by the light of, a lume di; a shaft of light, un raggio di luce2 fiammifero; fuoco: to strike a light, accendere un fiammifero; to give sb. a light, dare del fuoco (o da accendere) a q.; DIALOGO → - Asking for a light- Excuse me, have you got a light please?, mi scusi, ha da accendere?4 [u] (poet.) luce degli occhi; vista7 (autom., = indicator light) spia: main-beam light, spia degli abbaglianti; warning light, spia luminosa8 (= traffic light) luce di semaforo ( stradale); (pl.) semaforo: to wait for the green light, aspettare il verde; (pl.) semaforo: When you get to the ( traffic) lights, turn right, quando arrivi al semaforo, volta a destra9 (pl.) (teatr.) luci della ribalta● to be light, fare giorno; farsi luce □ (pitt.) the lights and darks of a painting, le zone di luce e ombra di un quadro □ ( arte) light and shade, luce e ombra; zone in luce e zone in ombra □ light bar, barra luminosa ( sul tettuccio di un'automobile, ecc.) □ light beam, raggio di luce □ l-box, tavolo luminoso; visore ( per negativi, diapositive, ecc.); ( anche) lampada a cubo □ (elettr.) light bulb, lampadina □ (naut.) light buoy, boa luminosa □ (naut.) light list, elenco dei fari e fanali □ (tecn.) light meter, fotometro portatile; esposimetro □ (elettron.) light-negative, fotoresistente □ ( di una persona) to be the light of sb. 's life, essere la luce degli occhi di q. □ lights-out, ora di spegnere le luci ( in collegio, ecc.); (mil.) ordine di spegnere le luci ( in caserma); (il) silenzio □ light-pen, penna luminosa; penna ottica □ (edil.) light point, punto luce □ light range, portata luminosa □ ( ottica) light ray, raggio di luce; raggio luminoso □ (elettron.) light-sensitive, fotosensibile □ (naut.) light station, stazione semaforica □ light-tight, a tenuta di luce □ (naut.) light vessel, faro galleggiante; nave faro □ (archit.) light well, pozzo di luce; lucernario □ (astron.) a light year, un anno luce; (fig.) secoli, un'eternità □ according to one's lights, secondo i propri lumi; a proprio giudizio □ to bring st. to light, portare qc. alla luce; mettere qc. in luce; rivelare qc. □ by the light of the moon, al chiaro di luna □ to cast (o to throw) light on st., far luce su (o chiarire) qc. □ to come to light, venire alla luce; manifestarsi □ (autom.) to cut the lights, bruciare il semaforo; passare col rosso □ to go out like a light, addormentarsi di colpo □ (fig.) green light, via libera, autorizzazione □ ( Bibbia) to hide one's light under a bushel, mettere la fiaccola sotto il moggio; tenere celate le proprie virtù □ ( arte) the high lights, i chiari; la zona d'un quadro in piena luce □ in the light of ( USA in light of), alla luce di: in the light of what he told me later, alla luce di quello che mi disse in seguito □ (autom., ingl.) to jump the lights, bruciare il semaforo; passare col rosso □ to put out sb. 's lights, tramortire q. □ to see the light, vedere la luce, nascere; venire al mondo; ( anche) cominciare a capire, accettare un'idea; ricevere l'illuminazione, convertirsi ( a una religione) □ to set light to st., dare fuoco a qc. □ to shed (o to throw) light on st., gettare (o fare) luce su qc. □ to stand in one's own light, togliersi la luce, farsi ombra; (fig.) nuocere a sé stesso □ to stand in sb. 's light, togliere la luce (o fare ombra) a q.; (fig.) danneggiare (o ostacolare) q.♦ light (2) /laɪt/a.● the Light Blues ► blue □ light-skinned, dalla pelle chiara.♦ light (3) /laɪt/a.1 leggero ( in ogni senso); lieve; agile; (fig.) incostante, frivolo, spensierato, allegro: a light box, una scatola leggera; light clothing, abiti leggeri; (mil., naut.) a light cruiser, un incrociatore leggero; (mil.) light weapons, armi leggere; a light blow, un lieve colpo; a light wind, un lieve vento; un venticello; light wine, vino leggero; a light rain, una lieve pioggia; una pioggerella; with light steps, a passi leggeri; a light meal, un pasto leggero; light sleep [work], sonno [lavoro] leggero; light behaviour, comportamento leggero (o frivolo, incostante); light comedy, commedia leggera; a light sentence, una condanna lieve [o mite]; with a light expense, con lieve spesa; a light heart, un animo spensierato; un cuor contento; I did it with a light heart, lo feci a cuor leggero2 troppo leggero; scarso ( di peso): to give light weight, dare il peso scarso; rubare sul peso; a light coin, una moneta di peso scarso● (aeron.) light aircraft, aereo da turismo □ light ale, birra a bassa gradazione alcolica □ (mil.) light-armed, con armamento leggero □ light cream, panna light; panna da caffè; mezza panna □ (naut.) light displacement, dislocamento a vuoto □ a light drink, una bevanda poco alcolica, un drink leggero □ light-fingered, dalle dita agili (o veloci); (fig.) lesto di mano, bravo a rubare □ ( sport) light fly weight, minimosca; peso minimosca □ light-footed, agile; lesto; svelto □ light-footedness, agilità, sveltezza □ light-handed, dalla mano leggera, dal guanto di velluto □ light-handedness, l'avere la mano leggera; (fig.) tatto □ light-headed, stordito, che ha le vertigini; sbadato, sventato, frivolo; ( anche) brillo □ light-headedness, giramento di capo; sbadataggine; sventatezza, frivolezza □ light-hearted, gaio; allegro; spensierato □ light-heartedness, gaiezza; allegria; spensieratezza □ ( sport) light heavyweight, mediomassimo, peso mediomassimo □ (mil.) light horse, cavalleria leggera □ light in the head, che ha il capogiro; sempliciotto, stolto, stupido □ (econ.) light industry, industria leggera □ (mil.) light infantry, fanteria con armamento leggero □ (mil.) light machine gun, mitragliatrice leggera; fucile mitragliatore □ (metall.) light metal, metallo leggero; lega leggera □ ( sport) light middleweight, medioleggero; peso medioleggero □ light-minded, frivolo, leggero □ light-mindedness, frivolezza; leggerezza □ light on one's feet, agile di gambe; svelto □ (mus.) light opera, operetta □ a light railway, una ferrovia secondaria ( per traffico leggero) □ light reading, letture amene □ light remarks, osservazioni frivole □ a light sleeper, uno che ha il sonno leggero □ a light smoker, uno che non fuma molto □ (mil.) a light tank, un carro (armato) leggero □ (trasp.) light truck, autocarro leggero □ (polit.) a light vote, un numero scarso di votanti □ (fis. nucl.) light water, acqua leggera □ (fis. nucl.) light-water reactor, reattore ad acqua leggera □ ( sport) light welterweight, superleggero; peso superleggero; welter junior □ (fam.) to get off light, cavarsela a buon mercato □ to have light fingers, avere dita agili; (fig.) essere svelto di mano (o bravo a rubare) □ to have a light hand (o touch), avere la mano leggera; essere abile (o bravo) ( nel far dolci, ecc.); (fig.) essere pieno di tatto □ to make light of st., non dar peso a qc.; prender qc. alla leggera □ (aeron.: di un aeromobile) lighter-than-air, aerostatico.(to) light (1) /laɪt/A v. t.2 illuminare; rischiarare: Lamps light the streets, le lampade (o i fanali) illuminano le strade; A shining smile lit (up) her face, un sorriso luminoso le rischiarò il viso2 illuminarsi; rischiararsi.(to) light (2) /laɪt/A v. i.2 ( di uccelli) posarsi: We waited for the ducks to light, abbiamo aspettato che le anitre si posasseroB v. t.(naut.) ► to lighten (2) A, def. 2. -
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bring [brɪŋ](a) (take → animal, person, vehicle) amener; (→ object) apporter; (→ fashion, idea, product) introduire, lancer;∎ I'll bring the books (across) tomorrow j'apporterai les livres demain;∎ her father's bringing her home today son père la ramène à la maison aujourd'hui;∎ what brings you here? qu'est-ce qui vous amène?;∎ can you bring me a beer, please? vous pouvez m'apporter une bière, s'il vous plaît?;∎ that brings the total to £350 cela fait 350 livres en tout;∎ he brought his dog with him il a emmené son chien;∎ did you bring anything with you? as-tu apporté quelque chose?;∎ black musicians brought jazz to Europe les musiciens noirs ont introduit le jazz en Europe;∎ this programme is brought to you by the BBC ce programme est diffusé par la BBC(b) (into specified state) entraîner, amener;∎ to bring sth into play faire jouer qch;∎ to bring sth into question mettre ou remettre qch en question;∎ to bring sb to his/her senses ramener qn à la raison;∎ to bring sth to an end or a close or a halt mettre fin à qch;∎ to bring sth to sb's attention or knowledge or notice attirer l'attention de qn sur qch;∎ to bring a child into the world mettre un enfant au monde;∎ to bring sth to light mettre qch en lumière, révéler qch;∎ to bring sth to mind rappeler qch;∎ to bring sth onto the market introduire qch sur le marché∎ her performance brought wild applause son interprétation a provoqué un tonnerre d'applaudissements;∎ to bring sth upon sb attirer qch sur qn;∎ her foolhardiness brought misfortune upon the family son imprudence a attiré le malheur sur la famille;∎ you've brought it on yourself vous l'avez cherché;∎ you bring credit to the firm vous faites honneur à la société;∎ it brings bad/good luck ça porte malheur/bonheur;∎ he brought a sense of urgency to the project il a fait accélérer le projet;∎ to bring new hope to sb redonner de l'espoir à qn;∎ the story brought tears to my eyes l'histoire m'a fait venir les larmes aux yeux;∎ his speech brought jeers from the audience son discours lui a valu les huées de l'assistance;∎ money does not always bring happiness l'argent ne fait pas toujours le bonheur;∎ the winter brought more wind and rain l'hiver a amené encore plus de vent et de pluie;∎ tourism has brought prosperity to the area le tourisme a enrichi la région;∎ who knows what the future will bring? qui sait ce que l'avenir nous/lui/ etc réserve?∎ she can't bring herself to speak about it elle n'arrive pas à en parler;∎ her performance brought the audience to its feet les spectateurs se sont levés pour l'applaudir∎ the path brings you straight (out) into the village ce chemin vous mène (tout) droit au village;∎ the shock brought him to the verge of a breakdown le choc l'a mené au bord de la dépression nerveuse;∎ to bring sb into a conversation/discussion faire participer qn à une conversation/discussion;∎ that brings us to the next question cela nous amène à la question suivante∎ to bring an action or a suit against sb intenter un procès à ou contre qn;∎ to bring a charge against sb porter une accusation contre qn;∎ the case was brought before the court l'affaire a été déférée au tribunal;∎ he was brought before the court il a comparu devant le tribunal;∎ the murderer must be brought to justice l'assassin doit être traduit en justice;∎ to bring evidence avancer ou présenter des preuves(g) (financially) rapporter;∎ her painting only brings her a few thousand pounds a year ses peintures ne lui rapportent que quelques milliers de livres par an(a) (cause → changes, war) provoquer, amener, entraîner; (→ reconciliation) amener; (→ person's downfall) entraîner; (→ accident) provoquer, causer;∎ what brought about his dismissal? pourquoi a-t-il été renvoyé exactement?, quel est le motif de son renvoi?(memories, impressions) garder∎ no amount of crying will bring him back pleurer ne le ramènera pas à la vie;∎ Law to bring a case back before the court ressaisir le tribunal d'un dossier∎ the news brought a smile back to her face la nouvelle lui a rendu le sourire;∎ they're bringing back miniskirts ils relancent la minijupe;∎ to bring sb back to life ranimer qn(c) (evoke → memory) rappeler (à la mémoire);∎ that brings it all back to me ça réveille tous mes souvenirs∎ to bring sb by amener qn(b) (reduce → prices, temperature) faire baisser; (→ currency) déprécier, avilir; (→ birthrate, inflation, unemployment, swelling) réduire∎ her performance brought the house down son interprétation lui a valu des applaudissements à tout rompre∎ to bring down the wrath of God on sb attirer la colère de Dieu sur qn;∎ stop making so much noise or you'll bring the headmaster down on us ne fais pas tant de bruit, tu vas attirer l'attention du proviseur sur nous(a) (present → person) faire avancer; (→ argument) avancer, présenter; Law (→ witness) produire; Law (→ evidence) avancer, présenter(b) (chair etc) avancer∎ the conference has been brought forward to the 28th la conférence a été avancée au 28(d) Accountancy reporter;∎ brought forward reporté∎ to bring in the harvest rentrer la moisson;∎ they want to bring a new person in ils veulent prendre quelqu'un d'autre;∎ we will have to bring in the police il faudra faire intervenir la ou faire appel à la police;∎ to bring sb in for questioning emmener qn au poste de police pour l'interroger∎ the government has brought in a new tax bill le gouvernement a présenté ou déposé un nouveau projet de loi fiscal;∎ can I just bring in a new point? est-ce que je peux faire une autre remarque?(c) (yield, produce) rapporter;∎ to bring in interest rapporter des intérêts;∎ tourism brings in millions of dollars each year le tourisme rapporte des millions de dollars tous les ans;∎ her work doesn't bring in much money son travail ne lui rapporte pas grand-chose∎ they brought in a verdict of guilty ils l'ont déclaré coupable(a) British familiar (trick) réussir□ ; (plan) réaliser□ ; Commerce (deal) conclure□, mener à bien□ ;∎ did you manage to bring it off? avez-vous réussi votre coup?(c) (person → from ship) débarquer;∎ the injured men will be brought off by helicopter les blessés seront évacués en hélicoptère∎ to bring sb off branler qn;∎ to bring oneself off se branler∎ the shock brought on a heart attack le choc a provoqué une crise cardiaque;∎ humorous what brought this on? (why are you offering to help?) qu'est-ce que tu me caches?(b) (encourage) encourager;∎ the warm weather has really brought on the flowers la chaleur a bien fait pousser les fleurs;∎ the idea is to bring on new tennis players il s'agit d'encourager de nouveaux tennismen∎ please bring on our next contestant faites entrer le concurrent suivant(c) (accentuate) souligner;∎ that colour brings out the green in her eyes cette couleur met en valeur le vert de ses yeux;∎ her performance brought out the character's comic side son interprétation a fait ressortir le côté comique du personnage;∎ to bring out the best/worst in sb faire apparaître qn sous son meilleur/plus mauvais jour;∎ humorous it brings out the beast in me cela réveille l'animal qui est en moi∎ strawberries bring me out in spots les fraises me donnent des boutons(e) (encourage → person) encourager;∎ he's very good at bringing people out (of themselves) il sait très bien s'y prendre pour mettre les gens à l'aise;∎ the sun has brought out the roses le soleil a fait s'épanouir les roses∎ they're threatening to bring everyone out (on strike) ils menacent d'appeler tout le monde à faire grève∎ to bring out new shares émettre de nouvelles actions(take → person) amener; (→ thing) apporter∎ British figurative I brought the conversation round to marriage j'ai amené la conversation sur le mariage(c) (persuade) convaincre, convertir;∎ to bring sb round to a point of view convertir ou amener qn à un point de vue∎ he brought the country through the depression il a réussi à faire sortir le pays de la dépression;∎ the doctors brought me through my illness grâce aux médecins, j'ai survécu à ma maladie(b) (introduce) mettre en contact, faire se rencontrer;∎ her brother brought them together son frère les a fait se rencontrer(c) (reconcile) réconcilier;∎ Industry an arbitrator is trying to bring the two sides together un médiateur essaie de réconcilier les deux parties∎ to be well/badly brought up être bien/mal élevé;∎ I was brought up to be polite on m'a appris la politesse∎ don't bring that up again ne remettez pas cela sur le tapis;∎ we won't bring it up again nous n'en reparlerons plus∎ to bring sb up before a judge citer ou faire comparaître qn devant un juge∎ to bring sb/sth up to professional standard élever qn/qch à un niveau professionnel -
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is there enough \light to take a picture? ist es hell genug, um ein Bild zu machen?;artificial/natural \light künstliches/natürliches Licht;the \light of the sun das Sonnenlicht;by candlelight beiKerzenschein;by the \light of the moon bei Mondlichtas the \lights went... als die Lichter ausgingen,...;to put [or switch] [or turn] the \light on/ off das Licht einschalten/ausschalten [o ( fam) anmachen/ausmachen];at [the] first \light bei Tagesanbruch4) ( for decoration)\lights plChristmas \lights Weihnachtsbeleuchtung ftry to look at it in a new \light versuch' es doch mal, aus einer anderen Perspektive zu sehen;she started to see him in a new \light sie sah ihn plötzlich in einem ganz neuen LichtI saw the \light! mir ging ein Licht auf! ( fam)\lights pl [geistige] Fähigkeiten;to do sth according to one's \lights etw nach bestem Wissen und Gewissen tun\light and shadow Licht und Schattenhave you got a \light, please? Entschuldigung, haben Sie [vielleicht] Feuer?;to catch \light Feuer fangen;to set \light to sth ( Brit) etw anzündenPHRASES:the \light at the end of the tunnel das Licht am Ende des Tunnels ( fig)to be the \light of sb's life ( hum) die Sonne jds Lebens sein;in a bad/good \light in einem schlechten/guten Licht;to bring sth to \light etw ans Licht bringen;to come to \light ans Licht kommen;in the \light of sth [or ( Am usu) in \light of sth] angesichts einer S. gen, im Lichte einer S. gen ( liter) adj1) ( bright) hell;it's slowly getting \light es wird allmählich hell1) ( illuminate)to \light sth etw erhellen; stage etw beleuchten;his investigations lit the way for many other scientists seine Forschungen waren wegweisend für viele andere Wissenschaftler2) ( turn on)3) ( guide with light)to \light sb jdm leuchten4) ( ignite)to \light a candle/ match eine Kerze/ein Streichholz anzünden;to \light a cigarette/ pipe sich dat eine Zigarette/Pfeife anzünden [o ( fam) anstecken] vi < lit> or lighted> , lit> or lighted>1) ( burn) brennen;her face lit with pleasure sie strahlte vor Freude über das ganze Gesicht1) ( not heavy) leicht;to be as \light as a feather federleicht [o leicht wie eine Feder] sein2) ( deficient in weight) zu leicht;this sack of rice seems about 2 kilos \light ich habe den Eindruck, dieser Sack Reis wiegt 2 Kilo zu wenig;to give sb \light weight jdm zu wenig abwiegen3) ( not sturdily built) leicht;\light clothes leichte Kleidung4) ( for small loads) Klein-;\light railway Kleinbahn f5) mil\light infantry leichte Infanterie7) ( of food and drink) leicht;( low in fat) fettarm;a \light diet eine fettarme Diät;\light food leichtes Essen;a \light meal eine leichte Mahlzeit;\light pastry lockerer Teig;\light wine leichter Wein8) ( porous)\light soil lockeres Erdreich9) chem leicht;\light isotope leichtes Isotopthe traffic was quite \light es gab kaum Verkehr;it's only \light rain es nieselt nur;\light breeze leichte Brise\light sleep leichter Schlaf;to be a \light sleeper einen leichten Schlaf haben12) ( easily done) nachsichtig, mild;\light sentence mildes Urteil;\light housework leichte Hausarbeitto have a \light touch mus einen weichen Anschlag haben\light building elegantes Gebäude;\light figure anmutige Gestalt\light type eine schlanke Schrifttype\light entertainment leichte Unterhaltung;\light opera Operette f;\light reading Unterhaltungslektüre f;\light tone Plauderton mwith a \light heart leichten Herzensa \light girl ein leichtes Mädchen veraltendPHRASES:to be \light on one's feet leichtfüßig sein;to make \light work of sth mit etw dat spielend fertigwerden;to be \light on sth es an etw dat fehlen lassen;1) ( with little luggage)to travel \light mit leichtem Gepäck reisen -
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light [laɪt]lumière ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) lampe ⇒ 1 (b) lueur ⇒ 1 (c) feu ⇒ 1 (d), 1 (e), 1 (g) phare ⇒ 1 (d), 1 (j) jour ⇒ 1 (f) fenêtre ⇒ 1 (h) solution ⇒ 1 (i) clair ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b) atone ⇒ 2 (c) léger ⇒ 2 (d)-(f), 3 éclairer ⇒ 4 (a) allumer ⇒ 4 (b) s'allumer ⇒ 5 (a)1 noun(a) (luminosity, brightness) lumière f;∎ there's not enough light to read by il n'y a pas assez de lumière pour lire;∎ it looks brown in this light on dirait que c'est marron avec cette lumière;∎ by the light of our flashlamps à la lumière de nos lampes de poche;∎ by the light of the moon au clair ou à la clarté de la lune;∎ the light was beginning to fail le jour commençait à baisser;∎ she took the picture against the light elle a pris la photo à contre-jour;∎ literary at first light au point ou au lever du jour;∎ you're (standing) in my light tu me fais de l'ombre;∎ in the cold light of the morning dans la lueur pâle du matin;∎ figurative to bring sth to light révéler qch;∎ to be brought or to come to light être découvert ou révélé;∎ the trial will throw or cast light on their real motives le procès permettra d'en savoir plus sur ou de percer à jour leurs véritables mobiles;∎ can you throw any light on this problem? peux-tu apporter tes lumières sur ce problème?, peux-tu éclaircir cette question?;∎ the light at the end of the tunnel le bout du tunnel;∎ at last we can see (some or the) light at the end of the tunnel enfin on voit le bout du tunnel;∎ to see the light of day voir le jour∎ the lights of the city les lumières de la ville;∎ a light went on in the window une lumière s'est allumée à la fenêtre;∎ turn the light on/off allume/éteins (la lumière);∎ put the lights out before you go to bed éteins les lumières avant de te coucher;∎ during the storm the lights went out il y a eu une panne d'électricité ou de lumière pendant l'orage;∎ we were dazzled by the lights of the oncoming cars les phares des véhicules qui venaient en face nous éblouissaient;∎ dip your lights roulez en code(e) (traffic light) feu m (rouge);∎ turn left at the lights tournez à gauche au feu rouge;∎ she jumped the lights elle a brûlé le feu rouge;∎ the lights were (on) amber le feu était à l'orange(f) (aspect, viewpoint) jour m;∎ I see the problem in a different light je vois le problème sous un autre jour;∎ in a good/bad/new light sous un jour favorable/défavorable/nouveau;∎ literary to act according to one's lights agir selon ses principes∎ could you give me a light? pouvez-vous me donner du feu?;∎ have you got a light? vous avez du feu?;∎ to set light to sth mettre le feu à qch(h) (window) fenêtre f; (small round) lucarne f; (of mullioned window) jour m; (of greenhouse) carreau m(i) (in crossword) solution f(j) (lighthouse) phare m(a) (bright, well-lit) clair;∎ a large, light room une grande pièce claire;∎ it isn't light enough to read il n'y a pas assez de lumière pour lire;∎ it's getting light already il commence déjà à faire jour;∎ it stays light until 10 il fait jour jusqu'à 10 heures du soir∎ she has light hair elle a des cheveux clairs;∎ light yellow/brown jaune/marron clair (inv)(d) (in weight) léger;∎ as light as a feather léger comme une plume;∎ light clothes vêtements mpl légers;∎ to be light on one's feet être leste;∎ light touch (of painter, author, film director) finesse f;∎ she's got a very light touch with pastry les pâtisseries qu'elle fait sont très légères(e) (comedy, music etc) léger, facile;∎ light conversation conversation f peu sérieuse, propos mpl anodins(f) (not intense, strong etc) léger;∎ there was a light tap at the door on frappa tout doucement à la porte;∎ the traffic was light la circulation était fluide;∎ I had a light lunch j'ai mangé légèrement à midi, j'ai déjeuné léger;∎ a light rain was falling il tombait une pluie fine;∎ take some light reading prends quelque chose de facile à lire;∎ I'm a light sleeper j'ai le sommeil léger;∎ a light wine un vin léger;∎ he can only do light work il ne peut faire que des travaux peu fatigants;∎ to make light of sth prendre qch à la légère3 adverb∎ to travel light voyager léger(a) (illuminate) éclairer;∎ the room was lit by a single bare bulb la pièce n'était éclairée que par une ampoule nue;∎ I'll light the way for you je vais t'éclairer le chemin∎ to light a fire allumer un feu, faire du feu∎ to light from a horse descendre d'un cheval(lungs) mou m∎ in (the) light of these new facts à la lumière de ces faits nouveaux►► light air (on Beaufort scale) très légère brise f;light aircraft avion m de tourisme;British light ale = bière brune légère;Military light artillery artillerie f légère ou de petit calibre;light beam faisceau m lumineux;light box table f lumineuse;light bulb ampoule f (électrique);Metallurgy light castings petites pièces fpl de fonderie;American light cream crème f liquide;Television light cue signal m lumineux;light entertainment variétés fpl;∎ familiar it's not exactly light entertainment (job) ce n'est pas ce qu'on fait de plus divertissant; (music, play, film) ce n'est pas ce qu'il y a de plus léger;light fitting applique f (électrique);light flare fusée f éclairante;light industry industrie f légère;light infantry infanterie f légère;light meter posemètre m;light opera opéra m comique, opérette f;Computing light pen crayon m optique;light pollution excès m de lumière artificielle;light ray rayon m lumineux;light show spectacle m de lumière;∎ a laser light show un spectacle laser;light soil terre f légère;light switch interrupteur m;light table (for viewing negatives, film) table f lumineuse;Marketing light user faible utilisateur(trice) m,f;light vehicle véhicule m léger;light wave onde f lumineuse;light weapons armes fpl légères∎ to light into sb (attack) rentrer dans le lard à qntomber (par hasard) sur, trouver par hasard➲ light upéclairer;∎ the house was all lit up la maison était tout ou toute éclairée;∎ joy lit up her face son visage rayonnait de bonheur∎ the whole sky lit up le ciel entier s'illumina(b) (face, eyes) s'éclairer, s'illuminer➲ light upon = light on -
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