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1 lighten
csökkenti a terhelését, megkönnyebbül, megkönnyül* * *see light, light II I -
2 light
ablaknyílás, nem hangsúlyos, megvilágítás, tűz to light: meggyújt, rászáll, leszáll (lóról), kivilágosodik* * *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.) fény2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) fény(forrás)3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) tűz4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) megvilágítás2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) világos2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) halvány, világos3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) (meg)világít2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) (meg)gyújt•- 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.) könnyű2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) enyhe3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) könnyű4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) könnyű5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) könnyű6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) fürge7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) derűs8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) jelentéktelen9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) laza•- 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.) rábukkan -
3 jettison
tengerbe dobott áru, hajóroncs úszó darabjai to jettison: könnyítésül kidob* * *['‹etisn](to throw (cargo etc) overboard to lighten a ship, aircraft etc in times of danger: When one of the engines failed, the aeroplane crew jettisoned the luggage.) (hajóból) könnyítésül kidob
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Lighten — Light en, v. t. [See {Light} to illuminate.] 1. To make light or clear; to light; to illuminate; as, to lighten an apartment with lamps or gas; to lighten the streets. [In this sense less common than light.] [1913 Webster] A key of fire ran all… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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