light ***

light ***
I [laɪt] lit or lighted vb: pt, pp
1. n
1) (gen) luce f

electric light — illuminazione f or luce elettrica

at first light — alle prime luci dell'alba

by the light of the moon — alla luce della luna, al chiaro di luna

in the cold light of day (also) fig — alla luce del giorno

you're (standing) in my light — mi fai ombra

to hold sth up to or against the light — tenere qc controluce

2) fig

in the light of — alla luce di

to bring to light — portare alla luce

to 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

according to my lights frm — secondo quanto mi è dato di capire

3) (single light) luce f , (lamp) luce, lampada, Auto Aer fanale m, faro, luce

to turn the light on/off — accendere/spegnere la luce

he switched on the light — ha acceso la luce

he switched off the light — ha spento la luce

rear lights — luci di posizione posteriori

the (traffic) lights were red — il semaforo era rosso

4) (flame) fiamma

pilot light — (on stove, water heater) fiammella di sicurezza

have you got a light? — (for cigarette) hai da accendere?

to put a light to sth — dar fuoco a qc

2. adj, -er comp -est superl
1) (bright) chiaro (-a)

to get lighter — rischiararsi, schiarirsi

2) (colour, skin, hair, room) chiaro (-a)

light yellow — giallo chiaro inv

a light blue sweater — una maglia azzurro chiaro

3. vt
1) (illuminate) illuminare, rischiarare

to light sb's way — far luce a qn

lit by electricity — illuminato (-a) elettricamente

2) (cigarette, fire, candle) accendere

to light a bonfire — accendere un falò

to light the fire — accendere il fuoco

she lit the candles on the cake — ha acceso le candeline sulla torta

4. vi
(ignite) accendersi
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II [laɪt]
1. adj, -er comp -est superl
(gen) leggero (-a)

a light jacket — una giacca leggera

a light meal — un pasto leggero

light ale — birra chiara

some light reading — una lettura leggera

she is a light sleeper — ha il sonno leggero

as light as a feather — leggero (-a) come una piuma

to be light on one's feet — avere il passo leggero

with a light heart — a cuor leggero

to make light work of sth — fare qc con molta facilità

to make light of sth fig — prendere alla leggera qc, non dar peso a qc

2. adv
(travel) leggero, con poco bagaglio

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