light nell'Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Traduzioni di light nel dizionario inglese»francese

I.light [ingl brit lʌɪt, ingl am laɪt] SOST

1. light (brightness):

light

lumière f

a beam of light

un faisceau de lumière

by the light of fire

à la lumière de

by the light of moon

à la clarté de

in a good light

sous une bonne lumière

to read in a poor light

lire avec peu de lumière

in full light

en pleine lumière

in the light of day lett, fig

au grand jour

I'd like to drive back in the light

j'aimerais rentrer avant la nuit

to cast or throw or shed light on lett

projeter or répandre de la lumière sur

to cast or throw or shed light on fig

éclaircir

to hold sth up to the light

tenir qc à la lumière

against the light

à contre-jour

with the light behind her

le dos tourné à la lumière

the light was failing

la nuit tombait

2. light:

light (gleam, bright point)

lumière f

light (in eye)

lueur f

a light on the horizon

une lumière à l'horizon

the city lights

les lumières de la ville

3. light (electrical appliance):

light (in building, on machine, in oven)

lumière f

light (in street)

réverbère m

light (on ship)

feu m

to put or switch or turn a light on

allumer une lumière

to put or switch or turn a light off

éteindre une lumière

to leave a light on

laisser une lumière allumée

are all the lights off or out?

est-ce que toutes les lumières sont éteintes?

a light came on/went out

une lumière s'est allumée/s'est éteinte

to turn a light up/down

augmenter/réduire une lumière

the lights went up/down TEATR

les lumières se sont allumées/éteintes

shine the light over here!

éclaire par ici!

shine the light over here! attr switch, shade, socket

de lampe

4. light (part of gauge, indicator, dashboard):

light

voyant m (lumineux)

a red light comes on/goes off

un voyant rouge s'allume/s'éteint

5. light AUTO CORSE:

light (headlight)

phare m

light (rearlight)

feu m arrière

light (inside car)

veilleuse f

to put one's lights on/off

allumer/éteindre ses phares

to have/leave one's lights on

avoir/laisser ses phares allumés

to check one's lights

vérifier les phares

to flash one's lights at sb

faire un appel de phares à qn

6. light (flame):

to put a light to fire, gas

allumer

to set light to

mettre le feu à

to give sb a light

offrir du feu à qn

have you got a light?

tu as du feu?

7. light (aspect):

light fig

jour m

to see sth in a good/bad /new light

voir qc sous un bon/mauvais/ nouveau jour

I hadn't thought of it in that light

je n'y avais pas pensé sous cet angle-là

looking at it in that light…

vu sous cet angle…

to appear in a bad light

apparaître sous un jour défavorable

in the light of

compte tenu de

to review sth in the light of evidence, experience

réexaminer qc à la lumière de

to see sb/sth in a different light

voir qn/qc sous un jour différent

8. light (exposure) fig:

to bring to light fact, evidence, truth, crime

découvrir

to come to or be brought to light

être découvert

9. light EDIL (window):

light

vitre f

II.lights SOST sost pl

1. lights TRASP:

lights

feu m

lights

feux mpl

the lights are red/green

le feu est au rouge/au vert

to stop at the lights

s'arrêter au feu

cross at the lights

traversez aux feux

the lights aren't working

les feux ne marchent pas

to shoot colloq or jump colloq the lights

griller un feu rouge colloq

2. lights (decorative display):

lights

illuminations fpl

3. lights GASTR:

lights

mou m

III.light [ingl brit lʌɪt, ingl am laɪt] AGG

1. light (bright):

light evening, room, house

clair

it is light enough to do

il fait assez clair pour faire

to get or grow lighter sky:

s'éclaircir

it was getting or growing light

il commençait à faire jour

while it's still light

pendant qu'il fait encore jour

2. light (pale):

light colour, fabric, wood, skin

clair

light hair

blond

light blue/grey

bleu/gris clair

inv light blue socks

des chaussettes bleu clair

3. light (not heavy):

light material, substance, mist , snow, wind, clothing, plane, sleep, meal, beer, cake

léger/-ère

light rain

fin

light drinker

modéré

light business, trading

peu actif/-ive

to have a light touch pianist:

avoir un toucher léger

to have a light touch writer, cook:

avoir une certaine légèreté

a light sprinkling or dusting

un saupoudrage

a light soprano

une soprano légère

to be a light sleeper

avoir le sommeil léger

she is 2 kg lighter

elle pèse 2 kg de moins

this sack of coal is 5 kg light

il manque 5 kg à ce sac de charbon

4. light (not severe):

light damage, punishment, sentence

léger/-ère

5. light (delicate):

light knock, tap, footsteps

léger/-ère

light kiss, movement

délicat

to be light on one's feet

avoir la démarche légère

6. light (not tiring):

light work

peu fatigant

light exercise, training

léger/-ère

light duties

petits travaux mpl

light housework

petits travaux ménagers

to make light work of sth

faire qc sans peine

7. light (not intellectually demanding):

light music, verse

léger/-ère

a bit of light relief

un peu de divertissement

some light reading for the beach

quelque chose de facile à lire pour la plage

8. light (not important):

light affair

pas sérieux/-ieuse

it is no light matter

c'est une chose sérieuse

to make light of rumour, problem

traiter [qc] à la légère

to make light of injury

ne pas attacher d'importance à

9. light (cheerful):

light mood, laugh

enjoué

10. light GASTR (low-fat):

light product

allégé

light product

light

IV.light <pret, part perf lit [lɪt] or lighted> [ingl brit lʌɪt, ingl am laɪt] VB vb trans

1. light (set fire to):

light candle, gas, oven, cigarette

allumer

light wood, paper

enflammer

light firework

tirer

light match

craquer

to light a fire

faire un or du feu

to light the fire

allumer le feu

a lighted match

une allumette enflammée

2. light (illuminate):

light torch, lamp, sun:

éclairer

V.light <pret, part perf lit> [ingl brit lʌɪt, ingl am laɪt] VB vb intr

light fire:

prendre

light candle, cigarette, gas, wood, match:

s'allumer

VI.light [ingl brit lʌɪt, ingl am laɪt]

the light of sb's life

le rayon de soleil de qn

many hands make light work prov

à plusieurs la besogne va vite

to do sth according to one's lights form

faire qc comme on l'entend

to go light on colloq sth

y aller mollo avec qc sl

to go out like a light

s'endormir tout de suite

to see the light

comprendre

light-coloured ingl brit, light-colored ingl am AGG

light-coloured

de couleur claire

brake light SOST

brake light

feu m stop

first light SOST

first light

premières lueurs fpl

at first light

aux premières lueurs

blue light SOST (on emergency vehicles)

blue light

gyrophare m

ceiling light SOST

ceiling light

plafonnier m

white light SOST

white light

lumière f blanche

wall light SOST

wall light

applique f murale

half-light SOST letter

half-light

demi-jour m

Very light SOST NAUT

Very light

fusée f éclairante

light nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di light nel dizionario inglese»francese

I.light¹ [laɪt] AGG

1. light a. fig GASTR:

light

léger(-ère)

2. light (not intense, strong):

light breeze, rain

petit(e)

a light eater/smoker

un petit mangeur/fumeur

to be a light sleeper

avoir le sommeil léger

locuzioni:

to be as light as a feather

être léger comme une plume

II.light¹ [laɪt] AVV

light

légèrement

locuzioni:

to get off light

s'enlever facilement

to travel light

voyager avec peu de bagages

III.light¹ [laɪt] SOST pl

light

conclusions fpl

I.light² [laɪt] SOST

1. light no pl (energy, source of brightness, lamp):

light a. fig

lumière f

artificial/natural light

lumière artificielle/naturelle

to cast light on sth

jeter la lumière sur qc

to be the light of sb's life

être la lumière de la vie de qn

2. light no pl (brightness):

light

lueur f

to do sth by the light of sth

faire qc à la lumière de qc

by the light of a lamp/the moon/stars

à la lueur d'une lampe/de la lune/des étoiles

3. light no pl (daytime):

light

lumière f du jour

first light

premières lueurs fpl

4. light no pl (way of perceiving):

light

jour m

to see/show sb/sth in a bad/good light

voir/montrer qn sous un bon/mauvais jour

5. light no pl (flame for igniting):

light

feu m

to catch light

prendre feu

6. light pl (person's abilities, standards):

light

facultés fpl

locuzioni:

to be out like a light colloq

s'endormir comme une masse

to bring sth to light

faire la lumière sur qc

to come to light

éclater au grand jour

in the light of sth, ingl am in light of sth

compte tenu de qc

II.light² [laɪt] AGG

light

clair(e)

III.light² <lit, lit [or a. ingl am lighted, lighted]> [laɪt] VB vb trans

1. light (illuminate):

light a. fig

éclairer

2. light (start burning):

light a cigarette, pipe

allumer

IV.light² <lit, lit [or a. ingl am lighted, lighted]> [laɪt] VB vb intr

light

s'allumer

light (up)on VB vb intr

light (up)on

trouver

light meter SOST

light meter

posemètre m

light bulb SOST

light bulb

ampoule f électrique

strip light SOST ingl brit

strip light

lampe f

light pen SOST

1. light pen (reader for bar codes):

light pen

stylo m optique

2. light pen (computer input device):

light pen

photostyle m

courtesy light SOST AUTO

courtesy light

plafonnier m

Very light SOST

Very light

fusée f éclairante

light opera SOST

light opera

opérette f

light Esempi dal dizionario PONS (verificati dalla Redazione)

to be as light as a feather

être léger comme une plume

a heavy/light load of work

beaucoup/peu de travail

in the light of sth, ingl am in light of sth

compte tenu de qc

a band of light rain and showers

un passage de pluies légères et d'averses

a light/dark/bright/strong blue skirt

une jupe bleu clair/foncé/vif/soutenu

the traffic light changed back to red

le feu est repassé au rouge

to see sb/sth in a different light

voir qc/qn sous un autre jour

to appear in a completely different light

apparaître sous un tout autre éclairage

to see the light of day

voir le jour projet

the light is on in the kitchen

la cuisine est allumée

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Traduzioni di light nel dizionario francese»inglese

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The steering is light and lacking in precision, but its road-holding proved to be surefooted.

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Research in neurological diseases and injuries shed further light on the nature and importance of spine turnover.

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In fact, ultraviolet irradiation is actually detrimental as it inhibits photosynthesis, photoreduction, and the 520 nm light-dark absorbance change of algae.

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The polariscope combines the different polarization states of light waves before and after passing the specimen.

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There are traceried 3-light bell-chamber windows with a dense quatrefoil interlace and blank 2-light windows on the two lower stages.

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In each lateral bay is a blind two-light window.

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Hopefully, defeat will cause them to chuck out a cheap light plastic reader.

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The balustrade, wall clock and light fixtures are among those aspects that do.

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The high beams will be lasers, though the low beams will be light-emitting diodes.

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Along the way, she regaled audiences with fanciful tales of her journey, and seemed to thrive in the lime-light.

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