light im Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Übersetzungen für light im Englisch»Italienisch-Wörterbuch

I.light¹ [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt] SUBST

1. light (brightness):

light

luce f

a beam of light

un raggio di luce

by the light of fire

al chiarore di

by the light of moon

al chiaro di

in a good light

sotto una buona luce

to read in a poor light

leggere con poca luce

in full light

in piena luce

in the light of day

alla luce del giorno

in the light of day übtr

a mente fredda

I'd like to drive back in the light

mi piacerebbe ritornare quando è ancora giorno

to cast or throw or shed light on

fare luce su or illuminare

to cast or throw or shed light on übtr

fare luce su or gettare luce su

to hold sth up to the light

tenere qc alla luce

against the light

in controluce

with the light behind her

con la luce alle spalle

the light was failing

la luce stava scemando

2. light:

light (gleam, bright point)

luce f

light (in eye)

luce f

light (in eye)

bagliore m

a light on the horizon

una luce all'orizzonte

the city lights

le luci della città

3. light (electrical appliance):

light

luce f

to put or switch or turn a light on

accendere una luce

to put or switch or turn a light off

spegnere una luce

to leave a light on

lasciare una luce accesa

are all the lights off or out?

le luci sono tutte spente?

a light came on, went out

si accese, si spense una luce

to turn a light up, down

aumentare, diminuire l'intensità di una luce

the lights went up, down THEAT

si sono accese, abbassate le luci

shine the light over here!

fai luce qui!

shine the light over here! before Subst switch, shade

della luce

shine the light over here! socket

della lampadina

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

light

spia f

a red light comes on, goes off

si accende, si spegne una spia rossa

5. light MOTOR:

light (headlight)

faro m

light (headlight)

fanale m anteriore

light (rearlight)

fanale m posteriore

light (inside car)

luce f di cortesia

to put one's lights on, off

accendere, spegnere i fanali

to have, leave one's lights on

avere, lasciare i fanali accesi

to check one's lights

controllare i fanali

to flash one's lights at sb

fare i fari a qn

6. light (flame):

to put a light to fire

accendere

to put a light to gas

dare fuoco a

to set light to

dare fuoco a

to give sb a light

dare da accendere a qn

have you got a light?

hai da accendere?

7. light (aspect):

light übtr

luce f

to see sth in a good, bad, new light

vedere qc sotto una buona, cattiva, nuova luce

I hadn't thought of it in that light

non ci avevo pensato da quel punto di vista

looking at it in that light…

visto in questa luce…

to appear in a bad light

apparire in una cattiva luce

in the light of

alla luce di

to review sth in the light of evidence, experience

riesaminare qc alla luce di

to see sb, sth in a different light

vedere qn, qc in una luce diversa

8. light (exposure) übtr:

to bring to light fact, evidence, truth, crime

portare alla luce

to come to or be brought to light

essere portato alla luce

9. light INGENIEUR (window):

light

luce f

II.lights SUBST npl

1. lights:

lights, also traffic lights

semaforo m

the lights are red, green

il semaforo è rosso, verde

to stop at the lights

fermarsi al semaforo

cross at the lights

attraversare al semaforo

the lights aren't working

i semafori non funzionano

to shoot or jump the lights ugs

passare con il rosso

2. lights (decorative display):

lights

luci f

lights

illuminazioni f

III.light¹ <Past/Part Perf lit or lighted> [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt] VERB trans

1. light (set fire to):

light candle, oven, cigarette, match, gas

accendere

light wood, paper

dare fuoco a

light firework

tirare

to light a fire

accendere un fuoco

to light the fire

accendere il fuoco

a lighted match

un fiammifero acceso

2. light (illuminate):

light torch, lamp, sun:

illuminare

IV.light¹ <Past/Part Perf lit> [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt] VERB intr

light fire:

accendersi, prendere

light candle, cigarette, match:

accendersi

light gas, wood:

prendere fuoco

V.light¹ [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt] ADJ

1. light (bright):

light evening, room, house

luminoso

it is light enough to do

c'è abbastanza luce per fare

to get or grow lighter sky:

rischiararsi

it was getting or growing light

cominciava a fare giorno

while it's still light

mentre è ancora giorno

2. light (pale):

light colour, fabric, wood, skin

chiaro

light hair

biondo

light blue

azzurro

light grey

grigio chiaro

light blue socks

calze azzurre

VI.light¹ [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt]

the light of sb's life

luce degli occhi di qn

to do sth according to one's lights form

fare qc secondo il proprio giudizio

to go out like a light

addormentarsi di colpo

to see the light

capire

I.light² [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt] ADJ

1. light (not heavy):

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

leggero

light drinker

moderato

light business, trading

poco attivo

a light rain

una leggera pioggia, una pioggerella

to have a light touch pianist:

avere il tocco leggero

to have a light touch cook:

avere la mano leggera

a light sprinkling or dusting

una leggera spolverata

a light soprano

un soprano leggero

to be a light sleeper

avere il sonno leggero

she is 2 kg lighter

pesa 2 kg di meno

this sack of coal is 5 kg light

questo sacco di carbone è più leggero di 5 kg

2. light (not severe):

light damage

lieve

light punishment, sentence

poco severo

3. light (delicate):

light knock, tap, footsteps

leggero

light kiss, movement

delicato

to be light on one's feet

avere il passo leggero

4. light (not tiring):

light work, exercise, training

leggero, poco faticoso

light duties

lavoretti

light housework

lavoretti di casa

to make light work of sth

fare qc senza difficoltà

5. light (not intellectually demanding):

light music, verse

leggero

a bit of light relief

un po' di diversivo

some light reading for the beach

qualche lettura leggera per la spiaggia

6. light (not important):

light affair

non serio

it is no light matter

non è una cosa da poco

to make light of rumour, problem

trattare con leggerezza, prendere sottogamba

to make light of injury

non dare importanza

7. light (cheerful):

light mood, laugh

allegro

8. light GASTRO (low-fat):

light product

light

II.light² [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt] ADV

light

con poco bagaglio

to travel light

viaggiare leggero

III.light² [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt]

to go light on sth ugs

andarci piano con qc

I.light³ <Past/Part Perf lit or lighted> [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt] VERB trans

light ship:

light

alleggiare, allibare

II.light³ <Past/Part Perf lit or lighted> [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt] VERB intr

1. light (settle):

light bird:

posarsi

2. light (get down):

light arch

scendere (from da)

light-coloured, light-colored [ˌlaɪtˈkʌləd] ADJ

light-coloured

di colore chiaro

light-armed [ˌlaɪtˈɑːmd] ADJ

light-armed

munito di armamento leggero

light-headed [Brit, Am ˌlaɪtˈhɛdəd] ADJ

1. light-headed (dizzy):

light-headed person

stordito

light-headed feeling

di stordimento

2. light-headed (frivolous):

light-headed

frivolo

light-headed

sventato

signal light [ˈsɪɡnlˌlaɪt] SUBST

signal light

segnalazione f luminosa

light-heartedly [Brit ˌlʌɪtˈhɑːtɪdli, Am ˌlaɪtˈhɑrdədli] ADV

light-heartedly

a cuor leggero

reversing light [Brit rɪˈvəːsɪŋ lʌɪt, Am rəˈvərsɪŋ ˌlaɪt] SUBST

reversing light

luce f di retromarcia

blue light [ˈbluːlaɪt] SUBST (on emergency vehicles)

blue light

lampeggiatore m di emergenza

light im PONS Wörterbuch

Übersetzungen für light im Englisch»Italienisch-Wörterbuch

I.light [laɪt] SUBST

1. light (energy, brightness):

light

luce f

by the light of the moon

al chiaro di luna

2. light (daytime):

light

luce f (del giorno)

first light

prime luci

3. light (source of brightness, lamp):

light

luce f

to turn a light off/on

spegnere/accendere una luce

lights out ugs (bedtime)

ora f di dormire

4. light (traffic light):

light

semaforo m

5. light (flame):

light

fuoco m

to catch light

prendere fuoco

to set light to sth

dare fuoco a qc

do you have a light?

hai da accendere?

6. light (clarification, insight):

light

luce f

to bring sth to light

portare alla luce

to cast [or shed] light on sth

far luce su qc

to come to light

venire alla luce

to come to light

emergere

7. light (perspective):

light

luce f

to see things in a new light

vedere le cose sotto una luce diversa

8. light übtr (joy, inspiration):

light

luce f

you are the light of my life

sei la luce dei miei occhi

Wendungen:

to see the light at the end of the tunnel

vedere la luce in fondo al tunnel

to go out like a light ugs (fall asleep quickly)

addormentarsi di colpo

to go out like a light (faint suddenly)

svenire

II.light [laɪt] ADJ

1. light (not heavy):

light

leggero, -a

a light touch

un tocco leggero

2. light (not dark):

light color

chiaro, -a

light room

luminoso, -a

3. light (not serious):

light

leggero, -a

light opera

operetta f

4. light (not intense):

light breeze, rain

lieve

to be a light sleeper

avere il sonno leggero

to be light on sth

essere a corto di qc

5. light GASTRO:

light

leggero, -a

a light meal

un pasto leggero

6. light (with few calories):

light

light

III.light [laɪt] ADV

light

leggermente

Wendungen:

to make light of sth

prendere qc alla leggera

IV.light <lit [or lighted]> [laɪt] VERB trans

1. light (illuminate):

light

illuminare

to light the way

indicare la strada

2. light (start burning):

light

accendere

to light a cigarette

accendere una sigaretta

V.light <lit [or lighted]> [laɪt] VERB intr (catch fire)

light

prendere fuoco

fog light SUBST

fog light

faro m antinebbia

traffic light SUBST

traffic light

semaforo m

light meter SUBST FOTO

light meter

esposimetro m

light into VERB trans ugs

light into

fare una sfuriata a

strobe light SUBST

strobe light

luce f psichedelica

red light SUBST

red light

semaforo m rosso

light pen SUBST

light pen

penna f ottica

I.light up VERB trans

1. light up:

light up

illuminare

2. light up cigarette:

light up

accendere

II.light up VERB intr

1. light up (become bright):

light up

illuminarsi

2. light up (become animated):

light up

animarsi

his face lit up

gli si illuminò il volto

3. light up (start smoking):

light up

accendersi una sigaretta [o accendersi un sigaro]

courtesy light SUBST AUTO

courtesy light

luce f di cortesia

light Beispiele aus dem PONS Wörterbuch (redaktionell geprüft)

to flick the light switch on/off

accendere/spegnere la luce

the light is shining in my eyes

ho la luce negli occhi

she handles light expertly in her paintings

nei suoi dipinti usa la luce con maestria

the traffic light changed back to red

il semaforo è tornato rosso

to see things in a new light

vedere le cose sotto una luce diversa

you are the light of my life

sei la luce dei miei occhi

to hide one's light under a bushel

nascondre le proprie qualità

to have a heavy/light/unbearable workload

avere molto/poco/troppo lavoro

in the light of the evidence

alla luce dei fatti

to show sb in a bad light

mettere qu in cattiva luce

Einsprachige Beispiele (nicht von der PONS Redaktion geprüft)

Englisch

Shiny, light-reflecting fabrics such as satin's and silks as well as gold lam or sequin-encrusted garments could make the perfect disco statement.

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Ventilation and light are provided by clerestory openings in the siding.

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In modern times, fire-retardant black duvetyne is commonly used for curtains, for scenery, and to control light spill.

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

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The amount of light that is scattered can be calculated.

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

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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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It can be light-weight (roughly 5 kg) and low-tech.

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

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Manually setting a camera to expose the film properly takes two steps, even after taking a light meter reading.

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