light Significado & definición

Significado de light en español

• 0 an object that produces light -- luz

  • car lights

  • Could you turn the kitchen light off?

• 1 the brightness that shines from the sun, from fire, or from an object, allowing you to see things -- luz

  • bright light

  • This room gets a lot of light in the morning.

• 2 Light colours are pale. -- claro

  • a light blue shirt

• 3 not heavy -- ligero

  • My bag is very light.

• 4 small in amount -- ligero

  • light rain

  • I only had a light lunch.

• 5 bright from the sun -- claro, con luz

  • Let’s go now while it’s still light.

• 6 not strong -- ligero

  • a light breeze

• 7 to start to burn, or to make something start to burn -- encender(se)

  • She lit a cigarette.

  • The wood won’t light.

• 8 to make light somewhere so that you can see things -- iluminar

  • The room was lit by a single light bulb.

• 9 brightness from the sun’s rays or an electric light -- luz [ feminine, singular ]

  • She read by the light of a small lamp. Ella leía a la luz de una pequeña lámpara.

  • the light coming in through the curtains la luz entra por las cortinas

• 10 an electrical device that produces brightness -- luz [ feminine, singular ]

  • Turn the light on/off. Enciende/apaga la luz.

  • when the lights come on in the stadium cuando las luces se encienden en el estadio

  • Please turn off the lights. Apaga las luces por favor.

• 11 a traffic light -- semáforo [ masculine, singular ]

  • Turn right at the next light. Gire a la derecha en el siguiente semáforo.

• 12 a flame used to light a cigarette -- mechero [ masculine, singular ]

  • Do you have a light? ¿Tienes fuego?

• 13 to become or make known -- salir a la luz

  • the way the banking scandal came to light la forma en que el escándalo bancario salió a la luz

  • The errors were brought to light in the report. Los errores salieron a la luz en el informe.

• 14 considering or because of -- teniendo en cuenta

  • In light of recent events, changes will be made. Teniendo en cuenta los acontecimientos recientes, se harán cambios.

• 15 hope that a bad situation will end soon -- la luz al final del túnel

  • I have no money, and there seems to be no light at the end of the tunnel. No tengo dinero, y parece que no hay luz al final del túnel.

• 16 to finally realize or understand -- ver la luz

  • Company bosses had finally seen the light with regard to improving working conditions. Los jefes de las empresas finalmente habían visto la luz con respecto a la mejora de las condiciones de trabajo.

• 17 to explain sth -- arrojar luz sobre

  • Can anyone throw some light on what happened yesterday? ¿Alguien puede aclarar lo que pasó ayer?

• 18 to set fire to -- prender fuego

• 19 bright from the sun or an electric light -- luminoso/osa [ masculine-feminine, singular ]

  • It’s not light enough to take pictures in here. No hay suficiente luminosidad para hacer fotos aquí.

  • In winter it gets light later in the morning. En invierno se hace de día más tarde por la mañana.

• 20 pale in color -- claro/ra [ masculine-feminine, singular ]

  • a light pink color un color rosa claro

  • very light skin piel muy clara

• 21 low in weight -- ligero/ra [ masculine-feminine, singular ]

  • a light package un paquete ligero

  • light cotton material material ligero de algodón

• 22 low in amount -- poco/ca [ masculine-feminine, singular ]

  • a light supper/snack una cena/merienda ligera

• 23 entertaining, not serious -- ligero/ra [ masculine-feminine, singular ]

  • light reading lectura ligera

• 24 containing less fat or sugar than usual -- ligero/ra [ masculine-feminine, singular ]

  • light yogurt yogur ligero

• 25 to treat sth as if it is not serious -- no dar importancia

  • She made light of their troubles. Ella no le dio importancia a sus problemas.

• 26 to make sth start burning -- prender

  • to light a match/candle encender una cerilla/vela

• 27 to make bright with the sun, moon, or an electric light -- iluminar

  • The moon lit the room enough for her to see. La luna iluminó la habitación lo suficiente para que ella lo viera.