light Meaning | BeDict

noun

Luz, radiación

Visible electromagnetic radiation. The human eye can typically detect radiation (light) in the wavelength range of about 400 to 750 nanometers. Nearby shorter and longer wavelength ranges, although not visible, are commonly called ultraviolet and infrared light.

Examples :

"As you can see, this spacious dining-room gets a lot of light in the mornings."

Como puede ver, este espacioso comedor recibe mucha luz por las mañanas.

noun

Luz, iluminación

A source of illumination.

Examples :

"Put that light out!"

¡Apaga esa luz!

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noun

Iluminación, esclarecimiento

Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.

Examples :

"Can you throw any light on this problem?"

¿Puedes arrojar algo de luz sobre este problema?

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noun

Datos, información

(in the plural) Facts; pieces of information; ideas, concepts.

Examples :

"The teacher gave us new light on how the river formed. "

El profesor nos dio nueva información sobre cómo se formó el río.

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noun

Figura, personalidad

A notable person within a specific field or discipline.

Examples :

"Picasso was one of the leading lights of the cubist movement."

Picasso fue una de las figuras principales del movimiento cubista.

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noun

Luz, iluminación

The manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; opposed to shade.

Examples :

"The painting's light highlighted the happy faces of the children, while the dark shadows suggested a quiet, peaceful corner of the room. "

La luz de la pintura resaltaba los rostros felices de los niños, mientras que las sombras oscuras sugerían un rincón tranquilo y pacífico de la habitación.

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noun

Punto de vista, perspectiva

A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.

Examples :

"From a light of a supportive friend, Sarah saw her difficult project in a more positive way. "

Desde el punto de vista de una amiga que la apoyaba, Sarah vio su difícil proyecto de una manera más positiva.

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noun

Llama, fuego

A flame or something used to create fire.

Examples :

"Hey, buddy, you got a light?"

¿Oye, amigo, tienes fuego?

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noun

Fuegos artificiales

A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.

Examples :

"a Bengal light"

un fuego de bengala

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noun

Ventana, hueco para ventana

A window, or space for a window in architecture.

Examples :

"This facade has eight south-facing lights."

Esta fachada tiene ocho ventanas orientadas al sur.

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noun

La casilla

The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.

Examples :

"The average length of a light on a 15×15 grid is 7 or 8."

La longitud media de la casilla en una cuadrícula de 15×15 es de 7 u 8.

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noun

Luz cruzada

A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.

Examples :

"The poem used a light in the double acrostic, where the letters formed a cross shape. "

El poema usó una luz cruzada en el acróstico doble, donde las letras formaban una forma de cruz.

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noun

Luz, visibilidad, publicidad

Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.

Examples :

"The new student's light was a bit limited at first; she wasn't known to many people in the class. "

La visibilidad de la nueva estudiante era un poco limitada al principio; no era conocida por mucha gente en la clase.

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noun

Luz

The power of perception by vision.

Examples :

"The light from the window helped me see the homework assignment. "

La luz de la ventana me ayudó a ver la tarea.

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noun

Brillo

The brightness of the eye or eyes.

Examples :

"The doctor examined her light to check for any problems. "

El médico examinó su brillo para detectar cualquier problema.

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noun

Semáforo, cruce

A traffic light, or, by extension, an intersection controlled by one or more that will face a traveler who is receiving instructions.

Examples :

"To get to our house, turn right at the third light."

Para llegar a nuestra casa, gira a la derecha en el tercer semáforo.

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verb

Encender

To start (a fire).

Examples :

"We lit the fire to get some heat."

Encendimos el fuego para obtener calor.

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verb

Encender, prender

To set fire to; to set burning.

Examples :

"She lit her last match."

Ella encendió su última cerilla.

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verb

Iluminar, encender

To illuminate; to provide light for when it is dark.

Examples :

"I used my torch to light the way home through the woods in the night."

Usé mi linterna para iluminar el camino a casa a través del bosque en la noche.

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verb

Encender, prender

To become ignited; to take fire.

Examples :

"This soggy match will not light."

Esta cerilla empapada no encenderá.

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verb

Iluminar, alumbrar

To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.

Examples :

"The tour guide lit the way for the group with a flashlight, showing them the path through the dark forest. "

El guía turístico iluminó el camino para el grupo con una linterna, mostrándoles el sendero a través del bosque oscuro.

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verb

Activar

To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.

Examples :

"Light the extra ball by amassing 500 million points in the wizard mode."

Activa la bola extra acumulando 500 millones de puntos en el modo mago.

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adjective

Claro, brillante, luminoso

Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.

Examples :

"The room is light when the Sun shines through the window."

La habitación es clara cuando el sol brilla a través de la ventana.

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adjective

Claro, pálido

Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.

Examples :

"She had light skin."

Ella tenía la piel clara.

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adjective

Con mucha leche

(of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.

Examples :

"I like my coffee light."

Me gusta el café con mucha leche.

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noun

Un lanzamiento suave

A stone that is not thrown hard enough.

Examples :

"The little boy threw a light at the bird, but it didn't even flinch. "

El niño pequeño lanzó un lanzamiento suave al pájaro, pero ni siquiera se inmutó.

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noun

Luces

See lights.

Examples :

"The Christmas lights were twinkling brightly outside the school. "

Las luces de Navidad parpadeaban brillantemente afuera de la escuela.

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verb

Descargar, aligerar

To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter

Examples :

"The cargo ship had to light its heavy load of oranges to navigate the shallow channel. "

El carguero tuvo que aligerar su pesada carga de naranjas para navegar por el canal poco profundo.

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verb

Aligerar, quitar

To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.

Examples :

"The heavy backpack lightened my son's load when he took out his extra books. "

La pesada mochila aligeró la carga de mi hijo cuando sacó sus libros extra.

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adjective

Ligero

Having little or relatively little actual weight; not cumbrous or unwieldy.

Examples :

"a light load ; a lighter backpack after having removed the books ; light weapons"

una carga ligera; una mochila más ligera después de quitar los libros; armas ligeras

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adjective

Ligero

Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.

Examples :

"feathers and cork are light ; oil is lighter than water"

Las plumas y el corcho son ligeros; el aceite es más ligero que el agua.

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adjective

Ligero, insuficiente

Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard or proper amount; clipped or diminished.

Examples :

"to issue light coin"

Emitir moneda ligera.

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adjective

Ligero

Lacking that which burdens or makes heavy.

Examples :

"The teacher's explanation of the math problem was light and easy to understand. "

La explicación del profesor sobre el problema de matemáticas fue ligera y fácil de entender.

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adjective

Ligero, esponjoso

Not heavy or soggy; spongy; well raised.

Examples :

"a light bread ; sponge cake is a light cake"

Un pan ligero; el bizcocho es un pastel esponjoso.

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adjective

Suave, ligero

Gentle; having little force or momentum.

Examples :

"This artist clearly had a light, flowing touch."

Este artista claramente tenía un toque suave y fluido.

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adjective

Ligero, fácil

Easy to endure or perform.

Examples :

"light duties around the house"

Tareas ligeras en la casa

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adjective

Ligero, bajo en

Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.

Examples :

"This light beer still gets you drunk if you have enough of it."

Esta cerveza ligera aún te emborracha si bebes suficiente.

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adjective

Ligero, insignificante

Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.

Examples :

"I made some light comment, and we moved on."

Hice un comentario insignificante y seguimos adelante.

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adjective

Libertino, lascivo

Unchaste, wanton.

Examples :

"The gossipy classmate was considered light because she often spoke about others' private lives in a flirtatious and inappropriate way. "

La compañera de clase chismosa era considerada lasciva porque a menudo hablaba de la vida privada de los demás de manera coqueta e inapropiada.

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adjective

Ligero, ágil, rápido

Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.

Examples :

"The gymnast was light on her feet, moving swiftly and easily across the balance beam. "

La gimnasta era ligera de pies, moviéndose rápida y fácilmente por la barra de equilibrio.

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adjective

Ligero, voluble

Easily influenced by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile.

Examples :

"a light, vain person; a light mind"

Una persona ligera y vanidosa; una mente voluble.

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adjective

Ligero, frívolo, superficial

Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.

Examples :

"Ogden Nash was a writer of light verse."

Ogden Nash fue un escritor de versos ligeros.

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adjective

Aturdido, mareado

Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.

Examples :

"My grandfather was feeling lightheaded after his doctor visit. "

Mi abuelo se sentía mareado después de su visita al médico.

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adjective

Ligero, sensible

Easily interrupted by stimulation.

Examples :

"light sleep; light anesthesia"

sueño ligero; anestesia ligera

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adverb

Ligeramente

Carrying little.

Examples :

"I prefer to travel light."

Prefiero viajar ligero.

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verb

Encontrar por casualidad, toparse con

To find by chance.

Examples :

"While cleaning out the attic, I light upon an old photograph of my grandmother. "

Mientras limpiaba el ático, me topé con una foto antigua de mi abuela.

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verb

Ver, notar

To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice

Examples :

"She lighted on the mistake in her math homework only after her teacher explained the problem. "

Ella notó el error en su tarea de matemáticas solo después de que su maestra explicó el problema.

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verb

Aterrizar, descender

To alight; to land or come down.

Examples :

"She fell out of the window but luckily lit on her feet."

Se cayó por la ventana, pero afortunadamente aterrizó sobre sus pies.

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Meanings

Luz, radiación

Examples :

"As you can see, this spacious dining-room gets a lot of light in the mornings."

Como puede ver, este espacioso comedor recibe mucha luz por las mañanas.

Luz, iluminación

Examples :

"Put that light out!"

¡Apaga esa luz!

Iluminación, esclarecimiento

Examples :

"Can you throw any light on this problem?"

¿Puedes arrojar algo de luz sobre este problema?

Datos, información

Examples :

"The teacher gave us new light on how the river formed. "

El profesor nos dio nueva información sobre cómo se formó el río.

Figura, personalidad

Examples :

"Picasso was one of the leading lights of the cubist movement."

Picasso fue una de las figuras principales del movimiento cubista.

Luz, iluminación

Examples :

"The painting's light highlighted the happy faces of the children, while the dark shadows suggested a quiet, peaceful corner of the room. "

La luz de la pintura resaltaba los rostros felices de los niños, mientras que las sombras oscuras sugerían un rincón tranquilo y pacífico de la habitación.

Punto de vista, perspectiva

Examples :

"From a light of a supportive friend, Sarah saw her difficult project in a more positive way. "

Desde el punto de vista de una amiga que la apoyaba, Sarah vio su difícil proyecto de una manera más positiva.

Llama, fuego

Examples :

"Hey, buddy, you got a light?"

¿Oye, amigo, tienes fuego?

Fuegos artificiales

Examples :

"a Bengal light"

un fuego de bengala

Ventana, hueco para ventana

Examples :

"This facade has eight south-facing lights."

Esta fachada tiene ocho ventanas orientadas al sur.

La casilla

Examples :

"The average length of a light on a 15×15 grid is 7 or 8."

La longitud media de la casilla en una cuadrícula de 15×15 es de 7 u 8.

Luz cruzada

Examples :

"The poem used a light in the double acrostic, where the letters formed a cross shape. "

El poema usó una luz cruzada en el acróstico doble, donde las letras formaban una forma de cruz.

Luz, visibilidad, publicidad

Examples :

"The new student's light was a bit limited at first; she wasn't known to many people in the class. "

La visibilidad de la nueva estudiante era un poco limitada al principio; no era conocida por mucha gente en la clase.

Luz

Examples :

"The light from the window helped me see the homework assignment. "

La luz de la ventana me ayudó a ver la tarea.

Brillo

Examples :

"The doctor examined her light to check for any problems. "

El médico examinó su brillo para detectar cualquier problema.

Semáforo, cruce

Examples :

"To get to our house, turn right at the third light."

Para llegar a nuestra casa, gira a la derecha en el tercer semáforo.

Encender

Examples :

"We lit the fire to get some heat."

Encendimos el fuego para obtener calor.

Encender, prender

Examples :

"She lit her last match."

Ella encendió su última cerilla.

Iluminar, encender

Examples :

"I used my torch to light the way home through the woods in the night."

Usé mi linterna para iluminar el camino a casa a través del bosque en la noche.

Encender, prender

Examples :

"This soggy match will not light."