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limelight (attention or notice) noun [UK: ˈlaɪm.laɪt] [US: ˈlaɪm.ˌlaɪt] | spotlichtsubstantief |
limelight (type of stage lighting) noun [UK: ˈlaɪm.laɪt] [US: ˈlaɪm.ˌlaɪt] | kalklichtsubstantief |
many hands make light work (a large number of people cooperating can perform tasks easily) phrase | |
moonlight (light reflected from the moon) noun [UK: ˈmuːn.laɪt] [US: ˈmuːn.ˌlaɪt] | maanlichtsubstantief maneschijnsubstantief |
moonlight (to work at a secondary job) verb [UK: ˈmuːn.laɪt] [US: ˈmuːn.ˌlaɪt] | zwartwerkenwerkwoord |
moonlighter [moonlighters] (person who works a second job) noun [UK: ˈmuːn.ˌlaɪ.tə] [US: ˈmuːn.ˌlaɪ.tə] | zwartwerkersubstantief |
nautical twilight (period in which the sun is 6°–12° below the horizon) noun | nautische schemeringsubstantief zeevaartkundige schemeringsubstantief |
neon light [neon lights] (light from a neon lamp) noun [UK: ˈniːɒn laɪt] [US: ˈniːan ˈlaɪt] | neonlichtsubstantief |
neon light [neon lights] (neon lamp) noun [UK: ˈniːɒn laɪt] [US: ˈniːan ˈlaɪt] | neonlampsubstantief |
nightlight [nightlights] (a small, dim light or lamp left on overnight) noun [UK: ˈnaɪtlaɪt] [US: ˈnaɪtlaɪt] | nachtlichtsubstantief |
northern lights (the aurora of the northern hemisphere) noun [UK: ˈnɔː.ðən.laɪts] [US: ˈnɔː.ðən.laɪts] | aurora borealissubstantief noorderlichtsubstantief |
pilot light (flame used to ignite gas) noun | waakvlamsubstantief |
plight [plights] (condition or state) noun [UK: plaɪt] [US: ˈplaɪt] | toestandsubstantief |
plight [plights] (unfortunate situation) noun [UK: plaɪt] [US: ˈplaɪt] | benarde toestandsubstantief |
red-light district (area of prostitution) noun [UK: red laɪt ˈdɪ.strɪkt] [US: ˈred ˈlaɪt ˈdɪ.ˌstrɪkt] | hoerenbuurtsubstantief rodelampjesbuurtsubstantief rosse buurtsubstantief tippelzonesubstantief |
run a red light (1.To pass through the traffic light when the red light is illuminated) verb | door rood rijdenwerkwoord |
searchlight [searchlights] (a light source that projects a bright beam of light in any direction) noun [UK: ˈsɜːt.ʃlaɪt] [US: ˈsɝːʧ.ˌlaɪt] | zoeklichtsubstantief |
see the light (undergo a spiritual conversion) verb | het licht zienwerkwoord |
skylight [skylights] (window dome or opening in the roof) noun [UK: ˈskaɪ.laɪt] [US: ˈskaɪ.ˌlaɪt] | koepelsubstantief zonnedaksubstantief |
slight [slighter, slightest] (small in amount, insignificant) adjective [UK: ˈslaɪt] [US: ˈslaɪt] | onbeduidendbijvoeglijk naamwoord |
slightly (to a small extent or degree) adverb [UK: ˈslaɪt.li] [US: ˈslaɪt.li] | lichtelijkbijwoord |
space flight [space flights] (flight into, from, or through space) noun [UK: speɪs flaɪt] [US: ˈspeɪs ˈflaɪt] | ruimtevaartsubstantief |
spotlight [spotlights] (a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage) noun [UK: ˈspɒt.laɪt] [US: ˈspɑːˌt.laɪt] | spotlightsubstantief |
streetlight (lamps set along a street) noun [UK: ˈstriːtlaɪt] [US: ˈstriːtlaɪt] | straatlichtsubstantief straatverlichtingsubstantief |
sunlight [sunlights] (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) noun [UK: ˈsʌn.laɪt] [US: ˈsʌn.ˌlaɪt] | zonlichtsubstantief |
traffic light [traffic lights] (signalling device) noun [UK: ˈtræ.fɪk laɪt] [US: ˈtræ.fɪk ˈlaɪt] | stoplichtsubstantief verkeerslichtsubstantief |
Turkish delight (confection) noun [UK: ˈtɜːk.ɪʃ.dɪ.ˈlaɪt] [US: ˈtɜːk.ɪʃ.dɪ.ˈlaɪt] | Turks fruitsubstantief |
twilight [twilights] (light before rising and after the setting of the Sun) noun [UK: ˈtwaɪ.laɪt] [US: ˈtwaɪ.ˌlaɪt] | deemsteringsubstantief schemeringsubstantief tweelichtsubstantief |