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light [lights] (electromagnetic waves) noun [UK: laɪt] [US: ˈlaɪt] | luznoun |
light [lights] (flame or something used to create fire) noun [UK: laɪt] [US: ˈlaɪt] | fogonoun |
light [lights] (point of view) noun [UK: laɪt] [US: ˈlaɪt] | visãonoun |
light [lit lighted, lit lighted, lighting, lights] (to set fire to) verb [UK: laɪt] [US: ˈlaɪt] | acenderverb |
light [lights] (traffic light, or an intersection controlled by one) noun [UK: laɪt] [US: ˈlaɪt] | semáforonoun |
light as a feather (extremely light, having minimal weight) adjective [UK: laɪt əz ə ˈfe.ðə(r)] [US: ˈlaɪt ˈæz ə ˈfe.ðər] | leve como uma penaadjective |
light at the end of the tunnel (a better situation after long hardship) noun [UK: laɪt ət ðə end əv ðə ˈtʌn.l̩] [US: ˈlaɪt ət ðə ˈend əv ðə ˈtʌn.l̩] | |
light blue (a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar) noun [UK: laɪt bluː] [US: ˈlaɪt ˈbluː] | azul claronoun |
light bulb [light bulbs] (evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament that produces light) noun [UK: laɪt bʌlb] [US: ˈlaɪt ˈbəlb] | bulbonoun foconoun lâmpadanoun |
light-emitting diode (rectifying semiconductor device) noun [UK: laɪt ɪˈmɪtɪŋ ˈdaɪəʊd ] [US: laɪt ɪˈmɪtɪŋ ˈdaɪˌoʊd ] | díodo emissor de luznoun |
light hour (unit of distance) noun | hora-luznoun |
light industry (industry that does not require high capitalization or heavy machinery) noun [UK: laɪt ˈɪn.də.stri] [US: ˈlaɪt ˈɪn.də.stri] | indústria levenoun |
light pollution (excess artificial light) noun [UK: laɪt pə.ˈluːʃ.n̩] [US: ˈlaɪt pə.ˈluːʃ.n̩] | poluição visualnoun |
light rail (type of passenger railway) noun | trem ligeironoun |
light source [light sources] (source of illumination) noun [UK: laɪt sɔːs] [US: ˈlaɪt ˈsɔːrs] | fonte de luznoun fonte luminosanoun |
light switch (switch used to turn the light on or off) noun [UK: laɪt swɪtʃ] [US: ˈlaɪt ˈswɪtʃ] | interruptornoun |
light year (astronomical distance) noun | ano-luznoun |
lighten [lightened, lightening, lightens] (to alleviate) verb [UK: ˈlaɪt.n̩] [US: ˈlaɪt.n̩] | aliviarverb |
lighten [lightened, lightening, lightens] (to make light in weight) verb [UK: ˈlaɪt.n̩] [US: ˈlaɪt.n̩] | aligeirarverb |
lighter [lighters] (fire-making device) noun [UK: ˈlaɪ.tə(r)] [US: ˈlaɪ.tər] | acendedornoun isqueironoun |
lighthouse [lighthouses] (building containing a light to warn or guide ships) noun [UK: ˈlaɪt.haʊs] [US: ˈlaɪt.ˌhɑːws] | farolnoun |
lighthouse keeper (person who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light) noun | faroleiranoun faroleironoun guarda de farolnoun |
lighting [lightings] (equipment, illumination) noun [UK: ˈlaɪt.ɪŋ] [US: ˈlaɪt.ɪŋ] | iluminaçãonoun |
lightly (in a light manner) adverb [UK: ˈlaɪt.li] [US: ˈlaɪt.li] | levementeadverb levianamenteadverb |
lightness [lightnesses] (the condition of being illuminated) noun [UK: ˈlaɪt.nes] [US: ˈlaɪt.nəs] | claridadenoun luminosidadenoun |
lightning [lightnings] (discharge) noun [UK: ˈlaɪt.n̩.ɪŋ] [US: ˈlaɪt.n̩.ɪŋ] | corisconoun raionoun |
lightning (extremely fast) adjective [UK: ˈlaɪt.n̩.ɪŋ] [US: ˈlaɪt.n̩.ɪŋ] | velozadjective |
lightning [lightnings] (flash of light) noun [UK: ˈlaɪt.n̩.ɪŋ] [US: ˈlaɪt.n̩.ɪŋ] | relâmpagonoun |
lightning (to produce lightning) verb [UK: ˈlaɪt.n̩.ɪŋ] [US: ˈlaɪt.n̩.ɪŋ] | relampearverb relampejarverb |
lightning never strikes twice in the same place phrase |