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light meaning in Portuguese

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limelight (type of stage lighting)
noun
[UK: ˈlaɪm.laɪt]
[US: ˈlaɪm.ˌlaɪt]

luz de Drummondnoun
{f}

luz oxídricanoun
{f}

many hands make light work (a large number of people cooperating can perform tasks easily)
phrase

a união faz a forçaphrase

moonlight (light reflected from the moon)
noun
[UK: ˈmuːn.laɪt]
[US: ˈmuːn.ˌlaɪt]

luarnoun
{m}

moonlight (to work at a secondary job)
verb
[UK: ˈmuːn.laɪt]
[US: ˈmuːn.ˌlaɪt]

fazer bicoverb

northern lights (the aurora of the northern hemisphere)
noun
[UK: ˈnɔː.ðən.laɪts]
[US: ˈnɔː.ðən.laɪts]

aurora borealnoun
{f}

parking light (light)
noun

mínimonoun

pilot light (flame used to ignite gas)
noun

pilotonoun
{m}

plight [plights] (unfortunate situation)
noun
[UK: plaɪt]
[US: ˈplaɪt]

apuronoun

dificuldadenoun

ray of light (column of light)
noun
[UK: reɪ əv laɪt]
[US: ˈreɪ əv ˈlaɪt]

raio de luznoun
{m}

red-light district (area of prostitution)
noun
[UK: red laɪt ˈdɪ.strɪkt]
[US: ˈred ˈlaɪt ˈdɪ.ˌstrɪkt]

zona de meretrícionoun
{f}

see the light (come into the world or to public notice)
verb

sair à luzverb

vir à luzverb

vir ao mundoverb

see the light (gain an insight)
verb

compreenderverb

entenderverb

ter uma inspiraçãoverb

ter uma realizaçãoverb

shed light on (to illuminate)
verb
[UK: ʃed laɪt ɒn ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]
[US: ˈʃed ˈlaɪt ɑːn ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]

lançar luz sobreverb

skylight [skylights] (window dome or opening in the roof)
noun
[UK: ˈskaɪ.laɪt]
[US: ˈskaɪ.ˌlaɪt]

claraboianoun

slight [slighter, slightest] (small in amount, insignificant)
adjective
[UK: ˈslaɪt]
[US: ˈslaɪt]

insignificanteadjective

leveadjective

ligeiroadjective

slightly (slenderly)
adverb
[UK: ˈslaɪt.li]
[US: ˈslaɪt.li]

finamenteadverb

slightly (to a small extent or degree)
adverb
[UK: ˈslaɪt.li]
[US: ˈslaɪt.li]

ligeiramenteadverb

um poucoadverb

space flight [space flights] (voyage in space)
noun
[UK: speɪs flaɪt]
[US: ˈspeɪs ˈflaɪt]

vôo espacialnoun
{m}

speed of light (the speed of electromagnetic radiation in a perfect vacuum)
noun
[UK: spiːd əv laɪt]
[US: ˈspiːd əv ˈlaɪt]

velocidade da luznoun
{f}

spotlight [spotlights] (a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage)
noun
[UK: ˈspɒt.laɪt]
[US: ˈspɑːˌt.laɪt]

holofotenoun
{m}

refletornoun
{m}

spotlight [spotlights] (the center of attention; the highlight or most important part)
noun
[UK: ˈspɒt.laɪt]
[US: ˈspɑːˌt.laɪt]

holofotesnoun
{m-Pl}

starlight (light emitted from stars other than the Sun)
noun
[UK: ˈstɑː.laɪt]
[US: ˈstɑːr.ˌlaɪt]

luz das estrelasnoun
{f}

streetlight (lamps set along a street)
noun
[UK: ˈstriːtlaɪt]
[US: ˈstriːtlaɪt]

iluminação públicanoun
{f}

luz da ruanoun
{f}

luz de ruanoun
{f}

sunlight [sunlights] (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun)
noun
[UK: ˈsʌn.laɪt]
[US: ˈsʌn.ˌlaɪt]

luz do solnoun
{f}

take flight (to become airborne)
verb

levantar vooverb

traffic light [traffic lights] (signalling device)
noun
[UK: ˈtræ.fɪk laɪt]
[US: ˈtræ.fɪk ˈlaɪt]

farolnoun
{m}

semáforonoun
{m}

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