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The natural medium emanating from the sun and other very hot sources (now recognised as electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength of 400-750 nm), within which vision is possible.

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

A source of illumination.

Put that light out!

Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.

Can you throw any light on this problem?

- now|_|rare Facts. pieces of information; ideas, concepts.

* 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, Book I, New York 2001, p. 166:

*: Now these notions are twofold, actions or habits ..., which are durable lights and notions, which we may use when we will.

A notable person within a specific field or discipline.

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

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

I'm really seeing you in a different light today.

Magoon's governorship in Cuba was viewed in a negative light by many Cuban historians for years thereafter.

A flame or something used to create fire.

Hey, buddy, you got a light?

A window, or space for a window in architecture

This facade has eight south-facing lights.

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

The average length of a light on a 15x15 grid is 7 or 8.

A cross-light in a double_acrostic or triple_acrostic.

Synonyms

electromagnetic wave perceived by the eye

visible_light

Derived terms

Terms derived from light (noun)

half-light

hide_one's_light_under_a_bushel

lamplight

light_at_the_end_of_the_tunnel

lights,_camera,_action!

Translations

electromagnetic wave

Afrikaans - lig

Albanska - dritë

Arabiska - نور

, ضوء

: Egyptian_Arabic - نور|m|tr=nor|sc=Arab

Armenian - լույս|tr=luys

Azeri - işıq|xs=Azeri

Basque - argi|xs=Basque

Bengali - আলো|tr=ālō|sc=Beng|xs=Bengali

Bulgariska - светлина

Katalanska - llum

Chinese:

Crimean Tatar - yarıq

Kroatiska - svjetlo

Tjeckiska - světlo

Danska - lys

Holländska - licht

Esperanto - lumo|xs=Esperanto

Estniska - valgus

Evenki - ӈэри|tr=ŋeri

Finska - valo

Franska - lumière

Georgian - შუქი|tr=šuk’i|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian

Tyska - Licht

Greek: φως (fos)

Haitian Creole - limyè

Hawaiian: lama, ao

Hebrew - אורה|f|tr=orá, - אור|m|tr=ór

Hindiska - प्रकाश

, रौशनी

Ungerska - fény

Hunsrik - licht

Isländska - ljós

Ilocano: silaw

Indonesiska - cahaya

Interlingua - lumine

Irländska - solas

Italienska - luce

Japanska - 光

, - ja|電磁波|tr=でんじは, denjiha|sc=Jpan

Karachay-Balkar - жарыкъ|tr=carıq|sc=Cyrl, - джарыкъ|tr=carıq|sc=Cyrl

Karakalpak - jarıq

Kazakh - жарық|tr=jarıq|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh

Khakas - чарых|tr=çarıx|sc=Cyrl

Koreanska - 빛

Kumyk - ярыкъ|tr=yarıq|sc=Cyrl

Kurdish:

: Kurmanji: ronî , ronahî

Kyrgyz - жарык|tr=carıq|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kyrgyz

Lao - ແສງ|tr=sëëng|sc=Laoo|xs=Lao

Latgalian - gaisma, - gaišums

Latin - lux|f, - lumen|n

Lettiska - gaisma

Litauiska - šviesa

Luxembourgish: Liicht

Makedonska - светлина

Malaysiska - cahaya

Malayalam: വെളിച്ചം (veLicham), പ്രകാശം (prakaaSam)

Manx - sollys|xs=Manx

Maori - rama|xs=Maori

Mongolian - гэрэл|tr=gerel|sc=Cyrl|xs=Mongolian

Nogai - ярык|tr=yarıq|sc=Cyrl

Norska - lys

Old Irish - solus|xs=Old Irish

Old Prussian: swāikstan

Persian - fa|فروغ|tr=fruĝ|xs=Persian

Polska - światło

Portugisiska - luz

Pumpokol - hixem

Rumänska - lumină

Ryska - свет

Scots: licht

Scottish Gaelic - solas|m|xs=Scottish Gaelic, - soillse|f

Shor - чарық|tr=çarıq|sc=Cyrl

Slovakiska - svetlo

Slovenska - svetloba

Sotho - lesedi|xs=Sotho

Southern Altai - јарык|tr=carıq|sc=Cyrl

Spanska - luz

Sumerian: nuru, immaru

Swahili - mwanga

Svenska - ljus

Tagalog: ilaw

Tajik - нӯр|tr=nūr|sc=Cyrl|xs=Tajik

Tamil - ஒளி|tr=ōni|xs=Tamil

Tatar - yaqtı|xs=Tatar, - yaqtılıq|xs=Tatar

Telugu: కాంతి (kaaMti), వెలుతురు (veluturu)విద్యుత్_అయస్కాంత_క్షేత్రము(vidtut ayaskanta kshetramu)

Thailändska - แสง

Turkiska - ışık

Turkmen - yşyk|xs=Turkmen, - ýagtylyk|xs=Turkmen

Tuvan - чырык|tr=çırıq|sc=Cyrl

Ukrainian: світло :uk:світло|(uk)

Uzbek - yorugʻlik|xs=Uzbek

Vietnamesiska - ánh sáng

, ánh

Volapük - lit

Walesiska - golau

, goleuni

West Frisian - ljocht|n|xs=West Frisian

!Xóõ: ǁga̰e

Yakut - сырдык|tr=sırdık|sc=Cyrl

a source of light

Afrikaans - lig

Arabiska - نور

Armenian - լույս|tr=luys

Basque - argi|xs=Basque

Burmese - အလင်း|sc=Mymr

Katalanska - llum

Chinese:

: Mandarin - 光源|tr=guāngyuán|sc=Hani

: Min_Nan - 光源|tr=kng-gôan|sc=Hans

Tjeckiska - světlo

Danska - lys

, lyskilde

Holländska - licht

Finska - valo

Franska - lumière

Tyska - Lichtquelle

, Licht

Greek: φως (fos)

Hebrew - אור|m|tr=ór

Hindiska - रोशनी

, प्रकाश, लाइट, चमक, चिराग

Isländska - ljós

Irländska - solas

Italienska - luce

Japanska - 明かり

, 灯り, - ja|光源|tr=こうげん, kōgen|sc=Jpan

Koreanska - 불

Kurdish:

: Kurmanji: ronî , ronahî

: Sorani - ڕۆشنایی|tr=RoshnAyee|sc=ku-Arab

Lao - ປະທີບ|tr=pathiip|sc=Laoo|xs=Lao

Latin - lux|f, - lumen|n

Norska - lys

Old Prussian: likti

Persiska - چراغ

Polska - światło

Portugisiska - luz

Rumänska - lumină

Rumänska - far

(car light)

Ryska - свет

Scots: licht

Scottish Gaelic - solas|m, - soillse|f

Serbo-Croatian: svetlo , svetlost , svetlina , luča

Slovak: osvetlenie

Slovenska - luč

Sotho - lesedi|xs=Sotho

Spanska - luz

Swahili - mwanga

Svenska - ljus

Filippinska - ilaw

Telugu: జ్యోతి (jyOti)

Turkiska - ışık

Vietnamesiska - đèn

Walesiska - golau

, goleuni

a spiritual truth

Afrikaans - lig

Armenian - լույս|tr=luys

Basque - argi|xs=Basque

Catalan: llum

Danska - lys

Holländska - licht

Finska - valo

Franska - lumière (old-fashioned)

Tyska - Erleuchtung

Greek: φως (fos)

Hebrew - אור|m|tr=ór, - הארה|f|tr=he`ará

Italienska - luce

Japanska - 光明

, - ja|妙案|tr=みょうあん, myōan

Korean: 빛 (bit)

Kurdish:

: Kurmanji: ronî , ronahî

Latin - lux, - lumen|n

Norska - lys

Persiska - روشن

Polska - światło

Portugisiska - luz

Rumänska - lumină

Ryska - свет

Scottish Gaelic - solas|m, - soillse|f

Spanska - luz

Swahili - mwanga

Svenska - ljus

Telugu: జ్ఞానజ్యోతి (JnaanajyOti)

a point of view

Hebrew - אור|m|tr=ór

Japanska - 視点

, 観点

Latin - lux|f, - lumen|n

Polska - światło

Rumänska - lumină

Ryska - свет

Swahili - mwanga

Telugu - కోణము|tr=konamu|sc=Telu

Vietnamese: cách ("see someone in a good light" = nhìn đến ai một cách đẹp), trạng_thái

a flame or something used to create fire.

Burmese - မီး|sc=Mymr

Catalan: flama, metxa

Danska - flamme

Holländska - vuurtje

Tyska - Flamme

Hebrew - אש|f|tr=ésh

Irländska - solas

Japanska - 明かり

, - ja|火|tr=ひ, hi|sc=Jpan

Korean: 불 (bul)

Latin - lux|f, - lumen|n

Norska - flamme

Polska - ogień

Scots: licht

Spanska - fuego

, mechero

Swahili - mwanga

Telugu - అంటించు|tr=antincu|sc=Telu

Vietnamesiska - lửa

a window

Japanska - 明かり取り

Polska - światło

, okno, świetlik

Swahili - mwanga

Telugu - కిటికి|tr=kitiki|sc=Telu

نُور (nūr)

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: svjetlo

: endy (t-)

: (prakash)

: lumo

: cahaya

: lumine

: ronahî, ronayî

: šviesa

: ışık

tpn

: endy (t-)

Adjective

having light

The room is nice and light when the sun shines through the window.

pale in colour

She had light skin.

of coffee

served with extra milk or cream

I like my coffee light.

Synonyms

having light

bright

pale in colour

pale

coffee: served with extra milk or cream

: white, with milk, with cream

Derived terms

light-haired

light-skinned

Translations

having light

Afrikaans: lig, helder

Danska - lys

, belyst, oplyst

Holländska - licht

, helder, lichtend, lichtgevend, lichtend

Esperanto - luma

Franska - lumineux

, lumineuse

Tyska - erleuchtet

, hell

Grekiska - φωτεινός

Hebrew - מואר|m|tr=mu`ár, - מוארת|f|tr=mu`éret

Isländska - bjart

, bjartur, björt

Kurdish:

: Kurmanji: ron, geş

: Sorani - ڕوناک|tr=RoonAk|sc=ku-Arab

Lettiska - gaišs

Litauiska - šviesus

Mizo - ëng

Norska - lyst

, opplyst, belyst

Old Prussian: lāuks

Polska - widny

, jasny

Ryska - светлый

, яркий

Spanska - luminoso

Swahili - mwanga

Svenska - belyst

, ljus

Telugu - కాంతి వంతము|tr=kanti vantamu|sc=Telu

Vietnamesiska - sáng

, sáng sủa

Walesiska - golau

pale in colour

Afrikaans: lig, bleek gesig

pale face

, blas vel (light complexion, pale skin)

Armenian: սփրթնած (sp‘rt‘nats)

Catalan: clar

Tjeckiska - světlý

Danska - lys

, bleg

Holländska - licht

Finska - vaalea

Franska - clair

, pâle

Tyska - hell

Grekiska - αχνός

, ανοιχτός

Hebrew - בהיר|m|tr=bahír, - בהירה|f|tr=behirá

Hindiska - हलका

Ungerska - világos

Isländska - fölur

Italian: chiaro chiara

Kurdish:

: Kurmanji: geş, (rengê) vebiye

: Sorani - کاڵ|tr=kAL|sc=ku-Arab

Lettiska - gaišs

Litauiska - šviesus

Mizo - ëng

Norska - lys

, blek

Polish: jasny

Portugisiska - clara

, claro

Romansch - rm|cler, - rm|clar

Ryska - бледный

, светлый

Slovene: svetel

Spanska - claro

Swahili - mwanga

Svenska - blek

, ljus

Telugu - పాలిపోవు|tr=palipovu|sc=Telu

Turkiska - soluk

Vietnamesiska - nhạt

Walesiska - golau

coffee: served with extra milk or cream

Catalan: tallat

Dutch - nl|verkeerd

French: au lait

Isländska - með

Isländska - mjólk

, hvítur|hvítt - both

Spanish: con#Spanish|con leche

Swahili - mwanga

Svenska - grädde

Svenska - mjölk

Telugu - లైట్|tr=lait|sc=Telu

Vietnamese: nhẹ, nhiều sữa (extra milk), nhiều kem#Vietnamese|kem (extra cream)

- cmn|浅色|tr=qiǎnsè|sc=Hani

: med mælk, med fløde, med melk

Etymology 3

ang

Adjective

Of low weight; not heavy.

My bag was much lighter once I had dropped off the books.

Lightly-built; designed for speed or small loads.

We took a light aircraft down to the city.

Gentle; having little force or momentum.

This artist clearly had a light, flowing touch.

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

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

Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.

I made some light comment, and we moved on.

- usually with "run" travelling with no carriages, wagons attached

unchaste|Unchaste, wanton.

* 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, I.i:

*: Long after lay he musing at her mood, / Much grieu'd to thinke that gentle Dame so light, / For whose defence he was to shed his blood.

Synonyms

of low weight

lightly-built

lightweight

having little force or momentum

delicate, gentle, soft

- low in calories, low-alcohol

low in alcohol

having little value or significance

inconsequential, trivial, unimportant

Antonyms

of low weight

heavy, weighty

lightly-built

cumbersome, heavyweight, massive

having little force or momentum

forceful, heavy, strong

- high in calories, fatty - high in alcohol

having little value or significance

crucial, important, weighty

Derived terms

light_as_a_feather

lightness

Translations

of low weight

Arabiska - خفيف

Armenian: թեթև (t‘et‘ev)

Catalan: lleuger

Chinese:

: Mandarin - 輕|sc=Hani, - 轻|tr=qīng|sc=Hani

Danska - let

Holländska - licht

Finska - kevyt

Franska - léger

Georgian - მსუბუქი წონისა|tr=msubuk'i conisa|sc=Geor, - წონანაკლები|tr=conanaklebi|sc=Geor

Tyska - leicht

Greek:

: Ancient - ἀβαρής|tr=abarēs|sc=polytonic

Hebrew - קל|m|tr=kál, - קלה|f|tr=kaláh

Hindiska - हलका

Ungerska - könnyű

Isländska - léttur

, létt

Ido - lejera

Italienska - leggero

Japanska - 軽い

Korean: 가볍다 (gabyeopda)

سووک

Lao - ຍ່ອງ|tr=ñööng|sc=Laoo|xs=Lao

Latin - levis

Latvian: viegls , viegla

Litauiska - lengvas

Mizo - zäng

Norska - lys

Old Prussian: lāngus

Persiska - سبک

Polish: lekki

Portugisiska - leve

Rumänska - ușor

Ryska - лёгкий

Slovene: lahek

Spanish: ligero, liviano (formal)

Swahili - wepesi

Svenska - lätt

Telugu - తేలిక (tElika)

Thailändska - เบา

Turkiska - hafif

Ukrainian: легкий (leɦkýj) , легка (leɦká) , легке (leɦké)

Vietnamesiska - nhẹ

, nhẹ nhàng

Welsh: ysgafn

lightly-built

Franska - léger

Hebrew - קל|m|tr=kál

Polska - lekki

Swahili - mwanga

Telugu - తేలికైన నిర్మాణము|tr=telikaina nirmanamu|sc=Telu

Vietnamese: nhẹ, nhanh_nhẹn

indicates speed due to lightness

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

Catalan: lleuger, light

Danska - kalorielet

Holländska - licht

Finnish: kevyt- (in compounds)

Franska - léger

Tyska - leicht

Hebrew - דיאטתי|m|tr=diatéti, - דיאטתית|f|tr=diatétit, - קל|m|tr=kál, - קלה|f|tr=kaláh

Isländska - fitulítill

, fituskertur, fitusnauður

Italian: leggero leggera

Norska - lett

Polish: lekki

Spanska - ligero

Swahili - mwanga

Svenska - lätt

Turkish: hafif

Vietnamese: nhẹ

low in alcohol

Welsh: ysgafn

having little force or momentum

Polska - lekki

, delikatny

Swahili - mwanga

Telugu - స్వల్ప సిబ్బంది|tr=svalpa sibbandi|sc=Telu

of little significance

Danska - banal

, triviel

Dutch: onbelangrijk, triviaal

Franska - léger

, sans importance

Norska - banal

, enkel

Polska - błahy

Portugisiska - banal

Swahili - mwanga

Telugu - స్వల్ప సంకేతం|tr=svalpa samketam|sc=Telu

Vietnamesiska - tầm thường

Welsh: disylw, dibwys, ysgafn

crh

: yarıq

: vevúi

: lejera

: ringan

: leve, legier

: enteng

: lengvas

: ușor

tpn

: bebuîa

Adverb

lighter|lightest

Carrying little.

I prefer to travel light.

Noun

A stone that is not thrown hard enough.

Verb

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

Derived terms

lighter

Translations

unload a ship

Italienska - allegiare

, allibare

Norska - losse

Swahili - mwanga

Etymology 4

ang

- līhtan|lang=ang

Verb

To find by chance.

I lit upon a rare book in a second-hand bookseller's.

To alight.

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

Synonyms

find by chance

chance_upon, come_upon, find, happen_upon, hit_upon

alight

alight, land

Derived terms

light_into

light_out

Translations

find by chance

Swahili - mwanga

alight

Swahili - mwanga

Vietnamesiska - xuống

Statistics

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light (Spanish)

Etymology

Engelska - es

- lang=en.

Pronunciation

- lang=es

Adjective

#English|light

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

- light {{gloss|low in tar, nicotine and other noxious chemicals

by extension

Lacking substance or seriousness; lite.

Usage notes

As a foreign term with unassimilated spelling and pronunciation, light is usually rendered in italics in formal contexts or published writings.

References

zh-min-nan:light simple:light

Fullständig information på

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/light

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