light

light

light (third-person singular simple present lights, present participle lighting, simple past and past participle lit or lighted)

1. (transitive) To start (a fire).

   We lit the fire to get some heat.

2. (transitive) To set fire to.

   She lit her last match.

3. (transitive) To illuminate.

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

Wikipedia light (plural lights)

1. (uncountable) 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.

2. A source of illumination.

   Put that light out!

3. Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.

   Can you throw any light on this problem?

4. (in the plural, 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.

5. A notable person within a specific field or discipline.

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

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

   Im really seeing you in a different light today.

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

7. A flame or something used to create fire.

   Hey, buddy, you got a light?

8. A window, or space for a window in architecture

   This facade has eight south-facing lights.

9. 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.

10. (informal) A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.

light (comparative lighter, superlative lightest)

1. having light

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

2. pale in colour

   She had light skin.

3. (of coffee) served with extra milk or cream

   I like my coffee light.

light (comparative lighter, superlative lightest)

1. Carrying little.

   I prefer to travel light.

	luce
	electromagnetic wave
	a source of light
	a spiritual truth
	Electromagnetic radiation that is capable of causing a visual sensation. (Source: CED)
	Anything, natural or artificial, that produces light.
	A property in graphic design software that makes objects visible, much like light in the natural world.

	accendere
	to start (a fire)
	Accendere un fuoco o creare una fiamma.
	To start a fire or light a flame.

	leggero
	Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
	of low weight
	With a small mass; the opposite of heavy.

	illuminare
	to illuminate

	chiaro
	pale in colour

	lampada
	Dispositivo che produce luce, generalmente elettrico.
	A device that produces light, such as an electric lamp.

debole

	allegiare
	unload a ship

	allibare
	unload a ship

	chiara
	pale in colour

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

abile

accesi

acre

acuta

acuto

affilato

agile

aguzzo

appuntito

aspro

attizzare

bagliore

biondo

brillare

brillo

bruciare

candela

chiaro chiara

chiarore

delicato

di divertimento

distinto

facile

facilmente

fanale

faro

fiamma

fiammifero

floscio

folgorare

frivolo

fuoco

incendiare

incendio

infiammare

leggermente

leggero leggera

lieve

lume

luminosità

luminoso

moderato

opaco

piccante

poco pesante

prova

pulito

rado

rapido

rischiarare

rischiarato

risplendere

scarso

schiarire

soffice

spiritoso

splendere

splendore

squillante

svelto

tagliente

umile

veloce

verità

Altri significati:

Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.

A window, or space for a window in architecture

lightly-built

(transitive) To illuminate.

find by chance

(informal) A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.

of little significance

light (flavor, flavour)

A notable person within a specific field or discipline.

(electric) light

Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.

A flame or something used to create fire.

(curling) A stone that is not thrown hard enough.

light (color, colour, taste)

Carrying little.

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

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

(rail transport, of a locomotive, usually with "run") travelling with no carriages, wagons attached

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

(transitive) To set fire to.

a point of view

light (a fire)

Lightly-built; designed for speed or small loads.

casual (e.g. dress)

having light

Of low weight; not heavy.

(archaic) To alight.

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

To find by chance.

alight

A source of illumination.

coffee: served with extra milk or cream

(uncountable) 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.

Gentle; having little force or momentum.

having little force or momentum

(transitive) To start (a fire).

(of coffee) served with extra milk or cream

(obsolete) Unchaste, wanton.

a window

Traduzione 'veloce'

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