The Top English Grammar Tips From A–Z
Ver definición en Español de luz
nombre
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(illumination)luz femeninoa ray of light — un rayo de luz- artificial/natural light — luz artificial/natural
- by the light of the moon/a candle — a la luz de la luna/una vela
- you shouldn't read in this light — no deberías leer con esta luz
- hold it up to the light — ponlo al trasluz / a contraluz
- you're standing in my light — me tapas / me quitas la luz
- bring it into the light — tráelo a la luz
- while the light lasts — mientras haya luz
- in / by the cold light of day it didn't seem such a good idea — al pensarlo mejor / en frío, no parecía tan buena idea
- at first light — al clarear (el día)
- let there be light — hágase la luz
- light waves — ondas luminosas
- LEDs are made of semiconductor chips and emit light when a current passes through them.
- Stockholm is beautiful in the mornings, the golden light glinting off the buildings.
- Dark clothes don't glow because the dark pigments absorb the UV light.
- Einstein used Planck's quantum hypothesis to describe the electromagnetic radiation of light.
- The sun was setting low, casting a dull orange light in the sky.
- He had carried out research into light and how it interacts with atoms.
- I wanted to sleep a little longer, but the faint light of the sun had awakened me.
- The abstract representations are also a reflection of the artist's mastery over colour and light.
- The garden was lit only by the light of the moon and all was silent.
- The light from a nearby street lamp paints her face a garish yellow.
- This is another good time to walk outside and expose yourself to some natural light.
- Normally, water in the distance is seen by its ability to reflect light off of its surface.
- In the village the fields were being turned, and men and women worked in the damp soil from light to dusk.
- The plants were grown in natural light with no supplementary lighting.
- Look at them at different times of the day, and in both natural and incandescent light.
- The large garden around the swimming pool shone in the glimmering light of many multicolored candles.
- She rose to her feet and passed into the light of the full moon.
- We really do not know what would happen to time when an object passes the speed of light.
- In that case, what you need to know before choosing when to take your picture is that the colour of light changes throughout the day.
- The windows were ablaze with light, the heavy wooden doors still open.
- artificial/natural light — luz artificial/natural
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2.1(source of light)
luz femenino(lamp) lámpara femeninoto turn the light off — apagar la luz- to turn the light on — encender la luz
- shine the light over here — enfoca / alumbra aquí
- lights! — ¡luces!
- landinglights — luces de aterrizaje
- navigation lights — luces de navegación
- Everything is brightly lit once the UV lights are turned on.
- Fluorescent lights or special grow lamps also work if left on about 14 to 16 hours per day.
- Hang paper chains or other decorations well away from lights or any other source of heat.
- I could see red, white and blue strobe lights flashing all along the water on the Manhattan side.
- There was an electric light at the top of the staircase but there was no bulb in it at the time of the accident.
- We didn't have a bathroom or electric power or lights and things until I was about 17 years old.
- The tunnel is quite elaborate, too, with electric lights and reinforced walls.
- Shadows, cast by the trees blocking the porch light outside the windows, dance over the coffee table.
- Andy turned out the lights in the room and got into bed.
- The city's lights lit up the skyline and created an almost magical glow.
- After a few days without lights, electric heat or TV, your stress level shoots through the roof.
- The car's lights went off and only enhanced the feeling of shadow.
- She moved quietly to her front porch where the light was turned on for her.
- With only the ceiling lights for illumination, the soldier couldn't tell the time of day.
- Down the street, a solitary porch light flickered and called out to him.
- When Pete flicks out the electric lights, we are plunged into inky darkness and ringing silence.
- The huge primary lights in the ceiling were darkened but the scattered emergency lights gave some illumination.
- When illuminated with electric lights or candles, the pumpkins radiate the same muted colors as stained-glass windows.
- The police also found a fluorescent light, a grow lamp, ballast, and thermometer.
- The aircraft took off in the dark with the runway illuminated by truck lights.
- to turn the light on — encender la luz
2.2(of car, bicycle)
luz femeninodip your lights — pon las cortas2.3traffic light
semáforo masculinothe lights were against us — nos tocaron los semáforos en contra / en rojo- Queuing traffic at the numerous lights in and around the High Street creates more congestion.
- I don't want to drive these things wide open on the street, but we'll run them zero to 60 at the next few lights.
- The look, of course, was no big deal, but the preposterous wheelspinning start as the lights went green certainly was.
- Another plan includes installation of signal lights at some junctions on the ring roads.
- Imagine the flow of traffic without lights and signs.
- Imagine his surprise when traffic coming through the lights headed straight for him.
- Sadly, over one year after the lights were restored the traffic situation has not improved.
- Not satisfied with that, they then put in more lights, making more traffic snarls.
- With a lights controlled junction at Feehily's corner this would make things safer for both vehicles and pedestrians.
- Maybe it's just difficult for them to control the horses in Central London, and that's why the guy jumped the light.
2.4(in lighthouse)
faro masculino
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3.1(aspect)
to see sth/sb in a good/bad light — ver algo/a algn con buenos/malos ojos- I suddenly saw her in a new light — de pronto la vi con otros ojos
- seen in this light — visto así
- this puts matters in a new light, this sheds a new light on matters — esto cambia la perspectiva / el panorama
- it didn't show him in a very good/flattering light — no daba una imagen demasiado buena/favorable de él
- I suddenly saw her in a new light — de pronto la vi con otros ojos
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(for igniting)have you got a light? — ¿tienes fuego?- to strike a light — encender un fósforo
- I was nervous and when I get nervous I smoke - too bad I didn't have a light.
- to strike a light — encender un fósforo
5lights plural
5.1Arquitectura
(windows)luces femenino- The opening casements were also taped along the junction between the casement and the opening light.
- Summer cross-ventilation can be obtained through opening lights in the glass wall and the motorized panes of the clerestory.
- Top lights and side windows flood the building with daylight from unexpected angles.
- This must be the upper light or lights of a third window, at the back of the room, adjacent to the back wall.
- Well-lit by a triple-light mullion and transom window with wooden surrounds, the landing was given additional light from a dormer window high up in the central gable.
- The windows also show progress in one particular way: they are still mullioned and transomed, but the individual lights are no longer arched.
5.2Cocina
pulmón masculino
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6.1EEUU (low-calorie beer)
cerveza light femeninocerveza de bajo contenido calórico femenino6.2(cigarette)
cigarrillo light masculinocigarrillo de bajo contenido en alquitrán masculino6.3Britanico coloquial (light ale)
cerveza rubia femenino
verbo transitivo lighted, lighted, lit, lit
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(set alight)(fire/lamp/heater/cigarette) encender(fire/lamp/heater/cigarette) prender- He pulled out a cigarette, lit it, and walked away from the fire, through the village, and into the forest.
- We both lit our Bic lighters as if we were at a Grateful Dead concert.
- Almost every month my neighbour has a bonfire: last Friday at 9.15 pm he lit one.
- He lit a further cigarillo, coughing glutinously as he did so.
- She's lighting the Chanukah candles for those of us who can't get home by sundown.
- He lighted what would be the first of many cigars.
- Wordlessly, she took a seat around the bonfire she had lit earlier.
- Be careful when lighting alcohol on fire: make sure that the stove top is clean and that there are no flammable materials hanging about.
- Word is now that they're lighting buildings on fire, but I can't confirm that.
- After the ceremony attached to lighting the candle, Come O Come Emmanuel was sung by a member of the Club.
- I lit my scented candles, dimmed the lights, and tucked into my new book.
- Dad would trudge on to the lawn with a tin of fireworks, dashing back to safety after lighting each one as if a Pompeii-scale eruption were imminent.
- Once he's shot off about a dozen he switches to firecrackers, first lighting one to give us the idea and then setting off a string of fifty.
- They line up for hours to pray at the grotto, drink the water, light candles and take photographs.
- Leaning back in the bow, mountains rising across the lake behind him, Pete lights a cigarette and passes it down to Jonathan.
- They had a load of cigarettes and they lit a fire, deciding to stay there for the night.
- His sightless eyes looked almost black in the shadows cast by the candle he had lit.
- He then pulled out his cigarette, and lit it, and held his pack out for her to take one.
- He lit a few candles around the room and then he shut off the lights.
- He ran his hand through his raven black hair and then lit his cigarette.
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(illuminate)(room/scene) iluminara dimly/brightly lit street — una calle poco/muy iluminada- she lit the way for him with a flashlight — le alumbró el camino con una linterna
- We were both watching TV, the pictures brightly lighting the dark living room.
- Sets are very minimalist but lit to good effect.
- It's cramped, poorly stocked and somehow dimly lit.
- Extra decorations have lit up the city like never before.
- And the art, hung here and there and lit in one case by lamplight, was a hodgepodge of styles.
- It was night but the moon was full so everything was lit up and reflected.
- The band treated the crowd to some of their greatest hits and was made even more special when a fireworks display lit up the sky behind them.
- Old Masters, though, are usually hung on a tastefully restrained backdrop and lit as close to daylight as can be managed.
- The night climb is stark affair, halogen lights casting deep black shadows on every part of the cliff face that isn't brilliantly lit.
- Silhouetted passers-by walk away from us as the singer steps forward, brilliantly lit, sometimes looking at us sometimes away.
- She switched on the power, a bright, green glow lighting up the screen.
- Both the other ballets were two-piano scores, played on stage and lit so that only the pianists' profiles were visible.
- The neighborhood was quiet and dim, lit only by a few street lights.
- The full moon lit up the pond so that I could perfectly see my reflection.
- The pool hall was smoky and lit only by a few flickering light bulbs.
- The hallway, lit with sunlight from both ends, was serenely quiet.
- Our eyes widened when a flash of lightning lit up the sky and illuminated the dark figure.
- We walked for an hour until we were in a large room, lighted by a hole in the ceiling.
- The room beyond was lighted from within by the wavering yellow glow of candles.
- The dining room was dark and cold and only lighted by a candle or two.
- she lit the way for him with a flashlight — le alumbró el camino con una linterna
verbo intransitivo lighted, lighted, lit, lit
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(wood/fire/match/cigarette) encenderse(wood/fire/match/cigarette) prender- Mr Griffiths was sucking hopefully at his pipe, which had refused to light properly.
- However, the four managed to overpower the man and retrieve the lighter before it lit.
- It took three goes to get the cigarette to light, as my hands were shaking.
- He fished a pipe out of his pocket, lit it up, and began to smoke.
- She got out her last cigarette and lit it up as she walked away.
- When I see people struggling to light their smokes up in a stinking back alley in the dead of winter, in the rain, I really can't see that is their little pleasure time.
- I pulled out a cigarette from my handbag and lit it up.
- I sat down in the smoking section of a café, in front of a young couple with a kid (who were also in the Smoking area) and lit up.
- How often have you been walking behind someone, before suddenly finding yourself engulfed in smoke because the person in front has lit up?
- Amber looked on in disgust as Kira lit up.
- There is nothing worse than being in a cosy little restaurant, enjoying wonderful food, and then somebody lights up and blows that acrid smoke in your direction.
- I find it rude when someone lights up during a meal, they could simply walk outside or wait till the meal is finished.
- Though smoking was banned he lit up regardless and a fire broke out.
- Fire chiefs are warning the smoking ban may result in a rise in the number of house fires as more people light up at home.
adjetivo lighter, lightest
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(pale)(green/brown) claro- The walls were a dark jade color here, the tile a light tan covered with crimson matting.
- The streets of the city were cobble stones, and most of the buildings made of a light gray stone or wood.
- The screen turned light purple and a single folder appeared in the middle of the screen.
- Mr Gibb said the animal had a sleek, muscular body, smooth fur and was possibly a light sandy colour.
- She carried a bouquet of light yellow roses, large daisies, chrysanthemums and blue campanulas.
- The suspect was described only as a white man, in a light coloured short-sleeved shirt.
- Mr Davis plans to use a clean, light colour scheme throughout the pub and designate the left hand bar non-smoking.
- The colors she chooses lean more heavily to violet, light pink, green, black, silver and gold.
- It was red, made from bright red bricks, and its roof was a light blue colour.
- The Bertons chose a light beige paint tied together with a white trim in most rooms.
- Fresh and light colours such as blue and green are widely seen in this theme.
- The girl herself was five feet six inches tall, slightly built, with light brown hair.
- He was wearing a black pair of sweatpants and a light gray shirt that showed off his well built muscles.
- She was wearing a light rose pink jacket with a darker shade of pink knee-length skirt.
- Don't take anything white or light coloured with you unless you are going on some luxury holiday somewhere.
- The vehicle involved, which had also been damaged, had been a light green or blue in colour, although the make or model was not known.
- She was tall, large in the stomach with light blonde hair and piercing eyes.
- The person turned out to be a man in his thirties, with light yellow hair and brown eyes.
- The blouse was a light, delicate shade of pink, with a dark flower pattern covering it.
- She was dressed in a casual pair of dark blue slacks and a light beige button down blouse tucked neatly in.
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(bright)it gets light very early these days — ahora amanece / aclara muy temprano- it's already light — ya es de día
- white paint makes a room look lighter — la pintura blanca le da más luz a una habitación
- If it is sufficiently light outside to tell a white thread from a black thread then one should be fasting.
- The closer one is to the North Pole, the longer the dark or light period is.
- The seeds were then grown in vermiculite at 30°C under dark or light conditions.
- The octagonal house is light and airy, with wraparound verandas, a small pool and nothing between you and the South Pole.
- The house is light and airy with lots of glazing and three balconies on three levels let the garden come into the house.
- Albert proudly opened the front door and Betty and I walked into a large, light hallway.
- As soon as it gets light enough out there, I'll take some pictures.
- Install exterior lights that automatically come on when it gets dark and go off when it's light.
- it's already light — ya es de día
adjetivo lighter, lightest
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1.1(not heavy)
(load/fabric) ligero(load/fabric) liviano América Latina(voice) suaveit's lighter than the other one — pesa menos que el otro- with a light tone — en tono desenfadado
- with a light heart — tranquilo
- Penn keeps the tone of the film extremely light, as the action effortlessly hops between Florida and Beverly Hills.
- The first part of the story ends at a very natural point in the story, and on a suitably light moment.
- All day, there are thoughts both weighty and light dancing through my head.
- The film is full of jokes and humour - it has a light, positive, happy feeling.
- Well, that's a fairly light musing for the evening after much of my heavier writings on here.
- His voice had lost its light laughter, and the love of the buildings he had lived with all his life showed through.
- Looking for a little light relief, I flipped over to a TV auction channel, to see what I didn't want to buy today.
- The overall tone is considerably lighter than in Chaucer's poem, the play being diversified with songs and lyrical passages.
- Wrap the dish in clingfilm and place in the fridge with a light weight on top for an hour or so, to allow the flavours to mingle before serving.
- The large, sixteen-inch light alloy wheels add to the sporty dynamics of the car.
- He worked on light metal alloys and the electrolytic production of potassium and sodium.
- Unfortunately, he wasn't exactly small or light enough to move easily.
- It comes with a lithium battery and AC adaptor and is light to carry.
- Theyv'e commented on how methodically I pack the trolley, heavy stuff to the bottom, light stuff to the top.
- She was happy for the light load, she wasn't sure if her back could handle any more books.
- At first she could walk for only six minutes on a treadmill, do four minutes on a rowing machine and lift a few light weights.
- The end product has a high degree of stability as well as being light in weight.
- It is confirmed the team are making only two stops, with the first part of the race driven on a light fuel load.
- The door gave way easily under her light bodyweight and Piper fell with a thud on the floor.
- Pigs have been bred to be fat or meaty, heavy or light, according to changing requirements at different periods.
- You don't want to come home with a light suitcase and a heavy heart.
- It was a shame that my body weight was still surprisingly light compared to the other teenagers.
- There is also a weight limit excluding people who are either too heavy or too light for the game.
- Heavy or light, choose a weight that taxes you so that you approach failure at the end of each set.
- As the triceps is a very small muscle group, make sure you use a light weight, but do lots of repetitions.
- Royal Mail has said it wants to charge more for large but light items and less for small, heavy ones.
- They had the benefit of astonishingly light, strong bodies, so we needn't feel too ashamed about lagging so far behind.
- No rifle that is light enough to carry will penetrate brush nor should it be expected to.
- with a light tone — en tono desenfadado
1.2Cocina
(meal/breakfast) ligero(meal/breakfast) liviano América Latina(pastry/cake) ligero(pastry/cake) liviano América Latina(cola/beer) (invariable adjective) light EEUU(menu) de bajo contenido calóricolight ale — cerveza rubia- Pale green in the glass, with golden highlights, this is a soft, light wine with attractive floral notes.
- Schiava grapes are found in most of the non-varietal light red wines of Trentino-Alto Adige.
- I took a seat on a high barstool amongst the quiet and serious four and ordered half a pint of light ale for the golden pound I had had in my right pocket.
- The wine tasted so light that they drank a lot without any consideration.
- Your best bet is to drink the light or low-carb beer you like best and to do so in moderation.
- For other cheesy dishes, a light, fruity red wine is sometimes better.
- Imported light beers are up across the board, while domestic lights are a mixed bag.
- I went out for light drinks with a mate after work last night and was home by 8.30 pm.
- If it immediately drains back into the glass, then it probably is a light alcohol or dry wine.
- Start with dry white wines, then do medium whites, then light reds, then stronger reds.
- Effects are more or less the same whether light, regular or alcohol-free beer is consumed.
- Beer can range from light ales to dark stouts depending on the proportions of malt and barley.
- Beer is consumed as a typical light alcoholic beverage, while rum is the hard liquor of choice.
- Many dishes need a full-bodied wine with an oak overlay and would suffer in tandem with a light, fruity wine.
- I yelled at Dex who sat so happily on the couch with his feet on top of the table and a bottle of light beer in his hand.
- Bierzo, abutting Galicia in the north west, shows promise with its light fragrant reds from the Mencía grape.
- I started with light beers and ended up with dark, as is recommended to appreciate the flavours properly.
- It's a lovely little wine, light but packed with flavour, perfect chilled before dinner or for sitting out in the sun.
- It's like drinking club soda that has been watered down and mixed with flat light beer.
- If there was ever a drink that summed up a decade, it was this light, unobtrusive, fizzy red wine from central Italy.
- Cream the margarine and sugar until light and fluffy, then add the beaten egg a little at a time while continuing to work.
- The pastry was crisp and light and the salad was the kind where you wanted to eat every scrap.
- The sticky toffee pudding had a light sponge and moreish caramel sauce, all of which disappeared fast.
- This has ground almonds and the texture is almost light, although it is rich and moist.
- The base was perfectly cooked, light and fresh, the mushroom topping rich and full of flavour.
- The naan breads in particular were lovely and light and fluffy.
- Ann beat me to choosing the mince tart, and excellent it was, with acceptably light pastry.
- The pastry was light and flaky, and the insides were pleasant enough, if a little lacking in spice.
- This rhubarb and blueberry soufflé is light, lovely, rich and drop-dead gorgeous.
- In a large bowl beat the butter and confectioners sugar until light and fluffy.
- Cream together the unsalted butter and demerara sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat the butter and caster sugar in a bowl until light and creamy.
- The pastry was light and the pears and ice cream moreish to the point of danger.
- The sweetbreads were fine, raised above the mediocre by a wonderfully sweet and light pastry.
- Modern Banbury cakes are small and oval, made of light flaky pastry with a crisp top achieved by a powdering of sugar before baking.
- On my plate was some melon, sweet and fragrant, and a star-shaped pastry so light and flaky, I hardly dared pick it up.
- My other half gave top marks to her hot smoked haddock tartlet, made with light filo pastry and served up with asparagus and a poached egg.
- I also enjoy a light, fluffy omelet, or maybe basted eggs with bacon or strawberries and dry toast.
- But fruit cakes can also be light and non-alcoholic when made with fresh fruit.
- It's almost impossible to choose between a cake layered with cream cheese frosting and a lighter white sponge cake with whipped cream and strawberries.
- Here, cooks will prepare a light meal of mixed salad, tinned cold fish or meat, bread and cheese and fruit.
- It was light and tasty, but rather deficient in the garlic stakes.
- Prawn risotto with dill and creme fraiche had all the promise of a light but punchy starter.
- Chris and I went for a walk up over the hill and had a light brunch at the Reverie Cafe in Cole Valley.
- So within half an hour of getting Mig's phonecall we were meeting him and going for a light breakfast.
- Tickets for the event cost only £5 each and that also includes a light supper.
- I did some studying after eating my light lunch of 9 sushi rolls and a big glass of tea.
- The Princess had requested a light buffet lunch, including a selection of local cheeses.
- On Sunday morning, we have a light breakfast and then head for the shops.
- I went on to eat a light breakfast and to get my morning writing session done, then felt decidedly dozy.
- You can poach or fry the eggs, keeping the yolks runny, and serve with a salad for a light lunch or supper.
- James Bond would have invited her into the front seat and suggested a light lunch of sea food and champagne.
- Breakfast is a light meal of bread, cereal, yogurt, and coffee or hot chocolate.
- Pita meat pie often is the final course of a meal or is served as a light supper on its own.
- He invited me up to join him for a light meal as a token of gratitude for helping his people.
- Eating a light meal before your treatment may also help prevent nausea and vomiting.
- The menu had a fair range of options from light snacks to full meals.
- Speaking of which, the Rex has a decent menu of light meals and snacks, and offers a variety of draft beers.
- People who sign up as members will be invited to help themselves to a light buffet after the formal launch of the group.
- Palestinians often buy snacks or light meals from street vendors as they go about their daily business.
- It was white, fleshy and not oily, cooked in a light batter and served with a white cream sauce and mushrooms.
- Each doctor that saw her said something different about her diet; food, no food, light diet; no food!
- Adding some light dairy products to a smart diet was first seen as a way to lower blood pressure.
- Occasional sweets notwithstanding, the royal children were raised on very simple, light foods.
- As I did not have milk on hand, I used light whipping cream in addition to regular.
- Aljotta is a light fish soup relying heavily on garlic and marjoram for flavour.
- If you want the granny apple to hold slightly and maintain its shape, you can cook it gently in a light sugar syrup.
- These are topped off by a variety of puddings ranging from light sorbets to incredibly rich chocolate mousses.
- It was halibut, light but intense, melting but singing with flavour.
- The sweet, light tomato sauce provides space and support for the pungent, spicy salami and cheese.
- The mash was good and the lemon and herby drizzle made this a light and delicate follow-on to the full-flavoured fish soup.
- The spring veggies were another hit: baby carrots, asparagus, French greens and corn in light soy sauce.
- Place the peach in a light sugar syrup with the cracked peach pit for flavour.
- The thinly-sliced chicken had been poached in a light and delicate broth infused with lime leaf and coriander.
- The champagne cream sauce was refreshingly light and brought out the best of my wife's salmon filet.
- The main course was a choice of stuffed baby squid or sautéed pork tenderloin on a light Thai green curry sauce.
- They were doused in a light tomato sauce that seeped into the big mound of rice below.
- Hold the rich sauces and have a light soup for a starter with fresh fruit for desert.
- The tuna tartare was mixed in a light cream sauce, and served with a mound of black caviar.
- These were covered in a light garlic-flavoured batter and came with a tangy Neopolitan sauce.
1.3Militar
(cavalry/infantry/artillery) ligero- The pace of light infantry is limited to the speed of a soldier on foot.
- Traces of the modus operandi of the light infantry of old still live on amidst special forces such as the SAS.
- Sniper units are similar to the light infantry units but they operate in smaller teams.
- As a military reformer, Moore successfully developed light infantry tactics and training methods.
- For the most part these contingents have been based on a core component of light infantry.
- The new aircraft have a light armament capability and can be used for security or defensive operations as well as for training.
- Transportation of soldiers is another way mechanized forces can help light units.
- Two light cruisers were being built in Italy but these were commandeered by the Italians in December 1941.
- In command of the light tanks, Patton headed a school and trained his tankers for combat.
- The army is on path to meet its future as a light armoured force, contrary to recent debate in the media.
- The Dover Barrage was a combination of nets, mines and searchlights, patrolled by light craft.
- In December 1939 it was taken over by the Kriegsmarine and armed for use as a light escort and patrol boat.
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2.1Meteorología
(breeze/wind) suavelight rain — llovizna- a light covering of snow — una fina capa de nieve
- He'd walked her home through the light, early summer rain that was falling on the city.
- We had run into pretty light resistance, and we had pushed out a couple of thousand yards.
- It could carry 118,000 barrels of light oil products such as gasoline and heating oil.
- The following moisturiser is very light and gentle and suitable for all skin types.
- We were at 700 feet and one and a half miles, with the visibility obscured by light fog.
- Personally I do not find it as good in heavy or light winds as the Lewis kites.
- Since the main part of the Jacobite army never engaged the enemy, losses were relatively light.
- The valley is densely forested and lush; a light autumn snowfall dusts distant high peaks.
- On Tuesday last Galway woke up to see all the motor vehicles covered with a light coating of brown sand.
- Traffic, now including vans, is using the minor road, which is only suitable for light traffic.
- But in the summer, a light body oil is also necessary to care for sun-drenched skin.
- When schools and university are on holiday, traffic is relatively light most of the time.
- The rain was light, but heavy enough to make you cold and uncomfortable after a few minutes.
- There had been light snow showers earlier that morning when we took off for our first flight of the day.
- I cycle to work the next day, through a light drizzle and heavy traffic.
- Indeed, some very light breezes saw racing starting late and we bring you results of the first two races with results to be confirmed.
- What started as a light shower grew so heavy that she and her daughter began to fear that the roof would cave in.
- The stars were out, and a light summer breeze teased my hair and brushed across my face.
- If you wake early enough, you can catch a solid hour of light breezes and a certain summer coolness.
- At worst, a light drizzle can be stomached, a little nip on the temperature can be endured - but nothing more extreme.
- a light covering of snow — una fina capa de nieve
2.2(sparse)
traffic is light at this time — a esta hora hay poco tráfico- trading was light — hubo poca actividad en la Bolsa
- the losses were fairly light — las pérdidas fueron de poca consideración / de poca monta
- trading was light — hubo poca actividad en la Bolsa
2.3(not strenuous)
(work/duties) ligero(work/duties) liviano América Latina- Are they working to review the light sentence that has been handed out?
- But suggest a bit of light housework and he's all feral snarls and pulling rank.
- Sit up, do light housework, or take a walk until your body has had a chance to digest.
- The All Blacks enjoyed a day of light training today with key players carrying injuries.
- One officer may sleep if the work load is light, while the other monitors the flight.
- Should they be blogging regularly or only when they have a light work load?
- She got a light sentence and I think the worst of her troubles are over.
- Six years is a light sentence for taking another man's life.
- Always walk or do another light cardiovascular exercise for five minutes before you work out.
- The plaintiff's back injury only allowed him to take on light work.
- What would you do if the men who were responsible were given light jail sentences?
- Sentences in the UK are relatively light, averaging around nine months.
- However in reality many people who do assist in euthanasia get fairly light sentences.
- His sentence had been relatively light, as she never accused him of violating her.
- The prosecutors left the Court without explaining the request for such a light sentence.
- I figure he must think he's only going to get a light sentence and a bit of a fine.
- Still expecting a light sentence, he was crushed by his condemnation to indefinite imprisonment.
- Typically, she received a very light sentence, soon revised downward.
- This is giving a clear green light to burglars to commit this crime as they are more than likely to get a very light sentence or be put on a drug rehab programme.
- Despite new and improved laws, judicial proceedings remain slow and the fines actually imposed are light.
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(not serious)(music/comedy/reading) ligeroa program of light entertainment — un programa de variedades- Anyone seeking a little light reading had better steer clear of this book.
- None of the inherent whimsy is lost and the film remains an incredibly moving but suitably light piece.
- Wavell had, it seems, an interest both in light fiction and serious history.
- In recent years, McCartney has branched into composing light classical music.
- A huge bestseller in Spain, the novel has been criticised by some on the left for serving up a light version of the civil war.
- Yes, I know it's jokey, light, entertaining fare, but it's good as well.
- They were always intended to be light pieces to entertain and to dance to.
- Those with pocket money obtained all kinds of novels, serious and light.
- Picking up the papers I eyed it warily, it was obviously not going to be light reading.
- Otherwise, this is a relatively short and light featurette on the art of movie music.
- It is possible that Rob will change the face of light entertainment in Britain.
- It would, said the theory, take the world's most popular game and turn it into mainstream light entertainment.
- The novel is a light read that promises to tax you no more than a politician at election time.
- The run will finish with an awards presentation, BBQ and some light entertainment.
- Apart from the usual academic books, books for light reading and for serious reading are also available.
- After this I thought I'd do a little light reading.
- While the racy title and erotic cover art might suggest a light read, nothing could be further from the truth.
- In the meantime, we can enjoy this story, which is a nice little bit of light reading.
- As such this is not going to be a film for someone looking for a couple of hours of light entertainment.
- With no humour and very little in the way of hope, this is certainly not light entertainment.
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