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alight¹ [Brit əˈlʌɪt, Am əˈlaɪt] VB intr form

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1. alight passenger:

alight

scendere (from da)

2. alight bird:

alight

posarsi (on su)

3. alight gaze, thoughts:

alight

soffermarsi (on su)

alight² [Brit əˈlʌɪt, Am əˈlaɪt] ADJ mai attrib.

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1. alight:

alight match, fire

alight building, grass

to set sth alight

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il suo viso splendeva di gioia

his face was alight with happiness

incendiare qc

to set sth alight, to set light or fire to sth, to set sth on fire

il gol infiammò lo stadio

the goal set the stadium alight or on fire

posarsi (poggiarsi) uccello, insetto:

to alight

appiccare il fuoco a qc

to set sth on fire or alight

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alight¹ [ə·ˈlaɪt] ADJ

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1. alight (on fire):

alight

to be alight

essere in fiamme

to set sth alight

2. alight fig with enthusiasm, joy:

alight

to set sb's imagination alight

accendere l'immaginazione di qn

alight² [ə·ˈlaɪt] VB intr form

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1. alight on branch:

alight

2. alight from vehicle:

alight

alight on VB intr

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to alight on sth

imbattersi in qc

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posarsi (uccello)

to alight

to alight on sth

imbattersi in qc

to be alight

essere in fiamme

to set sth alight

to set sb's imagination alight

accendere l'immaginazione di qn

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Both young and old spiders feed mainly on small flies which alight on walls. en.wikipedia.org

At age six he was hospitalised for six months after being hit by a lorry when alighting from a tram, cracking his skull. en.wikipedia.org

This is a request stop, whereby passengers have to signal to the driver to board or alight from the train. en.wikipedia.org

There is no public access to the station, so neither boarding not alighting is possible there. en.wikipedia.org

Although initially resulting in police retreat, the bulldozer was finally set alight in the early hours of midnight. en.wikipedia.org

Seven buildings were set alight at the crossroads. en.wikipedia.org

They attach themselves to the thorax or legs of the butterfly and transfer from host to host when the butterflies alight to nectar at flowers. en.wikipedia.org

One might need to alight into a smaller boat before reaching the shore due to the shallowness of the island's waters. en.wikipedia.org

The doorways have been modified so that the sliding doors can open further, to allow for faster boarding and alighting. en.wikipedia.org

Worse still, a 3-tonner ammunition lorry caught fire, and oil floating on the water was set alight. en.wikipedia.org

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