light meter in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for light meter in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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meter1, metre Brit [Am ˈmidər, Brit ˈmiːtə] N (measure)

meter2, metre Brit [Am ˈmidər, Brit ˈmiːtə] N

I.meter3 [Am ˈmidər, Brit ˈmiːtə] N

II.meter3 [Am ˈmidər, Brit ˈmiːtə] VB trans

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metre → meter

See also meter1, meter3, meter2

meter1, metre Brit [Am ˈmidər, Brit ˈmiːtə] N (measure)

I.meter3 [Am ˈmidər, Brit ˈmiːtə] N

II.meter3 [Am ˈmidər, Brit ˈmiːtə] VB trans

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meter2, metre Brit [Am ˈmidər, Brit ˈmiːtə] N

I.light1 [Am laɪt, Brit lʌɪt] N

1. light U (illumination):

light
luz f
a ray of light
un rayo de luz
light and shade
luz y sombra
light and shade ART
claroscuro m
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 or a contraluz
you're standing in my light
me tapas or me quitas la luz
you're standing in my light
me haces sombra
bring it into the light
tráelo a la luz
while the light lasts
mientras haya luz
in or by the cold light of day it didn't seem such a good idea
al pensarlo mejor or en frío, no parecía tan buena idea
at first light
al clarear (el día)
at first light
con las primeras luces
let there be light BIBL
hágase la luz
(to be) the light of sb's life
(ser) la niña de los ojos de alguien
to bring sth to light
sacar algo a la luz
to come to light
salir a la luz
to hide one's light under a bushel
ser modesto
to see the light
abrir los ojos
to see the light
comprender las cosas
to see the light REL
ver la luz
to see (the) light at the end of the tunnel
vislumbrar el fin de sus (or mis etc.) problemas
to see (the) light at the end of the tunnel
ir saliendo del túnel
to see the light (of day)
ver la luz (del día)
he first saw the light of day in April, 1769
nació or vino al mundo en el mes de abril de 1769
to throw or cast or shed light on sth
arrojar luz sobre algo
attr light waves
ondas fpl luminosas

2.1. light C:

light (source of light)
luz f
light (lamp)
lámpara f
to turn the light off
apagar la luz
to turn the light on
encender la luz
to turn the light on
prender la luz LatAm
to turn the light on
dar la luz Spain
shine the light over here
enfoca or alumbra aquí
lights out!
¡apaguen las luces!
lights! CINE, THEAT
¡luces!
she wanted to see her name in lights
quería ver su nombre en las marquesinas or en letras de neón
the bright lights of the big city
las luces de la gran ciudad
landing/navigation lights
luces fpl de aterrizaje/navegación
to go out like a light inf (become unconscious)
caer(se) redondo
to go out like a light (fall asleep)
dormirse como un tronco
to go out like a light (fall asleep)
caer como piedra LatAm inf

II.light1 <pt & pp lighted or lit> [Am laɪt, Brit lʌɪt] VB trans

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III.light1 <pt & pp lighted or lit> [Am laɪt, Brit lʌɪt] VB intr

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IV.light1 <lighter lightest> [Am laɪt, Brit lʌɪt] ADJ

I.light2 <lighter lightest> [Am laɪt, Brit lʌɪt] ADJ

II.light2 [Am laɪt, Brit lʌɪt] ADV

light3 [Am laɪt, Brit lʌɪt] VB intr

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light meter in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for light meter in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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IV.light <lit [or lighted]> [laɪt] VB trans

V.light <lit [or lighted]> [laɪt] VB intr (catch fire)

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The release button activated the light meter, when slightly depressed.
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The game displays a light meter that reflects how visible the player character is to enemies, and night vision and thermal vision goggles to help the player navigate in darkness.
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These settings are coupled with the light meter, but the exposure time must be manually implemented using a cable release.
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It offered three shutter speeds and aperture values had to be set by a separate light meter, by guesswork or by following the coarse exposure guide on the film package.
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This allows a light meter to be used to estimate an exposure.
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The visual system is not very good at being a physical light meter, but that is not its purpose.
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Intensity (or quality) of light is difficult to measure without a light meter.
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On the y-axis of the graph is the luminance obtained by moving a light meter over the grating perpendicular to the orientation of the grating.
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In photography, a light meter is often used to determine the proper exposure for a photograph.
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Manually setting a camera to expose the film properly takes two steps, even after taking a light meter reading.
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