Ciudad Luz in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for Ciudad Luz in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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1.1. luz (claridad):

luz
light
la luz del sol
the sunlight
a las 10 de la noche todavía hay luz
it's still light at 10 o'clock at night
la habitación tiene mucha luz
it's a very light room
la habitación tiene mucha luz
the room gets a lot of light
me está dando la luz en los ojos
the light's in my eyes
a plena luz del día
in broad daylight
esta bombilla da muy poca luz
this bulb isn't very bright o doesn't give off much light
no leas con tan poca luz
don't read in such poor light
la habitación estaba a media luz
the room was in semi-darkness/half-light
esta planta necesita mucha luz
this plant needs a lot of light
me estás tapando o quitando la luz
you're in my light
me estás tapando o quitando la luz
you're blocking the light
partieron con las primeras luces liter
they left at first light liter
claro como la luz del día fue él, eso está claro como la luz del día
it was him, that's patently obvious
claro como la luz del día fue él, eso está claro como la luz del día
it was him, it's as plain as daylight
bueno ¿te ha quedado claro? — como la luz del día
right, is that clear then? — crystal clear
dar a luz
to give birth
dio a luz (a) un precioso bebé
she gave birth to a beautiful baby boy
entre dos luces liter (al amanecer)
at daybreak
entre dos luces liter
at first light
entre dos luces liter
at dawn
entre dos luces (al anochecer)
at twilight liter
entre dos luces (al anochecer)
at dusk
sacar algo a la luz secreto/escándalo
to bring sth to light
sacar algo a la luz publicación
to bring out
salir a la luz secreto/escándalo:
to come to light
salir a la luz publicación:
to come out
el diario salió a la luz en 1951
the newspaper first came out o was first published in 1951
el segundo número nunca salió a la luz
the second issue never saw the light of day o was never published
ser de o tener pocas luces inf
to be dim-witted
ser de o tener pocas luces inf
to be dim Brit
tiene pocas luces
he's a bit dim-witted o dim
tiene pocas luces
he's not very bright
ser una luz Arg
to be as bright as a button
ver la luz liter persona:
to come into the world liter
ver la luz publicación:
to be published (for the first time)

3. luz (dispositivo):

luz
light
se ha fundido la luz del cuarto de baño
the bathroom light's fused o gone
encender o LatAm prender la luz
to turn on o switch on the light
da la luz o dale a la luz Spain
turn on o switch on the light
apagar la luz
to turn off o switch off the light
¿qué haces todavía con la luz encendida o LatAm prendida?
what are you doing with the light still on?
las luces de la ciudad
the city lights
dejó la luz de la mesita encendida
he left the table lamp on
cruzó con la luz roja
she crossed when the lights were red
brillar con luces propias un discípulo suyo que ya brilla con luces propias
a student of his who has now become a great scholar (o performer etc.) in his own right
brillar con luces propias un discípulo suyo que ya brilla con luces propias
a student of his who has now become famous in his own right
comerse una o la luz Ven inf
to go through a red light
dar luz verde a algo
to give sth the green light o the go-ahead

See also traje de luces

traje de luces N m

Ciudad Luz in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Ciudad Luz in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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1. luz (resplandor):

luz
light
luz corta
dipped headlights
luz larga
full beam
luz natural
natural light
luz trasera
rear light
luz trasera
tail light Am
traje de luces
bullfighter's suit
a la luz del día
in daylight
a media luz
in subdued light
claro como la luz del día
crystal clear
dar a luz
to give birth
¡luz de mis ojos!
the apple of my eye!
sacar a la luz fig
to bring to light
salir a la luz fig
to come to light
arrojar luz sobre un asesinato
to shed light on the murder
a la luz de los nuevos datos...
in the light of the new data ...
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Spanish
Por otra parte han amagado con tantas usinas en la villa que si solamente se hubiesen construido la mitad, estaríamos en la ciudad luz.
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