southern lights in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for southern lights in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

southern lights N pl

southern lights

южно сияние

Translations for southern lights in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

I.light [laɪt] N

1. light no pl (energy, brightness):

light

светлина f

by the light of the moon

на лунна светлина

2. light no pl (daytime):

light

виделина f

first light

първите лъчи на зората

3. light:

light (source of brightness)

светило nt

light (lamp)

лампа f

the lights went down

светлините изгаснаха

to put a light off/on

изключвам/включвам осветлението

4. light pl (traffic light):

light

светофар m

5. light no pl (clarification, insight):

light

яснота f

to cast [or shed], light on sth

хвърлям светлина върху нщ

6. light no pl (perspective):

light

перспектива f

7. light no pl (joy, inspiration):

light

светлина f

light

вдъхновение nt

you are the light of my life fig

ти си светлината [o. радостта] на живота ми

8. light no pl (flame):

light

огън m

light

огънче nt

to catch light

запалвам се

to set light to sth

подпалвам/запалвам нщ

do you have a light?

имаш ли огънче?

9. light pl (person's abilites):

light

способности f мн

to do sth according to one's lights

правя нщ според възможностите си

Phrases:

to be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel

способен съм да видя светлина в края на тунела

to go out like a light inf (fall deep asleep quickly)

падам от умора и моментално заспивам

to go out like a light (faint suddenly)

загубвам съзнание

to bring sth to light

изкарвам нщ наяве

to bring sth to light

разкривам нщ

to come to light

излизам на бял свят

to come to light

излизам наяве

II.light [laɪt] ADJ

1. light (not heavy):

light

лек

a light touch

леко докосване

2. light (not dark):

light colour, room

светъл

light skin

блед

3. light (not serious):

light

несериозен

light opera

лека опера

4. light (not intense):

light breeze, rain

лек

to be a light sleeper

спя леко

to be light on sth

нямам достатъчно от нщ

5. light FOOD:

light

лек

a light meal

леко ядене

Phrases:

to be as light as a feather

лек съм като перце

to be light on one's feet

стъпвам леко

to be light on one's feet

леко танцувам

to make light work of sth

бързо и лесно свършвам дадена работа

III.light [laɪt] ADV

light

леко

to get off light

отървавам се леко

to make light of sth

омаловажавам нщ

to make light of sth

отнасям се пренебрежително към нщ

IV.light <lit > [laɪt] VB trans Am: <lighted, lit > Am: <lighted>

1. light (illuminate):

light

осветявам

to light the way

осветявам пътя

2. light (start burning):

light

запалвам

to light a cigarette

запалвам цигара

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

light

запалвам се

southern [ˈsʌðən, Am -ɚn] ADJ

southern

южен

southern hemisphere

южно полукълбо

the southern part of the country

южната част на страната

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, is seen in the northern hemisphere, whereas the aurora australias, or southern lights, is visible in the southern latitudes.

www.huffingtonpost.com

It is likely to spark spectacular displays of the aurora or northern and southern lights.

www.deccanherald.com

A camera on the spacecraft will observe the fields' auroras -- the planet's northern and southern lights that are the brightest in the solar system -- more closely than ever before.

www.usatoday.com

Its southern counterpart, the "aurora australis" (or the southern lights), has features that are almost identical to the aurora borealis and changes simultaneously with changes in the northern auroral zone.

en.wikipedia.org

The natural beauty of the northern or southern lights captures the public imagination unlike any other aspect of space weather.

phys.org

The light refers to the long summer twilights and the aurora australis (southern lights).

en.wikipedia.org

On some nights, the southern lights, the aurora australis, took over.

www.symmetrymagazine.org