traffic lights in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for traffic lights in the English»French Dictionary

traffic light N souvent pl

traffic light

feux mpl de signalisation or tricolores

Translations for traffic lights in the English»French Dictionary

overshoot traffic lights

rater

ignore traffic lights

brûler

a set of traffic lights

des feux mpl (de signalisation)

Translations for traffic lights in the French»English Dictionary

signal lumineux

traffic light

feux tricolores

traffic lights

feu tricolore

traffic light

feu de signalisation

traffic light

feu

traffic light

le feu est au rouge

the (traffic) light is red

Translations for traffic lights in the English»French Dictionary

I.light [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt] N

1. light (brightness):

light

lumière f

a beam of light

un faisceau de lumière

by the light of fire

à la lumière de

by the light of moon

à la clarté de

in a good light

sous une bonne lumière

to read in a poor light

lire avec peu de lumière

in full light

en pleine lumière

in the light of day lit, fig

au grand jour

I'd like to drive back in the light

j'aimerais rentrer avant la nuit

to cast or throw or shed light on lit

projeter or répandre de la lumière sur

to cast or throw or shed light on fig

éclaircir

to hold sth up to the light

tenir qc à la lumière

against the light

à contre-jour

with the light behind her

le dos tourné à la lumière

the light was failing

la nuit tombait

2. light:

light (gleam, bright point)

lumière f

light (in eye)

lueur f

a light on the horizon

une lumière à l'horizon

the city lights

les lumières de la ville

3. light (electrical appliance):

light (in building, on machine, in oven)

lumière f

light (in street)

réverbère m

light (on ship)

feu m

to put or switch or turn a light on

allumer une lumière

to put or switch or turn a light off

éteindre une lumière

to leave a light on

laisser une lumière allumée

are all the lights off or out?

est-ce que toutes les lumières sont éteintes?

a light came on/went out

une lumière s'est allumée/s'est éteinte

to turn a light up/down

augmenter/réduire une lumière

the lights went up/down THEAT

les lumières se sont allumées/éteintes

shine the light over here!

éclaire par ici!

shine the light over here! attr switch, shade, socket

de lampe

4. light (part of gauge, indicator, dashboard):

light

voyant m (lumineux)

a red light comes on/goes off

un voyant rouge s'allume/s'éteint

5. light MOTOR:

light (headlight)

phare m

light (rearlight)

feu m arrière

light (inside car)

veilleuse f

to put one's lights on/off

allumer/éteindre ses phares

to have/leave one's lights on

avoir/laisser ses phares allumés

to check one's lights

vérifier les phares

to flash one's lights at sb

faire un appel de phares à qn

6. light (flame):

to put a light to fire, gas

allumer

to set light to

mettre le feu à

to give sb a light

offrir du feu à qn

have you got a light?

tu as du feu?

7. light (aspect):

light fig

jour m

to see sth in a good/bad /new light

voir qc sous un bon/mauvais/ nouveau jour

I hadn't thought of it in that light

je n'y avais pas pensé sous cet angle-là

looking at it in that light…

vu sous cet angle…

to appear in a bad light

apparaître sous un jour défavorable

in the light of

compte tenu de

to review sth in the light of evidence, experience

réexaminer qc à la lumière de

to see sb/sth in a different light

voir qn/qc sous un jour différent

8. light (exposure) fig:

to bring to light fact, evidence, truth, crime

découvrir

to come to or be brought to light

être découvert

9. light CONSTR (window):

light

vitre f

II.lights N npl

1. lights TRANSP:

lights

feu m

lights

feux mpl

the lights are red/green

le feu est au rouge/au vert

to stop at the lights

s'arrêter au feu

cross at the lights

traversez aux feux

the lights aren't working

les feux ne marchent pas

to shoot inf or jump inf the lights

griller un feu rouge inf

2. lights (decorative display):

lights

illuminations fpl

3. lights FOOD:

lights

mou m

III.light [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt] ADJ

1. light (bright):

light evening, room, house

clair

it is light enough to do

il fait assez clair pour faire

to get or grow lighter sky:

s'éclaircir

it was getting or growing light

il commençait à faire jour

while it's still light

pendant qu'il fait encore jour

2. light (pale):

light colour, fabric, wood, skin

clair

light hair

blond

light blue/grey

bleu/gris clair

inv light blue socks

des chaussettes bleu clair

3. light (not heavy):

light material, substance, mist , snow, wind, clothing, plane, sleep, meal, beer, cake

léger/-ère

light rain

fin

light drinker

modéré

light business, trading

peu actif/-ive

to have a light touch pianist:

avoir un toucher léger

to have a light touch writer, cook:

avoir une certaine légèreté

a light sprinkling or dusting

un saupoudrage

a light soprano

une soprano légère

to be a light sleeper

avoir le sommeil léger

she is 2 kg lighter

elle pèse 2 kg de moins

this sack of coal is 5 kg light

il manque 5 kg à ce sac de charbon

4. light (not severe):

light damage, punishment, sentence

léger/-ère

5. light (delicate):

light knock, tap, footsteps

léger/-ère

light kiss, movement

délicat

to be light on one's feet

avoir la démarche légère

6. light (not tiring):

light work

peu fatigant

light exercise, training

léger/-ère

light duties

petits travaux mpl

light housework

petits travaux ménagers

to make light work of sth

faire qc sans peine

7. light (not intellectually demanding):

light music, verse

léger/-ère

a bit of light relief

un peu de divertissement

some light reading for the beach

quelque chose de facile à lire pour la plage

8. light (not important):

light affair

pas sérieux/-ieuse

it is no light matter

c'est une chose sérieuse

to make light of rumour, problem

traiter [qc] à la légère

to make light of injury

ne pas attacher d'importance à

9. light (cheerful):

light mood, laugh

enjoué

10. light FOOD (low-fat):

light product

allégé

light product

light

IV.light <pret, pp lit [lɪt] or lighted> [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt] VB trans

1. light (set fire to):

light candle, gas, oven, cigarette

allumer

light wood, paper

enflammer

light firework

tirer

light match

craquer

to light a fire

faire un or du feu

to light the fire

allumer le feu

a lighted match

une allumette enflammée

2. light (illuminate):

light torch, lamp, sun:

éclairer

V.light <pret, pp lit> [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt] VB intr

light fire:

prendre

light candle, cigarette, gas, wood, match:

s'allumer

VI.light [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt]

the light of sb's life

le rayon de soleil de qn

many hands make light work prov

à plusieurs la besogne va vite

to do sth according to one's lights form

faire qc comme on l'entend

to go light on inf sth

y aller mollo avec qc sl

to go out like a light

s'endormir tout de suite

to see the light

comprendre

I.traffic [Brit ˈtrafɪk, Am ˈtræfɪk] N

1. traffic (road vehicles in street, town):

traffic

circulation f

to direct the traffic

régler la circulation

heavy traffic

circulation dense

the volume of traffic has doubled

la circulation a doublé de volume

traffic into/out of London

la circulation vers/en sortant de Londres

traffic is being diverted

il y a une déviation

to hold up the traffic

provoquer un bouchon

to hold up the traffic attr accident, density, noise, problem, regulations

de la circulation

traffic hold-up

embouteillage m

traffic tailback

bouchon m

2. traffic (movement of planes, ships, trains, cars, people):

traffic

trafic m

freight/passenger traffic

trafic de fret/voyageurs

cross-Channel traffic

trafic m transmanche

3. traffic (dealings):

traffic (in drugs, arms, slaves, goods)

trafic m (in de)

traffic (in ideas)

mouvement m (in de)

a one-way/two-way traffic

un trafic unilatéral/dans les deux sens

4. traffic:

traffic ELECTRON, COMPUT, TELEC

trafic m

II.to traffic in <pres part trafficking; pret, pp trafficked> VB intr

to traffic in drugs, cocaine, arms, stolen goods:

to traffic in

faire du trafic de

traffic lights in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for traffic lights in the English»French Dictionary

traffic lights N pl

traffic lights

feu m (de circulation)

Translations for traffic lights in the English»French Dictionary

to jump the (traffic) lights

passer au feu rouge

the traffic light changed back to red

le feu est repassé au rouge

to shoot past the traffic lights

griller le feu rouge

the traffic light is at amber Brit

le feu est à l'orange

Translations for traffic lights in the French»English Dictionary

feux de signalisation

traffic lights

feu tricolore/de signalisation

traffic lights

système de signalisation (feux)

traffic lights pl

le feu est passé au vert

the traffic lights have gone green

Translations for traffic lights in the English»French Dictionary

lights N pl

lights

poumons mpl

I.light¹ [laɪt] ADJ

1. light a. fig FOOD:

light

léger(-ère)

2. light (not intense, strong):

light breeze, rain

petit(e)

a light eater/smoker

un petit mangeur/fumeur

to be a light sleeper

avoir le sommeil léger

Phrases:

to be as light as a feather

être léger comme une plume

II.light¹ [laɪt] ADV

light

légèrement

Phrases:

to get off light

s'enlever facilement

to travel light

voyager avec peu de bagages

III.light¹ [laɪt] N pl

light

conclusions fpl

I.light² [laɪt] N

1. light no pl (energy, source of brightness, lamp):

light a. fig

lumière f

artificial/natural light

lumière artificielle/naturelle

to cast light on sth

jeter la lumière sur qc

to be the light of sb's life

être la lumière de la vie de qn

2. light no pl (brightness):

light

lueur f

to do sth by the light of sth

faire qc à la lumière de qc

by the light of a lamp/the moon/stars

à la lueur d'une lampe/de la lune/des étoiles

3. light no pl (daytime):

light

lumière f du jour

first light

premières lueurs fpl

4. light no pl (way of perceiving):

light

jour m

to see/show sb/sth in a bad/good light

voir/montrer qn sous un bon/mauvais jour

5. light no pl (flame for igniting):

light

feu m

to catch light

prendre feu

6. light pl (person's abilities, standards):

light

facultés fpl

Phrases:

to be out like a light inf

s'endormir comme une masse

to bring sth to light

faire la lumière sur qc

to come to light

éclater au grand jour

in the light of sth, Am in light of sth

compte tenu de qc

II.light² [laɪt] ADJ

light

clair(e)

III.light² <lit, lit [or a. Am lighted, lighted]> [laɪt] VB trans

1. light (illuminate):

light a. fig

éclairer

2. light (start burning):

light a cigarette, pipe

allumer

IV.light² <lit, lit [or a. Am lighted, lighted]> [laɪt] VB intr

light

s'allumer

I.traffic [ˈtræfɪk] N no pl

1. traffic (transport movement):

traffic

trafic m

traffic for cars

circulation f

traffic fatalities

décès sur la route

heavy traffic

circulation dense

heavy traffic of trucks

circulation des poids lourds

to get stuck in traffic

être bloqué par la circulation

sea traffic

navigation f

passenger/commercial traffic

transport m des passagers/marchandises

2. traffic pej (trade, dealings):

traffic

trafic m

to have traffic with sb

faire des affaires avec qn

II.traffic <trafficked, trafficked> [ˈtræfɪk] VB intr pej (trade illegally)

to traffic in sth

faire du trafic de qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The town has a total of three traffic lights.

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The community has no traffic lights and 55 is the only city speed limit, except during school traffic hours.

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It is protected by traffic lights and may only be crossed in one direction at a time.

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Roads with traffic lights are limited to 50 mph.

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The frontage roads usually intersect with traffic lights and are similar to a grid of nearby one-way streets.

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It can open car windows, turn traffic lights red, shut down servers, etc.

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Traffic lights must be equipped to receive an activation signal to be controlled by any system intended for use in that area.

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Like tramways, the line uses multi-aspect signalling, and crossings are equipped with traffic lights.

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The only remaining traffic lights in the city are located on the southern bypass.

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Originally planned as a trenched motorway with overbridges, it was subsequently designed as a ground-level road with traffic lights.

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