Very light in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for Very light in the English»Italian Dictionary

Very light [Brit ˈvɛri ˌlʌɪt, ˈvɪəri ˌlʌɪt, Am ˈvɛri ˌlaɪt, ˈvɪri ˌlaɪt] N NAUT

Very light

fuoco m very

Translations for Very light in the Italian»English Dictionary

superleggero

very light

è chiaro fino a tardi

it stays light very late

Translations for Very light in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.very [Brit ˈvɛri, Am ˈvɛri] ADJ

1. very (actual):

very

esatto

very

preciso

the very words

le esatte parole

this very second

(in) questo preciso istante

2. very (ideal):

the very person I need

proprio la persona che fa per me

the very thing I need

proprio quello che mi ci vuole

3. very (ultimate):

from the very beginning

dal primo istante

at the very front, back, top

proprio davanti, dietro, in cima

to the very end

fino all'ultimo istante

to the very top of her profession

fino al gradino più alto della sua professione

on the very edge

all'estremità or al punto più estremo

4. very (mere):

very mention, thought, word

solo

the very idea!

che (razza di) idea!

II.very [Brit ˈvɛri, Am ˈvɛri] ADV

1. very (extremely):

very hot, cold, good, bad

molto

I'm very sorry

mi dispiace molto

how very sad

è una cosa tristissima

very well

molto bene

you know very well why

sai benissimo il perché

she couldn't very well do that

non poteva mica fare così

that's all very well but …

tutto molto bene, però …

very much

molto

to like sth very much

amare molto qc

very much better

molto meglio

I didn't eat, find very much

non ho mangiato, trovato molto

to be very much a city dweller

essere proprio un tipo cittadino

it's very much a question of

è veramente una questione di

the Very Reverend

il reverendissimo

2. very (absolutely):

the very best, worst thing

di gran lunga la cosa migliore, peggiore

the very best hotels

gli hotel più esclusivi

in the very best of health

in piena salute

at the very latest, earliest

al più tardi, presto

at the very least

come minimo

the very first, last

il primissimo, l'ultimissimo

3. very (actually):

the very same words

esattamente le stesse parole

the very next day

il giorno immediatamente successivo

the very next person I met

la prima persona che ho incontrato subito dopo

a car of your very own

una macchina tutta tua

I.light¹ [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt] N

1. light (brightness):

light

luce f

a beam of light

un raggio di luce

by the light of fire

al chiarore di

by the light of moon

al chiaro di

in a good light

sotto una buona luce

to read in a poor light

leggere con poca luce

in full light

in piena luce

in the light of day

alla luce del giorno

in the light of day fig

a mente fredda

I'd like to drive back in the light

mi piacerebbe ritornare quando è ancora giorno

to cast or throw or shed light on

fare luce su or illuminare

to cast or throw or shed light on fig

fare luce su or gettare luce su

to hold sth up to the light

tenere qc alla luce

against the light

in controluce

with the light behind her

con la luce alle spalle

the light was failing

la luce stava scemando

2. light:

light (gleam, bright point)

luce f

light (in eye)

luce f

light (in eye)

bagliore m

a light on the horizon

una luce all'orizzonte

the city lights

le luci della città

3. light (electrical appliance):

light

luce f

to put or switch or turn a light on

accendere una luce

to put or switch or turn a light off

spegnere una luce

to leave a light on

lasciare una luce accesa

are all the lights off or out?

le luci sono tutte spente?

a light came on, went out

si accese, si spense una luce

to turn a light up, down

aumentare, diminuire l'intensità di una luce

the lights went up, down THEAT

si sono accese, abbassate le luci

shine the light over here!

fai luce qui!

shine the light over here! before n switch, shade

della luce

shine the light over here! socket

della lampadina

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

light

spia f

a red light comes on, goes off

si accende, si spegne una spia rossa

5. light MOTOR:

light (headlight)

faro m

light (headlight)

fanale m anteriore

light (rearlight)

fanale m posteriore

light (inside car)

luce f di cortesia

to put one's lights on, off

accendere, spegnere i fanali

to have, leave one's lights on

avere, lasciare i fanali accesi

to check one's lights

controllare i fanali

to flash one's lights at sb

fare i fari a qn

6. light (flame):

to put a light to fire

accendere

to put a light to gas

dare fuoco a

to set light to

dare fuoco a

to give sb a light

dare da accendere a qn

have you got a light?

hai da accendere?

7. light (aspect):

light fig

luce f

to see sth in a good, bad, new light

vedere qc sotto una buona, cattiva, nuova luce

I hadn't thought of it in that light

non ci avevo pensato da quel punto di vista

looking at it in that light…

visto in questa luce…

to appear in a bad light

apparire in una cattiva luce

in the light of

alla luce di

to review sth in the light of evidence, experience

riesaminare qc alla luce di

to see sb, sth in a different light

vedere qn, qc in una luce diversa

8. light (exposure) fig:

to bring to light fact, evidence, truth, crime

portare alla luce

to come to or be brought to light

essere portato alla luce

9. light ENGINEER (window):

light

luce f

II.lights N npl

1. lights:

lights, also traffic lights

semaforo m

the lights are red, green

il semaforo è rosso, verde

to stop at the lights

fermarsi al semaforo

cross at the lights

attraversare al semaforo

the lights aren't working

i semafori non funzionano

to shoot or jump the lights inf

passare con il rosso

2. lights (decorative display):

lights

luci f

lights

illuminazioni f

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

1. light (set fire to):

light candle, oven, cigarette, match, gas

accendere

light wood, paper

dare fuoco a

light firework

tirare

to light a fire

accendere un fuoco

to light the fire

accendere il fuoco

a lighted match

un fiammifero acceso

2. light (illuminate):

light torch, lamp, sun:

illuminare

IV.light¹ <pt/pp lit> [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt] VB intr

light fire:

accendersi, prendere

light candle, cigarette, match:

accendersi

light gas, wood:

prendere fuoco

V.light¹ [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt] ADJ

1. light (bright):

light evening, room, house

luminoso

it is light enough to do

c'è abbastanza luce per fare

to get or grow lighter sky:

rischiararsi

it was getting or growing light

cominciava a fare giorno

while it's still light

mentre è ancora giorno

2. light (pale):

light colour, fabric, wood, skin

chiaro

light hair

biondo

light blue

azzurro

light grey

grigio chiaro

light blue socks

calze azzurre

VI.light¹ [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt]

the light of sb's life

luce degli occhi di qn

to do sth according to one's lights form

fare qc secondo il proprio giudizio

to go out like a light

addormentarsi di colpo

to see the light

capire

I.light² [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt] ADJ

1. light (not heavy):

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

leggero

light drinker

moderato

light business, trading

poco attivo

a light rain

una leggera pioggia, una pioggerella

to have a light touch pianist:

avere il tocco leggero

to have a light touch cook:

avere la mano leggera

a light sprinkling or dusting

una leggera spolverata

a light soprano

un soprano leggero

to be a light sleeper

avere il sonno leggero

she is 2 kg lighter

pesa 2 kg di meno

this sack of coal is 5 kg light

questo sacco di carbone è più leggero di 5 kg

2. light (not severe):

light damage

lieve

light punishment, sentence

poco severo

3. light (delicate):

light knock, tap, footsteps

leggero

light kiss, movement

delicato

to be light on one's feet

avere il passo leggero

4. light (not tiring):

light work, exercise, training

leggero, poco faticoso

light duties

lavoretti

light housework

lavoretti di casa

to make light work of sth

fare qc senza difficoltà

5. light (not intellectually demanding):

light music, verse

leggero

a bit of light relief

un po' di diversivo

some light reading for the beach

qualche lettura leggera per la spiaggia

6. light (not important):

light affair

non serio

it is no light matter

non è una cosa da poco

to make light of rumour, problem

trattare con leggerezza, prendere sottogamba

to make light of injury

non dare importanza

7. light (cheerful):

light mood, laugh

allegro

8. light FOOD (low-fat):

light product

light

II.light² [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt] ADV

light

con poco bagaglio

to travel light

viaggiare leggero

III.light² [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt]

to go light on sth inf

andarci piano con qc

I.light³ <pt/pp lit or lighted> [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt] VB trans

light ship:

light

alleggiare, allibare

II.light³ <pt/pp lit or lighted> [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt] VB intr

1. light (settle):

light bird:

posarsi

2. light (get down):

light arch

scendere (from da)

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Translations for Very light in the English»Italian Dictionary

Very light N

Very light

bengala m inv

Translations for Very light in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.very [ˈve·ri] ADV

1. very (extremely):

very

molto

very much

moltissimo

not very much

non molto

to feel very much at home

sentirsi come a casa

I am very, very sorry

sono dispiaciutissimo

2. very (expression of emphasis):

the very best

il migliore

the very first

il primissimo

at the very most

al massimo

at the very least

come minimo

the very next day

proprio il giorno dopo

the very same

proprio lo stesso

Phrases:

very well

molto bene

it's all very fine …, but …

va benissimo …, però …

II.very [ˈve·ri] ADJ

at the very bottom

proprio in fondo

the very fact

il fatto stesso

the very man we need

proprio l'uomo che fa per noi

I.light [laɪt] N

1. light (energy, brightness):

light

luce f

by the light of the moon

al chiaro di luna

2. light (daytime):

light

luce f (del giorno)

first light

prime luci

3. light (source of brightness, lamp):

light

luce f

to turn a light off/on

spegnere/accendere una luce

lights out inf (bedtime)

ora f di dormire

4. light (traffic light):

light

semaforo m

5. light (flame):

light

fuoco m

to catch light

prendere fuoco

to set light to sth

dare fuoco a qc

do you have a light?

hai da accendere?

6. light (clarification, insight):

light

luce f

to bring sth to light

portare alla luce

to cast [or shed] light on sth

far luce su qc

to come to light

venire alla luce

to come to light

emergere

7. light (perspective):

light

luce f

to see things in a new light

vedere le cose sotto una luce diversa

8. light fig (joy, inspiration):

light

luce f

you are the light of my life

sei la luce dei miei occhi

Phrases:

to see the light at the end of the tunnel

vedere la luce in fondo al tunnel

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

addormentarsi di colpo

to go out like a light (faint suddenly)

svenire

II.light [laɪt] ADJ

1. light (not heavy):

light

leggero, -a

a light touch

un tocco leggero

2. light (not dark):

light color

chiaro, -a

light room

luminoso, -a

3. light (not serious):

light

leggero, -a

light opera

operetta f

4. light (not intense):

light breeze, rain

lieve

to be a light sleeper

avere il sonno leggero

to be light on sth

essere a corto di qc

5. light FOOD:

light

leggero, -a

a light meal

un pasto leggero

6. light (with few calories):

light

light

III.light [laɪt] ADV

light

leggermente

Phrases:

to make light of sth

prendere qc alla leggera

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

1. light (illuminate):

light

illuminare

to light the way

indicare la strada

2. light (start burning):

light

accendere

to light a cigarette

accendere una sigaretta

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

light

prendere fuoco

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At the same time, in other countries, very light skin is seen as more desirable particularly among women.

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It was located within an area of very light wind shear and an overall warm environment.

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The carriage too could be very light, although the initial prototype carriages proved to be too light and had to be redesigned.

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The two-seat car was very light, weighing only about 180kglb 0.

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The car featured a very light diesel engine with direct fuel injection that gave very good fuel efficiency, only 0,03 litre/km.

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The shell is very light, thin, fragile, and semi-glossy translucent white.

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Adults are very light brown with whitish bars on the fore wings.

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A three-season tent is for spring/summer/autumn and should be capable of withstanding fairly heavy rain, or very light snow.

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At a rural area in the central portions of the county, winds were very light and did not exceed 20mph km/h.

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Those propellers are very innovative, with exceptional performances and very light.

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