first light in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for first light in the English»Italian Dictionary

first light [Brit, Am ˌfərst ˈlaɪt] N

first light

alba f

first light

prime luci fpl

at first light

alle prime luci

Translations for first light in the Italian»English Dictionary

il chiarore dell'alba

the first light of dawn

alle prime ore del giorno

in the (wee) small hours, in the early hours, at first light

Translations for first light in the English»Italian Dictionary

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)

I.first [Brit fəːst, Am fərst] DET

1. first (of series, group):

first

primo

the first three pages, people, the three first pages, people

le prime tre pagine, persone

the first few minutes

i primi minuti or i minuti iniziali

the first person to do

la prima persona a fare

the first person that did (first of several)

la prima persona ad aver fatto or che ha fatto

the first person that did (first ever)

la prima persona che abbia mai fatto

2. first (in phrases):

at first glance or sight

a prima vista

for the first time

per la prima volta

I warned him not for the first time that …

non era la prima volta che lo avvertivo che …

for the first and last time

per la prima e ultima volta

I'll ring first thing tomorrow, in the morning

per prima cosa domani, domani mattina telefono

I'll do it first thing

lo farò per prima cosa

3. first (slightest):

he doesn't know the first thing about politics

non sa assolutamente nulla di politica

I don't know the first thing about him

non so assolutamente nulla di lui

she didn' t have the first idea what to do, where to go

non aveva la più pallida idea di cosa fare, su dove andare

II.first [Brit fəːst, Am fərst] PRON

1. first (of series, group):

first

primo m / prima f (to do a fare)

Beethoven's first MUS

la prima di Beethoven

she'd be the first to complain, to admit it

sarebbe la prima a lamentarsi, a ammetterlo

she was one of or among the first to arrive

fu tra i primi ad arrivare

2. first (of month):

the first (of May)

il primo (maggio)

3. first (initial moment):

the first I knew about his death was a letter from his wife

ho saputo per la prima volta della sua morte da una lettera di sua moglie

that's the first I've heard of it!

è la prima volta che lo sento!

4. first (beginning):

first

inizio m

from the (very) first

(fin) dall'inizio

from first to last

dall'inizio alla fine

5. first (new experience):

a first for sb, sth

la prima volta di or per qn, qc

a first for Germany!

la prima volta della Germania! also SPORTS

6. first:

at first

dapprima, all'inizio, in principio

III.first [Brit fəːst, Am fərst] N

1. first MOTOR (gear):

first, also first gear to be in first driver, car:

essere in prima

2. first Brit UNIV:

first (degree)

massimo m dei voti

first (person)

chi ottiene il massimo dei voti

to get a first in history or a history first

laurearsi in storia con il massimo dei voti

IV.first [Brit fəːst, Am fərst] ADV

1. first (before others):

first arrive, leave

per primo

Louise left first

Louise è partita per prima

to get there first

arrivare per primo also fig

you go first!

dopo di lei! or prego!

ladies first!

prima le signore!

women and children first

prima le donne e i bambini

2. first (at top of ranking):

to come first GAMES, SPORTS

arrivare primo (in in)

to come first fig

venire prima di tutto

his career comes first with him

per lui la carriera viene prima di tutto

to put sb, sth first

dare la precedenza a qn, qc or mettere qn, qc davanti a tutto

put your family first

metta la sua famiglia davanti a tutto

3. first (to begin with):

first

per prima cosa

first of all

prima di tutto

first we must decide

prima dobbiamo decidere

first mix the eggs and sugar

prima mescolate le uova e lo zucchero

first she tells me one thing, then something else

prima mi dice una cosa, poi un'altra

there are two reasons: first…

ci sono due ragioni: primo…

when we were first married

all'inizio del nostro matrimonio or quando eravamo appena sposati

when he first arrived

appena arrivato

he was a gentleman first and last

era un autentico gentiluomo

4. first (for the first time):

first

per la prima volta

I first met him in Paris

lo incontrai per la prima volta a Parigi

5. first (rather):

first

piuttosto

move to the country? I'd die first!

trasferirmi in campagna? piuttosto morirei! or preferirei morire!

V.first [Brit fəːst, Am fərst]

there are only a few tickets: it's first come first served

ci sono solo alcuni biglietti: saranno distribuiti ai primi che arriveranno

seats are allocated on a first come first served basis

i posti verranno assegnati secondo l'ordine d'arrivo

first things first

procediamo con ordine or prima le cose importanti

to put first things first

procedere con ordine or pensare prima alle cose importanti

first light in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for first light in the English»Italian Dictionary

first light

prime luci

Translations for first light in the Italian»English Dictionary

alle prime -i

at first light

Translations for first light in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

I.first [fɜ:rst] ADJ

first (earliest):

first

primo, -a

for the first time

per la prima volta

at first sight

a prima vista

the first of December/December first

il primo dicembre

Phrases:

first and foremost

anzitutto

II.first [fɜ:rst] ADV

first

per primo

first (firstly)

in primo luogo

first of all

prima di tutto

at first

all'inizio

to go head first

buttarsi a capofitto

Phrases:

first come first served inf

chi tardi arriva male alloggia

III.first [fɜ:rst] N

the first

il/i primo, -i

the first

la/le prima, -e

from the (very) first

fin dall'inizio

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It will be the world's first light rail vehicle system on a fully catenary-free route.

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The first light used was a kerosene lamp.

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I see how the first light of the morning comes through the high window pane.

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All craft were to be beached by first light (04:39) or be in an unsinkable position by that time.

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The first light could exist without any celestial body.

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He adjusted analytical techniques and quality control, developing the first light beer and the process for making it, creating many new, unique, and successful specialty beers.

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At first light, around 0400 hours, the battalion emerged from the dugouts and took up its battle positions.

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That first light consisted of ten whale oil lamps with reflectors.

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Nine binmen, two street sweeper operatives and four workers in pick-up trucks were out at first light yesterday to clear the sites.

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