night-light in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for night-light in the English»Italian Dictionary

night light [Brit, Am ˈnaɪtlaɪt] N

night light

lampada f da notte

Translations for night-light in the Italian»English Dictionary

lumino da notte

night-light, night-lamp

Translations for night-light in the English»Italian Dictionary

night [Brit nʌɪt, Am naɪt] N

1. night:

night (period of darkness)

notte f

night (before going to bed)

sera f

during the night

durante la notte

in the middle of the night

nel bel mezzo della notte

to travel, hunt by night

viaggiare, andare a caccia di notte

at night

di notte

all night long

tutta la notte

night and day

giorno e notte

Moscow by night

Mosca di notte

to work nights

lavorare di notte

to be on nights

fare la notte

eight o'clock at night

le otto di sera

late at night

la sera tardi

late into the night

a notte fonda

he arrived last night

è arrivato ieri sera

I slept badly last night

ho dormito male questa notte

he arrived the night before last

è arrivato l'altra sera

I slept badly the night before last

ho dormito male l'altra notte

she had arrived the night before

era arrivata la sera prima

on the night of October 6

la notte del 6 ottobre

on Tuesday nights

il martedì sera

it rained on Tuesday night

ha piovuto martedì sera

to sit up all night with sb

rimanere in piedi tutta la notte con qn

to sit up all night reading

stare sveglio tutta la notte a leggere

to spend or stay the night with sb

trascorrere la notte con qn

to have a good, bad night

dormire bene, male

to have a comfortable, restless night

trascorrere una notte tranquilla, agitata

to have a late night

andare a letto tardi

to get an early night

andare a letto presto

to stay out all night

stare fuori tutta la notte

2. night:

night (evening)

sera f

night (evening as a whole)

serata f

it's his night out

è la sua sera di libera uscita

to take a night off

prendersi una serata

it's my night off

è la mia sera libera

a night to remember

una serata da ricordare

a night at the opera

una serata all'opera

the play will run for three nights THEAT

ci saranno tre rappresentazioni serali dello spettacolo

to make a night of it inf

trascorrere una serata a fare baldoria or festeggiare

3. night (darkness):

night

buio m

night

tenebre fpl

he left as night was falling

partì al calar delle tenebre

to disappear into the night

scomparire nel buio

in our dark night of despair liter

nella nostra buia disperazione

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)

night-light in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for night-light in the English»Italian Dictionary

night [naɪt] N

night

notte f

night

sera f

good night!

buona notte!

last night

la notte scorsa

10 (o'clock) at night

le dieci di sera

the night before

la sera prima

open at night

aperto di notte

night and day

giorno e notte

during the night

durante la notte

during Tuesday night

durante la notte di martedì

far into the night

a tarda notte

in the dead of (the) night

nel cuore della notte

wedding night

prima notte di nozze

the Arabian Nights

le mille e una notte

Twelfth Night

notte dell'Epifania

to work nights

lavorare di notte

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Some artworks which involve religious or fantasy topics use the quality of dim night light to create mysterious atmospheres.

en.wikipedia.org

Night light intensity is almost 0%.

en.wikipedia.org

It's also got a long range and a whole host of nifty features including night light, temperature display, lullabies and sound-activated lights.

www.independent.co.uk

I could see her wide eyes and the grimace that followed with the night light.

preen.inquirer.net

One little package -- that comes with a built in night light.

www.mlive.com

They then return to the lighthouse and that night light up the old lamp to let people know they are there and need help.

en.wikipedia.org

It even charges on dull days and has a night light so you can find the switch in the dark (0845 504 4840; coronaelectrics.com).

www.telegraph.co.uk

But their investigation led to the intriguing findings about hormones and night light.

www.environmentalhealthnews.org

There's also a night light, which could be handy for people with kids.

www.engadget.com

This did not occur among the jays exposed to night light.

www.environmentalhealthnews.org