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I.red [Brit rɛd, americ rɛd] SUBST

1. red (colour):

red

rouge m

I like red

j'aime le rouge

red means ‘danger’

le rouge signifie ‘danger’

in red

en rouge

a shade of red

une nuance de rouge

2. red:

red, a. Red (communist) coloq, pej

rouge mf

3. red (deficit):

to be in the red individual, account:

être à découvert

to be in the red company:

être en déficit

to be £500 in the red

être à découvert de 500 livres

you've gone into the red

vous avez un découvert

4. red (wine):

red

rouge m

5. red (red ball):

red

bille f rouge (de billard/snooker)

6. red (in roulette):

red

rouge m

II.red [Brit rɛd, americ rɛd] ADJ

1. red (in colour):

red apple, blood, lips, sky

rouge

red person, face, cheek

rouge (with de)

red hair, curl

roux/rousse

to go or turn red

devenir rouge, rougir

to paint/dye sth red

peindre/teindre qc en rouge

to dye one's hair red

se teindre les cheveux en roux

her eyes were red with weeping

ses yeux étaient rouges d'avoir pleuré

his face or he went very red

il a rougi très fort

red in the face

tout rouge

was my face red!

comme j'étais gêné!

there'll be red faces when…

certains vont être bien gênés quand…

2. red (communist):

red coloq pej

rouge

III.red [Brit rɛd, americ rɛd]

to see reds under the bed coloq

voir un complot communiste partout

to be caught red-handed

être pris la main dans le sac coloq

to see red

voir rouge

I.light [Brit lʌɪt, americ laɪt] SUBST

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 literal, 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 literal

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 TEATR

les lumières se sont allumées/éteintes

shine the light over here!

éclaire par ici!

shine the light over here! atrib 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 SUBST subst pl

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 coloq or jump coloq the lights

griller un feu rouge coloq

2. lights (decorative display):

lights

illuminations fpl

3. lights CULIN:

lights

mou m

III.light [Brit lʌɪt, americ 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 CULIN (low-fat):

light product

allégé

light product

light

IV.light <Pret imperf, Part perf lit [lɪt] or lighted> [Brit lʌɪt, americ laɪt] VERBO 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 imperf, Part perf lit> [Brit lʌɪt, americ laɪt] VERBO intr

light fire:

prendre

light candle, cigarette, gas, wood, match:

s'allumer

VI.light [Brit lʌɪt, americ 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 formal

faire qc comme on l'entend

to go light on coloq sth

y aller mollo avec qc calão

to go out like a light

s'endormir tout de suite

to see the light

comprendre

I.district [Brit ˈdɪstrɪkt, americ ˈdɪstrɪkt] SUBST

1. district (in country):

district

région f

2. district (in city):

district

quartier m

3. district (sector):

district (administrative)

district m

district americ (electoral)

circonscription f électorale

district (postal)

secteur m postal

II.district [Brit ˈdɪstrɪkt, americ ˈdɪstrɪkt] americ VERBO

district POL trans:

district

découper [qc] en circonscriptions électorales

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red-light district SUBST

red-light district

quartier m chaud

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I.red [red] ADJ

red

rouge

red hair

roux(rousse)

Expressões:

not a red cent americ coloq

pas un sou

red as a beetroot

rouge comme un coquelicot

II.red [red] SUBST

1. red (colour):

red

rouge m

red hair

roux m

to turn red (with dye)

devenir rouge

to turn red (with embarrassment)

rougir

2. red POL:

red

rouge mf

Expressões:

in the red

à découvert

Veja também: blue

I.blue [blu:] ADJ

1. blue (colour):

blue

bleu(e)

a light/dark/bright/strong blue skirt

une jupe bleu clair/foncé/vif/soutenu

to turn blue

bleuir

2. blue fig:

to feel blue

broyer du noir

Expressões:

once in a blue moon

tous les trente-six du mois

out of the blue

sans crier gare

II.blue [blu:] SUBST

blue

bleu m

sky blue

bleu ciel

the door is painted blue

la porte est peinte en bleu

to be a pale/deep blue

être d'un bleu pâle/profond

I.light¹ [laɪt] ADJ

1. light a. fig CULIN:

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

Expressões:

to be as light as a feather

être léger comme une plume

II.light¹ [laɪt] ADV

light

légèrement

Expressões:

to get off light

s'enlever facilement

to travel light

voyager avec peu de bagages

III.light¹ [laɪt] SUBST pl

light

conclusions fpl

I.light² [laɪt] SUBST

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

Expressões:

to be out like a light coloq

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, americ in light of sth

compte tenu de qc

II.light² [laɪt] ADJ

light

clair(e)

III.light² <lit, lit [or a. americ lighted, lighted]> [laɪt] VERBO trans

1. light (illuminate):

light a. fig

éclairer

2. light (start burning):

light a cigarette, pipe

allumer

IV.light² <lit, lit [or a. americ lighted, lighted]> [laɪt] VERBO intr

light

s'allumer

district [ˈdɪstrɪkt] SUBST

1. district (defined area):

district in city

quartier m

district in country

région f

2. district (administrative sector):

district

district m

3. district americ (Washington, DC):

the District

Washington m

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It has traditionally had a reputation as a red-light district, particularly in its western half.

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In 1998, the governor decided to close the red-light district.

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Some have claimed that the symbol of the red cord is related to the practice of the red-light district.

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In recent years a thriving red-light district has emerged on the south side of the station.

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Business owners indulged in these activities throughout the city and its red-light district to keep their businesses running smoothly.

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After being released, he aimlessly stumbles through the red-light district at night.

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It is also the name of the region of the theater district (and, at times, the red-light district) near that intersection.

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The inside is stuffy and sleazy, but embodies that red-light district feel that fits right in with rowdy environment.

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The neighborhood remained the city's red-light district into the 1960s.

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