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  • lagáti to lie (komu to someone); to tell lies; to belie; to speak untruths; pogovorno to tell fibs, to fib; evfemizem to be economical with the truth; (pretiravati) to talk tall, to exaggerate, to stretch (ali to colour) the truth, to draw the long bow

    lagal sem mu I lied to him
    debelo to lie in (ali through) one's back teeth
    on mi laže v obraz he lies to my face
    laže tako, da sam sebi verjame he lies like a book
    laže, kot pes teče she's a bare-faced liar, he lies like a gas-meter, arhaično he can spin a twister
  • lahkó lightly; easily

    lahkó prebavljiv easily digestible
    lahkó pokvarljivo blago perishables pl
    lahkó to čitaš? can you read this?
    lahkó je mogoče, da... it is likely that...
    lahkó, da je zbolel he may have been taken ill
    on se lahkó uči he is a quick learner
    lahkó ranjen slightly wounded, slightly injured
    na lahkó kaj vzeti to make light of something, not to take it (too) seriously
    ti lahkó govoriš, tebi je lahkó reči it's all very well for you to say (da... that...)
    on se lahkó smeje he can afford to laugh
  • lás lasjé hair; (ščetina) bristle

    brez las hairless, (plešast) bald
    kratki (dolgi) lás, lasjéje short (long) hair
    gosti (redki) lás, lasjéje thick (thin) hair
    kodrasti (gladki) lás, lasjéje curly (straight) hair
    tanek kot lás, lasjé hair-thin; as fine as a hair
    za las natančno to a hair, to a T
    niti za las boljši not a bit (ali whit) better
    beljeni lasje bleached hair
    valoviti lasje wavy hair
    rdeči lasje red hair, žargon carrots pl
    na balin ostriženi lasje hair cut close to the skull
    negovani lasje well-groomed hair
    plavi (blond) lasje fair hair
    umetni lasje false hair
    za lasé privlečen (figurativno) far-fetched, strained
    za lás, lasjé within (ali by) a hair's breadth; narrowly, nearly
    beljenje las bleaching of hair
    barva las colo(u)r of hair
    barva za lase hair dye
    sredstvo za krepitev lás, lasjé hair restorer
    čop las tress, braid, pigtail
    kita las braid of hair
    čop las tuft of hair
    izpadanje las hair loss, loss of hair, fall of the hair
    pranje las shampoo, shampooing
    losjon za lás, lasjéé hair lotion, hair tonic
    pomada za lás, lasjéé pomade
    puder za lás, lasjéé hair powder
    navijač za lás, lasjéé wave clip, curler, curl clip, (iz papirja) curlpaper
    klešče za kodranje lás, lasjé curling tongs pl, curling iron
    rast las growth of hair
    striženje las haircut, haircutting
    sušílec za lás, lasjéé (fen) electric hairdryer, dryer
    mrežica za lás, lasjéé hairnet
    nakit za lás, lasjéé ornament for the hair
    ščetka za lás, lasjéé hairbrush
    trak za lás, lasjéé ribbon, bow for the hair
    koder las curl, ringlet, lock
    sredstvo za odstranjevanje las depilatory
    biti si v lás, lasjééh z to be at loggerheads with, to be at daggers drawn with, (gledé, zaradi) over
    lasje mi izpadajo my hair is thinning
    delati sive lás, lasjéé komu (figurativno) to prove a headache for someone, to turn someone's hair grey
    ne si delati sivih las glede, zaradi not to distress oneself about something
    lás, lasjéé si puliti to tear one's hair
    izgubiti lás, lasjéé to lose one's hair
    (po)česati si lás, lasjéé to comb one's hair
    urediti si lás, lasjéé, sfrizirati si lás, lasjéé to do (ali to dress) one's hair, ZDA to fix one's hair, to set one's hair
    pristriči lás, lasjéé to trim the hair
    razpustiti (si) lás, lasjéé to let one's hair down
    (po)vleči koga za lás, lasjéé to pull someone's hair
    imeti plave, blond lás, lasjéé to have fair hair
    dati si ostriči lás, lasjéé to have (ali to get) one's hair cut
    skočiti si v lás, lasjéé (figurativno) to come to blows; VB žargon to get stuck in
    to je nekoliko za lás, lasjéé privlečeno that's a little far-fetched
    lasje se mi ježé I feel my hair standing on end
    lasje so se mi ježili my hair stood on end
    pepelnato pobarvati lás, lasjéé to dye the hair grey
    za lás, lasjé je manjkalo it was a close shave, it was within a hair's breadth, it was a near thing
    za las je šlo! that was a touch too near (for comfort)!
    niti lás, lasjéú ji niso skrivili they didn't harm a hair of her head, not a hair on her head has been touched
    on ne bi nikomur skrivil lasá he would not hurt (ali harm) a fly
    za lás, lasjéé privleči to drag in by the head and shoulders, to force in
    oprati si lás, lasjéé to wash one's hair
    za las uiti to have a narrow (ali a hairbreadth) escape, to have a narrow (ali close, tight) squeeze
    za las smo ušli smrti we were within a hair's breadth of being killed, we just escaped death by the skin of our teeth
    za lás, lasjé zgrešiti to miss by a hair
    ni vredno, da si delate sive lás, lasjéé glede tega it is not worth while worrying yourself to death over it
    to visi (je) na lás, lasjéu zdaj it is touch and go now
    ta otrok mi dela sive lás, lasjée (figurativno) this child is a great worry (ali trial) to me
  • lay*1 [lei]

    1. prehodni glagol
    položiti, polagati, odložiti, odlagati, postaviti; (z)nesti jajca, pripraviti (kurjavo, mizo) prekriti podložiti obložiti (with , tla itd. s čim)
    nanesti (barvo); predložiti, vložiti (npr. zahtevo, before pri)
    pripisati, pripisovati (to komu)
    zasnovati (načrt); poleči (žito); pomiriti, umiriti, ublažiti (veter, valove)
    vojska nameriti (top); splesti (vrv); naložiti (kazen), na.ložiti jih komu; zastaviti (čast, glavo)
    vulgarno spolno občevati

    2. neprehodni glagol
    valiti (jajca); staviti

    to lay one's accounts with računati s kom ali čim
    to lay an accusation against obtožiti, vložiti tožbo
    to lay an ambush (ali snare, trap) pripraviti zasedo
    to lay bare razgaliti, odkriti
    to lay bricks polagati opeko
    to lay blame on zvaliti krivdo na koga
    to lay blows (ali stick, it) on naložiti jih komu
    to lay one's bones položiti svoje kosti, pokopati
    to lay claim to postaviti svojo zahtevo; zahtevati kaj zase
    to lay a coat of paint premazati z barvo
    to lay the cloth (ali the table) pogrniti, pripraviti mizo
    to lay s.th. to s.o.'s charge (ali at s.o.'s door) zvaliti krivdo na koga
    to lay the damages at zahtevati od koga povračilo za škodo
    to lay the dust poškropiti, da se poleže prah
    to lay eyes on zagledati, opaziti
    to lay field to field povečati posest z nakupom mejnih njiv
    to lay fault to s.o. pripisati komu krivdo
    to lay the fire podkuriti peč
    to lay one's finger on s prstom kaj pokazati, najti
    to lay a finger on položiti roko na koga, tepsti
    to lay for zalezovati, čakati v zasedi
    to lay hands on dobiti v roke, polastiti se, dvigniti roko na koga
    to lay hands on o.s. napraviti samomor
    to lay (fast) by the heels zapreti v ječo
    to lay hold on (ali of) zgrabiti, prijeti; figurativno ujeti se za kaj
    to lay one's hopes on veliko pričakovati od, staviti upe na
    to lay heads together stikati glave, posvetovati se
    to lay s.th. to heart gnati si kaj k srau, položiti na srce
    to lay a ghost pregnati duha
    to lay an information against prijaviti koga
    to lay low (ali in the dust) podreti, pobiti na tla; figurativno ponižati
    to lay lunch pripraviti mizo za kosilo
    to lay open odkriti, razodeti
    to lay o.s. open izpostaviti se
    to lay s.th. on the shelf odložiti kakšno delo
    to lay to sleep (ali rest) položiti k počitku; figurativno pokopati
    to lay (great, little) store upon pripisovati (veliko, majhno) važnost čemu
    to lay siege to oblegati
    to lay stress (ali weight, emphasis) on dati poseben povdarek čemu
    to lay one's shirt on vse zastaviti
    the scene is laid in Paris odigrava se v Parizu
    to lay troops (on) nastaniti čete (pri)
    to lay s.o. under an obligation naložiti komu nalogo
    to lay s.o. under necessity prisiliti koga
    to lay s.o. under contribution pripraviti koga, da kaj prispeva
    to lay a wager staviti
    to lay waste opustošiti
    to lay wait for čakati koga v zasedi
    to lay the whip to s.o.'s back (pre)bičati koga
    the wind is laid veter se je umiril
  • (samó) only; (edino) merely, solely

    lè on only he, nobody but he
    lè da... only that...
    lè tega ne! anything but this!
    lè tokrat, to pot (for) this once
    lè nekaj minut just a few minutes
    lè zaradi solely because of
    lè malo only a little, not much
    lè počasi, dečki! easy, lads (ali boys)!
    vse, lè denarja ne everything except (ali but) money
    ne lè..., temveč tudi... not only... but also...
    ne lè on, tudi ti not only he, but you also
    pa je lè res! it is true all the same!
    kdo (kje) lè...? who (where) on earth...?
    če lè provided (that)..., only if...
    lè kdo je to naredil? whoever could have done it?
    prišel sem ti lè povedat, da... I have come solely to tell you that...
    kolikor lè moremo just as much as we can
    prosim te lè, da mi obljubiš... I merely ask you to promise me...
    če lè ne bi toliko govorila! if only she did not talk so much!
  • lead*4 [li:d]

    1. prehodni glagol
    voditi, peljati, pripeljati (to)
    odpeljati (away)
    figurativno napeljati, napeljevati, nagniti koga (to k)
    voditi dirigirati (orkester); preživljati (življenje); speljati (koga, vodo kam); začeti igro (kartanje)

    2. neprehodni glagol
    biti prvi, biti v vodstvu, na čelu; voditi, peljati (cesta, prehod itd); zadati prvi udarec (boks)

    to lead the way pokazati pot, peljati, iti pred kom
    this leads nowhere to nikamor ne vodi
    this road will lead you to town ta cesta te bo pripeljala v mesto
    all roads lead to Rome vse poti vodijo v Rim
    to lead the dance začeti, otvoriti ples
    to lead s.o. up the garden (path) povleči koga za nos
    to lead s.o. by the nose imeti koga na vajetih, imeti popolno oblast nad kom; povleči koga za nos
    to lead into temptation spravljati koga v skušnjavo
    this led me to believe to me je nagnilo k temu, da sem verjel
    to lead s.o. a (dog's) life greniti komu življenje
    to lead a dog's life po pasje živeti
    to lead s.o. a nice (ali fine, pretty, merry) life delati komu težave, pošiljati koga od Poncija do Pilata, imeti koga za norca
    to lead a double life živeti dvojno življenje
    to lead a miserable existence životariti
    figurativno to lead with the chin izzivati usodo
    to lead (a girl) to altar peljati (dekle) pred oltar, oženiti
    šport to lead by points voditi po točkah
    šport to lead with the left zadati prvi udarec z levico (boks)
    ameriško to lead captive peljati v ujetništvo
    škotsko, pravno to lead evidence pričati
    parlament to lead the House voditi parlamentarne zadeve
    figurativno the blind leading the blind slepec slepca vodi
    led horse rezervni konj
    led captain prisklednik
    he is easier led than driven lažje ga je prepričati, kakor prisiliti
  • learn* [lə:n]

    1. prehodni glagol
    (na)učiti se; zvedeti, slišati (of o, from od)

    2. neprehodni glagol
    (iz)učiti se, navaditi se; zvedeti, slišati (of o)

    to learn by heart (na)učiti se na pamet
    to learn by rote naučiti se z vajo, učiti se na pamet
    I am (ali have) yet to learn that ni mi še znano, da
    it was learned yesterday včeraj se je razvedelo
    I've learned my lesson izučilo me
  • leave*2 [li:v]

    1. prehodni glagol
    pustiti, zapustiti, prepustiti; opustiti, prenehati; pustiti, na cedilu, iti preko česa
    ameriško dovoliti, dopustiti

    2. neprehodni glagol
    oditi, odpotovati (for kam)

    to be left ostati
    pogovorno to get left ostati na cedilu
    to leave in the lurch pustiti na cedilu
    pogovorno it leaves me cold (ali cool) ne zanima me, ne vznemirja me
    pogovorno leave it at that naj ostane pri tem
    to leave things as they are pustiti stvari kot so, pustiti stvari pri miru
    6 from 8 leaves 2 8-6 je 2
    there is nothing left to us but to go ne preostane nam drugega kot da gremo
    to be left till called for poštno ležeče
    I have nothing left nič mi ni ostalo
    left on hand preostalo (v zalogi)
    it leaves much to be desired še zdaleč ni dovolj
    to leave no stone unturned obrniti vsak kamen, vsestransko se truditi
    to leave s.o. wondering whether pustiti koga v dvomu o
    I leave it to you to prepuščam tebi
    to leave to accident (ali chance) prepustiti naključju
    to leave s.o. to himself (ali to his own devices) prepustiti koga samemu sebi
    to be well left dobro dedovati
    to leave s.o. in the dark zamolčati komu kaj, ne povedati komu česa
    to leave a place for another oditi kam od kod
    to leave hold of spustiti kaj
    vulgarno to leave go of spustiti kaj iz rok
    to leave one's mark (up)on zapustiti neizbrisen vtis
    to leave open pustiti (vprašanje) odprto
    to leave up to prepustiti
    to leave word sporočiti, pustiti sporočilo
    to leave card on s.o. pustiti vizitko pri kom
  • léčiti to cure; to heal

    bolje je preprečiti kot léčiti prevention is better than cure, (figurativno) a stitch in time saves nine
    kar se ne da léčiti, je treba pretrpeti what can't be cured must be endured
  • leisure2 [léžə ameriško lí:žə] samostalnik
    prosti čas, lagodnost, brezdelje

    at leisure lagodno, brez naglice; prost brezdelen
    at one's leisure v prostem času
    to wait s.o.'s leisure čakati, da ima kdo čas
  • length [leŋɵ] samostalnik
    dolžina; oddaljenost (časovna), trajanje; odmerjen kos (blaga, žice, vrvi itd.)

    at length nadrobno; končno
    at arm's length na doseg roke; čim delj od sebe
    to keep s.o. at arm's length ne dati komu blizu, ne biti preveč prijateljski
    to know the length of s.o.'s foot koga dobro poznati
    at full length v naravni velikosti
    at great (ali some, full) length na drobno, na dolgo in široko
    to go to great length daleč iti; zelo se potruditi
    to go all lengths; ali to go to any length iti do skrajnosti
    to go to the length of mnogo si dovoliti; iti tako daleč, da
    to win by a length zmagati za eno dolžino (konj, čoln)
    when will you come our length? kdaj vas bo pot zanesla k nam?
  • lép -a, -o beautiful, fine; pretty, nice, handsome; sweet; (obraz) good-looking; pesniško beauteous; (vreme) fair, fine, favourable; (rast, stas) wellmade, well-proportioned, well-formed, wellshaped, shapely; (ljubek) lovely, graceful, charming

    lép, -a, -o kot slika as pretty as a picture
    lép, -a, -oo darilo (premoženje, kompliment) a handsome present (fortune, compliment)
    lép, -a, -oa godlja, zmeda a nice mess
    lép, -a, -oa pot good road
    lép, -a, -oi spol the fair sex
    lép, -a, -oa priložnost (znesek) a fair chance (amount)
    lép, -a, -oa vsota a round (ali respectable) sum
    lép, -a, -oe goré beautiful mountains pl
    lép, -a, -oo vreme fine weather
    lép, -a, -oe umetnosti fine (ali liberal) arts pl
    lép, -a, -o začetek a nice beginning
    lép, -a, -oe pozdrave tvoji sestri! best regards to your sister!
    lép, -a, -oega dne one fine day
    lép, -a, -oa pisava a fair hand
    imeti lép, -a, -oo pisavo to write a fair hand
    od lép, -a, -oih besed se ne da živeti fine words butter no parsnips
    lép, -a, -oo mnenje boste imeli o meni you will have a fine opinion of me, what are you going to think of me?
    barometer kaže "lepo" the barometer stands at fair
    to ni lepó od tebe that's not nice of you
    ta je pa lép, -a, -oa! a fine (ali story), this is!
    to je vse lép, -a, -oo, toda... that's all very well (ali fine), but...
    kar praviš, je vse prav lép, -a, -oo, toda... what you say is all very fine, but...
    to bi bilo še lepše! that would beat everything!, that would cap it all!
  • lésk lustre; brilliance, -cy; gloss

    brez léska lustreless
    da(ja)ti čemu léska to throw (ali to shed) lustre on something, to lustre something
  • less1 [les] pridevnik (primernik od little)
    manjši, manj važen, manj pomemben

    in a less degree v manjši meri
    of less value manjše vrednosti
    in less time v krajšem času
    no less a man than (the senator) najmanj, vsaj, sam (senator)
    may your shadow never be less da bi ti nikdar česa ne zmanjkalo, vse najboljše!
    your shadow hasn't grown any less nisi shujšal
  • let*1 [let]

    1. prehodni glagol
    pustiti, dovoliti; dati v najem (to komu, for za čas)
    dati (delo, to komu)
    pomožni glagol za tvorbo velelnika v 1. in 3. osebi

    2. neprehodni glagol
    biti najet (at, for za)
    iti (dobro, slabo) v najem

    to let be pustiti pri miru
    to let by pustiti mimo
    to let bygones be bygones odpustiti in pozabiti
    to let blood kri puščati
    to let the cat out of the bag izklepetati skrivnost
    to let drive at (puško)nameriti na koga, zamahniti, udariti
    to let daylight into s.o. koga ustreliti ali zabosti
    to let drop mimogrede omeniti, nehati o čem govoriti
    to let fall spustiti, mimogrede omeniti, namigniti; matematika povleči navpičnico na premico
    to let fly vreči, sprožiti (puško)
    to let go spustiti, nehati na kaj misliti, (z besedami) napasti
    to let go of s.th. spustiti kaj iz rok
    to let o.s. go ne obvladati se, sprostiti se, dati si duška
    let it go at that naj ostane kakor je
    ameriško to let George do it pustiti, da kdo drug opravi tvoje delo
    to let the grass grow under one's feet odlašati, obotavljati se
    to let s.o. hear sporočiti komu
    to let loose spustiti na svobodo
    to let pass spregledati
    to let ride pustiti po starem, spregledati
    to let rip razuzdano živeti
    to let her rip pustiti avto teči s polno hitrostjo
    to let slide biti malomaren
    to let slip izbrbljati, zamuditi dobro priliko, spustiti iz vajeti
    rooms to let sobe v najem
    let me see! da vidim!, pokaži!; pogovorno počakaj, da pomislim
    he let himself be deceived dal se je ogoijufati
    to let s.o. know obvestiti koga, sporočiti komu
    to let into pustiti koga noter, seznaniti koga s čim, vstaviti (kos blaga itd.), vložiti
    to let into s.o. napasti koga
  • letter1 [létə] samostalnik
    črka; pismo
    množina uradno pismo, listina
    množina književnosf, znanost

    by letter pismeno
    to the letter dobesedno, podrobno
    to keep to the letter vzeti dobesedno
    the letter of the law črka zakona, strogo po zakonu
    capital letter velika črka
    small letter mala črka
    black letters gotske črke
    block letters velike tiskane črke
    dead letter že pozabljena navada (ali zakon)
    ameriško bread-and-butter letter zahvalno pismo (po obisku)
    figurativno red-letter day praznik
    in letter and spirit po obliki in vsebini
    registered letter priporočeno pismo
    prepaid letter frankirano pismo
    unpaid letter nefrankirano pismo
    returned letter office urad za nedostavljiva pisma
    open letter odprto pismo (v časopisu)
    letter to be called for poštno ležeče pismo
    to get one's letter postati član univerzitetnega moštva
    letters of business kraljevo polnomočje skupščini za razpravo o nekem vprašanju
    man of letters književnik, znanstvenik
    the profession of letters literarni ali znanstveni poklic
    commonwealth (ali republic) of letters pisci, literati
    ekonomija letter of acceptance prejeta menica, akcept
    pravno letter of administration sodni nalog o upravi zapuščine
    ekonomija letter of advice spremno pismo, avizo
    pravno letter of allotment sodni nalog o dodelitvi
    letter of application pismena prošnja
    letter of attorney pooblastilo, polnomočje
    letter of bottomry hipoteka na ladjo
    letter of confirmation pismeno potrdilo
    ekonomija letter of conveyance tovorni spremni list
    letter of credence pismeno priporočilo, akreditivno pismo
    ekonomija letter of credit kreditno pismo
    ekonomija letter of grace (ali respite) pismena odobritev za odlog plačila
    letter of indemnity garantno pismo
    letter of introduction priporočilno pismo
    letter of lien zastavno pismo
    letter of marque dovoljenje privatniku, da zaseže tujo trgovsko ladjo
    letters patent ekonomija patentni list; pravno dekret, pooblastilo
    pravno letters testamentary pooblastilo izvrševalcu oporoke
  • lie2 [lai]

    1. prehodni glagol
    lagati (to komu)
    nalagati

    2. prehodni glagol
    z lažmi zmamiti (into v, k)

    he lies like a book laže, da sam sebi verjame
    he lies like a gasmeter laže, kakor pes teče
    to lie o.s. out of z lažmi se izvleči iz česa
    šaljivo to lie in one's throat (ali teeth) lagati komu v obraz, predrzno lagati
  • lie*4 [lai] neprehodni glagol
    ležati, počivati; nahajati se, biti v; težiti, ležati (on na duši, v želodcu)
    peljati (pot)
    pravno biti dopusten, biti dovoljen, priti v poštev
    arhaično prenočiti, prespati
    lov ne vzleteti (ptice)
    vojska & navtika stati, ležati (čete, ladje)

    to lie around (ali about) valjati se naokoli (stvari)
    to lie asleep spati
    to lie in ambush (ali wait) ležati v zasedi
    to lie close skrivati se
    to lie hid pritajiti se, skriti se
    to lie dead ležati mrtev
    to lie dying umirati
    sleng to lie doggo negibno ležati, pritajiti se
    to lie in ruins biti v ruševinah
    to lie sick ležati bolan
    it lies at his door za to je on odgovoren
    the responsibility lies on you odgovornost nosiš ti
    the mistake lies here napaka je tukaj
    to find out how the land lies videti od kod veter piha
    as far as in me lies po svojih najboljših močeh, kolikor le morem
    to lie on s.o.'s hands ležati pri kom brez koristi (nerabljeno, neprodano)
    to lie idle biti neizkoriščen, mirovati (zemlja, stroj), lenuhariti
    to lie in prison biti zaprt
    to lie in the lap of the God biti v božjih rokah
    it lies in a nutshell to je na dlani
    to lie open to biti čemu izpostavljen
    to lie heavy (up)on težiti (krivda)
    to lie out of one's money biti ogoljufan za plačilo
    vojska to lie perdu ležati v skriti izvidniški točki
    to lie at the root of imeti korenine v
    to let sleeping dogs lie ne dregati v sršenje gnezdo
    to lie in state ležati na javnem mrtvaškem odru
    to lie through peljati skozi (pot)
    to lie under a charge biti obdolžen
    to lie under a mistake motiti se
    to lie under the necessity biti prisiljen
    to lie under an obligation imeti dolžnost
    to lie under a sentence of death biti na smrt obsojen
    to lie under suspicion biti osumljen
    it lies with you to do it na tebi je, da to storiš
    his talents do not lie that way za to nima sposobnosti
    to lie waste biti neobdelan (zemlja)
    here lies tukaj počiva
    pravno the appeal lies to the Supreme Court dopusten je priziv na vrhovno sodišče
    pravno to lie on s.o. biti komu obvezan
    his greatness lies in his courage njegova veličina je v njegovem pogumu
    he knows where his interest lies on ve kje bo imel korist
    to lie in s.o.'s way biti komu pri roki; biti komu na poti
    to lie to the oars pošteno veslati
    you will lie on the bed you have made kakor si boš postlal, tako boš ležal
  • lief [li:f] prislov
    rad, z veseljem

    I had (ali would) as lief go there as anywhere else prav tako rad bi šel tja kot kam drugam
    I would (ali had) a lief die as betray him rajši bi umrl kot da bi ga izdal
    I'd liefer (than ) rajši (kot)
  • light4 [lait] samostalnik
    svetloba, luč, razsvetljava; vir svetlobe (okno, sonce, svetilka, vžigalica, sveča, ogenj); dnevna, sončna svetloba
    navtika svetilnik; iskrenje, sijaj (oči)
    poetično vid, nebesno telo
    figurativno luč, prosvetljenjstvo, jasnost, prosvetljenec, genij; ključna beseda akrostiha
    množina spoznanja, nova odkritja, nova dejstva, (umske) sposobnosti, zmožnosti
    množina, sleng oči

    according to one's lights po svojih sposobnostih
    he appears in the light of (a scoundrel ) videti je (lopov)
    by the light of a candle pri svetlobi sveče
    by the light of nature po naravni nadarjenosti, s prirojeno bistroumnostjo
    between the lights v mraku
    to bring to light odkriti, odkopati
    to come to light priti na svetlo, biti odkrit
    poetično light of one's eyes vid
    figurativno the light of my eyes punčica mojega očesa
    in the light of these facts vpričo teh dejstev
    to give light to razložiti, razjasniti
    to give s.o. a light prižgati komu cigareto
    to hide one's light under a bushel biti preskromen, skrivati svoje sposobnosti
    high lights najsvetlejši deli slike
    the light of s.o.'s countenance naklonjenost koga (uživati)
    to place s.th. in a good light postaviti kaj v lepo luč
    to put a light to s.th. prižgati, zažgati kaj
    I see the light posvetilo se mi je
    to see the light roditi se; ameriško spremeniti svoje stališče; religija biti prosvetljen, sprevideti
    to see the light of day biti objavljen, biti prvič uprizorjen
    to stand in s.o.'s light jemati komu luč, biti komu na poti, figurativno motiti koga
    to stand in one's own light škodovati samemu sebi
    to strike a light prižgati (vžigalico, vžigalnik)
    he is a shining light genij je
    to throw (ali shed) light on s.th. razložiti, razjasniti kaj
    get out of the light! ne jemlji mi svetlobe!, ne moti!
    tail-light rdeča lučka na avtomobilu
    light and shade svetloba in senca, nasprotja
    Ancient Lights opozorilen napis, da se ne sme jemati luči, ki prihaja skozi okna