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light noun

  /laɪt/ , /lʌɪt/ , [ɫɐɪ̯ʔ]
  • (physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers); visible light.
 Licht, hell
  • (figurative) Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
 Licht, Erleuchtung
  • (countable) A source of illumination.
 Licht, Lichtquelle
  • A flame or something used to create fire.
 Flamme
  • A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.
 Licht

light adjective

  /laɪt/ , /lʌɪt/ , [ɫɐɪ̯ʔ]
  • (nautical, of a ship) Riding high because of no cargo; by extension, pertaining to a ship which is light.
  • Lightly built; typically designed for speed or small loads.
  • Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
  • Gentle; having little force or momentum.
 leicht

light adjective

  /laɪt/ , /lʌɪt/ , [ɫɐɪ̯ʔ]
  • Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.
 hell, Licht
  • Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.
 hell, erleuchtet

light verb

  /laɪt/ , /lʌɪt/ , [ɫɐɪ̯ʔ]
  • (transitive, pinball) To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.
 anzünden, anstecken, anmachen
  • (transitive) To set fire to; to set burning.
 anzünden, beleuchten, anstrahlen

lighting noun

  /ˈlaɪtɪŋ/
  • The equipment used to provide illumination; the illumination so provided.
 Beleuchtung

lightness

Leichtigkeit

lightness noun

  /ˈlaɪtnəs/
  • (uncountable) the relative whiteness or transparency of a colour
 Klarheit
  • (uncountable) the condition of being illuminated
 Beleuchtungsstärke

lighted

beleuchtet

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year noun

  /jøː/ , /jɜː/ , /jɪə/ , /jɪɹ/
  • The time taken for the Earth to orbit the Sun with respect to the fixed stars; a sidereal year.
  • The length of a year as marked by a calendar, 365 or 366 days in the Gregorian calendar; a calendar year.
  • The mean length of a calendar year in the Julian calendar, that is, 365.25 solar days; a Julian year.
  • (by extension) The time it takes for any astronomical object (such as a planet, dwarf planet, small Solar System body, or comet) in direct orbit around a star (such as the Sun) to make one revolution around the star.
  • A period between set dates that mark a year, such as from January 1 to December 31 by the Gregorian calendar, from Tishri 1 to Elul 29 by the Jewish calendar, and from Muharram 1 to Dhu al-Hijjah 29 or 30 by the Islamic calendar.
  • A scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity.
 Jahr
  • A level or grade in school or college.
 Jahr, Studienjahr
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