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alight verb

  /əˈlaɪt/
  • Often followed by from or off: to get off an animal which one has been riding; to dismount; to descend or exit from a vehicle; hence, to complete one's journey; to stop.
 descendre
  • (also, figuratively) Often followed by at, on, or upon: of something aloft: to descend and settle; to land, to lodge, to rest.
 atterrir
  • (figuratively) Often followed by on or upon: to find by accident; to chance upon, to come upon.
 heurter

alight

donner

alight adjective

  /əˈlaɪt/
  • (figuratively) Aglow with activity or emotion.
 ardent
set alight
allumer
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