light

DEVICE

A1an electric lamp or other thing that makes a place bright

• Turn the light off when you leave the room.
• The lights went out during the storm.

BRIGHTNESS

A2the brightness from the sun or a lamp that makes it possible to see things

• The room gets a lot of natural light.
• There isn't enough light to read.

TRAFFIC

A2a set of coloured signals that tell cars when to stop and go

• Turn left at the traffic lights.
• The lights changed to green.

FIRE

B2a flame used to make a cigarette start burning

• Have you got a light?

NOT HEAVY

A2not weighing very much

• This bag is very light.
• I need a lighter jacket for the summer.

PALE

A2pale in colour

• She was wearing a light blue dress.
• We painted the walls a light grey.

BRIGHT

B1having a lot of sunshine, so that it is not dark

• The kitchen is light and spacious.
• It gets light very early in summer.

SMALL AMOUNT

B1small in amount or not strong

• We had a light lunch.
• There was only light traffic this morning.
• The rain was quite light.

NOT SERIOUS

B2not serious and easy to understand or enjoy

• I like reading something light on holiday.

START BURNING

B1to make something start to burn

• She lit a candle.
• We lit a fire to keep warm.

MAKE BRIGHT

B2to make a place bright so that people can see

• The room was lit by a single lamp.
• The streets are well lit at night.