red-light district en el Diccionario Oxford Paravia de italiano

Traducciones de red-light district en el diccionario italiano»inglés

quartiere a luci rosse

red light district

quartiere a luci rosse

red light district

Traducciones de red-light district en el diccionario inglés»italiano

I.light¹ [ingl. brit. lʌɪt, ingl. am. laɪt] SUST.

1. light (brightness):

light

luce f

a beam of light

un raggio di luce

by the light of fire

al chiarore di

by the light of moon

al chiaro di

in a good light

sotto una buona luce

to read in a poor light

leggere con poca luce

in full light

in piena luce

in the light of day

alla luce del giorno

in the light of day fig.

a mente fredda

I'd like to drive back in the light

mi piacerebbe ritornare quando è ancora giorno

to cast or throw or shed light on

fare luce su or illuminare

to cast or throw or shed light on fig.

fare luce su or gettare luce su

to hold sth up to the light

tenere qc alla luce

against the light

in controluce

with the light behind her

con la luce alle spalle

the light was failing

la luce stava scemando

2. light:

light (gleam, bright point)

luce f

light (in eye)

luce f

light (in eye)

bagliore m

a light on the horizon

una luce all'orizzonte

the city lights

le luci della città

3. light (electrical appliance):

light

luce f

to put or switch or turn a light on

accendere una luce

to put or switch or turn a light off

spegnere una luce

to leave a light on

lasciare una luce accesa

are all the lights off or out?

le luci sono tutte spente?

a light came on, went out

si accese, si spense una luce

to turn a light up, down

aumentare, diminuire l'intensità di una luce

the lights went up, down TEAT.

si sono accese, abbassate le luci

shine the light over here!

fai luce qui!

shine the light over here! before sust. switch, shade

della luce

shine the light over here! socket

della lampadina

4. light (part of gauge, indicator, dashboard):

light

spia f

a red light comes on, goes off

si accende, si spegne una spia rossa

5. light MOTOR:

light (headlight)

faro m

light (headlight)

fanale m anteriore

light (rearlight)

fanale m posteriore

light (inside car)

luce f di cortesia

to put one's lights on, off

accendere, spegnere i fanali

to have, leave one's lights on

avere, lasciare i fanali accesi

to check one's lights

controllare i fanali

to flash one's lights at sb

fare i fari a qn

6. light (flame):

to put a light to fire

accendere

to put a light to gas

dare fuoco a

to set light to

dare fuoco a

to give sb a light

dare da accendere a qn

have you got a light?

hai da accendere?

7. light (aspect):

light fig.

luce f

to see sth in a good, bad, new light

vedere qc sotto una buona, cattiva, nuova luce

I hadn't thought of it in that light

non ci avevo pensato da quel punto di vista

looking at it in that light…

visto in questa luce…

to appear in a bad light

apparire in una cattiva luce

in the light of

alla luce di

to review sth in the light of evidence, experience

riesaminare qc alla luce di

to see sb, sth in a different light

vedere qn, qc in una luce diversa

8. light (exposure) fig.:

to bring to light fact, evidence, truth, crime

portare alla luce

to come to or be brought to light

essere portato alla luce

9. light INGEN. (window):

light

luce f

II.lights SUST. npl

1. lights:

lights, also traffic lights

semaforo m

the lights are red, green

il semaforo è rosso, verde

to stop at the lights

fermarsi al semaforo

cross at the lights

attraversare al semaforo

the lights aren't working

i semafori non funzionano

to shoot or jump the lights coloq.

passare con il rosso

2. lights (decorative display):

lights

luci f

lights

illuminazioni f

III.light¹ <pret./part. pas. lit or lighted> [ingl. brit. lʌɪt, ingl. am. laɪt] V. trans.

1. light (set fire to):

light candle, oven, cigarette, match, gas

accendere

light wood, paper

dare fuoco a

light firework

tirare

to light a fire

accendere un fuoco

to light the fire

accendere il fuoco

a lighted match

un fiammifero acceso

2. light (illuminate):

light torch, lamp, sun:

illuminare

IV.light¹ <pret./part. pas. lit> [ingl. brit. lʌɪt, ingl. am. laɪt] V. intr.

light fire:

accendersi, prendere

light candle, cigarette, match:

accendersi

light gas, wood:

prendere fuoco

V.light¹ [ingl. brit. lʌɪt, ingl. am. laɪt] ADJ.

1. light (bright):

light evening, room, house

luminoso

it is light enough to do

c'è abbastanza luce per fare

to get or grow lighter sky:

rischiararsi

it was getting or growing light

cominciava a fare giorno

while it's still light

mentre è ancora giorno

2. light (pale):

light colour, fabric, wood, skin

chiaro

light hair

biondo

light blue

azzurro

light grey

grigio chiaro

light blue socks

calze azzurre

VI.light¹ [ingl. brit. lʌɪt, ingl. am. laɪt]

the light of sb's life

luce degli occhi di qn

to do sth according to one's lights form.

fare qc secondo il proprio giudizio

to go out like a light

addormentarsi di colpo

to see the light

capire

I.light² [ingl. brit. lʌɪt, ingl. am. laɪt] ADJ.

1. light (not heavy):

light material, substance, mist, wind, clothing, plane, sleep, meal, beer, cake

leggero

light drinker

moderato

light business, trading

poco attivo

a light rain

una leggera pioggia, una pioggerella

to have a light touch pianist:

avere il tocco leggero

to have a light touch cook:

avere la mano leggera

a light sprinkling or dusting

una leggera spolverata

a light soprano

un soprano leggero

to be a light sleeper

avere il sonno leggero

she is 2 kg lighter

pesa 2 kg di meno

this sack of coal is 5 kg light

questo sacco di carbone è più leggero di 5 kg

2. light (not severe):

light damage

lieve

light punishment, sentence

poco severo

3. light (delicate):

light knock, tap, footsteps

leggero

light kiss, movement

delicato

to be light on one's feet

avere il passo leggero

4. light (not tiring):

light work, exercise, training

leggero, poco faticoso

light duties

lavoretti

light housework

lavoretti di casa

to make light work of sth

fare qc senza difficoltà

5. light (not intellectually demanding):

light music, verse

leggero

a bit of light relief

un po' di diversivo

some light reading for the beach

qualche lettura leggera per la spiaggia

6. light (not important):

light affair

non serio

it is no light matter

non è una cosa da poco

to make light of rumour, problem

trattare con leggerezza, prendere sottogamba

to make light of injury

non dare importanza

7. light (cheerful):

light mood, laugh

allegro

8. light GASTR. (low-fat):

light product

light

II.light² [ingl. brit. lʌɪt, ingl. am. laɪt] ADV.

light

con poco bagaglio

to travel light

viaggiare leggero

III.light² [ingl. brit. lʌɪt, ingl. am. laɪt]

to go light on sth coloq.

andarci piano con qc

I.light³ <pret./part. pas. lit or lighted> [ingl. brit. lʌɪt, ingl. am. laɪt] V. trans.

light ship:

light

alleggiare, allibare

II.light³ <pret./part. pas. lit or lighted> [ingl. brit. lʌɪt, ingl. am. laɪt] V. intr.

1. light (settle):

light bird:

posarsi

2. light (get down):

light arc.

scendere (from da)

I.red [ingl. brit. rɛd, ingl. am. rɛd] ADJ.

1. red (in colour):

red apple, blood, lips, hair, curl, sky

rosso

red person, face, cheek

rosso (with di)

to go or turn red

arrossire or diventare rosso or avvampare

to paint, dye sth red

dipingere, tingere qc di rosso

to dye one's hair red

tingersi i capelli di rosso

her eyes were red with weeping

aveva gli occhi arrossati dal pianto

his face or he went very red

è diventato tutto rosso (in viso) or è avvampato

red in the face

rosso in viso

was my face red!

ero imbarazzatissimo!

there'll be red faces when…

ci sarà un grande imbarazzo quando…

2. red (communist):

red coloq., pey.

rosso

II.red [ingl. brit. rɛd, ingl. am. rɛd] SUST.

1. red (colour):

red

rosso m

I like red

mi piace il rosso

red means “danger”

rosso significa “pericolo”

in red

in rosso

a shade of red

una tonalità di rosso

2. red coloq., pey. (communist):

red, also Red

rosso m / rossa f

3. red (deficit):

to be in the red individual:

essere in rosso, avere il conto scoperto

to be in the red company, account:

essere in passivo, in rosso

to be £500 in the red

essere in rosso di 500 sterline

you've gone into the red

sei andato in rosso

4. red (wine):

red

rosso m

5. red (red ball):

red

(palla) rossa f (da biliardo)

6. red (in roulette):

red

rosso m

III.red [ingl. brit. rɛd, ingl. am. rɛd]

to see reds under the bed coloq.

= vedere (complotti) comunisti dappertutto

to be caught red-handed

essere preso con le mani nel sacco

to see red

vedere rosso

red sky at night, shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning

rosso di sera, bel tempo si spera rosso di mattina, brutto tempo si avvicina

I.district [ingl. brit. ˈdɪstrɪkt, ingl. am. ˈdɪstrɪkt] SUST.

1. district (in country):

district

regione f

district

zona f

2. district (in city):

district

quartiere m

3. district (sector):

district (administrative)

distretto m

district ingl. am. (electoral)

circoscrizione f (elettorale)

district (postal)

settore m postale

II.district [ingl. brit. ˈdɪstrɪkt, ingl. am. ˈdɪstrɪkt] V. trans. ingl. am. POL.

district

pol. dividere in circoscrizioni elettorali

red-light district en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de red-light district en el diccionario inglés»italiano

red-light district SUST.

red-light district

quartiere m a luci rosse

Traducciones de red-light district en el diccionario inglés»italiano

I.red <-dd-> [red] ADJ.

red

rosso, -a

to be [or go] red

diventare rosso

II.red [red] SUST.

red

rosso m

to be in the red FIN.

essere in rosso

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to make sb see red

far infuriare qn

to see red

vedere rosso

I.light [laɪt] SUST.

1. light (energy, brightness):

light

luce f

by the light of the moon

al chiaro di luna

2. light (daytime):

light

luce f (del giorno)

first light

prime luci

3. light (source of brightness, lamp):

light

luce f

to turn a light off/on

spegnere/accendere una luce

lights out coloq. (bedtime)

ora f di dormire

4. light (traffic light):

light

semaforo m

5. light (flame):

light

fuoco m

to catch light

prendere fuoco

to set light to sth

dare fuoco a qc

do you have a light?

hai da accendere?

6. light (clarification, insight):

light

luce f

to bring sth to light

portare alla luce

to cast [or shed] light on sth

far luce su qc

to come to light

venire alla luce

to come to light

emergere

7. light (perspective):

light

luce f

to see things in a new light

vedere le cose sotto una luce diversa

8. light fig. (joy, inspiration):

light

luce f

you are the light of my life

sei la luce dei miei occhi

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to see the light at the end of the tunnel

vedere la luce in fondo al tunnel

to go out like a light coloq. (fall asleep quickly)

addormentarsi di colpo

to go out like a light (faint suddenly)

svenire

II.light [laɪt] ADJ.

1. light (not heavy):

light

leggero, -a

a light touch

un tocco leggero

2. light (not dark):

light color

chiaro, -a

light room

luminoso, -a

3. light (not serious):

light

leggero, -a

light opera

operetta f

4. light (not intense):

light breeze, rain

lieve

to be a light sleeper

avere il sonno leggero

to be light on sth

essere a corto di qc

5. light GASTR.:

light

leggero, -a

a light meal

un pasto leggero

6. light (with few calories):

light

light

III.light [laɪt] ADV.

light

leggermente

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to make light of sth

prendere qc alla leggera

IV.light <lit [or lighted]> [laɪt] V. trans.

1. light (illuminate):

light

illuminare

to light the way

indicare la strada

2. light (start burning):

light

accendere

to light a cigarette

accendere una sigaretta

V.light <lit [or lighted]> [laɪt] V. intr. (catch fire)

light

prendere fuoco

district [ˈdɪs·trɪkt] SUST.

1. district (defined area):

district

distretto m

2. district (region):

district

regione f

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

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

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

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

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