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One evening, when a shower had surprised them, the sun, showing behind the downpour, lit up the whole rain cloud, and upon their heads there fell a spray of glowing water, irisated with pink and azure.Un soir qu’une averse venait de les surprendre, le soleil, reparaissant derrière la pluie, alluma la nuée tout entière, et il n’y eut plus sur leurs têtes que cette poussière d’eau embrasée, qui s’irisait de bleu et de rose.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
It seemed to last for miles and miles, and to be as brightly lit as a circus.Cette ville s’étendait sur plusieurs kilomètres et était brillamment éclairée comme un cirque.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
The bottles were hastily emptied, the men stuffed themselves with whatever they were lucky enough to get hold of, and there was a free-and-easy kind of Kermesse in that huge hall which the logs in the fireplace lit up with a forge-like glow.On vidait violemment les bouteilles, on s’empiffrait au petit bonheur des plats attrapés, c’était une kermesse en goguette, dans cette salle géante, que les bûches de la cheminée éclairaient d’un reflet de forge.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
She had never seen this window lit up, and its gleam in the indistinct light of the duck caused her a singular feeling of dread.Jamais elle n’avait vu cette fenêtre éclairée et son rayonnement dans la lueur louche du crépuscule, lui causa un singulier sentiment d’effroi.Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, Emile
He sat up, lit his candle, and taxed himself with being an idiot.Il se mit sur son séant, alluma sa bougie, en se traitant d'imbécile.Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese RaquinTherese RaquinZola, EmileTherese RaquinZola, Emile
A switch was snapped within, and the limousine was brightly lit up. Inside I saw a woman's figure.Une ampoule électrique éclaira brusquement l’intérieur et j’y aperçus une silhouette de femme.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
He took no notice of Peter's absence, but lit a lantern and set it on the table.Il ne parut pas remarquer l’absence de Peter, mais alluma la lanterne qu’il posa sur la table.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
The lamp had been lit when a knock was heard at the door.La lampe était allumée, lorsqu'on frappa.Zola, Emile / The Death of Oliver BecailleZola, Emile / La mort d'Olivier BecailleLa mort d'Olivier BecailleZola, EmileThe Death of Oliver BecailleZola, Emile
Then we sit and sob, and long for the gas-lit streets, and the sound of human voices, and the answering throb of human life.Nous soupirons alors, nostalgiques des becs de gaz, du brouhaha des voix humaines et de l’écho rassurant de tous ces cœurs qui battent.Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateauTrois hommes dans le bateauJerome, Jerome KlapkaThree Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka
I did as I was bid, and found myself in a little dark chamber which smelt of chemicals, and was lit only by a tiny window high up in the wall.Je suivis ses instructions et me trouvai dans une petite chambre noire à odeur de produits chimiques, et éclairée uniquement par une étroite lucarne tout en haut de la muraille.Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf MarchesLes Trente-Neuf MarchesBuchan, JohnThirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John
Sandy stretched his length in an easy chair and lit his pipe.Sandy s’installa à l’aise dans un fauteuil et alluma sa pipe.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
The child rose, and pointed her little hand to the sky; the glow of evening lit her golden hair and flushed cheek with a kind of unearthly radiance, and her eyes were bent earnestly on the skies.L’enfant, debout, de sa petite main, montra le ciel; et les yeux levés en haut, plongée qu’elle était dans les splendeurs du couchant, ses cheveux dorés, ses joues rougissantes, brillèrent d’un éclat divin.Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
Someone lit his cigarette.Quelqu'un avança son briquet quand il sortit une deuxième cigarette.Hosseini, Khaled / The Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled / Les cerfs-volants de KaboulLes cerfs-volants de KaboulHosseini, KhaledThe Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled© 2003 by Khaled Hosseini
But he could not get to sleep: he never felt more wakeful in his life; so he lit the lamp and got out the chess-board, and played himself a game of chess.Hélas ! il ne put trouver le repos ; jamais de sa vie il ne s’était senti plus éveillé. Il alluma donc, sortit ses échecs et entreprit une partie contre lui-même.Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateauTrois hommes dans le bateauJerome, Jerome KlapkaThree Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka
One side of the street still lay in bluish mist; the other side, lit up with a long patch of yellow sunlight was bathed in a flood of purple and gold.Un côté des rues restait encore dans une ombre bleuâtre; l’autre côté, éclairé d’une longue nappe de soleil jaune, flambait d’une teinte d’or et de pourpre.Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, Emile
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Collocations
light year
année-lumière
emergency lighting
éclairage de secours
safety lighting
éclairage de sécurité
light metal
métal léger
light signal
signal lumineux
light line
ligne d'éclairage réduit
absorption of light
absorption de la lumière
ambient lighting
lumière ambiant
cone of light
cône lumineux
directional lighting
lumière directionnelle
exposure to light
exposition à la lumière
fluorescent lighting
éclairage fluorescent
green light
feu vert
light background
fond clair
light industry
industrie légère
Word forms
light
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | lighted, lit |
Imperative | light |
Present Participle (Participle I) | lighting |
Past Participle (Participle II) | lighted, lit |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I light | we light |
you light | you light |
he/she/it lights | they light |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am lighting | we are lighting |
you are lighting | you are lighting |
he/she/it is lighting | they are lighting |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have lighted, lit | we have lighted, lit |
you have lighted, lit | you have lighted, lit |
he/she/it has lighted, lit | they have lighted, lit |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been lighting | we have been lighting |
you have been lighting | you have been lighting |
he/she/it has been lighting | they have been lighting |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I lighted, lit | we lighted, lit |
you lighted, lit | you lighted, lit |
he/she/it lighted, lit | they lighted, lit |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was lighting | we were lighting |
you were lighting | you were lighting |
he/she/it was lighting | they were lighting |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had lighted, lit | we had lighted, lit |
you had lighted, lit | you had lighted, lit |
he/she/it had lighted, lit | they had lighted, lit |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been lighting | we had been lighting |
you had been lighting | you had been lighting |
he/she/it had been lighting | they had been lighting |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will light | we shall/will light |
you will light | you will light |
he/she/it will light | they will light |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be lighting | we shall/will be lighting |
you will be lighting | you will be lighting |
he/she/it will be lighting | they will be lighting |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have lighted, lit | we shall/will have lighted, lit |
you will have lighted, lit | you will have lighted, lit |
he/she/it will have lighted, lit | they will have lighted, lit |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been lighting | we shall/will have been lighting |
you will have been lighting | you will have been lighting |
he/she/it will have been lighting | they will have been lighting |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would light | we should/would light |
you would light | you would light |
he/she/it would light | they would light |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be lighting | we should/would be lighting |
you would be lighting | you would be lighting |
he/she/it would be lighting | they would be lighting |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have lighted, lit | we should/would have lighted, lit |
you would have lighted, lit | you would have lighted, lit |
he/she/it would have lighted, lit | they would have lighted, lit |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been lighting | we should/would have been lighting |
you would have been lighting | you would have been lighting |
he/she/it would have been lighting | they would have been lighting |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am lighted, lit | we are lighted, lit |
you are lighted, lit | you are lighted, lit |
he/she/it is lighted, lit | they are lighted, lit |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being lighted, lit | we are being lighted, lit |
you are being lighted, lit | you are being lighted, lit |
he/she/it is being lighted, lit | they are being lighted, lit |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been lighted, lit | we have been lighted, lit |
you have been lighted, lit | you have been lighted, lit |
he/she/it has been lighted, lit | they have been lighted, lit |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was lighted, lit | we were lighted, lit |
you were lighted, lit | you were lighted, lit |
he/she/it was lighted, lit | they were lighted, lit |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being lighted, lit | we were being lighted, lit |
you were being lighted, lit | you were being lighted, lit |
he/she/it was being lighted, lit | they were being lighted, lit |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been lighted, lit | we had been lighted, lit |
you had been lighted, lit | you had been lighted, lit |
he/she/it had been lighted, lit | they had been lighted, lit |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be lighted, lit | we shall/will be lighted, lit |
you will be lighted, lit | you will be lighted, lit |
he/she/it will be lighted, lit | they will be lighted, lit |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been lighted, lit | we shall/will have been lighted, lit |
you will have been lighted, lit | you will have been lighted, lit |
he/she/it will have been lighted, lit | they will have been lighted, lit |