New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: right on · light cone · light upon · light box · light gun · light pen · light up · lighten · delight in · light show

light on

1 (also

light upon

) (v + prep) discover TRANSITIVEtar ar PhrV c m uhe lit on a very good website tháinig sé ar shuíomh idirlín an-mhaith 2 (also

light upon

) (v + prep) notice TRANSITIVEher eyes lit on the book on the table leag sí a súil ar an leabhar, thug sí an leabhar faoi deara 3 (v + prep) land somewhere TRANSITIVEtuirling verb c m ua bee lit on her head thuirling beach ar a ceann → see light

Phrases and Examples in other entries

alerting »

there's an alerting light on the phone tá solas ar an bhfón a thugann rabhadh duit, tá solas rabhaidh ar an bhfón
automatically »

the lights come on automatically lasann na soilse go huathoibríoch, lasann na soilse uathu féin
cast »

the fire cast a soft light on them bhí solas bog ón tine orthu
come on »

the lights came on tháinig na soilse air, las na soilse
flick »

flick on the light las an solas, cas ar siúl an solas, cas air an solas, cuir air an solas
flick on »

he flicked on the lights las sé na soilse
go on »

the lights went on las na soilse, tháinig na soilse air
have on »

they had no lights on ní raibh aon soilse lasta acu, ní raibh aon soilse ag gabháil acu
hazard lights »

they have their hazard lights on tá na soilse guaise ar siúl acu
leave »

he left the light on d'fhág sé an solas ar siúl
let on »

the driver let me on the bus at the traffic lights lig an tiománaí ar an mbus mé ag na soilse tráchta
light »

to be light on sththe report is light on figures is beag figiúirí atá sa tuarascáil, tá an tuarascáil gann ar fhigiúirí, níl mórán figiúirí sa tuarascáil
light »

not the brightest light on the treeshe's not the brightest light on the tree ní hí is éirimiúla amuigh
light »

to shed light on sth (also to throw light on sth, to cast light on sth) solas a chaitheamh ar rud, léargas a thabhairt ar rud, rud a shoiléiriúshe wasn't able to shed any light on the subject ní raibh sí ábalta an scéal a shoiléiriú, ní raibh sí in ann aon mhíniú a thabhairt ar an scéal
light »

turn on the light las an solas
light »

I left the night light on d'fhág mé an solas oíche lasta
light »

they had coloured lights on the tree bhí soilse daite acu ar an gcrann
light »

she's light on her feet tá sí éadrom ar a cosa, tá sí éasca ar a cosa
light »

there was a light knock on the door buaileadh cnag éadrom ar an doras
light »

there was a light dusting of snow on the hill bhí brat éadrom sneachta ar an gcnoc, bhí crothán sneachta ar an gcnoc

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