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light up

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
light up vi phrasal	figurative (brighten with joy)	iluminarse⇒ v prnl
	Her face lit up when she heard that her father was returning.
	Su cara se iluminó cuando oyó que su padre volvía.
light up vi phrasal	(become brighter)	iluminarse⇒ v prnl
	Give it a moment and the room will light up.
	Espera un momento y la habitación se iluminará.
light [sth] up, light up [sth] vtr + adv	(illuminate)	iluminar⇒ vtr
	The dim lamp hardly lights up the room.
	La tenue luz de la lámpara apenas iluminaba la habitación.
light [sth] up, light up [sth] vtr phrasal sep	figurative (brighten) (figurado)	iluminar⇒ vtr
	I love you - you light up my life.
	Te amo, iluminas mi existencia.
light up vi phrasal	informal (light a cigarette) (AmL)	prender⇒ vtr
	When she pulled out a cigarette and lit up, several people left the room.
	Varias personas abandonaron la sala cuando ella prendió un cigarrillo.

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Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
light up [sth] vtr phrasal insep	informal (cigarette: apply flame)	encender⇒ vtr
		prender⇒ vtr
	Rob lit up a cigarette.
	Rob encendió un cigarrillo.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
backup light, back-up light (US), reversing light (UK) n	usually plural (light when vehicle moves backward)	luz de marcha atrás nf + loc adj
	(AmL)	luz de reversa nf + loc adj
	(AmC, VE)	luz de retroceso nf + loc adj

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