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| Principal Translations |
| 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. |
| Additional Translations |
| 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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