TRAFFIC LIGHT

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traffic light: translation

(also light) noun

▪ amber (BrE), green, red, yellow (AmE)

▪ temporary

▪

There are temporary traffic lights because of the roadworks.

▪ set

▪

Turn left at the third set of traffic lights.

▪ go through, jump

▪

He was stopped by the police for going through a red light.

▪ change (to sth), go green, etc., turn green, etc., turn to green, etc.

▪

A line of vehicles waited for the traffic lights to change.

▪

Stop when the lights change to red.

▪ be green, etc., be on green, etc. (both esp.BrE)

▪

The lights were on red but she didn't stop.

▪ work

▪

The traffic lights weren't working.

▪ at the traffic lights

▪

There was a hold-up at the lights.

traffic light: translation

Roman candle, aid to navigation, alarm, amber light, balefire, beacon, beacon fire, bell, bell buoy, blinker, blue peter, buoy, caution light, flare, fog bell, fog signal, fog whistle, foghorn, glance, go light, gong buoy, green light, heliograph, high sign, international alphabet flag, international numeral pennant, kick, leer, marker beacon, nod, nudge, parachute flare, pilot flag, poke, police whistle, quarantine flag, radio beacon, red flag, red light, rocket, sailing aid, semaphore, semaphore flag, semaphore telegraph, sign, signal, signal beacon, signal bell, signal gong, signal gun, signal lamp, signal light, signal mast, signal post, signal rocket, signal shot, signal siren, signal tower, spar buoy, stop light, stop-and-go light, the nod, the wink, touch, traffic signal, watch fire, white flag, wigwag, wigwag flag, wink, yellow flag

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