alight

alight
I
past tense, past participle - alighted; verb
1) (to get down from or out of: to alight from a bus.) apearse de
2) ((with on) to settle or land on: The bird alighted on the fence.) posarse

II
adjective
(burning; very bright: The bonfire was still alight; His eyes were alight with joy.) encendido, ardiente
alight
tr[ə'laɪt]
adjective
1 encendido,-a, ardiendo
intransitive verb
1 formal use apearse
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to catch alight incendiarse
to set alight incendiar, prender fuego a
alight [ə'laɪt] vi
1) dismount: bajarse, apearse
2) land: posarse, aterrizar
alight
adj.
• encendido, -a adj.
expr.
• apearse expr.
v.
(§ p.,p.p.: alit) = apear v.
• posar v.

I ə'laɪt
adjective (pred)

to be alight — estar* ardiendo

to set something alight — prender(le) fuego a algo


II
intransitive verb (frml)
a) (disembark) apearse (frml), descender* (frml)
b) (land) \<\<bird/insect\>\> posarse
Phrasal Verbs:

I
[ǝ'laɪt]
ADJ
1) (lit)

to be alight — [fire] estar ardiendo; [lamp] estar encendido or (LAm) prendido

to keep a fire alight — mantener un fuego ardiendo

to set alight — pegar fuego a, incendiar

2) (fig)

alight with — [+ happiness, enthusiasm] resplandeciente de


II
[ǝ'laɪt]
VI
1) (from vehicle) bajar, apearse (from de)
2) (on branch etc) [bird, insect] posarse (on sobre)
* * *

I [ə'laɪt]
adjective (pred)

to be alight — estar* ardiendo

to set something alight — prender(le) fuego a algo


II
intransitive verb (frml)
a) (disembark) apearse (frml), descender* (frml)
b) (land) \<\<bird/insect\>\> posarse
Phrasal Verbs:

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