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I used to stay up all night playing 'Resident Evil 2,' and it wouldn't stop until the sun came up. Then I'd walk outside at dawn's first light, looking at the empty streets of London, and it was like life imitating art. It felt like I'd stepped into an actual zombie apocalypse.
Edgar Wright

Meaning of "first light" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FIRST LIGHT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIRST LIGHT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
First light is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FIRST LIGHT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of first light in the English dictionary

The definition of first light in the dictionary is the time when light first appears in the morning; dawn.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIRST LIGHT

first floor
first form
first four ships
first fruits
first grade
first hand
first harmonic
First International
first lady
first language
first lieutenant
first mate
First Minister
first mortgage
First Mover
first name
First Nation
first night
first offender
first officer

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIRST LIGHT

back-up light
backlight
bright
come to light
daylight
delight
flashlight
flight
green light
headlight
highlight
in mid-flight
light
moonlight
red light
slight
spotlight
starlight
sunlight
the spotlight
twilight

Synonyms and antonyms of first light in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «first light» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIRST LIGHT

Find out the translation of first light to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of first light from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «first light» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

第一道曙光
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

primera luz
570 millions of speakers

English

first light
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पहले प्रकाश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أول ضوء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

первый свет
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

primeira luz
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রথম আলো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

première lumière
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cahaya pertama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

erste Licht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

第一の光
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

첫 번째 빛
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lampu pisanan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ánh sáng đầu tiên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முதல் ஒளி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पहिला प्रकाश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ilk ışık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prima luce
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pierwsze światło
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перший світло
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

prima lumină
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πρώτο φως
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eerste lig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

första ljuset
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

første lys
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of first light

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIRST LIGHT»

The term «first light» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.311 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIRST LIGHT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about first light

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4 QUOTES WITH «FIRST LIGHT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word first light.
1
Kathleen Blanco
The first light of day today revealed what we had feared. The devastation is greater than our worst fears. It's just totally overwhelming.
2
John Henrik Clarke
The first light of human consciousness and the world's first civilizations were in Africa.
3
Don Kardong
Sure, the first light snowfall may be a chance to dance giddily, leaving squeaky footprints through the neighborhood, marking the runner's right to the domain. But later drubbings of snow merely complicate running. Snow turns to ice, to slush, to ice again. Tire ruts twist ankles. New snow hides the hazards.
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Edgar Wright
I used to stay up all night playing 'Resident Evil 2,' and it wouldn't stop until the sun came up. Then I'd walk outside at dawn's first light, looking at the empty streets of London, and it was like life imitating art. It felt like I'd stepped into an actual zombie apocalypse.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIRST LIGHT»

Discover the use of first light in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to first light and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
First Light
Peter can't wait to join his parents on an expedition to the ice caps of Greenland to study global warming.
Rebecca Stead, 2014
2
First Light
Published more than fifty years afterwards, FIRST LIGHT is Geoffrey Wellum's gripping memoir of his experiences as a fighter pilot during WWII.
Geoffrey Wellum, 2003
3
First Light: The Search for the Edge of the Universe
For this hardcover reprint of what has been called "the best popular account of astronomy in action," (Kirkus Reviews) he has revised the text and written a new introduction.
Richard Preston, 2012
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First Light
During Passover in Jerusalem, a blind Jewish teenager, Peniel, longs to find meaning in his life, while the Roman officials are plotting against the mysterious Yeshua of Nazareth, who is sought by Marcus, a Roman centurion, and by the ...
Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene, 2003
5
True at First Light: A Fictional Memoir
1) Hemingway completed just one draft of True at First Light, and after his death it remainedunderlockand key for decades.Didthesecircumstances affect the way you readthebook?How should True atFirstLightbejudged within Hemingway's ...
Ernest Hemingway, 2014
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Love's First Light
Count Christophé flees the French Revolution's carnage, only to meet Scarlett--a beautiful, lionhearted widow--who adores his faith but is also related to the murderer of the count's family.
Jamie Carie, 2009
7
The Red: First Light
There Needs To Be A War Going On Somewhere: Lieutenant James Shelley commands a high-tech squad of soldiers in a rural district within the African Sahel.
Linda Nagata, 2013
8
First Light
The excavation of an astronomically aligned neolithic grave in Dorset unexpectedly affects the lives of an archaeologist, astronomer, and an entertainer
Peter Ackroyd, 1996
9
First Light: A Landscape Photographer's Art
Containing a diverse array of picturesque landscapes ranging from North Yorkshire, the rocky canyons of the Colorado Plateau, the rugged Cornish coast, and the stunning rainforests of New Zealand’s Fjordland, this incredible visual ...
Joe Cornish, 2002
10
First Light
A young boy, who would rather spend time with his model airplanes, reluctantly accompanies his father on a fishing trip that starts before the first light of day.
Gary Crew, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIRST LIGHT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term first light is used in the context of the following news items.
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Farage on Friday: EU referendum is our modern day Battle of Britain
... most gripping account of a teenager fighting in the Battle of Britain from Biggin Hlll, they should buy a copy of Geoffrey Wellum's 'First Light'. «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
A cartoon Tony Iommi loses his fingers
His need to compensate for his severed digits caused Iommi to create both Sabbath's signature sound, as well as the first light-gauge guitar ... «A.V. Club Austin, Jul 15»
3
Lucky takes line honours in Transatlantic Race
“We sent George Bullard up the mast to recover the halyard at first light.” Now up to sixth on the water, Ross Applebey's Oyster Lightwave 48 ... «My Sailing, Jul 15»
4
In search of Tamil Nadu's poet-preachers
At dawn, the gopuras had stood out in the first light, rising defiantly above the mist swirling in from the river. But now, only two hours later, the ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
5
Breaking news
... the shocking and horrible case, bringing light to many apparently misleading details since the homicide took place at first light on Tuesday. «Tuoitrenews, Jul 15»
6
Search underway for man swept away in Brisbane River
Acting Inspector Dupere said the search would continue until about midnight and resume at first light on Sunday. In the meantime, police are ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
7
Bagan: Myanmar's Rapid-Fire Development Risks Ancient Site
... steep steps of an ancient Buddhist temple, their cameras at the ready to capture first light over the remains of Bagan. It's an awesome sight. «NBCNews.com, Jul 15»
8
Day One At The JBay Open
Jeffreys Bay before first light saw the boardwalks at Supertubes packed with surfers drinking coffee, nervously waiting to find out if Eric Stedman ... «Surfing Life, Jul 15»
9
Molson Coors taps into Latin American and Caribbean markets
Six years ago, it introduced Panama to Coors Light (the first light beer sold in the country) and Coors 1873, and it now has an important share of ... «Miami Herald, Jul 15»
10
Search for Melbourne beach dog walker
Investigators want to speak to a man who was walking two dogs along the water's edge at Rickett's Point at first light on November 8, and spoke ... «SBS, Jul 15»

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