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I came here as a man of visions. I was sent here as a man of visions, like a second Noah. I'm not a Noah but I'm here as a second Noah. I'm here as a red light is in the street.
Howard Finster

Meaning of "red light" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RED LIGHT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RED LIGHT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Red 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 RED LIGHT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of red light in the English dictionary

The first definition of red light in the dictionary is a signal to stop, esp a red traffic signal in a system of traffic lights. Other definition of red light is a danger signal. Red light is also an instruction to stop or discontinue.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RED LIGHT

red gum
red gurnard
red hat
red heat
red herring
Red Indian
red jasmine
red kangaroo
red kite
red kowhai
red lead
red line
red man
red matipo
red meat
red men
red mercury
red mist
red mullet
red ned

WORDS THAT END LIKE RED LIGHT

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

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «red light» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RED LIGHT

Find out the translation of red light to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of red 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 «red light» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

红灯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

semáforo en rojo
570 millions of speakers

English

red light
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लाल बत्ती
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الضوء الأحمر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

красный свет
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sinal vermelho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লাল আলো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

feu rouge
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

lampu merah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rotlicht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

赤信号
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

빨간 신호등
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lampu abang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ánh sáng đỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிகப்பு விளக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लाल दिवा किंवा लाल बत्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kırmızı ışık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rosso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czerwone światło
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

червоне світло
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lumină roșie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κόκκινο φως
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rooi lig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rött ljus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rødt lys
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of red light

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RED LIGHT»

The term «red light» is very widely used and occupies the 22.187 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RED LIGHT» OVER TIME

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «RED LIGHT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word red light.
1
Jack Anderson
I don't like to hurt people, I really don't like it at all. But in order to get a red light at the intersection, you sometimes have to have an accident.
2
Kyle Chandler
I've stopped racing to get to the red light.
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Kyle Chandler
I work six months and get three or four with the family. I've stopped racing to get to the red light.
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Kim Elizabeth
My imagination completely controls me, and forever feeds the fire that burns with dark red light in my heart by bringing me the best dreams. I've always had a wild imagination, a big heart and a tortured soul so I feel that dark fantasy, love and horror are in my blood.
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Howard Finster
I came here as a man of visions. I was sent here as a man of visions, like a second Noah. I'm not a Noah but I'm here as a second Noah. I'm here as a red light is in the street.
6
Kevin Garnett
There are a lot of things that frustrate me. I get frustrated when I have to wait at a red light.
7
Star Jones
And I tried it and I felt, I guess I must have been pulled in by the red light of television and now I've been on TV since 1992.
8
Ruud van Nistelrooy
Because of that I don't care when I read in the newspaper that I am colourblind. I went through a red light in my car and I stopped when I before a green light. So I must be really colourblind, eh?
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Jacques Plante
Suppose you were working at your job one day, and you made a little mistake. Then all of a sudden a red light went on over your desk, and fifteen thousand people stood up and yelled at you that you sucked?
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Jacques Plante
How would you like a job where when you made a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RED LIGHT»

Discover the use of red light in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to red light and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Red Light, Green Light
It's a world where imagination rules and creativity abounds. With its bouncy rhyming text and bright illustrations, this book is perfect for every preschooler who loves planes, trains, and automobiles.
Anastasia Suen, 2005
2
Red Light Winter: A Play
It's totally familiar but dreamlike at the same time," observes one American of Amsterdam's notorious Red Light District in the stunning new work from Adam Rapp.
Adam Rapp, 2006
3
Red Light, Green Light
All day and night the traffic signal blinks its messages of stop and go.
Margaret Wise Brown, 1994
4
Blinking Red Light
Offered a lucrative dream job in which they are paid large sums of money to sleep with women with no strings attached, Dexter and a longtime friend find themselves caught up in a blackmail scheme that backfires, leaving them trapped in a ...
Mister Mann Frisby, 2004
5
Red Light Women of the Rocky Mountains
Each state had its share of working girls and madams like Big Nose Kate or Calamity Jane who remain celebrities in the annals of history, but MacKell also includes the stories of lesser-known women whose role in this illicit trade ...
Jan MacKell, 2011
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Red-Light Novels of the Late Qing
Chloe Starr's book offers a comprehensive literary reading of six nineteenth-century Chinese red-light novels and assesses how and why they alter our view of late Qing fiction and the authorial self.
Chloë F. Starr, 2007
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Red Light
A religious prostitute's murder forces Merci to suspect the man she loves.
T. Jefferson Parker, 2014
8
Red Light
This book is for anyone that has lost someone close because of drugs.
Simon Young, 2006
9
Red light, blue light: prostitutes, punters and the police
This book attempts to analyze why women enter the world of prostitution, how the skills and values of the business are transmitted and how the individuals themselves subjectively define, perceive and rationalise their activity.
Karen Sharpe, 1998
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Your Body's Red Light Warning Signals, Revised Edition: ...
An updated reference that pinpoints the warning signals of a serious illness is designed to help readers detect which injuries, pain, fever, rashes, headaches, and other symptoms require immediate medical attention and includes a host of ...
Neil Shulman, Jack Birge, Joon Ahn, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RED LIGHT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term red light is used in the context of the following news items.
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Motorcycles Can Now Run Problematic Red Lights In Kentucky
A new law that was prompted by motorcycles' inability to trigger sensors at traffic signals takes effect in Kentucky today, allowing motorcyclists to run a red light ... «NPR, Jul 15»
2
Paris to let cyclists skip red lights
Cyclists in Paris are to be allowed to ride through red lights after tests ... Traffic lights for bicycles will be placed under the traffic lights for cars on some junctions. «BBC News, Jul 15»
3
Katie Price fined for red light driving offence
Katie Price has been ordered to pay £1,220 after she admitted jumping a red light in her Bentley. Ms Price's car was caught on camera near her home in West ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
4
Red Light for Red Line, Yellow Light for Purple Line
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced today that he was canceling Baltimore's Red light-rail line while approving suburban Washington's Purple Line. «Cato Institute, Jun 15»
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Voters could decide fate of red light cameras in Missouri under …
House members voted 141-14 in support of a measure that would allow Missourians to decide in August 2016 if red light cameras should be eliminated across ... «STLtoday.com, Apr 15»
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Red Light Cameras Could Be Finished In Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Have you ever received a ticket by mail for running a red light? That's a trend that could end in Texas. The state could put ... «CBS Local, Apr 15»
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Illinois House votes to ban red light cameras, but not in Chicago
A red light camera monitors the intersection at Pulaski Road and North ... The Illinois House on Wednesday approved a measure that would ban red light ... «Chicago Tribune, Apr 15»
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Amsterdam sex workers protest window closures in Red Light District
Scores of prostitutes took to the streets of Amsterdam on Thursday to protest moves to rejuvenate the city's famed Red Light District by shuttering windows where ... «The Globe and Mail, Apr 15»
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'Red Light' District In Rome Seen As Way To Fight Human Trafficking
Rome is considering a proposal for a red light district starting in April, which backers argue could help tackle sex trafficking. St. Peter's Square in Rome is ... «International Business Times, Feb 15»
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Tribune study: Chicago red light cameras provide few safety benefits
Chicago's red light cameras fail to deliver the dramatic safety benefits long claimed by City Hall, according to a first-ever scientific study that found the nation's ... «Chicago Tribune, Dec 14»

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