The Spanish word for light is
luz

Gender
The gender of luz is feminine. E.g. la luz.Plural
The plural of luz is luces.Spanish Definition
light | |
1. n. Luz | |
2. n. Lámpara | |
3. n. Fuego | |
4. n. Perspectiva. | |
5. adj. Claro | |
6. adj. Ligero | |
7. adj. Más ligero | |
8. adj. Leve | |
9. adj. Ágil | |
10. adj. Poco profundo, poco serio | |
11. adj. (Del suelo) arenoso | |
12. vt. Iluminar. | |
13. vt. Encender. |
Translations for light and their definitions
claro | ![]() | ||
1. adj. light, bright | |||
2. adj. clear | |||
alto y claro - loud and clear | |||
3. adv. certainly, naturally, of course | |||
4. n-m. sunny spell | |||
Lluvia por la mañana y apertura de claros por la tarde. - Rain in the morning and sunny spells in the afternoon | |||
5. n-m. clearing | |||
6. n-m. bald patch | |||
7. interj. of course; for sure; sure (indicates enthusiastic agreement) |
ligero | ||
1. adj. light, not heavy |
encender | ||
1. v. to light, ignite | ||
Julio encendió la fogata. - Julio ignited the campfire. | ||
2. v. to turn on, switch on, power up | ||
María encendió la máquina. - María turned on the machine. |
iluminar | ||
1. v. to illuminate |
luz | ![]() | ||
1. n-f. light | |||
la luz extinguida - the extinguished light | |||
2. n-f. (anatomy) lumen | |||
3. n-f. (figurative usually in the plural) brightness, intelligence | |||
Vas a llegar con menos luces. - You're going to get there with less intellect. | |||
4. n-f. (figurative) focus, point of view, understanding | |||
Debes verlo bajo una nueva luz. (You must see it from a new point of view.) | |||
5. n-f. (electricity) electric power | |||
Se fue la luz. (The lights went out. (There is a blackout.)) | |||
6. n-f. (architecture) span |
liviano | ||
1. adj. light (of low weight) | ||
2. adj. light (unimportant, trivial) | ||
3. adj. easygoing | ||
4. n-m. (anatomy) lung |
luminoso | ||
1. adj. luminous, bright |
fuego | ![]() | ||
1. n-m. fire | |||
2. interj. (military) fire! (cry to order soldiers to start shooting) |
mechero | ||
1. n-m. burner | ||
2. n-m. (Spain) lighter |
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