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Terms for subject American usage, not spelling containing the lights | all forms | exact matches only | in specified order only
| English | Russian |
| at the light | средь бела дня (So, you're at the light taking your driver's test and then... Taras) |
| give the green light | санкционировать (The House of Representatives gave a green light to oil exploration off the East Coast. Val_Ships) |
| light the fuse | инициировать (Hopes for an early cut in German interest rates lit the market's fuse early on. Val_Ships) |
| see the light of day | появиться впервые (This software first saw the light of day back in 1993. Val_Ships) |
| the lights are on, but nobody's home | винтика не хватает (Sarcastically playful expression.) |
| the vote was light | процент явки на выборы был низкий |