green light
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green light
Where it comes from
From the standard red-green color scheme used in traffic lights and railway signals.
noun green lights
- A traffic light in its green state (indicating that vehicles may proceed). The drive home was much faster than usual; somehow we managed to hit every green light.
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Approval, or permission to proceed.
We have a green light on the project. Work starts today.
Similar: go
- A go-ahead to commit a crime, specifically to carry out a hit on someone (i.e. to kill). Yo man, I heard someone had put a green light out on you, so watch your back.
Translations
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noun green traffic light
| Español | luz verde |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 녹색신호 noksaeksinho, 초록불 chorokbul |
| 日本語 | 青信号 aoshingō |
| 中文 | 綠燈 /绿灯 lǜdēng |
| Kiswahili | mwanga wa kijani |
| Português | sinal verde |
| Français | feu vert |
| Deutsch | grünes Licht, Grünlicht |
| Italiano | semaforo verde |
| Ελληνικά | πράσινο prásino |
| Română | semafor verde |
| Русский | зелёный свет zeljónyj svet |
| Tiếng Việt | đèn xanh |
| العربية | ضَوْء أَخْضَر ḍawʔ ʔaḵḍar |
noun permission
| Español | luz verde, visto bueno, autorización, aprobación, venia, permiso |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 開綠燈 /开绿灯 kāi lǜdēng |
| Português | sinal verde |
| Français | feu vert |
| Deutsch | grünes Licht |
| Italiano | nulla osta |
| Русский | зелёный свет zeljónyj svet, добро́ dobró |
| العربية | ضَوْء أَخْضَر ḍawʔ ʔaḵḍar |
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title = {green light},
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