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Meanings of light up in English

Portuguese
brilhar
Catalan
encendre's
Spanish
prender

To give light to (something).

brilhar
Catalan
aclarir-se
Spanish
salir el so

Become clear.

aclarir-se
Usage of light up in English
1
Areas involved in abstract reasoning and those that process emotions light up.
Wired
2
Immediately, the trailer began to light up, every interior light coming on.
The Lost World
3
He didn't light up, though; he merely put them on the table.
The Elephant Vanishes
4
Blotnik must have seen his future light up like a Hollywood marquee.
Cross Bones
5
Flames light up the night sky on Mount Pentel, Greece, August 2009.
Reuters
6
It is a pleasure to provoke her; her eyes light up so.
Sister Carmen
7
She may light up her little room and keep it in order.
The Emperor — Volume 02
8
Look at that light up there: that's the sun of another world!
The golden compass
9
There was another light up ahead, this one the color of flames.
Guild wars: ghosts of ascalon
10
If the tension backstage was electricity, we could light up the city.
Wired
11
Percy Tau, go make Mzansi proud and light up the world stage.
The South African
12
The city hasn't had to light up its furnaces to keep warm.
The new yorker
13
They just light up, they light up when they see each other.
News.com.au
14
Their eyes light up when they see handsome men, the article said.
The Irish Times
15
He held the light up again to the canvas, and examined it.
The picture of Dorian Gray (First printing version)
16
Have you read Virginia Woolf? His eyes light up for a moment.
Robin and ruby
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Translations for light up
Portuguese
brilhariluminar
Light up through the time
Light up across language varieties
Australia
Common
South Africa
Common
Ireland
Common
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