Meaning of green light | Babel Free
Definitions
- A traffic light in its green state (indicating that vehicles may proceed).
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Approval, or permission to proceed. idiomatic
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A go-ahead to commit a crime, specifically to carry out a hit on someone (i.e. to kill). slang
Equivalents
العربية
ضَوْء أَخْضَر
Čeština
zelená
Ελληνικά
πράσινο
Français
feu vert
Bahasa Indonesia
lampu hijau
日本語
青信号
Polski
zielone światło
Português
sinal verde
Svenska
klartecken
ไทย
ไฟเขียว
Türkçe
yeşil ışık
Tiếng Việt
đèn xanh
Examples
“The drive home was much faster than usual; somehow we managed to hit every green light.”
“We have a green light on the project. Work starts today.”
“And Crossrail's Class 345 Aventra fleet finally has the green light to carry passengers to Heathrow Airport, after the Office of Rail and Road granted approval for the European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 2 overlay system.”
“Yo man, I heard someone had put a green light out on you, so watch your back.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.