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Meaning of green light | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A traffic light in its green state (indicating that vehicles may proceed).
  2. Approval, or permission to proceed.
    idiomatic
  3. A go-ahead to commit a crime, specifically to carry out a hit on someone (i.e. to kill).
    slang

Equivalents

العربية ضَوْء أَخْضَر
Bosanski zelena zelena добро добро добро
Čeština zelená
Deutsch grünes Licht Grünlicht
Ελληνικά Γρηγόρης πράσινο πράσινο φως
Español aprobación autorización beneplácito exequatur luz verde permiso plácet venía visto bueno
Français feu vert
Hrvatski zelena zelena добро добро добро
Magyar zöld fény zöld út
Bahasa Indonesia lampu hijau
Italiano nulla osta semaforo verde
日本語 ゴーサイン 青信号
ქართული მწვანე შუქი
한국어 청신호 초록불 파란불
Nederlands groen licht het OK krijgen
Polski zielone światło
Português sinal verde
Русский добро зелёный свет
Српски zelena zelena добро добро добро
Svenska klarsignal klartecken
ไทย ไฟเขียว
Türkçe olur 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.
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See also

green line green linnet green linnets green lizard green looper green louse

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