green light
Noun
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Noun
green light (plural 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.
- (idiomatic) Approval, or permission to proceed.
- We have a green light on the project. Work starts today.
- (slang) 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.
- green arrow
- red light
- yellow light
- French: feu vert
- German: grünes Licht, Grünlicht
- Italian: semaforo verde
- Portuguese: sinal verde
- Russian: зелёный свет
- Spanish: luz verde
- French: feu vert
- German: grünes Licht
- Italian: nulla osta
- Portuguese: sinal verde
- Russian: зелёный свет
- Spanish: aprobación, luz verde, visto bueno, venia, permiso, beneplácito, plácet, exequátur
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