red light

red light
noun
1) [rotes] Warnlicht; (of traffic lights) rote [Verkehrs]ampel
2) (fig.) Warnzeichen, das
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red ˈlight
n rote Ampel
to run [or jump] [or drive through] a \red light bei Rot über eine Ampel fahren
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red light s
1. rotes Licht (als Warnsignal etc)
2. Rotlicht n:
go through the red lights bei Rot über die Kreuzung fahren oder gehen
3. fig Warnsignal n:
see the red light die Gefahr erkennen
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noun
1) [rotes] Warnlicht; (of traffic lights) rote [Verkehrs]ampel
2) (fig.) Warnzeichen, das

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