red light | Idiomator

Meaning: A warning light, especially as a traffic signal indicatingstop.We ran threered lightson the way to the hospital.1955April, D. S. Barrie, “Railways of the Bridgend District”, inRailway Magazine, page447:Paddington[theGWRHQ] saw thered light, however, and the extension toNantgarwwas withdrawn on the G.W.R. agreeing "to lay down the narrow gauge [actually standard gauge as compared to broad gauge] fromDidcotover the whole of their system in South Wales."; A sign of abrothel.1978, Sting, “Roxanne”:Roxanne, you don't have to put on yourred light.; (idiomatic)Adenialtoproceedaruling outof anypossibility.

Examples:

EN: And the red light!
ES: Y esa luz roja!
EN: But he can not because the red light forbids it.
ES: Pero no puede porque la luz roja se lo prohíbe.
EN: What are you doing, waiting for her to drive past a red light so you can arrest her?
ES: ¿Está esperando que cruce un semáforo rojo para arrestarla?
EN: Better said from the red light society. - Really?
ES: Mejor dicho, de la alta sociedad caliente.
EN: Danger, like red light on end of moving train, now safely past.
ES: El peligro, como la luz roja detrás de un tren en movimiento, ya pasó.
EN: Failure to stop for a red light.
ES: No parar en la luz roja.
EN: They will not stop at a red light.
ES: No se detendrán en un semáforo en rojo.
EN: Sorry, Mr. Hanover, but when the red light's on you couldn't get in even if you owned the studio.
ES: Lo siento. Con la luz roja, ni el dueño del estudio puede pasar.
EN: What, we go through a red light?
ES: - Será mejor que esperemos. - He dicho que aceleres.
EN: Never mind your red light, come on.
ES: Por ahí.
EN: I think we just went through a red light.
ES: Creo que esto es un semáforo.
EN: Sorry, mister, red light.
ES: Disculpe señor, el semáforo está cerrado.
EN: He drove me to the first red light, and then the policeman took him to the apartment.
ES: Me llevó al primer semáforo y después se lo llevó la policía.
EN: Watch the red light, Taz.
ES: Está en rojo.
EN: A red light was holding us up.
ES: Estaba el disco rojo...

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