run a red light

English

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Verb

run a red light (third-person singular simple present runs a red light, present participle running a red light, simple past ran a red light, past participle run a red light)

1. To pass through the traffic light when the red light is illuminated.
2. (idiomatic) To enter a restricted area; to trespass.
3. (idiomatic) To falsely accuse someone of wrongdoing.
4. (idiomatic) To pass a political bill that is clearly based on false premises.
5. (idiomatic) To claim a position that one does not rightfully earn.

Translations

1.To pass through the traffic light when the red light is illuminated

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 闖紅燈／闯红灯 (zh) (chuǎng hóngdēng)

• Dutch: door rood rijden
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• Esperanto: preterveturi ruĝan trafiklumon
• Norwegian: kjøre på rødt lys