English

Noun

red light ‎(plural red lights)

1. A warning light, especially as a traffic signal indicating ‘stop’.

   We ran three red lights on the way to the hospital.

2. A sign of a brothel.
   • 1978: Roxanne, you don't have to put on your red light. — Sting, ‘Roxanne’
3. (idiomatic) Denial to proceed. Ruling out of any possibility.

Derived terms

• get the red light
• red-light district
• run a red light

Translations

See also

• green light

Anagrams

• third leg

French

Etymology

From English red-light district.

Noun

red light m ‎(plural red lights)

1. (Canada) red-light district

Synonyms

• (red-light district): quartier chaud