gettare luce

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Italian

Etymology

Literally, to throw light.

Verb

gettàre luce (first-person singular present gètto luce, first-person singular past historic gettài luce, past participle gettàto luce, auxiliary avére)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive with su) to shed light (on)
    • 2020 October 28, Viola Stefanello, “Lupi, droghe e aborto: gli altri voti del 3 novembre negli Usa [Wolves, drugs and abortion: the other votes of 3 November in the US]”, in la Repubblica:
      Sia nel Nebraska che nello Utah le costituzioni statali potrebbero essere modificate per eliminare delle disposizioni che indicano che la schiavitù o la servitù a contratto possono essere usate come punizione per i crimini – sulla scia delle proteste che hanno gettato nuova luce sul razzismo sistemico di cui è intrisa la storia del Paese.
      Both in Nebraska and Utah, the state constitutions could be amended to remove provisions indicating that contracted slavery or servitude can be used as punishment for crimes – in the wake of the protests that have shed new light on the systemic racism in which the country's history has been steeped.