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==English==

===Etymology===
From {{compound|en|head|light}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|en|En-au-headlight.ogg|a=AU}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# A bright [[light]], with a [[lens]] and [[reflector]], on the front of a [[motor vehicle]] (or originally a [[ship]] or [[train]]), designed to [[illuminate]] the [[road]] when [[driving]] at [[night]]; normally one of a [[pair]].
# {{lb|en|US|slang|vulgar|chiefly|in the plural}} A woman's [[breast]].
#* {{quote-av|en|year=1993|season=5|number=14|title=Quantum Leap|passage=Oh, well. She's got... great... casabas.{{...}}Well, you know. Melons.{{...}}Hoo-has? Honkers? Hooters? '''Headlights'''? Uh... tatas? Teeters? Tweeters? Tom-toms? Tetons?{{...}}I'm trying to say it. Uh, meatballs. Mangoes. Cream pies. Cupcakes? Uh... bangers? Bouncers? Bulumbas?{{...}}Bazongas? Breasts! I said it.|role=Al Calavicci|actor=Dean Stockwell}}
# {{lb|en|Canada|slang|vulgar|chiefly|in the plural}} A woman's [[erect]] [[nipple]]s, partially masked by [[clothing]].
# {{lb|en|US|slang|chiefly|in the plural}} A [[jewel]]; especially a [[diamond]].
# {{lb|en|US|slang|chiefly|in the plural}} {{cap|lysergic acid diethylamide}} (LSD).

====Synonyms====
* {{sense|motor vehicle light}} {{l|en|headlamp}}
* {{sense|breast}} See also [[Thesaurus:breast]].
* {{sense|nipple}} See also [[Thesaurus:nipples]].

====Hypernyms====
* {{l|en|light}}

====Derived terms====
{{der3|en|headlight fluid|deer in the headlight syndrome|dipped headlight|halo headlight|headlight fish|headlighting}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|bright light in front of vehicle}}
* Afrikaans: {{t|af|hooflig}}
* Apache:
*: Western Apache: {{t|apw|bidáá}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ցոլարձակ|sc=Armn}}, {{t+|hy|լուսարձակ|sc=Armn}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t|az|fara}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|фа́ра|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|фар|m|sc=Cyrl}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|far|m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|車燈|tr=chēdēng}}, {{t+|cmn|燈|tr=dēng}}, {{t+|cmn|前照燈|tr=qiánzhàodēng}} {{qualifier|front}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|světlomet|m}}
* Danish: {{t|da|kørelys|n}} {{q|collective}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|koplamp|c}}
* Esperanto: {{t+|eo|reflektoro}}
* Estonian: {{t|et|esilatern}}
* Faroese: {{t|fo|forlykt|f}}, {{t|fo|koyriljós|n}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|ajovalo}}, {{t+|fi|valonheitin}}
* French: {{t+|fr|phare|m}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|ფარა|sc=Geor}}
* German: {{t+|de|Scheinwerfer|m}}, {{t|de|Vorderscheinwerfer|m}}, {{t|de|Frontscheinwerfer|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|προβολέας|m}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|פנס|m|tr=panás}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|हेडलाइट|sc=Deva}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|fényszóró}}
* Icelandic: {{t|is|ökuljós}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|fanale|m}}, {{t+|it|faro|m}}, {{t+|it|abbaglianti|m-p}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|ヘッドライト|tr=heddoraito|sc=Jpan}}, {{t+|ja|前照灯|tr=ぜんしょうとう, zenshōtō|sc=Jpan}}
* Kazakh: {{t|kk|фара|sc=Cyrl}}
* Khmer: {{t|km|ចង្កៀងមុខ|tr=cɑɑngkiəng muk}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|헤드라이트}}, {{t+|ko|전조등}}
* Kyrgyz: {{t|ky|фара|sc=Cyrl}}
* Latvian: {{t-needed|lv}}
* Lithuanian: {{t-needed|lt}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|фар|m|sc=Cyrl}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|lampu puncak}}
* Mongolian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|mn|урд гэрэл|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|mn|том гэрэл|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|mn|их гэрэл|sc=Cyrl}}
* Norman: {{t|nrf|veue|f}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t|nb|hovedlykt|m|f}}, {{t|nb|kjørelys}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|køyrelys}}
* Persian: {{t-needed|fa}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|reflektor|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|lanterna|f}}
*: {{qualifier|Brazil}}: {{t+|pt|farol|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|far|n}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|фа́ра|f}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|solas mòr|m}}, {{t|gd|prìomh-sholas|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|фар|m}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|far|m}}
* Shan: {{t|shn|ၽႆးၵႃး}}
* Slovak: {{t|sk|svetlomet|m}}
* Slovene: {{t|sl|žaromet|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|faro|m}}, {{t+|es|foco|m}}, {{t+|es|farol|m}} {{qualifier|Latin America}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|strålkastare|c}}, {{t|sv|framlykta|c}}, {{t|sv|billjus|n}}
* Tajik: {{t|tg|чароғ|sc=Cyrl}}
* Thai: {{t+|th|ไฟหน้า}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|far}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|фа́ра|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* Uzbek: {{t+|uz|fara}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|đèn pha}}, {{t+|vi|pha}}, {{t|vi|pha xe}}, {{t+|vi|đèn}}
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|פֿאָנאַר|m|sc=Hebr}}
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===See also===
* {{l|en|dome light}}
* {{l|en|fog lamp}}
* {{l|en|idiot light}}
* {{l|en|indicator}}
* {{l|en|sidelight}}
* {{l|en|taillight}}

===References===
* {{R:Partridge New|volume=1|p=979|entry=headlights}}
* {{pedia}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=adeghhilt|lighthead}}

{{cln|en|2-syllable words|endocentric compounds}}
{{C|en|Auto parts|Light sources}}