English-Danish translations for light year

• lysår
  Rådet og medlemsstaterne er lysår væk fra denne holdning. The Council and the Member States are still light years away from this attitude.
  Konflikten mellem Israel og Palæstina er desværre lysår fra en fredelig løsning. The conflict between Palestine and Israel is, unfortunately, light years away from a peaceful resolution.
  Det er sådan, vi vil blive bedømt, og vi er stadig lysår fra det, der kræves med hensyn til skatteunddragelse. That is how we will be judged and we are still light years away from what is required regarding tax evasion.

Definition of light year

• A unit of length ) equal to the distance light travels in one Julian year; used to measure extremely large distances
• A very long way
• A very long time

Examples

• The marathon runner in the lead is light years ahead of the one at the back.
• Some of Leonardo da Vinci’s inventions were light years ahead of their time.

Related words

• twilight years
• light-year
• lightyear