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УВИДЕТЬ СВЕТ VP

1. (subj: human to be brought into life

X увидел свет - X came into the world

X was born.

2. ( subj: a noun denoting a book, journal etc) to be produced and offered to the public

X увидит свет - X will see the light of day

X will be published (brought out) X will come out

X will appear in print. ...(Твардовский) не просто порицал пьесу («Олень и шала-шовка»), не просто говорил о ней недоброжелательно, но предсказывал, что пьеса не увидит света... (Солженицын 2). ...(Tvardovsky) not only condemned the play (The Love Girl and the Innocent), not only spoke of it with hostility, but prophesied that it would never see the light of day... (2a).

3. rare (subj: human to be freed of adversity and suffering

X увидит свет = X will breathe easy (easily, freely).