WordReference English-German Dictionary © 2025:
| Wichtigste Übersetzungen |
| enlightened adj | (open-minded, understanding) | offen Adj |
| | | tolerant Adj |
| | Olivia considered herself lucky to live in an enlightened society. |
| enlightened adj | (initiated, familiar) | vertraut Adj |
| | | aufgeklärt Ad |
| | I feel enlightened about the subject after talking to her. |
| enlightened adj | (wise, knowing) (ugs) | clever Adj |
| | | Bescheid wissen Nm + Vi |
| | How lucky we are to have so many enlightened men and women working here. |
| | I read an enlightened article on that subject the other day. |
| enlightened adj | (guess: educated) | begründet Adj |
| | Our enlightened guess is that it will take three months. |
| enlightened adj | (spiritually wise) | weise Adj |
| | (übertragen) | erleuchtet Adj |
| | The enlightened master shared his knowledge with those just setting out on the spiritual path. |
WordReference English-German Dictionary © 2025:
| Wichtigste Übersetzungen |
| enlighten [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (explain or clarify to) | aufklären Vt, sepa |
| | (Rätsel) | auflösen Vt, sepa |
| | The student didn't fully understand the homework task, until his teacher enlightened him. |
| enlighten [sb] about [sth] vtr + prep | figurative (explain or clarify to) | jmdn über [etw] aufklären Präp + Vt, sepa |
| | | jmdn von [etw] unterrichten Präp + Vt |
| | Would somebody please enlighten me about whatever is going on here! |
| enlighten [sb] as to [sth] v expr | figurative (explain or clarify to) | jmdn über [etw] aufklären Präp + Vt, sepa |
| | | erklären Vt |
| | The manager asked his staff to enlighten him as to what exactly was involved in the project. |
| enlighten [sb] vtr | figurative (inform) | aufklären Vt, sepa |
| | | unterrichten Vt, fix |
| | | informieren Vt |
| | If you are interested in this subject, this book should enlighten you. |
| enlighten [sb] about [sth] vtr + prep | figurative (inform) | jmdm über [etw] erzählen Präp + Vt |
| | | jmdn über [etw] informieren Präp + Vt |
| | Ray is an expert on French existentialism, so he can enlighten you about that branch of philosophy. |
| enlighten [sb] as to [sth] v expr | figurative (inform) | erklären Vt |
| | | sagen Vt |
| | I wonder if you could enlighten me as to the best way to get to Oxford Street? |
| Zusätzliche Übersetzungen |
| enlighten [sb] vtr | figurative (religion) (Religion) | jmdn erleuchten Vt |
| | The religious pilgrimage is meant to enlighten those who undertake it. |
| enlighten [sth]⇒ vtr | literal, archaic (light, illuminate) (veraltet, literarisch) | [etw] erleuchten Vt |
| | Catherine lit candles to enlighten the room. |
Wörterbuch v1 Englisch-Deutsch © WordReference.com 2012:
en'light·ened [-nd] adj- 1. erleuchtet, aufgeklärt
- 2. verständig
Wörterbuch v1 Englisch-Deutsch © WordReference.com 2012:
en·light·en [ınˈlaıtn] v/t fig erleuchten, aufklären, belehren (on, as to über +akk)
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