lighten

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
lighten [sth] vtr (make less dark)aclarar vtr
  iluminar vtr
 Opening the curtains lightened the room enough to read.
 Abrir las cortinas aclaró la habitación lo suficiente como para leer.
lighten [sth] vtr (colour: make paler)aclarar vtr
 I want to lighten my hair colour a little bit.
 Quiero aclararme un poco el color del pelo.
lighten [sth] vtr (make less heavy)aligerar vtr
  aliviar vtr
 The cart driver asked the passengers to get off and walk up the hill, to lighten the load for the horse.
 El conductor del carruaje le pidió a los pasajeros que se bajaran y caminaran por la colina, para aligerar la carga del caballo.
lighten [sth] vtr figurative (make less onerous)aliviar vtr
  aligerar vtr
 What can I do to lighten your workload?
lighten [sth] vtr figurative (mood: make less serious)restar seriedad loc verb
  relajar vtr
 Dave's jokes always lighten the atmosphere.
 Las bromas de Dave siempre le restan seriedad al ambiente.
lighten vi (become less dark)clarear vi
  iluminarse v prnl
 When it began to lighten we saw there were a few clouds.
 Cuando comenzó a clarear, vimos que había algunas nubes.
lighten vi (become less heavy)aligerarse v prnl
  aliviarse v prnl
 The tank will lighten as the water evaporates.
 El tanque se aligerará a medida que el agua se evapore.
lighten vi figurative (mood: become less serious)relajarse v prnl
  hacerse menos serio loc verb
 When my daughter looks sad I tickle her until her expression lightens.
 Cuando mi hija está triste le hago cosquillas hasta que su expresión se relaja.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
lighten up vi phrasal informal, figurative (be less serious)relajarse v prnl
 He should lighten up and not take work so seriously. Lighten up, the situation is not as bad as you think it is!
 Debería relajarse y no tomarse el trabajo tan en serio.
  (AR, coloquial)tomárselo con soda loc verb
  tomárselo con calma loc verb
 Debería tomárselo con soda y no preocuparse tanto por el trabajo.
 Debería tomárselo con calma y no preocuparse tanto por el trabajo.
lighten up about [sth] vi phrasal + prep informal, figurative (take less seriously)tomarse menos en serio loc verb
  no tomarse tan en serio loc verb
  relajarse respecto a loc verb
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
lighten the mood v expr figurative (make the atmosphere less solemn)relajar el ambiente loc verb
  suavizar el ambiente loc verb
 Daniel attempted to lighten the mood in the meeting room by telling a joke.
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