WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| lightened adj | (load, burden: reduced) | reducido/a adj |
| | The car was able to make it up the hill with its lightened load. |
| | El auto pudo ir colina arriba con la carga reducida. |
| lightened adj | figurative (made less heavy) | alivianado adj |
| | | aligerado adj |
| | It was with a lightened heart that Audrey looked at the new day. |
| | Con el corazón alivianado Audrey enfrentó el nuevo día. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| 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. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
Locuciones verbales
lighten | lightened |
| 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. |
| 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 |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
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