💡lighten (laiten)

verb
/ˈlaɪtən/
aligerar; aclarar (aligerar; aclarar)

Meaning

to make something brighter or less dark; to make something less heavy or serious
Traducción del significado
hacer algo más claro o menos serio
hacer algo mas claro o menos serio

Oraciones de ejemplo

A joke can lighten the mood during a tense meeting.

Un chiste puede aligerar el ambiente en una reunión tensa.
un chiste puede aligerar el ambiente en una reunion tensa

Expresiones de ejemplo

lighten up
relájate
relajate

Synonyms

brighten, illuminate, ease, relieve, cheer

Antonyms

darken, burden, depress

Colocaciones

lighten the mood, lighten the load, lighten up, lighten hair

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