💡lighten (ライトン)

verb
/ˈlaɪtən/
明るくする;和らげる (akaruku suru; yawarageru)

意味

to make something brighter or less dark; to make something less heavy or serious
意味の翻訳
明るくしたり、深刻さを和らげたりすること
akaruku shitari shinkokusa o yawaragetari suru koto

例文

A joke can lighten the mood during a tense meeting.

冗談は緊張した会議の雰囲気を和らげることができる。
joudan wa kinchou shita kaigi no funiki o yawarageru koto ga dekiru

表現例

lighten up
気楽にして
kiraku ni shite

同義語

brighten, illuminate, ease, relieve, cheer

対義語

darken, burden, depress

コロケーション

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

関連語彙

To become progressively worse in physical, mental or environmental condition.
to formally put an end to a system, practice, or institution
to confuse or disconcert; to upset the normal order
to deliver something to a person or place, often for selling or safekeeping
to grow crops or plants; to develop or improve something
to live in; to occupy as a dwelling

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