💡lighten (лайтен)

verb
/ˈlaɪtən/
осветлять; облегчать (osvetlyat; oblegchat)

Значение

to make something brighter or less dark; to make something less heavy or serious
Перевод значения
делать светлее или менее серьёзным
delat svetlee ili menee seryoznym

Примеры предложений

A joke can lighten the mood during a tense meeting.

Шутка может облегчить атмосферу напряжённого собрания.
shutka mozhet oblegchit atmosferu napryazhennogo sobraniya

Примеры выражений

lighten up
расслабься
rasslabsya

Синонимы

brighten, illuminate, ease, relieve, cheer

Антонимы

darken, burden, depress

Коллокации

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

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