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1 brighten
1. transitive verb1) 1)aufhellen [Farbe]brighten [up]
2) (make more cheerful) aufhellen, aufheitern [Zimmer]2. intransitive verb1) 1)[Himmel:] sich aufhellenEx:the weather or it is brightening [up] — es klärt sich auf/Ex:brighten [up]
2) (become more cheerful) [Person:] vergnügter werden; [Gesicht:] sich aufhellen; [Aussichten:] sich verbessern* * *verb ((often with up) to make or become bright or brighter: The new wallpaper brightens up the room.) erhellen* * *bright·en[ˈbraɪtən]I. vt▪ to \brighten [up] ⇆ sth1. (make brighter) etw heller machen [o aufhellen2. (make look more cheerful) etw auflockernto \brighten up a room einen Raum freundlicher machen3. (make more promising) etw verbessernto \brighten sb's life Freude in jds Leben bringenII. vi▪ to \brighten [up]2. (become more promising) future rosiger aussehen; prospects besser werden; weather sich akk aufklären, aufheitern* * *['braɪtn(ʌp)]1. vt sep1) (= make cheerful) spirits, person aufmuntern, aufheitern; room, atmosphere aufhellen, aufheitern; conversation beleben; prospects, situation verbessern2. vi2) (person) fröhlicher werden; (face) sich aufhellen or aufheitern; (eyes) aufleuchten; (prospects) sich verbessern, freundlicher werden; (future) freundlicher aussehen* * *2. figa) eine Party, einen Raum etc heiter(er) machen, belebenb) jemanden fröhlich stimmen, aufheiternc) einem schon großen Namen etc noch mehr Glanz verleihen3. polieren, blank putzen, glänzend machen2. fig sich beleben, lebhafter werden3. besser oder erfreulicher werden:prospects brightened die Aussichten besserten sich* * *1. transitive verb1) 1)aufhellen [Farbe]brighten [up]
2) (make more cheerful) aufhellen, aufheitern [Zimmer]2. intransitive verb1) 1)[Himmel:] sich aufhellenEx:the weather or it is brightening [up] — es klärt sich auf/Ex:brighten [up]
2) (become more cheerful) [Person:] vergnügter werden; [Gesicht:] sich aufhellen; [Aussichten:] sich verbessern* * *v.aufhellen v. -
2 brighten
bright·en [ʼbraɪtən] vtto \brighten [up] <-> sth2) ( make look more cheerful) etw auflockern;to \brighten up a room einen Raum freundlicher machen3) ( make more promising) etw verbessern;to \brighten sb's life Freude in jds Leben nt bringen vito \brighten [up]2) ( become more promising) future rosiger aussehen; prospects besser werden; weather sich akk aufklären, aufheitern
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