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1 lichten
1 [licht geven] light (up)2 [bliksemen] lighten♦voorbeelden:er lichtte iets in zijn ogen • something lit up in his eyesII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉2 [eruit halen] remove♦voorbeelden:een deur uit zijn hengsels lichten • take a door off its hingesiemand van zijn bed lichten • arrest someone in his bed -
2 lossen
v. unload, discharge, wharf, detruck, land, release, lighten, evacuate -
3 opklaren
v. clear, lighten -
4 schijnen
v. shine, sheen, seem, appear, light, lighten, lamp -
5 verhelderen
v. clarify, light up, lighten, brighten -
6 verlichten
v. light, light up, illuminate, illumine, enlighten, lighten, alleviate, allay, solace, ease, unburden, disburden, discharge, elevate, palliate, mitigate, facilitate -
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• to diminish• to ease• to facilitate• to illuminate• to light• to lighten• to mitigate• to relieve -
9 het programma ontlasten
het programma ontlastenVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > het programma ontlasten
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11 ontlasten
1 [ontdoen van een last] relieve3 [vrijstellen] exempt♦voorbeelden:1 mag ik u van dat pak ontlasten? • may I relieve you of this parcel?een drukke verkeersader ontlasten • relieve a busy (traffic) arterywe moeten hem wat ontlasten • we've got to take some of the weight off his shoulderszij ontlastte hem van de kinderen • she took the children off his handsII 〈wederkerend werkwoord; zich ontlasten〉1 [uitmonden] discharge/flow/empty (into) -
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1 cheer up ⇒ brighten/lighten (up)♦voorbeelden: -
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1 [van licht voorzien] light ⇒ illuminate 〈in het bijzonder voor bepaalde gelegenheid/op bepaalde plaats〉2 [voornamelijk figuurlijk] [minder zwaar maken] relieve, lighten3 [inzicht brengen tot/in] enlighten♦voorbeelden:2 dat verlicht de pijn • that relieves/eases the pain -
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