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lighten ['laɪtən](a) (make brighter) éclairer, illuminer;∎ a single candle lightened the darkness seule une bougie trouait l'obscurité(b) (make paler) éclaircir;∎ lighten the blue with a little white éclaircissez le bleu avec un peu de blanc;∎ to have one's hair lightened se faire éclaircir les cheveux(c) (make less heavy) alléger;∎ having an assistant will lighten my workload avec un assistant ma charge de travail sera moins lourde(a) (become light) s'éclairer, s'éclaircir;∎ the sky has lightened a little le ciel s'est légèrement éclairci;∎ her mood lightened sa mauvaise humeur se dissipa(b) (load, burden) s'alléger;∎ my heart lightened j'ai été soulagéfamiliar se remettre□ ;∎ oh come on, lighten up! allez, remets-toi ou ne fais pas cette tête! -
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lighten [ˈlaɪtn]a. [+ darkness] éclairerb. [+ colour, hair] éclaircirc. [+ burden, tax] allégerd. [+ atmosphere] détendre ; [+ discussion] rendre plus légera. [sky] s'éclaircirb. [load] se réduire* * *['laɪtn] 1.transitive verb1) éclairer [room, surroundings]; éclaircir [colour, hair, wood, skin]; fig détendre [atmosphere]2) alléger [burden, pressure]2.1) [sky, colour, hair] s'éclaircir; fig [atmosphere] se détendre2) [burden, pressure, workload] s'alléger -
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A vtrB vi1 ( grow brighter) [sky, colour, hair, wood, skin] s'éclaircir ;2 ( grow less heavy) [burden, pressure, workload] s'alléger ;3 ( become more cheerful) [mood] s'adoucir ; [atmosphere] se détendre ; [expression] s'éclairer ; his heart lightened il s'est senti soulagé.
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