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1 brighten
verb ((often with up) to make or become bright or brighter: The new wallpaper brightens up the room.) lyse opp, få til å skinneverb \/ˈbraɪtn\/1) gjøre lys(ere), gjøre klarere, gjøre mer glinsende, polere, blankpusse2) lyse opp, forgylle, forskjønne3) bli lys(ere), bli klar(ere)4) oppmuntre, live opp, bli opplivetbrighten up bli lysere, bli klarere, klarne (opp), lysne ( overført) lyse opp, opplivesoppmuntre, live opp -
2 bright
1) (shining with much light: bright sunshine.) skinnende, lys, blank2) ((of a colour) strong and bold: a bright red car.) sterk, klar3) (cheerful: a bright smile.) munter, glad4) (clever: bright children.) kvikk, oppvakt•- brightly- brightness
- brightengløgg--------klar--------lysIadj. \/braɪt\/1) klar, lys, lysende, blank, speilblank, glinsende, skinnende2) glad, gledesstrålende, lykkelig, lys3) ( om farge) klar, sterk, høy-4) våken, oppvakt, begavet• you're a bright specimen!a bright idea en lys idé, bare et påfunn (spøkefullt)bright intervals ( meteorologi) delvis oppklarningthe bright lights fornøyelsesområdetbright look-out ( sjøfart) god utkikk, skarp utkikka bright spark et lyst hode en spøkefugl, en glad lakslook on the bright side of something se det fra den lyse sidennot be on the bright side ikke være særlig oppvakt, ikke ha funnet opp kruttetIIadv. \/braɪt\/klart, lystbright and early ( hverdagslig) (tidlig) på morgenkvisten
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Brighten — Bright en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brightened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Brightening}.] Note: [From {Bright}, a.] 1. To make bright or brighter; to make to shine; to increase the luster of; to give a brighter hue to. [1913 Webster] 2. To make illustrious,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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