lighten

light·en ¹

 (līt′n)

v. light·ened, light·en·ing, light·ens

v.tr.

1.

a. To make light or lighter; illuminate or brighten.

b. To make (a color) lighter.

2. Archaic To enlighten.

v.intr.

1. To become lighter; brighten.

2. To be luminous; shine.

3. To give off flashes of lightning.

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light·en ²

 (līt′n)

v. light·ened, light·en·ing, light·ens

v.tr.

1. To make less heavy: I lightened my backpack by removing a large textbook.

2. To lessen the severity or oppressiveness of: lighten the workload. See Synonyms at relieve.

3. To make less worried or more cheerful: lighten the mood.

v.intr.

1. To become less in weight.

2. To become less oppressive, troublesome, or severe.

3. To become cheerful: The mood lightened when the party started.

Phrasal Verb:

lighten up Informal

To take matters less seriously: Everything will work out fine, so stop worrying and lighten up.

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lighten

(ˈlaɪtən)

vb

1. to become or make light

2. (intr) to shine; glow

3. (intr) (of lightning) to flash

4. (tr) an archaic word for enlighten

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lighten

(ˈlaɪtən)

vb

1. to make or become less heavy

2. to make or become less burdensome or oppressive; mitigate

3. to make or become more cheerful or lively

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light•en¹

(ˈlaɪt n)
v.i.

1. to become lighter or less dark; brighten.

2. to brighten or light up, as the eyes or features.

3. to flash as or like lightning.

4. Archaic. to shine, gleam, or be bright.

v.t.

5. to give light to; illuminate.

6. to brighten (the eyes, etc.).

7. to make lighter or less dark.

8. Obs. to flash or emit like lightning.

[1300–50; Middle English; see light¹, -en¹]

light′en•er, n.

light•en²

(ˈlaɪt n)

v. -ened, -en•ing. v.t.

1. to make lighter in weight.

2. to lessen the load of or upon.

3. to make less burdensome or oppressive; mitigate: to lighten taxes.

4. to cheer or gladden: Such news lightens my heart.

v.i.

5. to become less severe, stringent, or harsh; ease up.

6. to become less heavy, burdensome, or oppressive.

7. to become less gloomy; perk up.

8. lighten up, to become less serious or earnest.

[1350–1400; Middle English; see light², -en¹]

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lighten

Past participle: lightened
Gerund: lightening

Imperative

lighten

lighten

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	lighten - make more cheerful; "the conversation lightened me up a bit" lighten up, buoy up cheer - show approval or good wishes by shouting; "everybody cheered the birthday boy" weigh down, weigh on - be oppressive or disheartening to
	2.	lighten - reduce the weight on; make lighter; "she lightened the load on the tired donkey" disburden, unburden - take the burden off; remove the burden from; "unburden the donkey"
	3.	lighten - become more cheerful; "after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit" buoy up, lighten up chirk up, cheer up, cheer - become cheerful
	4.	lighten - make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room" brighten, lighten up alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	5.	lighten - become lighter; "The room lightened up" lighten up change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" irradiate - cast rays of light upon illume, illuminate, illumine, light, light up - make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit" darken - become dark or darker; "The sky darkened"
	6.	lighten - alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive; "relieve the pressure and the stress"; "lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents" relieve mitigate - make less severe or harsh; "mitigating circumstances"

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lighten

¹

verb brighten, flash, shine, illuminate, gleam, light up, irradiate, become light, make bright The sky began to lighten.

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lighten

²

verb

1. ease, relieve, alleviate, allay, reduce, facilitate, lessen, mitigate, assuage He felt the need to lighten the atmosphere.
ease intensify, worsen, heighten, aggravate, make worse

2. cheer, lift, revive, brighten, hearten, perk up, buoy up, gladden, elate Here's a little something to lighten your spirits.
cheer depress, sadden, weigh down

3. make lighter, ease, disburden, reduce in weight Blending with a food processor lightens the mixture.

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lighten ¹

verb

1. To provide, cover, or fill with light:

illume, illuminate, illumine, light.

2. To become brighter or fairer:

brighten, clear (up).

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lighten ²

verb

To make less severe or more bearable:

allay, alleviate, assuage, comfort, ease, lessen, mitigate, palliate, relieve.

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Translations

يَخِف وزنُهيُضيء، يُنير

odlehčitzjasňovat

blive letteregøre letteregøre lyslysne

erhellenerleichternleichter werden

aclarar

allégeréclairciréclairer

léttalÿsa

rischiarareschiarirealleggerirefolgorarelampeggiare

bli letterelysne

odľahčiťzjasniť

aydınlanmakaydınlatmakhafifle mek

减轻照亮

lighten

¹ [ˈlaɪtn]

A. VT [+ room] → iluminar más; [+ sky] → iluminar; [+ color] → hacer más claro

B. VI [sky] → clarear (Met) → relampaguear

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lighten

² [ˈlaɪtn]

A. VT [+ load] → aligerar, hacer menos pesado (fig) (= make cheerful) [+ atmosphere] → relajar; [+ heart] → alegrar; (= reduce) [+ cares] → aliviar

B. VI [load] → aligerarse, hacerse menos pesado; [heart] → alegrarse

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

lighten

[ˈlaɪt^ən]

vi

[sky] → s'éclaircir

[mood] → s'égayer

vt (= make lighter in colour) [+ shade] → éclaircir
to lighten one's hair → s'éclaircir les cheveux

(= make less heavy) [+ object, load, burden] → alléger
to lighten one's burden (fig) → se soulager d'un fardeau
In sharing this secret you lighten your burden → En confiant ce secret, tu te soulages d'un fardeau.
to lighten sb's load (fig) → alléger la charge de qn
By doing this you are lightening the load of hospital doctors → En procédant ainsi, vous allégez la charge des médecins hospitaliers.
to lighten sb's burden (fig) → alléger le fardeau de qn

[+ mixture, dish] → alléger

(= make more cheerful) [+ mood, atmosphere] → égayerlight entertainment n → divertissement m léger, variétés fpl

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lighten

¹

vt → erhellen; colour, hair → aufhellen; gloom → aufheitern

vi → hell werden, sich aufhellen; (mood) → sich heben; (atmosphere) → sich entspannen; to thunder and lighten (Met) → donnern und blitzen

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lighten

²

vt load → leichter machen; to lighten a ship’s cargo → ein Schiff leichtern; to lighten somebody’s burden or load (fig) → jds Lage erleichtern; to lighten somebody’s workload → jdm etwas Arbeit abnehmen; the good news lightened her heart → die gute Nachricht machte ihr das Herz leichter

vi (load) → leichter werden; her heart lightened → ihr wurde leichter ums Herz

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lighten

¹ [ˈlaɪtn]

1. vt (darkness) → rischiarare, illuminare; (hair, colour) → schiarire

2. vi → schiarirsi; (room) → rischiararsi

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lighten

² [ˈlaɪtn] vt (load) → alleggerire (fig) (make cheerful, heart, atmosphere) → sollevare

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light¹

(lait) noun

1. the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen. It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room. lig ضَوْء светлина luz světlo das Licht lys φωςluz valgus نور valo lumièreאור प्रकाश svjetlost fény sinar ljós, birta luce 光 빛 šviesa gaisma cahaya lichtlysświatło رڼا،روښانتيا luz lumină свет svetlo svetloba svetlo ljus แสงสว่าง ışık 光 світло روشنی ánh sáng 光

2. something which gives light (eg a lamp). Suddenly all the lights went out. ligte مِصْباح، قِنْديل светлина luz světlo das Licht lys; belysning φωςluz, lámpara valgus منبع نور valo lumièreאור प्रकाश-स्रोत svjetlo fény(forrás) lampu ljós luce 明かり 발광체 šviesa, lempa apgaismojums lampu lichtlampe, lysświatło د رڼا جوړولو وسيله luz lumină источник света svetlo luč svetlo ljus, lyse ไฟ ışık 燈 освітлення روشنی کا کوئی ذریعہ sự bật sáng 灯

3. something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame. Have you got a light for my cigarette? aansteker وَسيلَة إشْعال огън fogo oheň das Feuer ild φωτιάfuego tuli فندک؛ کبریت tuli feuאש माचिस इत्यादि vatra tűz api eldur; eldpÿta, kveikjari fiammifero; fuoco 火 점화물 ugnis gaismas avots; uguns; liesma api vuurfyrogień د اور شغله lume foc огонь oheň ogenj vatra eld ไฟ ateş, kibrit, çakmak 點火物 сірник آگ جلانے کا کوئی ذریعہ، شعلہ lửa 点火物

4. a way of viewing or regarding. He regarded her action in a favourable light. lig نَظْرَه разбиране luz světlo das Licht lys σκοπιά, θεώρηση perspectiva valgus جلوه؛ نمود valo jourאור दृष्टि-तन्तुओं का संवेदन smatrati megvilágítás pandangan í (jákvæðu) ljósi luce 見方 관점, 견지 šviesa aspekts; viedoklis sudut lichtlysświatło جلوه luz lumină свет svetlo luč svetlo ljus. dager พิจารณา görüş 見解 аспект; інтерпретація کسی شے پر نظر ڈالنے کا انداز یا رخ sự hiểu biết 见解

adjective

1. having light; not dark. The studio was a large, light room. lig مُضيء светъл claro světlý licht, hell lys φωτεινόςclaro, luminoso valge نورانی؛ روشن valoisa clairמואר हलका, कम, भार रहित svijetao világos terang bjartur luminoso 明るい 밝은 šviesus gaišs terang lichtlysjasny نورانى،روښانه claro luminos светлый svetlý svetel svetao ljus สว่าง aydınlık 明亮的 світлий روشن tràn đầy ánh sáng 明亮的

2. (of a colour) pale; closer to white than black. light green. ligte فاتِح светъл claro světlý hell lys; lyse- ανοιχτόςclaro hele- روشن vaalea clairבהיר बलाघात शून्य, थकावट रहित, सरल, फुहार svijetao halvány, világos terang, muda ljós- chiaro うすい (빛깔이) 연한 šviesus gaišs muda licht- lyse-jasny تيز،روښانه claro deschis светлый svetlý svetel svetlo ljus- อ่อน açık, soluk 淡色的 світлий ہلکا nhạt 淡色的

verb – past tense, past participle lit (lit) , ˈlighted –

1. to give light to. The room was lit only by candles. verlig يُضيء осветявам iluminar osvětlit erleuchten oplyse φωτίζωiluminar valgustama روشن کردن یا شدن valaista éclairer לְהָאִיר जलाना osvijetliti (meg)világít menerangi lÿsa illuminare 明るくする 밝게 하다 apšviesti apgaismot menerangi verlichtenbelyse oświetlić روښانول،رڼآ كول iluminar a lumina освещать osvetliť razsvetliti osvetleti lysa upp ให้แสงสว่าง aydınlatmak 照亮 освітлювати; (при)світити روشنی دینا bắt đầu cháy 照亮

2. to (make something) catch fire. She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light. aansteek يَشْتَعِل запалвам acender-se zapálit anzünden tænde ανάβω, κάνω κτ. να ανάψει encender süütama, süttima آتش زدن sytyttää allumer לְהַדלִיק प्रकाशित होना, चमक उठना zapaliti (meg)gyújt menyalakan kveikja accendere, accendersi 火をつける 불을 붙이다 už(si)degti, užžiebti iedegt; aizdegt; iedegties; aizdegties menyalakan aansteken, ontstekentenne på, ta fyrzapalić اور لګول acender-se a (se) aprinde зажигать zapáliť prižgati (se) zapaliti tända ติดไฟ yakmak, yanmak 點燃 запалювати آگ لگانا bật lên 点燃

ˈlightness noun

helderheid إضاءَه، إشْراق леснота brilho jasnost die Helligkeit lys φωτεινότηταluminosidad, claridad helendus روشنایی valoisuus clartéבהירות हल्कापन svjetlost világosság terang birta, skærleiki luce 明るさ 밝음 šviesumas gaišums keterangan lichtheidlys, opplysthet, skjær, skinn, glans jasność رڼا،روښنايى brilho lumină освещённость svetlosť svetlost svetlost ljushet ความเบา aydınlık 光亮 освітленість ہلکا پن tính sáng 光亮

ˈlighten verb

to make or become brighter. The white ceiling lightened the room; The sky was lightening. belig يُضيء، يُنير осветявам clarear zjasňovat (se) erhellen gøre lys; lysne φωτίζω κτ., γίνομαι πιο φωτεινός iluminar, clarear valgustama, valgenema روشن تر کردن kirkastaa éclairer לְהַבהִיר हल्का करना, गम्भीरता हटना, चिन्तामुक्त होना zasvijetliti megvilág(os)ít; kiderül menambah terang lÿsa rischiarare 明るくする 밝아지다 (ap)šviesti, šviesėti kļūt gaišākam; padarīt gaišāku menerangkan lichter maken/worden lyse opp, lysnerozjaśnić ډير روښانه كول clarear a (se) lumina освещать; светлеть zjasniť (sa) razsvetliti; zjasniti se posvetleti göra ljus[are], ljusna ทำให้สว่างขึ้น aydınlatmak, aydınlanmak 照亮 освітлювати; вияснюватися روشن ہو جانا làm sáng hơn 照亮

ˈlighter noun

something used for lighting (a cigarette etc). aansteker مِشْعَل، قَدّاحَه запалка isqueiro zapalovač der Anzünder lighter αναπτήραςencendedor, mechero välgumihkel فندک sytytin briquetמצית जलाने में प्रयुक्त होने वाला upaljač öngyújtó korek api kveikjari accendino ライター 라이터 žiebtuvėlis, degtuvas šķiltavas; deglis pemetik api aanstekertennerzapalniczka لايټر،اور لګونكى isqueiro brichetă зажигалка zapaľovač vžigalnik upaljač tändare ไฟแช็ค çakmak 打火機 запальничка آگ جلانے کا ایک آلہ cái bật lửa 打火机

ˈlighting noun

a means of providing light. The lighting was so bad in the restaurant that we could hardly see. beligting إضاءَه، إنارَه осветление iluminação osvětlení die Beleuchtung belysning φωτισμόςiluminación valgustus روشنایی valaistus éclairageתאורה तडित rasvjeta (meg)világítás penerangan lÿsing illuminazione 照明 점화, 조명 apšvietimas apgaismojums pencahayaan verlichtingbelysningoświetlenie رڼا iluminação (i)luminare освещение osvetlenie razsvetljava osvetljenje ljus, belysning การจัดแสง aydınlatma, ışıklandırma 照明設備 освітлення روشنی فراہم کرنے کا ذریعہ ánh sáng 照明

lighthouse noun

a building built on rocks, coastline etc with a (flashing) light to guide or warn ships. ligtoring مَنارَه фар farol maják der Leuchtturm fyrtårn φάροςfaro majakas فانوس دریایی majakka phareמגדלור प्रकाश स्तम्भ svjetionik világítótorony mercu suar viti faro 灯台 등대 švyturys bāka rumah api vuurtorenfyrtårn latarnia morska د بيړيو د لارښوونى څراغ farol far маяк maják svetilnik svetionik fyr, fyrtorn ประภาคาร deniz feneri 燈塔 маяк روشنی کا مینار hải đăng 灯塔

ˈlight-year noun

the distance light travels in a year (nearly 9.5 million million kilometres). ligjare سَنَه ضَوْئِيَّه светлинна година ano-luz světelný rok das Lichtjahr lysår έτος φωτόςaño-luz valgusaasta سال نوری valovuosi année-lumière שְׁנַת אוֹר प्रकाश द्वारा एक वर्ष में पूरी की जाने वाली दूरी 60 खरब मील svjetlosna godina fényév tahun cahaya ljósár anno luce 光年 광년 šviesmetis gaismas gads tahun cahaya lichtjaarlysår rok świetlny نورى كال ano-luz an-lumină световой год svetelný rok svetlobno leto svetlosna godina ljusår ปีแสง ışık yılı 光年 світловий рік نوری سال، وہ فاصلہ جو روشنی ایک سال میں طے کرتی ہے năm ánh sáng 光年

bring to light

to reveal or cause to be noticed. The scandal was brought to light by the investigations of a journalist. voor die dag bring يَكْشِف разкривам trazer à luz vynést na světlo ans Licht bringen afsløre αποκαλύπτωsacar a la luz päevavalgele tooma آشکار کردن tuoda päivänvaloon mettre en lumière לְהוֹצִיא לָאוֹר प्रकाशित करना, उद् घाटित करना, प्रकट करना otkriti kiderít mengungkapkan leiða í ljós portare alla luce 明るみに出す 폭로하다 iškelti aikštėn celt gaismā; atklāt mendedahkan aan het licht brengen avsløre, komme for en dag wydobyć na światło dzienne څرګندول trazer à luz a scoate la lumină вытащить на свет божий vyniesť na svetlo spraviti na dan rasvetliti bringa i dagen, dra fram i ljuset ทำให้รับรู้ açığa çıkarmak, meydana çıkarmak 顯露，揭露 виводити на чисту воду انکشاف کرنا hé lộ 显露，揭露

come to light

to be revealed or discovered. The manuscript came to light in a box of books at an auction. uitkom يرى النّور، يَنْكَشِف бивам разкрит vir à luz být objeven ans Licht kommen blive afsløret; blive opdaget ανακαλύπτομαι, αποκαλύπτομαι salir a luz päevavalgele tulema آشکار شدن paljastua être découvert לְהִתגָלוֹת उद् घाटित या प्रकट होना otkriti, doći na vidjelo napvilágra kerül terungkap koma í ljós venire alla luce 明るみに出る 밝혀지다 būti atrastam, tapti žinomam, paaiškėti nākt gaismā; kļūt zināmam akhirnya diketahui aan het licht komenkomme for dagen odnaleźć się, wyjść na jaw څرګنديدل،روښنه كيدل vir à luz a fi descoperit обнаруживаться vyjsť najavo priti na dan, biti odkrit otkriti komma i dagen, bli bekant ถูกเปิดเผย açığa çıkmak, belli olmak 顯露，出現 виявлятися منکشف ہونا bị đưa ra ánh sáng 暴露

in the light of

taking into consideration (eg new information). The theory has been abandoned in the light of more recent discoveries. te oordeel na die feite في ضَوء، على ضَوْء предвид à luz de ve světle angesichts i lyset af υπό το φως a la luz de valguses با در نظر گرفتن jnk valossa à la lumière de לְאוֹר הַ- इन तथ्यों को दृष्टि में रखते हुए, इनकी सहायता से u svjetlu vminek figyelembevételével/fényében mempertimbangkan í ljósi, með tilliti til alla luce di ～に照らして ...에 비추어, 고려하여 atsižvelgiant, remiantis ņemot vērā berdasarkan in het licht van i lys av w świetle د يو موضوع په نظر نيولو سره à luz de luând în considerare в свете vo svetle v luči nečesa u svetlu i ljuset av, mot bakgrunden av พิจารณา ...-in ışığında, ... bakımından 考慮到 у світлі чого کسی شے کے مد نظر được đưa ra xem xét 鉴于，由于，按照

light up

1. to begin to give out light. Evening came and the streetlights lit up. ligte aanskakel يَبدأ بالإضاءَه светвам acender-se rozsvítit (se) angehen tænde ανάβω, δίνω φως iluminarse süütama, süttima درخشیدن syttyä s'allumer לְהַדלִיק אוֹר प्रकाशित करना, प्रकाशमान करना zapaliti se kigyullad menyala kvikna, ljóma upp accendersi 輝く 밝아지기 시작하다 užsidegti, užsižiebti iedegties hidup aangaan bli slått på, lyse oppzapalić się نورانى كيدل،لګيدل acender-se a se aprinde зажигать rozsvietiť (sa) prižgati se upaliti se tändas เปิดให้แสงสว่าง yanmak 亮起 засвітити(ся) روشنی خارج کرنا chiếu sáng 点着

2. to make, be or become full of light. The powerful searchlight lit up the building; She watched the house light up as everyone awoke. verhelder يُضيء осветявам iluminar osvětlit (se) erleuchten oplyse; komme til liv φωτίζω κτ., φωτίζομαι ολόκληρος iluminar valgustama نورانی کردن valaista illuminer לְהָאִיר osvijetliti kivilágít; kivilágosodik menerangi lÿsa upp illuminare, illuminarsi 明るくする 밝게 하다 apšviesti, sušvisti iedegt (gaismu); apgaismot menerangi verlichten, de lichten aansteken lyse opp oświetlić, rozjarzyć się نورانى كيدل iluminar a (se) lumina освещать osvetliť (sa) razsvetliti, biti razsvetljen osvetliti lysa upp, tända[s] ทำให้สว่าง aydınlatmak, aydınlanmak 照亮 освітлювати روشن ہو جانا یا کرنا thắp đèn lên 照亮

3. to make or become happy. Her face lit up when she saw him; A sudden smile lit up her face. ophelder يُشْرِق ощастливявам iluminar-se rozjasnit (se) aufleuchten lyse op φωτίζω, φωτίζομαι από χαρά iluminarse särama lööma سر شوق آمدن syttyä éclairer לִקרוֹן osvijetliti, ozariti felderül berseri-seri ljóma, geisla illuminare, illuminarsi 元気になる 명랑하게 하다 nušvisti, nušviesti iemirdzēties berseri oplichtenlyse opp rozjaśnić się خوشحاله كيدل iluminar-se a (se) lumina светить rozjasniť (sa) razjasniti (se) razvedriti lysa upp ทำให้ร่าเริงขึ้น parlamak, aydınlatmak 使滿面春風，喜形於色 освітлюватися خوش کرنا یا ہونا rạng ngời 使变得喜悦，使兴奋起来

see the light

1. to be born, discovered, produced etc. After many problems his invention finally saw the light (of day). die lewenslig aanskou يَرى النّور виждам бял ден ver a luz do dia spatřit světlo světa zu einer LÖsung kommen se dagens lys γεννιέμαι, βλέπω το φως της ημέρας ή της δημοσιότητας ver la luz päevavalgust nägema آشکار شدن nähdä päivänvalo voir le jour לְהָבִין जन्म लेना doći na vidjelo napvilágot lát lahir sjá dagsins ljós vedere la luce, venire alla luce 日の目を見る 태어나다 išvysti dienos šviesą piedzimt; nākt klajā; ieraudzīt dienasgaismu dilahirkan het licht zien se dagens lys ujrzeć światło dzienne روښانه كيدل،لګيدل ver a luz do dia a vedea lumina zilei увидеть свет uzrieť svetlo sveta zagledati luč dneva otkriti se dagens ljus เข้าใจในที่สุด doğmak, aydınlığa kavuşmak 出生，出現，問世 побачити світ ایجاد یا پیدا ہونا được sinh ra; được tìm ra 出世，出现，问世

2. to be converted to someone else's point of view etc. iets verstaan يَسْتَنير променено ми е мнението concordar prohlédnout, pochopit pravdu überzeugt werden blive overbevist; se lyset ασπάζομαι την άποψη κπ., αφυπνίζομαι (μτφ.) convertirse a (maailmanägemusele) silmi avama نظر کسی برگشتن nähdä valo se convertir לְהִשתַכנֵע पैदा होना preobratiti se kezdi érteni menerima pandangan baru skilja loks accorgersi 考えを変える 상대방의 입장을 이해하다 atsiversti apjēgt; aptvert menerima pandangan baru bekeerd worden se lyset, bli overbevistprzekonać się له چا سره هم نظره كيدل concordar прозреть pochopiť pravdu sprevideti prikloniti se nečijem mišljenju låta sig övertygas คล้อยตามผู้อื่น kabul etmek 領悟 навертатися (до чого), прийняти (що) کسی کے نظریہ سے اتفاق کرنا quan điểm 领悟

set light to

to cause to begin burning. He set light to the pile of rubbish in his garden. aansteek يُشْعِل، يَضَعُ النّارَ في запалвам pôr fogo zapálit anzünden tænde; antænde βάζω φωτιά poner fuego põlema panema آتش انداختن به sytyttää mettre le feu à qqch. לְהַדלִיק baciti svjetlo meggyújt vmit menyulut kveikja í dare fuoco a 火をつける 불을 붙이다 uždegti, padegti aizdedzināt menyebabkan sesuatu terbakar in brand stekensette fyr påpodpalić اور اچول،اور ورته كول deitar fogo a da foc (la) поджигать zapáliť podtakniti ogenj zapaliti sätta eld på จุดไฟเผา tutuşturmak 點燃 запалювати آگ لگانا soi sáng; châm lửa 点燃

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light²

(lait) adjective

1. easy to lift or carry; of little weight. I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys. lig خَفيف، غَيْر ثَقيل лек leve lehký leicht let ελαφρύςligero kerge سبک kevyt légerקל हलका lagan könnyű ringan léttur leggero 軽い 가벼운 lengvas viegls ringan lichtlettlekki سپك،كم وزنه leve uşor лёгкий ľahký lahek lagan lätt เบา hafif 輕的 легкий; неважкий اٹھانے اور لے جانے میں سہل nhẹ 轻的

2. easy to bear, suffer or do. Next time the punishment will not be so light. lig خَفيف، غَيْر شَديد лек leve lehký leicht let ελαφρός, υποφερτόςleve kerge آسان kevyt légerקל सहनीय lak enyhe ringan léttur, vægur leggero, lieve きびしくない (벌 등이) 엄하지 않은 lengvas niecīgs; neievērojams ringan lichtmildlekki آسانه leve uşor мягкий; лёгкий ľahký lahek blag lätt, lindrig เบา hafif, dayanılır 容易承受的 легкий برداشت کرنے میں آسان không nghiêm khắc 容易承受的

3. (of food) easy to digest. a light meal. ligte سَهْل الهَضْم лек ligeiro lehký leicht let ελαφρύς, ευκολοχώνευτος ligero kerge کم؛ سبک kevyt légerקל हल्का, आसानी से पचने वाला probavljiv könnyű ringan léttur, auðmeltur leggero 消化のよい 곧 소화되는 lengvas (par ēdienu) viegls ringan lichtlettlekki سپك،كم وزنه ligeiro uşor лёгкий ľahký lahek lagan lätt ย่อยง่าย hafif, hazmı kolay 清淡的 легкий; неважкий آسانی سے ہضم ہونے والا nhẹ 清淡的，易消化的

4. of less weight than it should be. The load of grain was several kilos light. ligter أخَف من اللازِم по-лек leve lehčí zu leicht lettere ελαφρύτερος από το κανονικό más ligero kergem kui tarvis سبک تر kevyt trop léger de פָּחוֹת מְהַמִשקָל वज़न में कम, न्यूनभार lakši od potrebnog könnyű lebih ringan of léttur (troppo leggero) 重さが不足して (용적에 비해) 무겁지 않은 lengvesnis (par svaru) nepilns beratnya kurang te licht for lett za lekki سپك تر هغه بل leve mai uşor cu неполновесный ľahší lažji lakši för lätt เบากว่าที่ควร hafif 較輕的 легкий مناسب سے کم وزن ہونا nhẹ hơn so với trọng lượng trung bình 较轻的

5. of little weight. Aluminium is a light metal. ligte خَفيف الوَزْن лек leve lehký leicht let ελαφρός, μικρού βάρους ligero kerge کم وزن kevyt légerקל अल्प भार का lagan könnyű ringan léttur leggero 軽い 경량의 lengvas viegls ringan lichtlettlekki كم وزنه leve uşor лёгкий ľahký lahek lak lätt เบา hafif 輕質的 легкий کم وزن والا nhẹ 轻的

6. lively or agile. She was very light on her feet. lig رَشيق ، حَيَوي весел ágil lehký leicht let ανάλαφροςágil kerge تند و تیز kevyt au pas léger קליל फूर्तीला živahan fürge lincah léttur á sér agile 軽快な 경쾌한 guvus, greitas veikls; žigls ringan lichtvoetiglett på fotenzwinny, chyży چټك،تيز ágil suplu подвижный ľahký lahkoten živahan lätt, snabb, smidig มีชีวิตชีวา canlı 靈巧的 легкий, швидкий چست اور پھرتیلا năng động 灵巧的

7. cheerful; not serious. light music. ligte خَفيف، مَرِح весел ligeiro lehký heiter underholdende; let χαρούμενος, μη σοβαρός ligero kerge شاد و شنگول kevyt légerקליל मनोरंजक, मनोविनोदकारी veseo derűs ringan léttur, líflegur leggero 肩のこらない (음악 등이) 딱딱하지 않은 linksmas, nerimtas nenopietns; viegls ringan lichtlett, underholdendelekki ملايم،زړه ښكونكى ligeiro uşor развлекательный; лёгкий ľahký veder, lahek veseo lättsam เบา ๆ สนุก ๆ hafif, eğlendirici 輕鬆愉快的 легкий مسرت بھرا نہ کہ سنجیدہ vui vẻ 轻松愉快的

8. little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc. light rain. ligte قليل الكَثافَه، خَفيف малък leve drobný leicht let ελαφρός, ανεπαίσθητος, απαλόςfino kerge خفیف؛ ملایم kevyt petitקליל हल्का slab jelentéktelen kecil léttur lieve 少量の (양이) 적은 nedidelis, nesmarkus niecīgs; sīks renyai-renyai lichtlett, mildlekki ملايم خوښى راوړونكى leve uşor небольшой; мелкий drobný lahen lagan lätt เบา hafif 少量，輕微的(如微風、細雨) несильний کم مقدار میں nhẹ 少量，轻微的

9. (of soil) containing a lot of sand. ligte كَثير الذَّرّات рохкав arenoso lehký locker rig på sand; let αμμώδηςarenoso liivane نرم؛ ریز hiekkainen meubleקלה pjeskovit laza berpasir gljúpur, sendinn friabile もろい (토양이) 모래를 많이 함유한 lengvas, purus (par augsni) viegls berpasir lichtsandrik, lettlekki, piaszczysty اوبړن،نرم arenoso moale, afânat рыхлый ľahký prhek rastresit lös, sandig เต็มไปด้วยทราย kumlu, yumuşak 沙質的 пухкий, розпушений بالو والی مٹی đất nhẹ chứa nhiều cát 轻质土

ˈlightly adverb

liggies بِخِفَّه леко levemente lehce leicht let ελαφράligeramente kergelt به سبکی؛ با خونسردی kevyesti légèrementקלות हल्के से, कम में, गम्भीरता रहित होकर lagano könnye(dé)n dengan ringan léttilega leggermente, lievemente 軽く 가볍게 lengvai viegli dengan ringan lichtlett, mildlekko په خونسردى سره levemente uşor легко ľahko nalahko lagano lätt, löst อย่างเบา ๆ hafifçe 輕輕地，淡淡地 легко; з легким серцем غیر سنجیدہ انداز میں một cách nhẹ nhàng 轻轻地

ˈlightness noun

ligsinnigheid خِفَّه ، حَيَوَيَّه лекота leveza lehkost die Leichtigkeit lethed ελαφρότηταligereza kergus سبکی؛ خوشدلی keveys légèretéקלילות हल्कापन lakoća könnyedség keringanan leggerezza 軽さ 가벼움 lengvumas vieglums keringanan lichtheidletthet lekkość د زړه خوښتيا leveza uşurinţă лёгкость ľahkosť lahkost laganost lätthet ความเบา aydınlık, hafiflik 輕巧，輕微，顏色淺淡，輕鬆愉快 легкість; спритність بے وزنی lối bấm phím nhẹ nhàng 轻巧，轻微，明亮，颜色的浅淡，轻松愉快

ˈlighten verb

to make or become less heavy. She lightened her suitcase by taking out several pairs of shoes; The postman's bag of parcels lightened as he went from house to house. ligter يَخِف وزنُه олекотявам tornar mais leve odlehčit (se) leichter werden gøre lettere; blive lettere ελαφρώνωaligerar kergendama, kergenema سبک کردن یا شدن keventää alléger לְהֵיעָשׂות קַל יוֹתֵר प्रकाश बढा़ना, चमक उठना olakšati se könny(ebb)ít; könnyebbé válik memperingan létta alleggerire, alleggerirsi 軽くする 가볍게 하다 palengvinti, palengvėti atvieglot; kļūt vieglākam meringankan lichter maken/worden bli lettere, letneulżyć, zelżeć سپكول،دوزن كمول tornar mais leve a (se) uşura облегчать; становиться легче odľahčiť (sa) olajšati, postati lažji olakšati göra (bli) lättare ทำให้เบา hafifle(t)mek 減輕 робити легшим; полегшувати وزن کم کرنا یا ہونا làm nhẹ đi 减轻

ˌlight-ˈfingered adjective

inclined to steal things. langvingerig خَفيف اليد في السَّرِقَه крадлив mão-leve zlodějský langfingerig langfingret ελαφροχέρης, που έχει την τάση να κλέβει tener la mano larga pikkade näppudega کج دست pitkäkyntinen chapardeur זָרִיז בְּאֶצבּעוֹתָיו चोरी, गिरहकटी में निपुण sklon krađi enyveskezű suka mencuri fingralangur (svelto di mano), (bravo a rubare) 手癖の悪い 손버릇이 나쁜 ilgapirštis, graibštus zaglīgs panjang tangan met lange vingers tyvaktig o `lepkich palcach` كوږلاسى de mão-leve pungaş вороватый zlodejský dolgoprst koji je sklon krađi långfingrad ที่มีความสามารถในการลักเล็กขโมยน้อย hırsızlığa meyilli, eli uzun 好偷竊的 нечистий на руку, хапкий چوری کا عادی tính tắt mắt 善于盗窃的

ˌlight-ˈheaded adjective

dizzy and giddy. lighoofdig دايِخ، مُصاب بالدُّوار замаян estonteado mající/působící závrať schwindelig svimmel; ør ζαλισμένοςcorto, tonto peast segi سبک سر؛ حواس پرت pyörrytystä tunteva écerveléסחרחר चलचित्र, चंचल ošamućen dilinós pusing vankaður svampito 頭のフラフラする 어지러운 apsvaigęs apreibis; apskurbis pening-pening lalat ijlhoofdigsvimmel, i ørske, ør i hodetrozkojarzony سر ګنګس كونكى،ستړى كونكى estonteado ame­ţit чувствующий головокружение majúci závrat omotičen lakomislen yr i huvudet เวียนหัว sersemlemiş, başı dönen 頭暈目眩的 бездумний, легковажний غیر سنجیدہ choáng váng 头晕目眩的

ˌlight-ˈhearted adjective

happy and free from anxiety; not grave or serious. a light-hearted mood. lighartig خَلي البال، خالٍ من الهَم безгрижен feliz bezstarostný unbeschwert sorgløs χαρούμενος, ανέμελος de corazón alegre, contento, despreocupado muretu سبک دل؛ خوشدل iloinen enjouéקליל प्रसन्न चित्त bezbrižan vidám periang áhyggjulaus spensierato 気楽な 근심이 없는 linksmas, nerūpestingas bezrūpīgs riang luchthartigglad, sorgløs niefrasobliwy په زړه خوښ،سر حاله feliz беспечный bezstarostný brezskrben veseo lätt till sinnes, sorglös เบิกบานใจ neşeli, gamsız 輕鬆愉快的 безтурботний, безжурний خوش، بشاش khính suất 轻松愉快的

ˈlightweight adjective

light in weight. a lightweight raincoat. liggewig وَزْن خَفيف лек leve lehký leicht letvægts- ελαφρόςligero kerge سبک وزن kevyt léger קַל מִשקָל कम भार का lagan (težina) könnyűsúly(ú) ringan léttur leggero 軽量の 경량의 lengvas (par svaru) viegls nipis lichtgewichtlettlekki سپك وزنه leve uşor лёгкий ľahký lahek lagan lätt, lättvikts- น้ำหนักเบา hafif 輕量的 легкий ہلکا hạng nhẹ 轻量的

get off lightly

to escape or be allowed to go without severe punishment etc. daar genadig van afkom يَهْرُب بدون عِقاب измъквам се леко escapar com pouco dobře vyváznout unbeschadet davonkommen slippe let fra τη γλιτώνω φτηνά escaparse casi indemne kergelt pääsema قسر در رفتن päästä pälkähästä s'en tirer à bon compte “לָצֵאת בְּזוֹל” olako pobjeći olcsón megússza bebas sleppa billega/létt við e-ð cavarsela a buon mercato 軽い罰ですむ 가벼운 벌로 끝나다 lengvai atsipirkti/išsisukti tikt cauri sveikā dibebaskan tanpa hukuman yang berat er goed van afkomen slippe lett fra noe wykręcić się sianem تښتيدل،تلل escapar com pouco a scăpa uşor легко отделаться dobre vyviaznuť poceni jo odnesti proći glatko komma lindrigt undan หลุดพ้น az bir cezayla kurtulmak, ucuz atlatmak 輕易逃脫，從輕發落 легко відбутися بغیر مناسب سزا کے جانے دینا bị phạt nhẹ 轻易逃脱，从轻发落

make light of

to treat (problems etc) as unimportant. weglag يُخَفَّف من دَرَجة المشاكل، يَتعامَل مع المشاكِل على أنها خَفيفَه смятам за маловажен não levar a sério brát nalehko auf die leichte Schulter nehmen bagatellisere παίρνω αψήφιστα dar poca importancia a algo kergelt võtma سبک گرفتن vähätellä prendre à la légère לַעֲשׂוֹת בְּקָלוּת परवाह न करना, तुच्छ भावना omalovažavati könnyen vesz vmit meremehkan gera lítið úr prendere alla leggera 軽く扱う 경시하다 rimtai nežiūrėti, nekreipti dėmesio neņemt kaut ko nopietni memandang remeh luchtig opnemen bagatellisere (z)lekceważyć په نه وارختايى يوى ستونزى ته كتل a nu lua în serios не воспринимать серьёзно brať naľahko odpraviti z levo roko ne pridavati značaj problemima ta lätt på ไม่ใส่ใจ önem vermemek, hafifsemek 輕忽 дивитися крізь пальці بے اہمیت سمجھنا coi nhẹ vấn đề 轻视，轻忽

travel light

to travel with little luggage. met min bagasie reis يُسافِر مع أمتِعَةٍ قليلَه пътувам с малко багаж viajar com pouca bagagem cestovat nalehko mit leichtem Gepäck reisen rejse med kun lidt bagage ταξιδεύω με λίγες αποσκευές viajar con poco equipaje vähese pagasiga reisima سبک سفر کردن matkustaa kevyesti voyager avec peu de bagages עִם מְעָט מִטעָן putovati s malo prtljage kevés csomaggal utazik tanpa beban berat ferðast með lítinn farangur (viaggiare con pochi bagagli) 身軽に旅行する 홀가분하게 여행하다 keliauti be (didelio) bagažo ceļot bez bagāžas tanpa banyak bagasi met weinig bagage reizen reise med liten bagasje podróżować bez (dużego) bagażu له لږو شيانو سره سفر كول a că­lă­tori cu puţine bagaje путешествовать налегке cestovať naľahko potovati z malo prtljage putovati sa malo prtljaga resa lätt เดินทางโดยมีสัมภาระไม่มาก çok az eşyayla seyahat etmek 輕裝旅行 подорожувати порожнем کم سامان کے ساتھ سفر کرنا du lịch gọn nhẹ 轻装旅行

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lighten

vt. iluminar, prender la luz; [color] aclarar.

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