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I . light·en1 [ˈlaɪtən] VB trans

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1. lighten (make less heavy):

lighten
zmanjšati težo

2. lighten (make easier to bear):

lighten
olajšati
to lighten sb's burden
olajšati komu tovor
to lighten sb's burden
razbremeniti koga tudi fig

3. lighten (make less serious):

lighten
razvedriti
lighten situation
sprostiti
situation to lighten sb's mood
spraviti koga v boljšo voljo

II . light·en1 [ˈlaɪtən] VB intr

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1. lighten (become less heavy or severe):

lighten
popuščati [perf popustiti]

2. lighten (cheer up):

lighten
razvedriti se
his heart lightened
njegovo srce je postalo lažje

I . light·en2 [ˈlaɪtən] VB intr

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lighten
posvetliti se
lighten
zasijati

II . light·en2 [ˈlaɪtən] VB trans

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lighten trans
razsvetliti, obsijati
lighten intr
razsvetliti se

lighten up VB intr

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lighten up, would you!
ne bodi tako zapet, no!

Usage examples with lighten

to lighten one's hair
posvetliti si lase
lighten up, would you!
ne bodi tako zapet, no!
to lighten sb's burden
olajšati komu tovor
situation to lighten sb's mood
spraviti koga v boljšo voljo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The result is that the tattoo is lightened over time.
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Every day she becomes closer to her brothers and lightens the spirit of their home.
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The process draws from indigenous spiritual mysticism to contribute towards releasing tensions, lightening emotional burdens, and resolving real-world problems.
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Despite that, the film-makers persuaded him that his accent would lighten the mood.
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The color lightens at the body margins and over the pharyngeal region.
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This was not done for aesthetic reasons, but to lighten the load of upper levels of structures, and also to reduce concrete usage.
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Mosquitoes marking the targets with smoke rockets helped lighten the load.
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Attempts to lighten her and get her off were unsuccessful and as the tide went out she fell over to larboard.
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The right-wing parties, by contrast, wished to reduce unemployment benefits while lightening the tax burden.
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She cited group child care during the war as an example of what women could to lighten their own workloads.
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