Translations for „lighten“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

I . lighten [ˈlaɪtn] VB intr

1. lighten (become brighter):

lighten

освеща́ть

lighten

вспы́хивать

2. lighten (become less heavy):

lighten

станови́ться ле́гче

lighten

сбра́сывать вес

lighten mood

улучша́ться

II . lighten [ˈlaɪtn] VB trans

1. lighten a. fig (make less heavy):

lighten

облегча́ть

to lighten sb's burden

облегчи́ть но́шу

2. lighten (bleach, make paler):

lighten

светле́ть

lighten

осветля́ть

lighten up VB intr Am, Aus

lighten up

поднима́ть настрое́ние

lighten up

ободря́ть

lighten up

оживля́ть

Usage examples with lighten

to lighten sb's burden

облегчи́ть но́шу

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Specimens tend to lighten in color over time due to weathering of the specimen surface into malachite.

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For aircraft usage, the bolt was lightened and the mechanism sped up from 500 rounds per minute to 800.

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Mosquitoes marking the targets with smoke rockets helped lighten the load.

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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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Rice may be used to lighten the body and the mouthfeel, or increase alcohol content, or add a little sweetness.

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The use of titanium can lighten the vehicle's weight.

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By dropping the stages which are no longer useful, the rocket lightens itself.

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The relative lack of osteoderms on the body may have been an adaptation for an active terrestrial lifestyle, as it would have lightened the animal.

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Despite that, the film-makers persuaded him that his accent would lighten the mood.

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The result is that the tattoo is lightened over time.

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