lighten up

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour indiquer une action devenant moins sérieuse, stricte ou intense ; se détendre ou rendre quelque chose moins lourd ou contraignant.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of becoming less serious, strict, or intense; to relax or make something less heavy or burdensome.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, inséparable

1. Become less seriousinformal

   To become more relaxed, cheerful, or less serious in mood or attitude.

   Se détendre, devenir moins sérieux

   • You need to lighten up and enjoy the party.
   • He told a joke to lighten up the tense atmosphere.
   • She lightened up after hearing the good news.

   Synonymescheer upease uplet uploosen upmellow outrelaxunbend

   Antonymesburdendarken

2. Make something lighterformal

   To reduce the weight or burden of something.

   Alléger (quelque chose)

   • We need to lighten up the load before the trip.
   • The new design lightens up the backpack significantly.
   • He lightened up the box by removing some items.

   Synonymesalleviateeaselessenreducerelieveunburden

   Antonymesburdenloadweigh down

Verbe de baselighten