lighten up

• Expressão usada para indicar que alguém deve ficar menos sério, rigoroso ou intenso, ou para tornar algo menos pesado ou oneroso; relaxar.

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

incontável · intransitivo · phrasal, inseparável

1. Become less seriousinformal

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

   Ficar menos sério

   • 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.

   Sinônimoscheer upease uplet uploosen upmellow outrelaxunbend

   Antônimosburdendarken

2. Make something lighterformal

   To reduce the weight or burden of something.

   Aliviar

   • 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.

   Sinônimosalleviateeaselessenreducerelieveunburden

   Antônimosburdenloadweigh down

Verbo baselighten