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Meanings of
lighten up
in anglès
espanyol
flotar
Back to the meaning
Make more cheerful.
lighten
buoy up
weigh down
espanyol
flotar
portuguès
iluminar-se
català
clarejar
Back to the meaning
Make lighter or brighter.
brighten
darken
català
clarejar
Sinònims
Examples for "
lighten
"
lighten
buoy up
Examples for "
lighten
"
1
Treatment with medications that
lighten
sleep have been effective in some cases.
2
In order to
lighten
the load, the rotor had been taken out.
3
She changes the subject, tries to
lighten
the heaviness in the air.
4
The company sent notices to dealers suggesting some drivers
lighten
key rings.
5
Such a result would very much
lighten
our labours in the session.
1
Each one did what he could to
buoy
up
the mother's hopes.
2
It not only rose itself, but helped to
buoy
up
its unfortunate brother.
3
That was the sort of talk to
buoy
up
Steve's spirits.
4
He could
buoy
up
her spirit with his own.
5
The demand for premium retail space will continue to
buoy
up
the retail sector in 2002.
Usage of
lighten up
in anglès
1
Mindful of his youthful arrogance, he advises young actors to
lighten
up
.
2
Once she smiled, but the smile did not
lighten
up
her face.
3
Happy Monday folks, here's something to
lighten
up
those post-Carte Blanche blues.
4
I smiled at her reflection, inviting her to
lighten
up
with me.
5
Or should some of us ladies get a life and
lighten
up
?
6
How she used to blush and
lighten
up
when those letters came!
7
So it is better to
lighten
up
on debt, a Manila-based trader said.
8
By the time it was over, Morrison says he needed to
lighten
up
.
9
I wrote and produced this ditty for us to
lighten
up
a bit.
10
Stalwart sticklers for sub-committee procedures and minute-keeping should be told to
lighten
up
.
11
When are you going to
lighten
up
and call me Bill?
12
After the 18th, you may find it easier to
lighten
up
.
13
But Jensen believes it is time to
lighten
up
a little.
14
Then one of them winks at Trudy and says, Hey, Professor,
lighten
up
.
15
Say, Boss, do you want this to
lighten
up
your old freight-train with?
16
Then it's time to change your approach and
lighten
up
.
Other examples for "lighten up"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
lighten
up
lighten
Verb
Preposition
Translations for
lighten up
espanyol
flotar
portuguès
iluminar-se
lapidar
clarear
català
clarejar
avivar
il·luminar-se
enllustrar
Lighten up
through the time
Lighten up
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Less common