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Meanings of lighten up in English

Spanish
flotar

Make more cheerful.

flotar
Portuguese
iluminar-se
Catalan
clarejar

Make lighter or brighter.

iluminar-se
Usage of lighten up in English
1
Mindful of his youthful arrogance, he advises young actors to lighten up.
Reuters
2
Once she smiled, but the smile did not lighten up her face.
Parrot & Co.
3
Happy Monday folks, here's something to lighten up those post-Carte Blanche blues.
The South African
4
I smiled at her reflection, inviting her to lighten up with me.
Dead ever after
5
Or should some of us ladies get a life and lighten up?
The Irish Times
6
How she used to blush and lighten up when those letters came!
Vanity Fair
7
So it is better to lighten up on debt, a Manila-based trader said.
Reuters
8
By the time it was over, Morrison says he needed to lighten up.
Wired
9
I wrote and produced this ditty for us to lighten up a bit.
The South African
10
Stalwart sticklers for sub-committee procedures and minute-keeping should be told to lighten up.
The Guardian
11
When are you going to lighten up and call me Bill?
Mr. Mercedes
12
After the 18th, you may find it easier to lighten up.
Ebony
13
But Jensen believes it is time to lighten up a little.
Reuters
14
Then one of them winks at Trudy and says, Hey, Professor, lighten up.
Those who save us
15
Say, Boss, do you want this to lighten up your old freight-train with?
Mark Twain: A Biography. Volume II, Part 1: 1886-1900
16
Then it's time to change your approach and lighten up.
Ebony
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Translations for lighten up
Spanish
flotar
Lighten up through the time
Lighten up across language varieties
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Less common