lighten

1. (transitive)To make brighter or clearer; to illuminate.

   to lighten an apartment with lamps or gas; to lighten the streets

   осветля́тьosvetljátʹ, осветли́тьosvetlítʹ

   make more cheerful

2. (intransitive)To become brighter or clearer; to brighten.

   светле́тьsvetlétʹ, посветле́тьposvetlétʹ

   become lighter

3. (transitive)To emit or disclose in, or as if in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning.

4. (transitive)To alleviate; to reduce the burden of.

   Sorrow can be lightened by being openly brought out.

   Many hands lighten the workload.

   erleichtern

   облегча́тьoblexčátʹ, обле́гчитьobléxčitʹ

   reduce the weight on; make lighter

5. (transitive)To make light or lighter in weight.

6. (transitive)To make less serious or more cheerful.

   смягча́тьsmjaxčátʹ, смягчи́тьsmjaxčítʹ

   make more cheerful through the use of color

7. (intransitive)To become light or lighter in weight.

   become more cheerful

8. (intransitive)To become less serious or more cheerful.

9. To descend; to light.

   Book of Common Prayer O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us.

10. (archaic, intransitive)To flash lightning, to give off lightning.

    blitzen

11. (archaic)To illuminate with knowledge.

1. Tom tried to lighten the mood.

   ruТом попытался разрядить атмосферу.

   deTom versuchte, die Stimmung aufzuheitern.

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2. He needs a few jokes to lighten up his talk.

   ruЕму нужно несколько шуток, чтобы оживить его речь.

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3. We have to lighten the load.

   deWir müssen die Ladung verringern.

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4. Tom needs to lighten up.

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5. Come on, Tom, lighten up.

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