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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
1. lighten / ˈlaɪtn/
  1. tr. (make brighter) illuminare [room];
    schiarire [colour, hair, skin]
  1. intr. (grow brighter) [sky, hair] schiarirsi.
2. lighten / ˈlaɪtn/
  1. tr. (reduce weight of) alleggerire [burden];
    diminuire [pressure]; fig. rallegrare [atmosphere];
    tirare su [mood]
  1. intr.
    1. (grow less heavy) [burden, workload] alleggerirsi;
      [pressure] diminuire
    1. (become more cheerful) [atmosphere] rallegrarsi;
      his heart ~ed si sentì sollevato.


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lighten: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
lightenvtr (make less dark)illuminare vtr
 rischiarare, schiarire vtr
lightenvi (become less dark)illuminarsi v rif
 schiarirsi, rischiararsi v rif
lightenvtr (make less heavy)alleggerire vtr
 alleviare, mitigare, diminuire vtr
lightenvi (become less heavy)alleggerirsi v rif
 alleviarsi, mitigarsi, diminuirsi v rif
lightenvtr (colour: make paler)schiarire vtr
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lighten: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

Compound Forms/Forme composte
lighten upvi informal (be less serious)rilassarsi, prendersi meno sul serio v rif
He should lighten up and not take work so seriously.
Lighten up, the situation is not as bad as you think it is!
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