lighten russian

• облегча́ть

  to make easier, to facilitate, to simplify

  to relieve, to alleviate, to ease, to soothe

  to lighten, to unburden, to take a load off

• проясни́ть

  to clarify, to clear up, to elucidate, to make clear

  to clear up, to brighten

  to brighten, to lighten

• стушева́ться

  to get flustered, to lose one's composure, to become embarrassed, to be intimidated

  to slip away, to efface oneself, to retire into the background

  to fade, to grow paler, to lighten

  to blur, to become blurred, to become indistinct

• разгружа́ться

  to be unloaded, to get unloaded

  to unload one's luggage, to get out with one's luggage

  to lighten one's load, to free up one's schedule, to be relieved of duties

• просветля́ть

  to brighten, to lighten, to clear up, to clarify

  to enlighten, to illuminate

  to gladden, to cheer, to brighten (someone's mood)

• проясне́ть

  to clear up, to brighten

  to brighten, to cheer up, to lighten

  to become clear, to clear up

• стушёвываться

  to become embarrassed, to get flustered, to lose one's nerve

  to efface oneself, to keep in the background, to slip away quietly

  to blur, to become indistinct, to be shaded off

  to fade, to grow paler, to lighten

• облегчи́вший

  having alleviated, having eased, having lightened

• облегча́вший

  easing, relieving, lightening, facilitating

• светле́ющий

  lightening, brightening, growing lighter, growing brighter

• светле́вший

  brightening, lightening, growing lighter, that was brightening

• полегча́вший

  eased, lightened, relieved, improved

• посветле́вший

  brightened, lightened, cleared up (sky)

• разгружа́ющий

  relieving, lightening, unloading, discharging

• облегча́ющийся

  becoming easier, lightening, easing, being relieved

• облегча́вшийся

  easing, abating, lightening

• облёгший

  lightened, eased, relieved

• легча́ющий

  alleviating, lightening, easing

Examples

• Ему нужно не́сколько шу́ток, чтобы оживи́ть его речь.

  He needs a few jokes to lighten up his talk.

• Он спел пе́сню, чтобы оживи́ть атмосфе́ру.

  He sang a song to lighten the atmosphere.

• Чистосерде́чное призна́ние облегча́ет наказа́ние.

  A frank confession lightens the punishment.

• Делегирование полномочий помогает разгрузить руководителя.

  Delegating authority helps lighten the manager’s workload.

• Друг, облегчивший мою ношу, шёл рядом молча.

  The friend who had lightened my burden walked silently beside me.

• Мужчина, разрядивший обстановку шуткой, всем понравился.

  Everyone liked the man who lightened the mood with a joke.

• Этот белящий крем осветляет кожу за неделю.

  This whitening cream lightens the skin within a week.

• Мы поблагодарили друга, разряжавшего атмосферу шутками.

  We thanked our friend, who had lightened the mood with jokes.

• Мелирование сильно осветлило её волосы.

  The highlights lightened her hair considerably.