verb

lighten

erhellen · aufhellen

To make something less dark, less heavy, or less serious.

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Examples

Let's lighten the room by opening the curtains.verb

Lass uns den Raum erhellen, indem wir die Vorhänge öffnen.

She tried to lighten his mood after the bad news.verb

Sie versuchte, seine Stimmung nach den schlechten Nachrichten aufzuhellen.

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