Betekenis van:
lighten

to lighten
Werkwoord
  • mbt. licht
  • make lighter or brighter

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to lighten
Werkwoord
    • reduce the weight on; make lighter
    "she lightened the load on the tired donkey"

    Hyperoniemen

    to lighten
    Werkwoord
    • oplichten
    • become lighter
    "The room lightened up"

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    Hyponiemen

    to lighten
    Werkwoord
      • alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive
      "lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents"

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      to lighten
      Werkwoord
        • make more cheerful
        "the conversation lightened me up a bit"

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        to lighten
        Werkwoord
          • become more cheerful
          "after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit"

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          Voorbeeldzinnen

          1. He tried to lighten the mood.
          2. It was just a joke. Lighten up!
          3. For God's sake Bob, lighten up.
          4. Member States may reduce the frequency of such inspections or lighten them, as appropriate, where an electronic monitoring and control system is in place.
          5. Member States may reduce the frequency of such inspections or lighten them as appropriate, where an electronic monitoring and control system is in place.
          6. Article 87(1) EC is aimed merely at prohibiting advantages for certain undertakings and the concept of aid covers only measures which lighten the burdens normally assumed in an undertaking's budget and which are to be regarded as an economic advantage which the recipient undertaking would not have obtained under normal market conditions.
          7. Moreover, as stated in recital 93, the concept of aid in Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty covers only measures which lighten the burdens normally assumed in an undertaking’s budget and which are to be regarded as an economic advantage which the recipient undertaking would not have obtained under normal market conditions [41].
          8. Derogation - Article 19 of Regulation (Euratom) No 302/2005 and exemption - Articles 36 and 37 of INFCIRC 193 Derogation and exemption are two different mechanisms. Derogations are granted by the Commission and aim to lighten some reporting rules provided for in the Regulation.