brighten

[US]/'braɪt(ə)n/
[UK]/'braɪtn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. fényesebbé válni; életre kelni; vidámabb válni
vt. fényessé tenni; világossá tenni; boldoggá tenni
Word Forms
Past Participlebrightened
Past Tensebrightened
Third Person Singularbrightens
Present Participlebrightening
Pluralbrightens

Phrases & Collocations

brighten up

világosítani

brighten someone's day

valakinek a napját feldobni

brighten a room

szobát megvilágosítani

brighten your mood

a hangulatodat javítani

Example Sentences

White paint will brighten the room.

A fehér festék világossá teszi a szobát.

a new formula to bleach and brighten clothing.

új formula ruhák fehérítésére és világosbítására.

These flowers brightened the classroom.

Ezek a virágok felkeltették a osztálytermet.

Brighten up your bedroom with a few posters.

Világosíts fel a hálószobádat néhány plakáttal.

In the distance, the sky was beginning to brighten.

Távolságban az ég lassan világosodni kezdett.

Some fresh paint will brighten this place up.

Egy kis friss festék világossá teszi ezt a helyet.

daffodils brighten up many gardens and parks.

Nárciszok megvilágítják a sok kertet és parkot.

sunshine will brighten the natural lights in your hair.

A napfény világosabbá teszi a természetes fényt a hajadban.

His face brightened up.

Az arcán mosoly jelent meg.

She brightened (up) my life.

Szebbé tett (el) az életem.

The moon's flame brightened the vast expanse of grassland.

A hold lángja megvilágította a hatalmas füves területet.

After a dull start, it should brighten up later.

Egy unalmas kezdet után később világosodni fog.

The new teacher brightened the life of all his pupils.

Az új tanár szebbé tett minden diák életét.

The patient's face, though it was melancholy, brightened at the arrival of the guests.

A beteg arcán, bár szomorú volt, mosoly jelent meg a vendégek érkezésekor.

He brightened up when they said he could go with them.

Megörülődött, amikor azt mondták, hogy elmehet velük.

I’ve brought some flowers to brighten the place up a bit.

Elhoztam néhány virágot, hogy kicsit megvilágosítsam a helyet.

Real-world Examples

A prospect that should brighten anyone's day.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American June 2020 Compilation

Every 88 days, it brightens slightly.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation May 2014

Ron looked down it gloomily, but then brightened.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

At night, multicoloured lights flash from shopfront windows in a futile effort to brighten the atmosphere.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

" You'd better be in Slytherin, " said Snape, encouraged that she had brightened a little.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Seriously. The video will brighten your day.

Source: Crash Course: Business in the Workplace

That has brightened our path for a while.

Source: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

They brighten parks and gardens as they fly among the flowers.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

Is he? And the children's faces brightened.

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 2

Phileas Fogg's eyes brightened for an instant.

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

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