brighten

égayer, réjouir

Rendre quelqu’un plus heureux ou rendre un lieu ou un moment plus agréable.

En anglais simple : To make someone happier or make a place or experience more pleasant.

• Your message brightened my day.
• Fresh flowers brighten up the kitchen.
• Her jokes always brighten our long meetings.

Comment l'utiliser : brighten something up (A few flowers would brighten the room up.)

Synonymes : cheer up, enliven

Expressions courantes : brighten someone's day, brighten something up, brighten the room

s'égayer, se réjouir

Devenir plus heureux, souvent en le montrant par le visage ou la voix.

En anglais simple : To become happier, often showing it in your face or voice.

• She brightened when she saw her friend.
• His face brightened at the good news.
• The children soon brightened up after lunch.

Synonymes : cheer up, perk up

Expressions courantes : brighten up, begin to brighten, suddenly brighten up

s'éclaircir, s'éclairer

Devenir plus lumineux ou moins sombre.

En anglais simple : To become lighter or less dark.

• The sky began to brighten.
• The room brightened as the sun rose.
• Will the weather brighten up this afternoon?

Synonymes : lighten, clear up

Contraires : darken, dim

Expressions courantes : brighten up, begin to brighten, start to brighten, colors brighten