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  1. brighten:
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Detailed Translations for brighten from English to French

brighten:

to brighten verb (brightens, brightened, brightening)

  1. to brighten (clear up; enlighten; clarify)
    se dégager; s'éclaircir
  2. to brighten (make happy; delight; gladden; )
    réjouir; faire plaisir à; enchanter; rendre service à; rendre heureux
    • réjouir verb (réjouis, réjouit, réjouissons, réjouissez, )
    • enchanter verb (enchante, enchantes, enchantons, enchantez, )
  3. to brighten (spruce up; cheer up)
    se requinquer; ragaillardir; réconforter; se retaper; remonter le moral à
    • ragaillardir verb (ragaillardis, ragaillardit, ragaillardissons, ragaillardissez, )
    • réconforter verb (réconforte, réconfortes, réconfortons, réconfortez, )
    • se retaper verb

Conjugations for brighten:

present
  1. brighten
  2. brighten
  3. brightens
  4. brighten
  5. brighten
  6. brighten
simple past
  1. brightened
  2. brightened
  3. brightened
  4. brightened
  5. brightened
  6. brightened
present perfect
  1. have brightened
  2. have brightened
  3. has brightened
  4. have brightened
  5. have brightened
  6. have brightened
past continuous
  1. was brightening
  2. were brightening
  3. was brightening
  4. were brightening
  5. were brightening
  6. were brightening
future
  1. shall brighten
  2. will brighten
  3. will brighten
  4. shall brighten
  5. will brighten
  6. will brighten
continuous present
  1. am brightening
  2. are brightening
  3. is brightening
  4. are brightening
  5. are brightening
  6. are brightening
subjunctive
  1. be brightened
  2. be brightened
  3. be brightened
  4. be brightened
  5. be brightened
  6. be brightened
diverse
  1. brighten!
  2. let's brighten!
  5. brightened
  6. brightening
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for brighten:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
enchanter brighten; charm; cheer; delight; enchant; fascinate; gladden; make happy; ravish allure; bewitch; cast a spell on; charm; delight; enchant; fascinate; put a spell on; ravish
faire plaisir à brighten; charm; cheer; delight; enchant; fascinate; gladden; make happy; ravish cheer up; comfort; enjoy; gladden; love; make someone glad; make someone happy; oblige someone with; please; pleasures; suit
ragaillardir brighten; cheer up; spruce up brighten up; cheer up; comfort; gladden; liven up; refresh
remonter le moral à brighten; cheer up; spruce up brighten up; cheer up; comfort; gladden; liven up; refresh
rendre heureux brighten; charm; cheer; delight; enchant; fascinate; gladden; make happy; ravish
rendre service à brighten; charm; cheer; delight; enchant; fascinate; gladden; make happy; ravish make someone glad; make someone happy; oblige someone with
réconforter brighten; cheer up; spruce up boost; cheer up; comfort; console; gladden; jack up v; patch up; pep up; refresh; refurbish; solace
réjouir brighten; charm; cheer; delight; enchant; fascinate; gladden; make happy; ravish brighten up
s'éclaircir brighten; clarify; clear up; enlighten
se dégager brighten; clarify; clear up; enlighten get loose
se requinquer brighten; cheer up; spruce up cheer up; comfort; gladden
se retaper brighten; cheer up; spruce up
- clear; clear up; light up; lighten; lighten up

Related Words for "brighten":

  • brightening, brightener, bright

Synonyms for "brighten":


Antonyms for "brighten":


Related Definitions for "brighten":

  1. make lighter or brighter1
    • The paint will brighten the room1
  2. become clear1

Wiktionary Translations for brighten:

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• brighten → nettoyer ↔ aufklaren — Seeleutesprache: (einen Raum, eine Werkstatt usw.) aufräumen, ordnen

bright:

bright adj

  1. bright (cheerful; enthusiastic; happy; )
    – characterized by happiness or gladness 1
    joyeux; gai; joyeuse; joyeusement; gaiement; gaie; animé
  2. bright (astute; clever; intelligent; )
    – characterized by quickness and ease in learning 1
    intelligent; malin; brillant; futé; adroit; judicieux; rusé; sagacieux; habile; débrouillard; agile; perspicace; astucieux; ingénieux; roublard
  3. bright (sensible; wise; right-thinking; )
    – characterized by quickness and ease in learning 1
    raisonnable; intelligent; sage; raisonnablement; malin; sensé; intelligemment; sagement; sensément
  4. bright (trendy; fashionable; spry; )
    preste; à la mode; vif; mondain; prestement; dernier cri; alerte
  5. bright (smart; perky; astute; )
    – characterized by quickness and ease in learning 1
    prompt à la riposte; vif; malin; débrouillard; intelligent; à propos; sagace; adroit; tranchant; astucieusement; futé; judicieux; vive; habile; éveillé; avec ruse; fin; alerte; rusé; astucieux; avisé; prompt; au fait; ingénieux; dégourdi; intelligemment; promptement; ingénieusement
  6. bright (clear; distinct; clear-cut; graphic)
    évident; manifestement; vivant; clairement; clair; net; concret; palpable; qui s'adresse à vue
  7. bright (handsome; smart)
    joli
  8. bright (shiny; reflective; shining; phosphorescent)
    – emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts 1
    brillant; luisant; resplendissant; reluisant
  9. bright (intelligent; smart; knowledgable; )
    – characterized by quickness and ease in learning 1
    intelligent; intelligemment; avec intelligence
  10. bright (evident; obvious; clarifying; )
    évident; manifeste; flagrant; clair comme le jour; clair comme de l'eau de roche
  11. bright (colourful; blooming; florid; )
    – having striking color 1
    coloré; multicolore
  12. bright (smart; clever; sharp)
    malin; éveillé
  13. bright (spirituous; lively; ardent; spirited)
    spiritueux

Translation Matrix for bright:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
alerte alarm; alert; call for help; cry for help
dégourdi cunning; shrewdness; slyness
fin cease; concluding observations; concluding piece; concluding remarks; conclusion; end; ending; far end; final; final end; final piece; finale; finish; finishing line; finishing point; in conclusion; knock off; quitting; stopping; termination; terminus; tip
malin clever fox; cleverness; cunning; sagacity; shrewdness; sly dog; slyboots; slyness
roublard fly boy; shifty character; slick customer; smooth operator; sneak
rusé cleverness; cunning; intelligence; sagacity; shrewdness; slick operator; slyboots; slyness
sage philosopher; sage; thinker
spiritueux alcohol; alcoholic liquors; alcoholics; beverage; booze; bracers; distilled alcohol; drink; hard liquor; liquor; liquors; spirit; spirits; strong drink
tranchant cunning; cutting surface; keenness; sharpness
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
net bright; clear; clear-cut; distinct; graphic after tax; clean; cleaned; cleanly; cleansed; clear; cutting; directly; discernible; hygienic; identifiable; neat; neatly; net; nett; nipping; obvious; pure; recognisable; recognizable; snappy; tidied; tidy; unadulterated; unambiguous; understandable; unequivocal; unmistakable
- brilliant; burnished; hopeful; lustrous; promising; shining; shiny; smart; undimmed; vivid
AdverbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- brightly; brilliantly
Not SpecifiedRelated TranslationsOther Translations
manifeste application manifest; assembly manifest; manifest
à la mode fashionable
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- cheery
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
adroit astute; bright; clever; crafty; ingenious; intelligent; perky; resourceful; sagacious; sharp; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily; wise able; adroit; calculating; capable; cunning; dexterous; dodgy; easily; easy; effortless; expert; genuine; handy; neat; nimble; not difficult; not hard; proficient; serious; shrewd; simple; skilful; skilled; skillful; sly; straight; trained
agile astute; bright; clever; crafty; ingenious; intelligent; sagacious; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily; wise able; adroit; agile; brisk; capable; clever; dexterous; easily; easy; effortless; expert; fast; fledged; handy; ingenious; keen; neat; nimble; not difficult; not hard; proficient; quick; rapid; simple; skilful; skillful; speedy; swift
alerte astute; bright; clever; dapper; fashionable; nimble; perky; resourceful; sharp; smart; sprightly; spry; trendy; wily; worldly minded agile; agitated; alert; aroused; brisk; buoyant; busily engaged; bustling; busy; cheerful; energetic; engaged; excited; fluttered; full of joy; gay; happy; heated; high-spirited; jolly; lively; merry; occupied; quick; rapid; smart; spirited; sprightly; tied up; upbeat; vigorous
animé amusing; animated; attentive; bright; buoyant; cheerful; clear; colorful; colourful; dependable; eager; eagre; enchanted; enthusiastic; festive; funny; gay; happy; jolly; joyful; joyous; merry; mystified; neat; passionate; pleasant; reliable; safe; spell bound; sunny; tidy; trusted; trustworthy; under enchantment; vibrant active; actively; animated; blatant; boisterous; brisk; buoyant; busily; busily engaged; bustling; busy; cheerful; clamorous; dynamic; eager; eagre; energetic; engaged; enthusiastic; fidgety; full of joy; gay; happy; hard-working; high-spirited; humming; impassioned; industrious; industriously; inspired; jolly; lively; loud; merry; noisy; occupied; operative; restless; spirited; sprightly; tied up; up; upbeat; vibrant; vigorous; working
astucieusement astute; bright; clever; perky; resourceful; sharp; smart; wily astute; calculating; canny; clever; crafty; cunning; dodgy; ingenious; keen; resourceful; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily
astucieux astute; bright; clever; crafty; ingenious; intelligent; perky; resourceful; sagacious; sharp; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily; wise astute; calculating; canny; clever; crafty; cunning; dodgy; fantastic; ingenious; keen; marvellous; marvelous; resourceful; shrewd; silver-tongued; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; terrific; wily
au fait astute; bright; clever; perky; resourceful; sharp; smart; wily
avec intelligence brainy; bright; brilliant; clever; intelligent; knowledgable; sensible; sharp; smart; wise
avec ruse astute; bright; clever; perky; resourceful; sharp; smart; wily astute; clever; crafty; cunning; resourceful; shrewd; sly; smart; wily
avisé astute; bright; clever; perky; resourceful; sharp; smart; wily canny; clever; dyed-in-the-wool; ingenious; keen; seasoned; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily
brillant astute; bright; clever; crafty; ingenious; intelligent; phosphorescent; reflective; sagacious; shining; shiny; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily; wise beaming; beautiful; brilliant; clever; delightful; fanciful; flaunting; glistening; glittering; glorious; glossy; grand; grandiose; great; highly gifted; ingenious; keen; luminous; marvellous; marvelous; phosphorescent; radiating; shining; shiny; showing; skilful; skillful; sparkling; splendid; swell; wonderful
clair bright; clear; clear-cut; distinct; graphic as clear as a bell; clarifying; cleaned; cleansed; clear; clear as glass; clear-cut; cloudless; comprehensible; conspicuous; crystal-clear; definite; diaphanous; discernible; distinct; explicit; garish; glaring; glass-like; glassiness; glasslike; glassy; glazed; identifiable; intelligible; light; not dark; notable; obvious; outstanding; pellucid; plain; pronounced; recognisable; recognizable; remarkable; see-through; shrill; staring; striking; tidied; translucent; transparent; unambiguous; unclouded; understandable; unequivocal; unmistakable; vitreous
clair comme de l'eau de roche as clear as plain day-light; as plain as day; bright; clarifying; clear; clear as daylight; clear-cut; cooked; distinct; done; evident; flagrant; luminous; manifest; obvious; transparent
clair comme le jour as clear as plain day-light; as plain as day; bright; clarifying; clear; clear as daylight; clear-cut; cooked; distinct; done; evident; flagrant; luminous; manifest; obvious; transparent clear; unburdened
clairement bright; clear; clear-cut; distinct; graphic clarifying; clear; comprehensible; discernible; distinct; identifiable; intelligible; obvious; recognisable; recognizable; unambiguous; understandable; unequivocal; unmistakable
coloré blooming; bright; cheerful; colorful; colourful; florid; flowered colored; colorful; coloured; colourful; florid; flowered; high-coloured; many coloured; many-coloured; multi-colored; multi-coloured; richly colored; richly coloured
concret bright; clear; clear-cut; distinct; graphic available; concrete; existing; extant; in practice; practical; tangible; touchable
dernier cri bright; dapper; fashionable; nimble; sprightly; spry; trendy; worldly minded acceptable; common; current; hot of the press; straight off
débrouillard astute; bright; clever; crafty; ingenious; intelligent; perky; resourceful; sagacious; sharp; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily; wise astute; calculating; canny; clever; crafty; cunning; dodgy; resourceful; shrewd; sly; smart; wily
dégourdi astute; bright; clever; perky; resourceful; sharp; smart; wily agile; agitated; aroused; calculating; canny; cunning; dodgy; excited; fluttered; heated; shrewd; sly; smart; wily
fin astute; bright; clever; perky; resourceful; sharp; smart; wily acute; biting; clever; cunning; cutting; dainty; delicate; easily hurt; elegant; fine; graceful; handsome; injurious; insulting; keen; lightly built; lovely; nice; nipping; offending; offensive; oversensitive; personable; petite; precarious; pretty; refined; roguish; sensitive; sharp-minded; sharpwitted; shrewd; slender; slick; slight; sly; small-boned; snap; snappy; sophisticated; stylish; subtle; susceptible; tender; thin
flagrant as clear as plain day-light; as plain as day; bright; clarifying; clear; clear as daylight; clear-cut; cooked; distinct; done; evident; flagrant; luminous; manifest; obvious; transparent in flagrante delicto; red-handed
futé astute; bright; clever; crafty; ingenious; intelligent; perky; resourceful; sagacious; sharp; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily; wise astute; canny; clever; crafty; cunning; false; low; mean; nasty; nimble; quick; resourceful; sharp; shrewd; slippery; sly; smart; underhand; vicious; vile; wily
gai amusing; animated; attentive; bright; buoyant; cheerful; clear; colorful; colourful; dependable; eager; eagre; enchanted; enthusiastic; festive; funny; gay; happy; jolly; joyful; joyous; merry; mystified; neat; passionate; pleasant; reliable; safe; spell bound; sunny; tidy; trusted; trustworthy; under enchantment; vibrant appealing; brisk; buoyant; busily engaged; bustling; busy; cheerful; congenial; cute; delighted; endearing; engaged; engaging; felicitous; fond of laughing; frisky; full of joy; gay; given to laughter; glad; good natured; good-humored; good-humoured; good-tempered; happy; high-spirited; in good spirits; in high spirits; jolly; joyful; likable; lively; merry; nice; occupied; pleased; satisfied; sprightly; sympathetic; tied up; upbeat; winsome
gaie amusing; animated; attentive; bright; buoyant; cheerful; clear; colorful; colourful; dependable; eager; eagre; enchanted; enthusiastic; festive; funny; gay; happy; jolly; joyful; joyous; merry; mystified; neat; passionate; pleasant; reliable; safe; spell bound; sunny; tidy; trusted; trustworthy; under enchantment; vibrant brisk; buoyant; bustling; cheerful; full of joy; gay; happy; high-spirited; jolly; lively; merry; sprightly; upbeat
gaiement amusing; animated; attentive; bright; buoyant; cheerful; clear; colorful; colourful; dependable; eager; eagre; enchanted; enthusiastic; festive; funny; gay; happy; jolly; joyful; joyous; merry; mystified; neat; passionate; pleasant; reliable; safe; spell bound; sunny; tidy; trusted; trustworthy; under enchantment; vibrant brisk; buoyant; busily engaged; bustling; busy; cheerful; engaged; felicitous; frisky; full of joy; gay; good natured; good-humored; good-humoured; good-tempered; gratifying; happy; high-spirited; in good spirits; jolly; joyful; lively; memorable; merry; occupied; pleasant; sprightly

Related Words for "bright":


Synonyms for "bright":


Antonyms for "bright":


Related Definitions for "bright":

  1. full or promise1
    • had a bright future in publishing1
  2. having lots of light either natural or artificial1
    • the room was bright and airy1
    • a stage bright with spotlights1
  3. emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts1
    • the sun was bright and hot1
    • a bright sunlit room1
  4. not made dim or less bright1
  5. having striking color1
    • bright dress1
  6. splendid1
    • the bright stars of stage and screen1
    • a bright moment in history1
    • the bright pageantry of court1
  7. characterized by happiness or gladness1
    • bright faces1
    • all the world seems bright and gay1
  8. characterized by quickness and ease in learning1
    • some children are brighter in one subject than another1
  9. made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow1
    • bright silver candlesticks1
  10. clear and sharp and ringing1
    • the bright sound of the trumpet section1
  11. with brightness1
    • the windows glowed jewel bright1

Wiktionary Translations for bright:

bright
adjective
  1. vivid
  2. happy
  3. intelligent
  4. visually dazzling, luminous, radiant
bright
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• bright → clair ↔ licht — Helder van kleur
• bright → clair ↔ hell — leuchtend, nicht dunkel
• bright → futé ↔ hell — klug
• bright → clair ↔ hell — Farblehre: Eine Farbe mit hohem Weißanteil
• bright → clair ↔ licht — leuchtend

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