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Detailed Translations for brighten from English to German

brighten:

to brighten verb (brightens, brightened, brightening)

  1. to brighten (clear up; enlighten; clarify)
    aufklären; aufheitern; klären; aufhellen
    • aufklären verb (kläre auf, klärst auf, klärt auf, klärte auf, klärtet auf, aufgeklärt)
    • aufheitern verb (heitere auf, heiterst auf, heitert auf, heiterte auf, heitertet auf, aufgeheitert)
    • klären verb (kläre, klärst, klärt, klärte, klärtet, geklärt)
    • aufhellen verb (helle auf, hellst auf, hellt auf, hellte auf, helltet auf, aufgehellt)
  2. to brighten (make happy; delight; gladden; )
    freuen; erfreuen; verführen; gefallen; entzücken; scharmieren; verzaubern; bezaubern; reizen; beglücken
    • freuen verb (freue, freust, freut, freute, freutet, gefreut)
    • erfreuen verb (erfreue, erfreust, erfreut, erfreute, erfreutet, erfreut)
    • verführen verb (verführe, verführst, verführt, verführte, verführtet, verführt)
    • gefallen verb (gefalle, gefällst, gefällt, gefiel, gefielt, gefallen)
    • entzücken verb (entzücke, entzückst, entzückt, entzückte, entzücktet, entzückt)
    • scharmieren verb (scharmiere, scharmierst, scharmiert, scharmierte, scharmiertet, scharmiert)
    • verzaubern verb (verzaubere, verzauberst, verzaubert, verzauberte, verzaubertet, verzaubert)
    • bezaubern verb (bezaubere, bezauberst, bezaubert, bezauberte, bezaubertet, bezaubert)
    • reizen verb (reize, reizst, reizt, reizte, reiztet, gereizt)
    • beglücken verb
  3. to brighten (spruce up; cheer up)
    aufmuntern; erquicken
    • aufmuntern verb (muntere auf, munterst auf, muntert auf, munterte auf, muntertet auf, aufgemuntert)
    • erquicken verb (erquicke, erquickst, erquickt, erquickte, erquicktet, erquickt)

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!
  3. brightened
  4. brightening
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for brighten:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
aufheitern brighten; clarify; clear up; enlighten brighten up; cheer up; comfort; console; solace
aufhellen brighten; clarify; clear up; enlighten clear; clear the table; empty the table
aufklären brighten; clarify; clear up; enlighten call attention to; chasten; clarify; clear; clear the table; draw attention to; elucidate; empty the table; ennoble; exemplify; explain; expound; illustrate; indicate; inform; instil; instill; make known; make something accessible; make something clear; point; point out; purify; refine; show; signal; tell; throw light on
aufmuntern brighten; cheer up; spruce up badger; bait; brighten up; cheer up; comfort; console; drive; encourage; give rise to; gladden; liven up; motivate; needle; prompt; provoke; solace; stimulate; urge
beglücken brighten; charm; cheer; delight; enchant; fascinate; gladden; make happy; ravish
bezaubern brighten; charm; cheer; delight; enchant; fascinate; gladden; make happy; ravish allure; attract; bewitch; cast a spell on; charm; delight; enchant; entice; fascinate; invite; lead astray; put a spell on; ravish; seduce; tempt
entzücken brighten; charm; cheer; delight; enchant; fascinate; gladden; make happy; ravish allure; be delighted; become enthusiastic; bewitch; cast a spell on; charm; delight; enchant; fascinate; get excited; put a spell on; ravish
erfreuen brighten; charm; cheer; delight; enchant; fascinate; gladden; make happy; ravish gladden; make someone glad; make someone happy; oblige someone with; please; suit
erquicken brighten; cheer up; spruce up brighten up; catch one's breath; cheer up; consume; eat; feast upon; gorge; have a meal; have dinner; have something to eat; liven up; quench; recover one's breath; relieve; take something; tuck into
freuen brighten; charm; cheer; delight; enchant; fascinate; gladden; make happy; ravish
gefallen brighten; charm; cheer; delight; enchant; fascinate; gladden; make happy; ravish be all right; be fit; be on; be right; be suitable; befit; do what you think is right; enjoy; fancy; like; love; make someone glad; make someone happy; oblige someone with; please; pleasures; suit; think fit
klären brighten; clarify; clear up; enlighten chasten; clarify; elucidate; ennoble; exemplify; explain; expound; finish; fix; have ended; have finished; illustrate; purify; refine; throw light on
reizen brighten; charm; cheer; delight; enchant; fascinate; gladden; make happy; ravish allure; anger; annoy; arouse; badger; bait; cause irritation; chafe; charm; delight; drive; enchant; excite; fascinate; give offence; give rise to; irritate; nag; needle; prompt; provoke; stimulate; stir up; urge; vex
scharmieren brighten; charm; cheer; delight; enchant; fascinate; gladden; make happy; ravish
verführen brighten; charm; cheer; delight; enchant; fascinate; gladden; make happy; ravish allure; attract; bewitch; carry away; cast a spell on; charm; delight; enchant; entice; fascinate; intoxicate; invite; put a spell on; ravish; seduce; tempt; thrill
verzaubern 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; transform by magic
- clear; clear up; light up; lighten; lighten up
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
entzücken entrance

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:

brighten
verb
  1. become brighter in color
  2. become brighter in mood
  3. make more cheerful
  4. make brighter in color
  5. add luster or splendor
brighten
verb
  1. Seeleutesprache: (einen Raum, eine Werkstatt usw.) aufräumen, ordnen
  2. -

brighten form of bright:

bright adj

  1. bright (cheerful; enthusiastic; happy; )
    – characterized by happiness or gladness 1
  2. bright (astute; clever; intelligent; )
    – characterized by quickness and ease in learning 1
  3. bright (sensible; wise; right-thinking; )
    – characterized by quickness and ease in learning 1
  4. bright (trendy; fashionable; spry; )
  5. bright (smart; perky; astute; )
    – characterized by quickness and ease in learning 1
  6. bright (clear; distinct; clear-cut; graphic)
  7. bright (handsome; smart)
  8. bright (colourful; cheerful; florid; colorful)
    – having striking color 1
  9. bright (shiny; reflective; shining; phosphorescent)
    – emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts 1
  10. bright (intelligent; smart; knowledgable; )
    – characterized by quickness and ease in learning 1
  11. bright (evident; obvious; clarifying; )
  12. bright (colourful; blooming; florid; )
    – having striking color 1
  13. bright (smart; clever; sharp)
  14. bright (spirituous; lively; ardent; spirited)

Translation Matrix for bright:

AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
sichtbar 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 big; considerable; conspicuous; discoverable; enormous; great; in flagrante delicto; in sight; large; notable; perceptible; red-handed; remarkable; respectable; striking; substantial; tall; unambiguous; vast; visible; visibly
- brilliant; burnished; hopeful; lustrous; promising; shining; shiny; smart; undimmed; vivid
AdverbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- brightly; brilliantly
Not SpecifiedRelated TranslationsOther Translations
modisch fashionable
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- cheery
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
anschaulich 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 clarifying; clear; distinct; unambiguous
aufgeweckt astute; bright; clever; crafty; handsome; ingenious; intelligent; perky; resourceful; sagacious; sharp; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily; wise acute; agile; agitated; alert; aroused; biting; brisk; clever; energetic; excited; fluttered; heated; ingenious; keen; lively; quick; rapid; sharp-minded; sharpwitted; skilful; skillful; smart; spirited; vigorous
aufschlußreich 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 clarifying; clear; distinct
ausgekocht astute; bright; clever; crafty; ingenious; intelligent; perky; resourceful; sagacious; sharp; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily; wise blackguardly; clever; cunning; false; ingenious; low; mean; nasty; resourceful; roguish; scoundrelly; sharp; shrewd; slick; slippery; sly; underhand; vicious; vile; villainous
ausgelassen 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 animated; bustling; carefree; careless; cheerful; comic; comical; droll; easy; ebullient; effusive; exuberant; farcical; frisky; full of joy; funny; gay; good-tempered; happy; hilarious; humorous; humourous; in high spirits; jolly; light-spirited; lighthearted; merry; noisy; playful; unconcerned; up; vibrant
ausgeschlafen astute; bright; clever; crafty; ingenious; intelligent; perky; resourceful; sagacious; sharp; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily; wise acute; biting; clever; keen; sharp-minded; sharpwitted
begeistert 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 as pleased as punch; bustling; cheerful; delighted; eager; eagre; enthusiastic; excited; exciting; full of joy; gay; glad; good-tempered; happy; heated; horny; hot; impassioned; in high spirits; inspired; jolly; lascivious; merry; overjoyed; passionate; pleased; randy; satisfied; very glad; very happy
behende astute; bright; clever; crafty; ingenious; intelligent; perky; resourceful; sagacious; sharp; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily; wise acute; biting; clever; ingenious; keen; nimble-fingered; nimbly; sharp-minded; sharpwitted; skilful; skillful
blank bright; phosphorescent; reflective; shining; shiny beaming; broke; hard up; radiating; shining; unambiguous
blinkend bright; phosphorescent; reflective; shining; shiny
blühend blooming; bright; cheerful; colorful; colourful; florid; flowered blooming; booming; fighting fit; fit; flourishing; healthy; in good health; prospering; prosperous; rosy cheeked; rosy cheeked & bushy tailed; thriving; well
brillant brainy; bright; brilliant; clever; intelligent; knowledgable; sensible; sharp; smart; wise delightful; fanciful; glorious; great; marvellous; marvelous; splendid; wonderful
clever astute; bright; clever; crafty; ingenious; intelligent; perky; resourceful; sagacious; sharp; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily; wise astute; clever; crafty; keen; resourceful; sharp; shrewd; sly; smart; wily
das ist klar wie Klosbrühe 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
derb 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 arrogant; banal; below the belt; big-boned; boorish; coarse; gross; heavily-built; hefty; ill-bred; improper; impudent; inappropriate; indelicat; insolent; muscular; nasty; out of place; overbearing; powerfully built; presumptuous; rotten; rude; rustic; shabby; shameless; solid; stocky; stout; strong; sturdy; tactless; trite; trivial; uncalled for; uncivilised; uncivilized; uneducated; unmannerly; unsavory; unsavoury; unseemly; unsuitable; vapid; vulgar; well built
deutlich as clear as plain day-light; as plain as day; bright; clarifying; clear; clear as daylight; clear-cut; cooked; distinct; done; evident; flagrant; graphic; luminous; manifest; obvious; transparent clarifying; clear; comprehensible; directly; discernible; distinct; fathomed; identifiable; in flagrante delicto; intelligible; obvious; recognisable; recognizable; red-handed; unambiguous; unburdened; understandable; unequivocal; unmistakable
dreist astute; bright; clever; perky; resourceful; sharp; smart; wily arrogant; audacious; bold; candid; frank; haughty; impolite; impudent; insolent; overbearing; presumptuous; shameless; unabashed; uninhibited
durchtrieben astute; bright; clever; perky; resourceful; sharp; smart; wily blackguardly; cunning; false; hard core; low; mean; nasty; roguish; scoundrelly; sharp; shrewd; slick; slippery; sly; underhand; vicious; vile; villainous
eindeutig as clear as plain day-light; as plain as day; bright; clarifying; clear; clear as daylight; clear-cut; cooked; distinct; done; evident; flagrant; graphic; luminous; manifest; obvious; transparent assured; certain; certainly; clear; conclusive; discernible; identifiable; in flagrante delicto; incontrovertible; indisputable; irrefutable; obvious; of course; positive; positively; recognisable; recognizable; red-handed; sure; sure and certain; unambiguous; understandable; undoubted; unequivocal; unmistakable
einleuchtend as clear as plain day-light; as plain as day; bright; clarifying; clear; clear as daylight; clear-cut; cooked; distinct; done; evident; flagrant; graphic; luminous; manifest; obvious; transparent clarifying; clear; distinct; unambiguous
einsichtsvoll bright; clever; intelligent; right-thinking; sane; sensible; smart; wise understanding
erkennbar 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 audible; discernible; identifiable; in flagrante delicto; in sight; knowable; noticeable; palpable; perceptible; phenomenal; recognisable; recognizable; red-handed; tangible; unambiguous; visible
farbenfreudig blooming; bright; cheerful; colorful; colourful; florid; flowered colorful; colourful; many coloured; many-coloured; multi-colored; multi-coloured; richly colored; richly coloured
farbenfroh blooming; bright; cheerful; colorful; colourful; florid; flowered colored; colorful; coloured; colourful; high-coloured; many coloured; many-coloured; multi-colored; multi-coloured; richly colored; richly coloured
farbig blooming; bright; cheerful; colorful; colourful; florid; flowered colored; colorful; coloured; colourful; high-coloured; many coloured; many-coloured; multi-colored; multi-coloured; richly colored; richly coloured
fiffig bright; handsome; smart
flink astute; bright; clever; crafty; ingenious; intelligent; perky; resourceful; sagacious; sharp; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily; wise adroit; agile; brisk; clever; dexterous; enormous; expert; fast; fledged; gigantic; handy; huge; immense; neat; nimble; nimble-fingered; nimbly; prompt; quick; rapid; skilful; skillful; soon; speedy; stupendous; swift; to a huge extent; without delay
flott astute; bright; clever; crafty; ingenious; intelligent; perky; resourceful; sagacious; sharp; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily; wise alert; alluring; appealing; attractive; beautiful; busily engaged; busy; charming; desireable; engaged; fashionable; flashy; good looking; good-looking; handsome; inviting; lovely; nice; occupied; personable; pretty; snap; snappy; snazzy; stylish; tempting; tied up; trendy
frisch blooming; bright; cheerful; colorful; colourful; florid; flowered agile; agitated; airy; aroused; blooming; busily engaged; busy; chaste; chilli; chilly; coldly; colored; colorful; coloured; colourful; contemporary; cool; coolly; engaged; excited; flourishing; fluttered; fresh; freshly-baked; healthy; heated; high-coloured; immaculate; impeccable; little fresh; modern; new; nowadays; occupied; of today; present; present-day; prospering; spotless; tied up; unbroached; unopened; unspoiled; untainted; untouched; unused
fröhlich 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 animated; as pleased as punch; blissful; busily engaged; bustling; busy; cheerful; contented; ebullient; effusive; engaged; exuberant; felicitous; fond of laughing; frisky; full of joy; fullfilled; gay; given to laughter; glad; good natured; good-humored; good-humoured; good-tempered; happy; in good spirits; in high spirits; jolly; joyful; merry; occupied; overjoyed; pleased; satiated; satisfied; tied up; up; very glad; very happy; vibrant
geblümt blooming; bright; cheerful; colorful; colourful; florid; flowered blooming; florid; flourishing; flowered; healthy; prospering
gelehrt brainy; bright; brilliant; clever; intelligent; knowledgable; sensible; sharp; smart; wise academic; clever; educated; erudite; intellectual; intelligent

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
adjective
  1. leuchtend
  2. Farblehre: Eine Farbe mit hohem Weißanteil
  3. klug
  4. leuchtend, nicht dunkel

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
bright hell licht — Helder van kleur
bright klar; hell; anschaulich; bestimmt; deutlich; licht; lichtvoll clair — Qui a l’éclat du jour, de la lumière.
bright intelligent; clever intelligent — Qui pourvoir de la faculté de comprendre, qui est capable de concevoir et de raisonner.
bright blank luisant — Qui luire, qui jeter quelque lumière.
bright hell lumineux — Qui a, qui jette de la lumière.

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