- alivianar
- v.1 to make lighter, to lighten.2 to alleviate, to ease, to lighten, to unburden.La compañía aligera la pena Company lightens grief.* * *alivianar [A1 ]vt‹carga/maleta› to lighten■ alivianarsev pron(Méx fam) to liven up* * *
alivianar verbo transitivo (conjugate alivianar) (AmL) to lighten
* * *alivianar Fam♦ vt1. Am [ayudar] to help out, to give a hand to;aliviáname a poner la mesa mientras preparo la cena give me a hand laying the table while I make dinner2. Méx [reconfortar] to buck up;hay que alivianar a Teresa, la veo muy preocupada we need to buck Teresa up, she looks really worried to me3. Méxalivianar con [prestar] to help out with;lo alivianaron con algo de dinero they helped him out with some money♦ See also the pronominal verb alivianarse
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.