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aligerar

to lighten

verb ah-lee-heh-RAHR Rare
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Origin: From a- + ligero (Latin levis, 'light').

Also means

to speed up

Usage Note

Aligerar means to reduce the weight or burden of something (aligerar la carga) or to quicken pace (aligerar el paso). These two senses — physical lightening and speeding up — are both common. The adjective ligero ('light, quick') shares the same root, making the meaning easy to remember.

Examples

"Debemos aligerar el equipaje antes del viaje."

Natural Translation

We should lighten the luggage before the trip.

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