aligerar

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aligerar
transitive verb
1to lighten (peso); to relieve, to ease (figurative) (pena)
2to speed up (ritmo)
  • aligerar el paso -> to quicken one's pace
intransitive verb
3to hurry up (darse prisa)
  • aligera, que llegamos tarde -> hurry up, or we'll be late

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aligerar [ah-le-hay-rar’]
article & verb transitive
1To lighten.
2To alleviate, to ease. (Metaphorical)
3To hasten.
4To shorten.
  • Aligerar un caballo -> to make a horse move light and free
verb reflexive
5To get lighter.
To put on lighter clothes.

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aligerar
verbo:transitivo
(hacer ligero) to lighten; [+dolor] to ease; relieve; alleviate; (abreviar) to shorten; (acelerar) to quicken
voy a dar un paseo para aligerar las piernas I'm going for a walk to stretch my legs
verbo:intransitivo
(darse prisa) to hurry; hurry up
verbo:pronominal
aligerarse [+carga] to get lighter
aligerarse de ropa to put on lighter clothing

Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

Verb Conjugation for "aligerar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo aligero aligeré aligeraba aligeraré aligere
Tú aligeras aligeraste aligerabas aligerarás aligeres
Ella/Él/Usted aligera aligeró aligeraba aligerará aligere
Nosotros aligeramos aligeramos aligerábamos aligeraremos aligeremos
Vosotros aligeráis aligerasteis aligerabais aligeraréis aligeréis
Ellos/Ustedes aligeran aligeraron aligeraban aligerarán aligeren
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