French dictionaries
Nouveau !alléger
[aleʒe]verbe transitif
| 1. | [rendre moins lourd - malle, meuble]
to make lighter, to lighten
il va falloir alléger le paquet de 10 grammes we'll have to take 10 grammes off the parcel |
| 2. | économie alléger les impôts de 10 % to reduce tax by 10%, to take 10% off tax |
| 3. | [soulager - douleur]
to relieve, to soothe
je me suis senti allégé d'un grand poids ou fardeau I felt (that) a great weight had been taken off my shoulders |
| 4. | [faciliter - procédure, texte]
to simplify, to trim (down)
les formalités ont été allégées some of the red tape was done away with |
| 5. | éducation
alléger le programme to trim the curriculum |