keventää — meaning in English
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English meaning
- ease noun The quality of being simple or effortless.
- lift verb To raise something to a higher position.
- light noun Brightness that lets people see, from the sun, a lamp, or fire.
- lighten verb To make or become brighter.
- relieve verb To ease or reduce pain, distress, or worry.
- streamline verb To make a process simpler and more efficient by removing unnecessary steps.
Senses
keventää is used for these senses in English:
- break the ice (idiomatic) To start to get to know people to avoid social awkwardness and formality.
- ease (transitive) To give respite to (someone).
- lift (transitive) To alleviate, to lighten (pressure, tension, stress, etc.)
- light (nautical) To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter
- light To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
- streamline (transitive, by extension) To simplify or organize a process in order to increase its efficiency.
ease — full definition
- noun The quality of being simple or effortless.
- noun A relaxed state, free from worry, pain, or awkwardness.
- verb To make something less difficult, painful, or intense.
lift — full definition
- verb To raise something to a higher position.
- verb To remove or cancel a restriction, ban, or rule.
- verb To steal something, especially casually or without much effort.
- noun British English word for an elevator: a device for carrying people or goods between floors.
- noun A free ride in someone else's vehicle.