German-English translation for "erleuchten"

"erleuchten" English translation

erleuchten
transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t <kein ge-; h>

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light up, illuminate enlighten
  • light up
    erleuchten erhellen
    illuminate
    erleuchten erhellen
    erleuchten erhellen
examples
  • Kerzen erleuchteten den Raum
    candles lit up the room
    Kerzen erleuchteten den Raum
  • enlighten
    erleuchten Person, Geist figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    erleuchten Person, Geist figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
examples
  • der Himmel möge ihn erleuchten!
    may Heaven enlighten him!
    der Himmel möge ihn erleuchten!
So we were trying to think, how could we make a whole thing emanate.
Wir versuchten also zu ersinnen, wie wir die ganze Sache erleuchten könnten.
Source: TED
And that is why I want to illuminate the world.
Daher will ich die Welt erleuchten.
Source: TED
People are illuminating, putting manuals in the boxes.
Menschen erleuchten, indem sie Anleitungen beilegen.
Source: TED
And we have to be resourceful, so that it lights up what is left of our journey.
Wir müssen erfinderisch sein und damit das erleuchten, was von unserem Weg noch vor uns liegt.
Source: GlobalVoices
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