aligeramiento

Definitions of aligeramiento
  1. noun
    changing to a lighter color
    synonyms: alijo, blanco de España, blanqueo, tiza
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    lejía
    the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent)
  2. noun
    the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
    synonyms: alivio
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    distensión
    the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations)
    apertura, expansión, liberalización
    the act of making less strict
    descompresión
    relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure)
    type of:
    merma
    the act of decreasing or reducing something
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