rallegrare

to cheer up

verb rahl-leh-GRAH-reh Rare

Also means

to gladden

Usage Note

Rallegrare means to make someone happy or to cheer a place up (i fiori rallegrarono la stanza). The reflexive rallegrarsi means 'to rejoice' or 'to congratulate': mi rallegro con te ('I congratulate you / I'm so pleased for you'). It takes avere when transitive and essere when reflexive in compound tenses.

Examples

"La sua visita ha rallegrato tutta la famiglia."

Natural Translation

His visit cheered up the whole family.

Literal Translation

The his visit has cheered-up all the family.

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