make light of | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Toregardwithout dueseriousness; tojokeabout.I wish you wouldn'tmake light ofthe matter, when it obviously means a great deal to him.2011September 2, Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, inBBC‎[1]:It was also a satisfying night for England coach Capello. Not only did he have a vital victory to celebrate, but his team selection was fully justified as Cahill gave an almost flawless performance in defence and Scott Parker's displaymade light ofthe surprising exclusion of Frank Lampard.2023March 9, Angela Giuffrida, “Revealed: Italian leaders tried to protect country’s image at start of pandemic”, inThe Guardian‎[2],→ISSN:Messages accessed as part of inquiry show politicians also appeared tomake light ofcases[.]

Examples:

EN: "Don't think that you can make light of God's justice.
ES: No cree que puede aligerar la justicia de Dios.
EN: My lengthy experience with criminal matters... has taught me to never make light of such things.
ES: Mi larga experiencia con asuntos criminales... me ha enseñado que nunca se debe hablar de estas cosas con ligereza.
EN: You dare make light of this?
ES: ¿Cómo se atreve a hablar tan a la ligera?
EN: # why don't you make light of your sorrows # # and smile till they are done?
ES: ♪ ¿Por qué no le restas importancia a tus penas? ♪ ♪ ¿Y sonríes hasta que terminen?
EN: Don't make light of me.
ES: No le deis importancia.
EN: Don't make light of your life.
ES: La vida es un gran pozo.
EN: Well, I tried to make light of it... but it stuck... and a week later, I took the count for the first time... and I joined up.
ES: Bueno, yo me lo tomé a broma... pero me caló hondo, y una semana después, lo dejé todo... y me uní al Ejército.
EN: I don't intent to make light of the fact that she was unfaithful.
ES: No minimizo la gravedad de su infidelidad.
EN: You may well make light of it, but on the other hand, your unorthodox and sometimes paradoxical arguments could lead to unpleasant consequences, which...
ES: De acuerdo que no le importa, pero, por otra parte... sus poco ortodoxos argumentos que rozan lo paradójico podrían tener consecuencias desagradables... - ¿Cuál?
EN: It's inappropriate to make light of it.
ES: - Tone, no está bien burlarse. - No.
EN: Jimmy, Jimmy, I don't mean to make light of your doubts.
ES: Lo que digo, Jimmy, es... no quiero que exageres tus dudas.
EN: Lubricating. I wouldn't make light of this.
ES: Será mejor que lo dejemos.
EN: You make light of your life!
ES: ¡No valora su vida!
EN: Just go ahead and make light of it.
ES: No le des importancia.
EN: You may make light of it, but in Tarot... this card predicts ruin and disaster.
ES: Puedes burlarte pero, en el Tarot... esta carta predice ruina y desastre.

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