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vt 1. vratiti, dovesti natrag, vratiti u prijašnje stanje; [surg] učašiti, uzglobiti, uložiti; prilagoditi, podesiti (to=čemu); vratiti, dovesti (to=u); pretvoriti, promijeniti, svesti (to=na, u); učiniti, načiniti (koga, što čime), stvoriti od koga što (to); [math & chem] reducirati 2. prisilno premjestiti, smjestiti, dovesti, prisiliti na što (to), podvrgnuti, podjarmiti; riješiti, donijeti presudu; prisiliti, prinuditi (to do=da što učini) 3. skinuti, snimiti, dovesti dolje, svesti (to=na); smanjiti, slabiti, poniziti (to=do); [mil] svrgnuti s časti, degradirati; reducirati, umanjiti, načiniti u manjem obliku (mjerilu); ograničiti, stisnuti, stegnuti (to=na); omršaviti; oslabiti, iznuriti, iscrpsti; umanjiti; (cijenu) sniziti, smanjiti, oboriti, spustiti / to # to ashes = spaliti, pretvoriti u pepeo; to # to order = dovesti u red, urediti; to # to classes = razvrstati u razrede; to # to nothing = uništiti; to # to despair = dovesti koga do očaja; to # to distress = unesrećiti koga; to # to poverty = osiromašiti koga; to # money = preračunati (pounds to pence); in #d circumstances = u nevolji, u bijedi nakon obilja; to # to tears = ganuti do suza; to # to an absurdity = umanjiti, reducirati do bezvrijednosti, do smiješnosti* * *
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