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1 lessen
verb (to make or become less: The fan lessened the heat a little; When the children left, the noise lessened considerably.) zmanjšati (se)* * *[lesn]1.intransitive verbzmanjšati se stanjšati se, popuščati, upadati, izgubljati se;2.transitive verbzmanjšati stanjšati; figuratively omalovaževati, podcenjevati, v nič devati, prikrajšati -
2 bumper
noun (a bar on a motor vehicle to lessen damage when it collides with anything.) odbijač* * *[bʌmpə]nounvrč, polna čaša, pokal; odbijač, odbijalec; slang nekaj velikanskega -
3 cushion
['kuʃən] 1. noun1) (a bag of cloth etc filled with soft material, eg feathers etc, used for support or to make a seat more comfortable: I'll sit on a cushion on the floor.) blazina2) (any similar support: A hovercraft travels on a cushion of air.) blazina2. verb(to lessen the force of a blow etc: The soft sand cushioned his fall.) ublažiti* * *I [kúšən]nounblazina, blazinica; rob biljardne mizeII [kúšən]transitive verboblaziniti, z blazinami obložiti ali okrasiti -
4 deaden
verb (to lessen, weaken or make less sharp, strong etc: That will deaden the pain.) ublažiti* * *[dédn]1.transitive verbomrtvičiti, zadušiti, udušiti, ublažiti; (to za) otopiti;2.intransitive verb(to za) otopeti -
5 dilute
1. verb(to lessen the strength etc of by mixing especially with water: You are supposed to dilute that lime juice with water.) razredčiti2. adjective(reduced in strength; weak: dilute acid.) razredčen- dilution* * *I [dailjú:t]transitive verb(raz)redčiti; (o)slabiti; zvodenitiII [dailjú:t]adjectivechemistry razredčen; izpran (barva); redek; slaboten -
6 less
[les] 1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) manj(ši)2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) manj3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) manj4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) minus- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) manj- no less a person than* * *I [les]adjective (comparative od little) manjši, manj važen, manj pomembenno less a man than (the senator) — najmanj, vsaj, sam (senator)may your shadow never be less — da bi ti nikdar česa ne zmanjkalo, vse najboljše!II [les]adverb (comparative od little) manj, manj pomembnostill ( —ali much) less — še mnogo manj, kaj šelenone the less — kljub temu, vseenono less (than) — nič manj, nihče manj (od)III [les]nounkar je manjše, manj pomembno; manjši del (število, količina itd.)in less than no time — takoj, v trenutkuto do with less — shajati z manj (denarja itd.)nothing less than — najmanj, vsajIV [les]prepositionmanj, minusV [-lis]suffix brez (npr. cildless brez otrok) -
7 quieten
1) ((often with down) to make or become quiet: I expect you to quieten down when I come into the classroom.) umiriti (se)2) (to remove or lessen (a person's fears, doubts etc).) pomiriti* * *[kwáiətn]transitive verb & intransitive verbdialectal pomiriti (se) -
8 relieve
[-v]1) (to lessen or stop (pain, worry etc): The doctor gave him some drugs to relieve the pain; to relieve the hardship of the refugees.) ublažiti2) (to take over a job or task from: You guard the door first, and I'll relieve you in two hours.) zamenjati3) (to dismiss (a person) from his job or position: He was relieved of his post/duties.) odstaviti4) (to take (something heavy, difficult etc) from someone: May I relieve you of that heavy case?; The new gardener relieved the old man of the burden of cutting the grass.) razbremeniti5) (to come to the help of (a town etc which is under siege or attack).) odrešiti* * *[rilí:v]1.transitive verbolajšati (pritisk itd.); osvoboditi koga ( from od, pred); military osvoboditi, rešiti (mesto) obleganja; pomagati, podpirati (reveže itd.); dati duška (svojim čustvom itd.); military izmenjati, zamenjati (stražo); figuratively razbremeniti, osvoboditi bremena ali tovora; ugrabiti, s silo vzeti; razrešiti, zamenjati, odstaviti koga (z dolžnosti, iz službe), odpustiti; poudariti, naglasiti, poživiti ( with s čim, by s pomočjo); pomiriti (po)tolažiti;2.intransitive verbto relieve nature, to relieve oneself — izprazniti si čreva ali mehur, opraviti veliko oziroma malo potreboto relieve one's feelings — dati duška svojim čustvom, olajšati si dušo (srcé)to relieve s.o. from a duty (responsibility) — oprostiti, razrešiti koga neke dolžnosti (odgovornosti)to relieve a sentry military izmenjati stražoI was much relieved to see... — zelo mi je odleglo, ko sem videl... -
9 labour-saving
adjective (intended to lessen work: washing-machines and other labour-saving devices.) ki prihrani pri delu -
10 mollify
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