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1 lightening
облегчать; облегчающийСинонимический ряд:1. easing (verb) allaying; alleviating; assuaging; comforting; easing; lessening; mitigating; mollifying; palliating; relieving2. lighting (verb) illuminating; illumining; lighting -
2 lighting
1. n освещение2. n освещение сцены3. n собир. осветительные установки4. n жив. светотень5. n тех. зажигание6. n запуск7. n с. -х. прореживаниеlighting of trees — осветление деревьев, прореживание ветвей или насаждений
Синонимический ряд:1. light (noun) brightness; brilliance; flash; gleam; glow; illumination; light; radiation; volume of light2. alighting (verb) alighting; landing; lighting; perching; roosting; set down; setting down; settling; sitting down; touch down; touching down3. enkindling (verb) enkindling; firing; igniting; inflaming; kindling4. enlivening (verb) animating; brightening; enlivening5. happening (verb) bumping; chancing; happening; hitting; meeting; stumbling; tumbling6. lightening (verb) illuminating; illumining; lightening -
3 easing
1. понижение цен2. снижать; снижениеСинонимический ряд:1. alleviation (noun) alleviation; easement; mitigation; moderation; reduction; relief; remission2. comforting (verb) allaying; alleviating; assuaging; comforting; lessening; lightening; mitigating; mollifying; palliating; relieving3. edging (verb) edging; sidling4. facilitating (verb) expediting; facilitating5. loosing (verb) easing off; let up; loosening; loosing; relaxing; slackening; slacking6. slipping (verb) gliding; sliding; slipping -
4 relieving
Синонимический ряд:1. clearing (verb) clearing; releasing; ridding; shaking; throw off; unburdening2. easing (verb) allaying; alleviating; assuaging; comforting; easing; lessening; lightening; mitigating; mollifying; palliating3. exempting (verb) absolving; discharging; dispensing; excusing; exempting; let off; letting off; privileging from; sparing4. robbing (verb) knocking over; looting; plundering; ransacking; rifling; robbing; sticking up5. spelling (verb) spelling; take over; taking over -
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1. v освещать, давать светa solitary candle lightened the darkness of the great hall — одна единственная свеча горела во мраке большого зала
2. v светиться, светлеть3. v вспыхивать, сверкать4. v облегчать, делать более лёгким5. v спец. облегчать, уменьшать6. v становиться легче7. v облегчать, приносить облегчение8. v чувствовать облегчение; становиться веселееher heart lightened when she heard the news — когда она услышала это известие, у неё стало легче на сердце
9. v снижать, уменьшать; смягчатьСинонимический ряд:1. alleviate (verb) allay; alleviate; assuage; comfort; disburden; ease; lessen; mitigate; mollify; palliate; reduce; relieve; unburden2. blanch (verb) blanch; bleach; pale; whiten3. brighten (verb) brighten; gleam; illume; illuminate; illumine; light; radiate; shine4. buoy (verb) buoy; cheer; console; gladden; reviveАнтонимический ряд:adumbrate; aggravate; burden; darken; depress; dim; increase; injure; intensify; load; oppress -
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1. освещающий; осветительный2. освещать; освещающийthat biography is an illuminating footnote to the history of our times — эта биография освещает некоторые доселе неизвестные моменты современной истории
Синонимический ряд:1. civilizing (adj.) civilizing; cultural; edifying; humanizing; refining; uplifting2. designating (adj.) anecdotal; characterizing; clear; descriptive; designating; expressive; illustrative; interpretive; vivid3. enlightening (adj.) enlightening; illuminant; illuminative; illumining4. clarifying (verb) clarifying; clear up; clearing; clearing up; elucidating; explaining; illustrating5. edifying (verb) edifying; enlightening; improving; instructing; irradiating; uplifting6. lighting (verb) illumining; lightening; lighting -
7 spark
1. n физ. искра, искровой разряд2. n проблеск, след3. n мелкий алмаз4. v искриться5. v спец. искрить, давать искру; давать вспышку6. v зажигать, воодушевлятьa player can spark his team to victory — один игрок может зажечь свою команду и привести её к победе
7. v вызватьto spark off a strike — стать причиной забастовки, вызвать забастовку
8. n щёголь, франт9. n волокита10. n поэт. возлюбленный11. v щеголять; рисоваться12. v ухаживать, увиватьсяСинонимический ряд:1. flash (noun) bit of fire; blink; brand; electric discharge; ember; flash; flicker; glance; gleam; glimmer; glint; glitter; glow; lightening bolt; sparkle; twinkle; wink2. seed (noun) bud; embryo; germ; kernel; nucleus; seed3. suitor (noun) sparker; suitor; swain; wooer4. address (verb) address; court; make up to; pursue; rush; sue; sweetheart; woo5. excite (verb) excite; inspire; stimulate6. ignite (verb) ignite; kindle; lightАнтонимический ряд:extinguish; stifle -
8 allaying
ослаблять; ослабляющийСинонимический ряд:1. easing (verb) alleviating; assuaging; comforting; easing; lessening; lightening; mitigating; mollifying; palliating; relieving2. stilling (verb) becalming; calming; composing; lulling; quieting; settling; soothing; stilling; tranquilizing; tranquillising -
9 comforting
успокаивать; утешительныйСинонимический ряд:1. bucking up (verb) bucking up; cheering; consoling; solacing; soothing; upraising2. easing (verb) allaying; alleviating; assuaging; easing; lessening; lightening; mitigating; palliating; relieving -
10 mollifying
a смягчающий, успокоительныйСинонимический ряд:1. soothing (adj.) assuasive; bland; emollient; mellow; mild; smooth; soft; soothing2. calming (verb) appeasing; calm down; calming; conciliating; gentling; pacifying; placating; propitiating; softening; soothing; sweetening3. relieving (verb) allaying; alleviating; assuaging; easing; lightening; mitigating; relieving -
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облегчать; успокоительныйСинонимический ряд:1. healing (adj.) curative; healing; medical; medicinal; pharmaceutical; preventative; prophylactic; restorative; therapeutic2. easing (verb) allaying; assuaging; comforting; easing; lessening; lightening; mitigating; mollifying; palliating; relieving -
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a смягчающийСинонимический ряд:easing (verb) allaying; alleviating; assuaging; comforting; easing; lessening; lightening; mollifying; palliating; relieving
См. также в других словарях:
lightening / lightning — Lightening is a verb that means to reduce the weight of : My course load needs lightening if I am to complete this course successfully. Lightning refers to the electrical discharge in the sky: Fred captured the image of a bolt of lightning… … Confused words
lightening / lightning — Lightening is a verb that means to reduce the weight of : My course load needs lightening if I am to complete this course successfully. Lightning refers to the electrical discharge in the sky: Fred captured the image of a bolt of lightning… … Confused words
lightening — lightning, lightening Lightning is the spelling with reference to electrical flashes in the sky (thunder and lightning), whereas lightening is a form of the verb lighten • (I welcome the lightening of this burden that s imposed on councils… … Modern English usage
set ablaze — verb set fire to; cause to start burning (Freq. 1) Lightening set fire to the forest • Syn: ↑set aflame, ↑set on fire, ↑set afire • Hypernyms: ↑burn, ↑combust … Useful english dictionary
set afire — verb set fire to; cause to start burning Lightening set fire to the forest • Syn: ↑set ablaze, ↑set aflame, ↑set on fire • Hypernyms: ↑burn, ↑combust • Entai … Useful english dictionary
set aflame — verb set fire to; cause to start burning Lightening set fire to the forest • Syn: ↑set ablaze, ↑set on fire, ↑set afire • Hypernyms: ↑burn, ↑combust • Entailm … Useful english dictionary
set on fire — verb set fire to; cause to start burning (Freq. 2) Lightening set fire to the forest • Syn: ↑set ablaze, ↑set aflame, ↑set afire • Hypernyms: ↑burn, ↑combust … Useful english dictionary
deformalize — verb To make informal. Gradually introduce small changes to deformalize and humanize Board meetings, while retaining the positive aspects of established customs. Try lightening things up via team building activities. Syn: informalize See Also:… … Wiktionary
lighten — I. verb (lightened; lightening) Etymology: Middle English lightenen, from light Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to make light or clear ; illuminate 2. archaic enlighten … New Collegiate Dictionary
lightning — lightning, lightening Lightning is the spelling with reference to electrical flashes in the sky (thunder and lightning), whereas lightening is a form of the verb lighten • (I welcome the lightening of this burden that s imposed on councils… … Modern English usage
Gudang dialect — Gudang Spoken in Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia Native speakers ? (date missing) Language family Pama–Nyungan Paman … Wikipedia