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1 tone down
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7 завуалировать
Русско-английский словарь по деревообрабатывающей промышленности > завуалировать
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8 смягчать оттенок
Русско-английский словарь по деревообрабатывающей промышленности > смягчать оттенок
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9 atténuer, (s’)
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10 смягчать тон
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11 berbicara lebih pelan
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12 popustiti
* * *• cede• comply• sear• rust• sag• defer• ease up• ease• unbrace• yield• slack• slacken• let up• loosen• fallback• give in• give way to• back down• bleed• bend• abate• assent• appease• relax• relent• remit -
13 infléchir sa position
Dictionnaire juridique, politique, économique et financier > infléchir sa position
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14 tono
m.1 tone.¡no me hables en ese tono! don't speak to me in that tone (of voice)!subir el tono, subir de tono to get o grow louder; (volumen, ruido) to get angrier and angrier (situación)tono de voz tone of voice2 shade, tone.tono de piel complexion3 tone.tono muscular muscle tone4 key (Music) (tonalidad).tono mayor major keytono menor minor key5 vigor, strength, vigour.6 hue, tone, shade, color.* * *1 (gen) tone2 (energía) energy\a tono con in tune with, in harmony withbajar de tono / bajar el tono to lower one's voice 2 figurado to tone downdar tono / dar buen tono figurado to give class, give prestigedarse tono figurado to put on airsde mal tono figurado vulgaren tono airado in an angry tonefuera de tono figurado inappropriate, out of placesin venir a tono figurado for no good reasonsubir de tono / subir el tono to speak louder 2 figurado to warm uptono mayor MÚSICA major keytono menor MÚSICA minor key* * *noun m.1) tone2) key, pitch3) shade* * *SM1) [de sonido] toneen tono bajo — in low tones, in a low tone
baja/sube un poco el tono del televisor — turn down/up the television a little
tono de marcar — (Telec) dialling tone, dial tone (EEUU)
tono de llamada — (Telec) ringtone
-ya me he dado cuenta -dijo, alzando el tono de voz — "I can see that," he said, raising his voice
2) [de palabras, discusión, escrito] tone¡cómo hablas en ese tono a tu padre! — how dare you speak to your father in that tone (of voice)!
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bajar el tono — to soften one's tonebajar el tono de algo — to soften the tone of sth, tone sth down
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cambiar de tono — to change one's tonecuando le dije eso se serenó y cambió de tono — when I told him that he calmed down and changed his tone o his tone changed
fue él quien cambió el tono de la conversación — it was him that changed the tone of the conversation
la reunión cambió de tono pasadas las nueve de la noche — the tone of the meeting changed after nine o'clock
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a este tono — in the same vein•
subir de tono — [discusión, conversación] to grow o become heated; [conflicto] to intensify; [quejas] to grow louderla oposición está subiendo el tono de sus ataques al gobierno — the opposition is stepping up o intensifying its attacks on the government
3)• a tono — matching
una escena final divertida, muy a tono con el resto de la película — an amusing final scene, very much in keeping with the rest of the film
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ponerse a tono — (=prepararse físicamente) to get (o.s.) into shape; (=animarse) to perk o.s. up *voy a tomarme un whisky doble, a ver si me pongo a tono — I'm going to have a double whisky to perk myself up *
4) (=clase, distinción)•
una familia de tono — a good family•
ser de buen/mal tono: ir a los balnearios era entonces una actividad de buen tono — visiting spas was quite the done thing thenes de mal tono hablar de esos temas — it is bad form to talk about such matters, it's (simply) not done to talk about such things
5) [de color] shade, toneen tonos grises y azules — in shades of grey and blue, in grey and blue tones
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tonos pastel — pastel shades, pastel tones6) (Anat, Med) tone7) (Mús) (=intervalo) tone; (=tonalidad) key; (=altura) pitch8) (Mús) (=diapasón) tuning fork; (=corredera) slide* * *1) ( altura de la voz) pitch, tone; ( manera de expresarse) tone2) (tendencia, matiz) tonefuera de tono — < reacción> uncalled-for; < comentario> inopportune
ponerse a tono — (fam) to get in the mood (colloq)
ser de buen/mal tono — to be in good/bad taste
3) ( de color) shade4) (Mús) key5) (Audio, Rad, TV) tonebajar el tono — ( reducir el volumen) to turn the volume down; ( hablar con menos arrogancia)
subir el tono — ( elevar el volumen) to turn up the volume; ( insolentarse) to raise one's voice
6) ( del teléfono) toneeste teléfono no tiene tono — I can't get a dial tone (AmE) o (BrE) dialling tone on this phone
7) ( de músculos) tone* * *= tenor, tone, overtone, quality, shading, pitch, undertone, chime.Nota: De timbre, campana, reloj, móvil o similar.Ex. My second point may be a slightly tangential, but I hope it is a concrete reaction to the general tenor of Mr. Lubetzky's remarks and the general subject posed.Ex. 'Get on with this,' the principal dictated, in a somewhat less severe tone.Ex. Those materials they describe as ephemera must be collected and despite the derogatory overtones of the descriptor, carefully organized.Ex. 'I'm rather surprised that Arnold would have bothered you with such a trivial matter, Ms. Bragge,' Wronski said with a reassuring smile which had an almost fatherly quality.Ex. The darkest and the lightest shading took the shortest amount of time, the medium shading the longest.Ex. The heading PITCH (Music) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento TONO (Música) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.Ex. Speakers covered the history of the campaign to alert parents to racist undertones in children's books.Ex. After hearing the chimes, dial your ten-digit customer identification number.----* cambiar el tono = modulate.* con un tono + Adjetivo = in a + Adjetivo + tone.* dar tono = tone.* dar un tono = give + effect.* de dos tonos = bitonal.* de tono + Adjetivo = Adjetivo + in tone.* en tono cáustico = scathingly.* en tono mordaz = scathingly.* en tono reprobatorio = reprovingly, reproachfully.* en tono sarcástico = sardonically.* establecer el tono = set + the theme.* marcar el tono = establish + the tone.* recitar en tono monótono = chant.* relativo al tono = tonal.* subido de tono = risqué, racy [racier -comp., raciest -sup.], bawdy [bawdier -comp., bawdiest -sup.].* tener un tono + Adjetivo = have + a + Adjetivo + quality.* terminar en un tono + Adjetivo = end on + a + Adjetivo + note.* tomar un tono + Adjetivo = take on + Adjetivo + character.* tono apagado = flat tone.* tono auditivo = audio tune.* tono continuo modulado = half-tone.* tono de llamada = dial tone.* tono de voz = tone of voice.* tono ligero = light touch.* tono muscular = muscle tone.* tono rojizo = reddishness.* tono superficial = light touch.* voz + adquirir + tono = voice + take on + quality.* * *1) ( altura de la voz) pitch, tone; ( manera de expresarse) tone2) (tendencia, matiz) tonefuera de tono — < reacción> uncalled-for; < comentario> inopportune
ponerse a tono — (fam) to get in the mood (colloq)
ser de buen/mal tono — to be in good/bad taste
3) ( de color) shade4) (Mús) key5) (Audio, Rad, TV) tonebajar el tono — ( reducir el volumen) to turn the volume down; ( hablar con menos arrogancia)
subir el tono — ( elevar el volumen) to turn up the volume; ( insolentarse) to raise one's voice
6) ( del teléfono) toneeste teléfono no tiene tono — I can't get a dial tone (AmE) o (BrE) dialling tone on this phone
7) ( de músculos) tone* * *= tenor, tone, overtone, quality, shading, pitch, undertone, chime.Nota: De timbre, campana, reloj, móvil o similar.Ex: My second point may be a slightly tangential, but I hope it is a concrete reaction to the general tenor of Mr. Lubetzky's remarks and the general subject posed.
Ex: 'Get on with this,' the principal dictated, in a somewhat less severe tone.Ex: Those materials they describe as ephemera must be collected and despite the derogatory overtones of the descriptor, carefully organized.Ex: 'I'm rather surprised that Arnold would have bothered you with such a trivial matter, Ms. Bragge,' Wronski said with a reassuring smile which had an almost fatherly quality.Ex: The darkest and the lightest shading took the shortest amount of time, the medium shading the longest.Ex: The heading PITCH (Music) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento TONO (Música) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.Ex: Speakers covered the history of the campaign to alert parents to racist undertones in children's books.Ex: After hearing the chimes, dial your ten-digit customer identification number.* cambiar el tono = modulate.* con un tono + Adjetivo = in a + Adjetivo + tone.* dar tono = tone.* dar un tono = give + effect.* de dos tonos = bitonal.* de tono + Adjetivo = Adjetivo + in tone.* en tono cáustico = scathingly.* en tono mordaz = scathingly.* en tono reprobatorio = reprovingly, reproachfully.* en tono sarcástico = sardonically.* establecer el tono = set + the theme.* marcar el tono = establish + the tone.* recitar en tono monótono = chant.* relativo al tono = tonal.* subido de tono = risqué, racy [racier -comp., raciest -sup.], bawdy [bawdier -comp., bawdiest -sup.].* tener un tono + Adjetivo = have + a + Adjetivo + quality.* terminar en un tono + Adjetivo = end on + a + Adjetivo + note.* tomar un tono + Adjetivo = take on + Adjetivo + character.* tono apagado = flat tone.* tono auditivo = audio tune.* tono continuo modulado = half-tone.* tono de llamada = dial tone.* tono de voz = tone of voice.* tono ligero = light touch.* tono muscular = muscle tone.* tono rojizo = reddishness.* tono superficial = light touch.* voz + adquirir + tono = voice + take on + quality.* * *tono grave serious toneen tono cariñoso in an affectionate tone of voicese lo he dicho en todos los tonos I've told him time and time again, I've tried telling him every way I can think ofen tono de reproche reproachfully—me da igual —contestó en tono despectivo it's all the same to me, she answered scornfullyno es lo que me dijo, sino el tono en que lo dijo it isn't what he said, it's the way he said it o it's the tone he usedB (tendencia, matiz) toneel tono general de la conversación fue amistoso the general tone of the conversation was friendlya tono con in keeping with, in tune withno estuvo muy a tono con la ocasión it wasn't very in keeping with the occasionpara estar a tono con los tiempos to keep up with the timesfuera de tono: su reacción estuvo bastante fuera de tono her reaction was rather out of placesiempre hace comentarios fuera de tono he's always making inopportune remarksno venir a tono to be out of placeser de buen/mal tono to be in good/bad tasteC (de un color) shadeéste es un tono de gris más oscuro this is a darker shade of graytonos pastel pastel shadessubido de tono risquéD ( Mús) keyCompuesto:tono mayor/menormajor/minor keybajar el tono (reducir el volumen) to lower the volume, turn the volume down(hablar con menos arrogancia): baja el tonito que soy tu madre don't take that tone with me, I'm your motherF (del teléfono) toneeste teléfono no tiene or no da tono I can't get a dial tone ( AmE) o ( BrE) dialling tone on this phoneCompuestos:● tono de discar or marcarringing toneG (de músculos) tone* * *
tono sustantivo masculino
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en tono de reproche reproachfully;
el tono en que lo dijo the way he said it;
el tono general de la conversación the general tone of the conversationb) (Rad, Telec, TV) tone;
este teléfono no da or tiene tono I can't get a dial tone (AmE) o (BrE) dialling tone on this phone;
tono de marcar or (AmL) de discado or (AmS) de discar dial tone (AmE), dialling tone (BrE);
no venir a tono to be out of place
2 ( de color) shade;◊ subido de tono risqué
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tono sustantivo masculino
1 (de la voz: intensidad) tone, pitch
un tono alto/bajo, a high/low pitch
(: modo) lo dijo en tono despectivo, he said it in a contemptuous tone
2 (de un color) shade, tone
diferentes tonos de verde, different shades of green
3 Mús key
4 (del teléfono) tone
♦ Locuciones: familiar darse tono, to put on airs
a tono con, in tune with
a tono con los tiempos, in keeping with the times
de buen/mal tono, in good/bad taste
fuera de tono, inappropiate, out of place
figurado (algo grosero, obsceno) subido de tono, arrogant, (altanero) haughty
' tono' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acre
- agradar
- aguda
- agudo
- alta
- alto
- atonía
- bajar
- clave
- grave
- inflexión
- jovial
- rebajar
- salida
- sarcástica
- sarcástico
- sorna
- suave
- suavidad
- subida
- subido
- abrupto
- ácido
- agrio
- amigable
- atenuar
- bajo
- brusco
- burlón
- cálido
- cansado
- cantarín
- cortante
- decidido
- despectivo
- destemplado
- disuasivo
- elevar
- endulzar
- familiar
- humilde
- imperativo
- impertinente
- irónico
- magistral
- pastoso
- resuelto
- sequedad
- tajante
- teatral
English:
abrupt
- bawdy
- chord
- emphatic
- friendly
- hue
- injured
- key
- measured
- menace
- off-color
- off-colour
- pitch
- pose
- shade
- subdued
- talk down
- tone
- tune
- unnatural
- urgent
- coloring
- critically
- dial
- gentle
- high
- lilt
- monotone
- name
- note
- off
- pastel
- pleasantly
- racy
- rise
- risqué
- show
- step
- talk
- tint
- valentine
* * *tono nm1. [de sonido] tone;bajar el tono to lower one's voice;dar el tono to set the tonetono continuo [de teléfono] Br dialling o US dial tone; Andes, RP tono de discado o de discar [de teléfono] Br dialling o US dial tone;2. [de palabras, escrito, discurso] tone;el tono con el que lo dijo the tone she said it in, the tone in which she said it;¡no me hables en ese tono! don't speak to me in that tone (of voice)!;habló con tono serio he spoke in a serious tone of voice;lo dijo en tono de broma she said it jokingly;la novela es de tono humorístico the novel is humorous in tone;bajar de tono to quieten down;cambiar de tono: la reunión fue cambiando de tono the tone o atmosphere of the meeting gradually changed;aquí el texto cambia de tono at this point in the text the tone changes;subir el tono, subir de tono [volumen, ruido] to get o grow louder;[situación] to get angrier;el murmullo/la protesta subió de tono the murmuring/the protests grew louder;la conversación subió de tono the conversation got more heated;subido de tono [atrevido, picante] risqué;[impertinente] impertinent3. [de color] shade, tone;en tonos ocres/pastel in ochre/pastel shades o tones;tono de piel complexion4. [de músculo] tonetono muscular muscle tone [altura] pitch; [intervalo] tone, US step tono agudo high pitch;tono grave low pitch;tono mayor major key;tono menor minor key;tono puro simple tone7. [en frases]a tono: cortinas y cojines a tono matching curtains and cushions;estar a tono con to suit;un traje/discurso a tono con las circunstancias a dress/speech appropriate to o in keeping with the circumstances;Famponerse a tono [emborracharse] to get in the mood;de buen tono elegant, tasteful;ser de buen tono to be the done thing;no es de buen tono mencionar la guerra it is not done to mention the war;de mal tono crass, vulgar;Famdarse tono to give oneself airs;fuera de tono out of place* * *m MÚS, MED, PINT tone;estar a tono con algo be in harmony with sth;ponerse a tono get into the mood* * *tono nm1) : tonetono muscular: muscle tone2) : shade (of colors)3) : key (in music)* * *tono n1. (de sonido, voz) tone2. (de color) shade -
15 atenuar
v.1 to diminish.2 to attenuate, to diminish, to deaden, to reduce.* * *1 to attenuate2 DERECHO to extenuate* * *verb1) to attenuate2) dim, tone down* * *1.VT (=aminorar) to attenuate; (Jur) [+ crimen etc] to extenuate; [+ importancia] to minimize; [+ impresión etc] to tone down; [+ impacto] to cushion, lessen2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivob) (Der) < responsabilidad> to reduce, lessen2.* * *= reduce, temper, mitigate, attenuate, tone down, dim, water down, take + the bite out of, soft-pedal.Ex. The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.Ex. This advantage must be tempered by the fact that the standard centrally produced record may not always be consistent with local requirements.Ex. Confusion caused by repetition of descriptive information in access points can be mitigated by careful screen design.Ex. In the emerging technological environment of distributed systems, however, the informal or even formal links between source and user are attenuated or broken.Ex. We found an increasing trend toward a more structured approach in data gathering procedures, while loose data collection was toned down significantly.Ex. At first, analyzing the way he went about his work eroded his confidence, threw him off balance, dimmed some of his energetic spirit.Ex. One of these proposals, a large jump in the dues for students and retired members, was watered down before finally being passed.Ex. The aim of this paper is to chart a different course of interpretation through Husserl's earliest work; a course which doesn't take all of the bite out of Heidegger's critique of technology.Ex. Antisemitism soft-pedal the importance of religious belief for comprehending the persistence of Jew-hatred.* * *1.verbo transitivob) (Der) < responsabilidad> to reduce, lessen2.* * *= reduce, temper, mitigate, attenuate, tone down, dim, water down, take + the bite out of, soft-pedal.Ex: The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.
Ex: This advantage must be tempered by the fact that the standard centrally produced record may not always be consistent with local requirements.Ex: Confusion caused by repetition of descriptive information in access points can be mitigated by careful screen design.Ex: In the emerging technological environment of distributed systems, however, the informal or even formal links between source and user are attenuated or broken.Ex: We found an increasing trend toward a more structured approach in data gathering procedures, while loose data collection was toned down significantly.Ex: At first, analyzing the way he went about his work eroded his confidence, threw him off balance, dimmed some of his energetic spirit.Ex: One of these proposals, a large jump in the dues for students and retired members, was watered down before finally being passed.Ex: The aim of this paper is to chart a different course of interpretation through Husserl's earliest work; a course which doesn't take all of the bite out of Heidegger's critique of technology.Ex: Antisemitism soft-pedal the importance of religious belief for comprehending the persistence of Jew-hatred.* * *vt1 (disminuir, moderar) ‹luz› to dim; ‹color› to tone downquizas deberías atenuar el tono de tus críticas perhaps you should tone down your criticism o moderate the tone of your criticism2 ( Der) ‹responsabilidad› to reduce, lessen«dolor» to easeeste optimismo se ha visto últimamente atenuado this optimism has been tempered of late* * *
atenuar ( conjugate atenuar) verbo transitivo
‹ color› to tone down;
atenuar verbo transitivo
1 to attenuate
Jur to extenuate
2 (minimizar, disminuir) to lessen, diminish
' atenuar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tranquilizar
English:
dim
- mitigate
- subdue
- tone down
- attenuate
- deaden
- extenuate
- soften
- temper
- tone
* * *♦ vt1. [disminuir, suavizar] to diminish;[dolor] to ease, to alleviate; [sonido, luz] to attenuate* * *v/t lessen, reduce* * *atenuar {3} vt1) mitigar: to extenuate, to mitigate2) : to dim (light), to tone down (colors)3) : to minimize, to lessen -
16 suavizar
v.1 to soften (poner blando).El zumo de frutas suaviza la carne Fruit juice softens meat.Elsa suavizó sus palabras Elsa softened her words.Sus caricias suavizan a Ricardo Her caresses soften Richard.2 to temper.3 to ease (dificultad, tarea).4 to tone down.5 to mitigate, to soothe, to palliate.Su amor suaviza el dolor Her love mitigates the pain.* * *1 (hacer agradable) to soften2 (alisar) to smooth (out)3 figurado to soften* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=alisar) to smooth out, smooth down2) (=ablandar) [gen] to soften; [+ carácter] to mellow; [+ severidad, dureza] to temper; [+ medida] to relax3) (=quitar fuerza a) [+ navaja] to strop; [+ pendiente] to ease, make more gentle; [+ color] to tone down; [+ tono] to soften2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo < piel> to leave... smooth/soft; < color> to soften, tone down; < sabor> to tone down; < carácter> to mellow, make... gentler; <dureza/severidad> to soften, temper; < situación> to calm, ease2.suavizarse v pron piel to become smoother/softer; carácter to mellow, become gentler; situación to calm down, ease* * *= blunt, relax, keep + the edge off + Algo, water down, sweeten, smooth.Ex. It is arguable that such exhortation and implied criticism blunts receptivity and that it is ultimately counterproductive.Ex. Since the Federal Government has not been willing to relax import restrictions on books, academic librarians have had to devise a number of strategies for the survival of collection development.Ex. 'I can certainly understand your concern,' she ventured, speaking with a certain amiable casualness which she hoped would keep the edge off his annoyance, 'but we're really trying to protect the taxpayer's investment and the library's materials'.Ex. One of these proposals, a large jump in the dues for students and retired members, was watered down before finally being passed.Ex. The poem plays on the homonymic connection of the words 'to sweat' and 'to sweeten'.Ex. From the 1820s a dry end was added to the Fourdrinier machine which dried and smoothed the web of paper as it emerged from the wet end.----* suavizarse = mellow.* * *1.verbo transitivo < piel> to leave... smooth/soft; < color> to soften, tone down; < sabor> to tone down; < carácter> to mellow, make... gentler; <dureza/severidad> to soften, temper; < situación> to calm, ease2.suavizarse v pron piel to become smoother/softer; carácter to mellow, become gentler; situación to calm down, ease* * *= blunt, relax, keep + the edge off + Algo, water down, sweeten, smooth.Ex: It is arguable that such exhortation and implied criticism blunts receptivity and that it is ultimately counterproductive.
Ex: Since the Federal Government has not been willing to relax import restrictions on books, academic librarians have had to devise a number of strategies for the survival of collection development.Ex: 'I can certainly understand your concern,' she ventured, speaking with a certain amiable casualness which she hoped would keep the edge off his annoyance, 'but we're really trying to protect the taxpayer's investment and the library's materials'.Ex: One of these proposals, a large jump in the dues for students and retired members, was watered down before finally being passed.Ex: The poem plays on the homonymic connection of the words 'to sweat' and 'to sweeten'.Ex: From the 1820s a dry end was added to the Fourdrinier machine which dried and smoothed the web of paper as it emerged from the wet end.* suavizarse = mellow.* * *suavizar [A4 ]vt1 ‹pelo› to condition, soften; ‹piel› to leave … smooth/soft2 ‹color› to soften, tone down; ‹sabor› to tone down3 ‹dureza/severidad› to soften, temper; ‹carácter› to mellow, make … gentler4 ‹situación› to calm, easesuavizaron el régimen penitenciario they relaxed the prison regulations1 «pelo» to become softer; «piel» to become smoother/softer2 «carácter» to mellow, become gentler3 «situación» to calm down, ease* * *
suavizar ( conjugate suavizar) verbo transitivo ‹ piel› to leave … smooth/soft;
‹ color› to soften, tone down;
‹ sabor› to tone down;
‹ carácter› to mellow, make … gentler;
‹dureza/severidad› to soften, temper;
‹ situación› to calm, ease
suavizarse verbo pronominal [ piel] to become smoother/softer;
[ carácter] to mellow, become gentler;
[ situación] to calm down, ease
suavizar verbo transitivo
1 (la piel, el pelo, etc) to make soft, make smooth
2 (un sabor) to make less strong
(el color, el sonido) to tone down
3 (el trato, el carácter) to soften, temper
' suavizar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aclarar
- acondicionar
- templar
English:
soften
- temper
- tone down
- mellow
* * *♦ vt1. [poner blando] to soften;[ropa, cabello] to condition;suaviza el cutis it leaves your skin soft2. [sabor, color] to tone down3. [dificultad, tarea] to ease;[conducción] to make smoother; [clima] to make milder; [condena] to reduce the length of4. [moderar]tienes que suavizar el discurso para no ofender a nadie you should tone down the speech so you don't offend anyone* * *v/t tb figsoften* * *suavizar {21} vt1) : to soften, to smooth out2) : to tone down♦ suavizarse vr* * *suavizar vb to soften -
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v.1 to moderate.modere el consumo de alcohol you should try to avoid drinking excessive amounts of alcohol2 to chair (debate).* * *1 (gen) to moderate; (velocidad) to reduce1 to control oneself\moderarse en las palabras to measure one's words, mind what one says* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=controlar)a) [+ impulsos, emociones] to restrain, control; [+ violencia, deseo] to curb, control; [+ ambición, opiniones, actitud] to moderateb) [+ palabras, lenguaje, tono] to tone down, mindpor favor, caballero, modere sus palabras — please, sir, mind your language
2) (=reducir) [+ gastos, consumo] to cut, reduce; [+ velocidad] to reduce; [+ tensión] to easemedidas para moderar la inflación — measures to curb o cut o reduce inflation
marcha 3)modere su velocidad — reduce your speed, slow down
3) [+ debate, coloquio] to chair, moderate2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <impulsos/aspiraciones> to curb, moderateb) <vocabulario/palabras>c) <gasto/consumo> to curb; < velocidad> to reduce2) <debate/coloquio> to moderate, chair2.moderarse v pronmodérate, estás comiendo mucho — restrain yourself o (colloq) go easy, you're eating too much
modérate, no hables así — control yourself, don't talk like that
* * *= temper, tone down, moderate, lower.Ex. This advantage must be tempered by the fact that the standard centrally produced record may not always be consistent with local requirements.Ex. We found an increasing trend toward a more structured approach in data gathering procedures, while loose data collection was toned down significantly.Ex. The effect of using the system is moderated by 2 variable, the level of experience of the person completing the task, and the status of the client.Ex. When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.----* moderar la velocidad = slow down.* moderar + Posesivo + aspiraciones = lower + Posesivo + sights.* moderar + Posesivo + pretensiones = lower + Posesivo + sights.* moderarse = hold back on.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <impulsos/aspiraciones> to curb, moderateb) <vocabulario/palabras>c) <gasto/consumo> to curb; < velocidad> to reduce2) <debate/coloquio> to moderate, chair2.moderarse v pronmodérate, estás comiendo mucho — restrain yourself o (colloq) go easy, you're eating too much
modérate, no hables así — control yourself, don't talk like that
* * *= temper, tone down, moderate, lower.Ex: This advantage must be tempered by the fact that the standard centrally produced record may not always be consistent with local requirements.
Ex: We found an increasing trend toward a more structured approach in data gathering procedures, while loose data collection was toned down significantly.Ex: The effect of using the system is moderated by 2 variable, the level of experience of the person completing the task, and the status of the client.Ex: When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.* moderar la velocidad = slow down.* moderar + Posesivo + aspiraciones = lower + Posesivo + sights.* moderar + Posesivo + pretensiones = lower + Posesivo + sights.* moderarse = hold back on.* * *moderar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹impulsos/aspiraciones› to curb, moderate2 ‹palabras/vocabulario›por favor modera tu vocabulario please mind your languagemodera el tonito don't use that tone of voice with me3 ‹gasto/consumo› to curb; ‹velocidad› to reducemoderaron la velocidad they slowed down, they reduced their speedtenemos que moderar el consumo de energía we have to curb o reduce energy consumptionB ‹debate/coloquio› to moderate, chairmodérate, estás comiendo demasiado restrain yourself o ( colloq) go easy, you're eating too muchmodérate, no hables así calm down o control yourself, don't talk like thateste mes tendremos que moderarnos en los gastos this month we'll have to cut down on our spending* * *
moderar ( conjugate moderar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ velocidad› to reduce
2 ‹debate/coloquio› to moderate, chair
moderarse verbo pronominal:◊ modérate, estás comiendo mucho restrain yourself o (colloq) go easy, you're eating too much;
moderarse en los gastos to cut down on spending
moderar verbo transitivo
1 to moderate: tienes que moderar esos hábitos, you have to kick your bad habits
2 (velocidad) to reduce: al llegar a la curva, modere la velocidad, slow down at the curve
3 (una discusión) to chair: tengo que moderar un debate en el Ateneo, I have to chair a debate at the Ateneo
' moderar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
templar
- atenuar
English:
chair
- moderate
- modify
- hold
- tone
* * *♦ vt1. [templar, atenuar] to moderate;le pidieron que moderara su estilo agresivo he was asked to tone down his aggressive style;modere el consumo de alcohol you should try to avoid drinking excessive amounts of alcohol2. [velocidad] to reduce;modere su velocidad [en cartel] reduce speed3. [debate] to chair, to facilitate4. [contener] to contain, to restrain;moderar las pasiones to contain one's passions* * *v/t1 exigencias moderate; impulsos control, restrain3 debate chair* * *moderar vt1) temperar: to temper, to moderate2) : to curb, to reducemoderar gastos: to curb spending3) presidir: to chair (a meeting) -
18 тон
1. муз. toneцял/половин тон a whole/semi toneпрен. set the pace/the fashion; give the leadвземам верен тон, попадам в тон strike the right note (и прен.)2. (глас, интонация) tone, voice; tone of voiceразг. sing another song/tune; come down a peg or two, sing smallне говорете с такъв/този тон don't use that tone of voiceне с този тон! разг. none of your lip! със заповеден тон in a peremptory/high tone3. жив. tone, hue, shade,tingeв тонс in harmony with (и прен.)4. прен. manners; formдобър/лош тон good/bad form/mannersне е добър- it's not the thing, it's not done5. мед. sound6. tonметрически тон a metric ton7. зоол. tunny (Thynus vulgaris)* * *тон,м., -ове, (два) то̀на 1. муз. tone; вземам верен \тон, попадам в \тон strike the right note (и прен.); висок \тон high(-pitched) tone; давам \тон give the pitch, (с камертон) give the tuning A; прен. set the pace/the fashion; give the lead; един \тон по-ниско one tone down; неразличаване на \тоновете tone-deafness; нисък \тон deep note; low(-pitched) tone; пея в \тон sing in tune; цял/половин \тон whole/semi tone; \тон за настройване tuning tone;2. ( глас, интонация) tone, voice; tone of voice; не говорете с такъв/този \тон don’t use that tone of voice; не с този \тон! разг. none of your lip! повишавам \тона raise o.’s voice; променям \тона alter o.’s tone; разг. sing another song/tune; come down a peg or two, sing small; със заповеден \тон in a peremptory/high tone;3. ( нюанс) tone, hue, shade, tinge; не е в \тон с (за цвят) it doesn’t match, прен. it is out of harmony with;4. прен. manners; form; не е добър \тон it’s not the thing, it’s not done;5. мед. sound; сърдечен \тон cardiac/heart sound.——————м., -ове, (два) то̀на ton; метрически \тон metric ton; регистър-\тон register ton; два \тона жито two tons of wheat.——————* * *tone, speak in a high тон - говоря на висок тон; note ; sound: sing in тон - пея в тон; give the tuning A - давам тон ла; voice (интонация): Do not raise your тон! - Не повишавай тон!; in harmony with - в тон със; (рис.): tone ; hue ; ton (мярка); tunny (риба)* * *1. (глас, интонация) tone, voice;tone of voice 2. 1 муз. tone 3. 6 ton 4. 7 зоол. tunny (Thynus vulgaris) 5. в ТОНc in harmony with (и прен.) 6. вземам верен ТОН, попадам в ТОН strike the right note (и прен.) 7. давам ТОН give the pitch, (c камертон) give the tuning A 8. два ТОНa жито two tons of wheat 9. добър/лош ТОН good/bad form/manners 10. един ТОН по-ниско one tone down 11. жив. tone, hue, shade,tinge 12. мед. sound 13. метрически ТОН a metric ton 14. не говорете с такъв/този ТОН don't use that tone of voice 15. не е в ТОН с (за цвят) it doesn't match, прен. it is out of harmony with 16. не е добър - it's not the thing, it's not done 17. не с този ТОН! разг. none of your lip! със заповеден ТОН in a peremptory/high tone 18. пея в ТОН sing in tune 19. повишавам ТОНа raise o. s voice 20. прен. manners;form 21. прен. set the pace/ the fashion;give the lead 22. променям ТОНa alter o.'s tone 23. разг. sing another song/tune;come down a peg or two, sing small 24. регистър-ТОН a register ton 25. сърдечен ТОН a cardiac/heart sound 26. цял/половин ТОН a whole/ semi tone -
19 mäßigen
I v/t (Meinungen, Ansprüche etc.) moderate; (Zorn, Hass etc.) curb; (Kritik, Worte) tone down; das Tempo mäßigen slow down, reduce (one’s) speed; mäßigend auf jemanden einwirken have a moderating ( oder restraining) influence on s.o.II v/refl1. (maßvoller werden) Person: restrain ( oder control) o.s.; sich beim Essen etc. mäßigen cut down on food etc.; könntest du dich etwas mäßigen? iro. could you exercise a bit of self-control ( oder restraint) ?; sich im Ton / in seinen Worten mäßigen moderate one’s tone / language* * *to cool; to modify* * *mä|ßi|gen ['mɛːsɪgn]1. vt(= mildern) Anforderungen to moderate; Sprache auch to tone down; Zorn, Ungeduld to curb, to checksein Tempo mä́ßigen — to slacken one's pace, to slow down
See:→ auch gemäßigt2. vr(im Essen, Trinken, Temperament) to restrain or control oneself; (Sturm) to abate, to die downmä́ßigen Sie sich! — control yourself!
sich in seinem Temperament mä́ßigen — to control or restrain oneself
sich im Ton mä́ßigen — to moderate one's tone
mä́ßigen Sie sich in Ihren Worten! — tone down your language!
* * *1) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) ease2) (to make or become less extreme: He was forced to moderate his demands; Gradually the pain moderated.) moderate* * *mä·ßi·gen[ˈmɛ:sɪgn̩]I. vt▪ etw \mäßigen to curb [or check] [or restrain] sthseine Stimme \mäßigen to lower one's voiceII. vr1. (maßvoller werden)2. (zurückhaltender werden)* * *reflexives Verb (geh.)2) (sich beherrschen) control or restrain oneself* * *das Tempo mäßigen slow down, reduce (one’s) speed;B. v/rsich beim Essen etcmäßigen cut down on food etc;sich im Ton/in seinen Worten mäßigen moderate one’s tone/language* * *reflexives Verb (geh.)2) (sich beherrschen) control or restrain oneself* * *v.to temper v. -
20 atténuer
atténuer [atenye]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verbb. [+ responsabilité] to lighten ; [+ coup, effets] to soften ; [+ risques] to limit ; [+ lumière] to dim ; [+ couleur, son] to soften2. reflexive verb* * *atenɥe
1.
verbe transitif to ease [douleur, tension, chagrin]; to lessen [désespoir]; to weaken [impression, effet]; to soften [choc]; to reduce [inégalités, gravité]; to tone down [reproche]; to relax [sévérité]; to dim [lumière]; to tone down [couleur, éclat]; to make [something] less strong [odeur, goût]; to mitigate [faute]
2.
s'atténuer verbe pronominal [douleur] to ease; [colère, chagrin] to subside; [corruption] to lessen; [tendance] to become less pronounced; [inégalités] to be reduced; [ride, couleur] to fade; [tempête, bruit] to die down* * *atenɥe vt1) [douleur] to alleviate, to ease, [bruit] to reduce2) [responsabilité] to lighten, [faute, conséquences] to mitigate* * *atténuer verb table: aimerA vtr ( amoindrir) to ease [douleur, tension, chagrin]; to lessen [mal, rancune, désespoir, dissensions]; to weaken [sensation, impression, effet]; to soften [choc]; to reduce [rides, rougeur]; to reduce [violence, risques, inégalités, gravité]; to tone down [reproche, critique]; to relax [sévérité, rigueur]; to dim [lumière]; to tone down [couleur, éclat]; to make [sth] less strong [odeur, goût]; to mitigate [faute].B s'atténuer vpr ( s'amoindrir) [douleur] to ease; [colère, chagrin, violence] to subside; [corruption, pessimisme] to be lessened; [tendance] to become less pronounced; [inégalités, écarts] to be reduced; [ride, couleur] to fade; [tempête, bruit] to die down; [lumière] to dim.[atenɥe] verbe transitif1. [rendre moins perceptible - douleur] to relieve, to soothe ; [ - couleur] to tone down (separable), to soften ; [ - bruit] to muffle2. [rendre moins important, moins grave - responsabilité] to reduce, to lighten, to lessen ; [ - accusation] to tone down (separable)————————s'atténuer verbe pronominal intransitif[couleur] to dim
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