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2 wind down
1. transitive verb1) (lower) mit einer Winde herunter-/hinunterlassen; herunterdrehen [Autofenster]2) (fig.): (reduce gradually) einschränken; drosseln [Produktion]; (and cease) allmählich einstellen2. intransitive verb* * *I. vt1. (lower)to \wind down down the car window das Autofenster herunterkurbeln▪ to \wind down down ⇆ sth etw zurückschraubento \wind down down activities/operations Aktivitäten/Operationen reduzierento \wind down down a business ein Geschäft auflösento \wind down down production ECON die Produktion drosselnII. vi2. (cease) auslaufen\wind downing-down exercises Entspannungsübungen pl* * *1. vt sep1) car windows etc herunterdrehen or -kurbeln2. vi1) (= lose speed clock) ablaufen2) (path etc) sich hinunterwinden or -schlängeln3) (inf: relax) abspannen, entspannen* * *A v/t2. eine Produktion etc auslaufen lassenB v/i fig an Schwung verlieren* * *1. transitive verb1) (lower) mit einer Winde herunter-/hinunterlassen; herunterdrehen [Autofenster]2) (fig.): (reduce gradually) einschränken; drosseln [Produktion]; (and cease) allmählich einstellen2. intransitive verb -
3 whittle away
transitive verb(fig.)1) (completely) auffressen [Gewinn, Geldmittel usw.]whittle away somebody's rights/power — jemandem nach und nach alle Rechte/alle Macht nehmen
2) (partly) allmählich reduzieren [Anzahl, Team, Gewinn, Verlust]; verkürzen [Liste]* * *I. vi▪ to \whittle away away at sthII. vt▪ to \whittle away away ⇆ sth etw verringern* * *vt sep1) bark etc wegschneiden, wegschnitzen2) (= gradually reduce) allmählich abbauen, nach und nach abbauen; rights, power etc allmählich or nach und nach beschneiden or stutzenthe benefit/pay increase has been whittled away by inflation — der Gewinn/die Gehaltserhöhung ist durch die Inflation langsam zunichtegemacht worden
* * *transitive verb(fig.)1) (completely) auffressen [Gewinn, Geldmittel usw.]whittle away somebody's rights/power — jemandem nach und nach alle Rechte/alle Macht nehmen
2) (partly) allmählich reduzieren [Anzahl, Team, Gewinn, Verlust]; verkürzen [Liste] -
4 Ч-109
ДО ЧЁРТИКОВ coll PrepP Invar adv (intensif))1. - надоело, наскучило, жаль и т. п. ( s.o. is bored, is aggravated, feels sorry for another etc) to an extreme degreeextremelyawfully terribly dreadfullyX-y до чёртиков надоел Y (надоело делать Y) = X is utterly fed up with Y (with doing Y)X is sick and tired of Y (of doing Y) X has had it up to here with Y (with doing Y).Василий всё время дремал, иногда засыпал, и тогда хромой вороной, которому явно до чёртиков надоело хромать неизвестно куда, сбавлял шаг, переступал всё тише и тише, пока совсем не останавливался (Кузнецов 1). Vasili was dozing the whole time and sometimes fell right off to sleep, and then our poor lame nag, obviously utterly fed up with limping along not knowing where he was going, would gradually reduce his pace until he stopped altogether (1b).Мансурову-Курильскому, Аркашке и свекрови она объяснила, что ей до чёртиков надоел весь тот вид, в котором она неизвестно почему существует едва ли не четверть века... (Залыгин 1). She explained to Mansurov-Kurilsky, Arkady, and her mother-in-law that she was sick and tired of the form in which she had existed, without knowing why, for nearly a quarter of a century (1a).2. \Ч-109 допиться, напиться и т. п. (to get or be drunk) to an extreme degreeX допился - = X was (got) blind (stone) drunkX got drunk out of his mind (gourd) X drank himself silly (cockeyed etc) X got drunk as hell.«Ну, пьян человек, пьян до чёртиков и будет пить запоем ещё неделю...» (Достоевский 1). "Well, the man is drunk, drunk out of his mind, and he'll go on drinking for another week..." (1a).«Мне кажется, здесь убийство. С симуляцией несчастного случая». — «Почему вы так думаете? — спросил Костенко. -Напился до чёртиков и сгорел» (Семёнов 1). uIt looks like murder to me. Disguised as an accident." "What makes you think that?" asked Kostyenko. "He drank himself silly and set fire to himself" (1a). -
5 до чертиков
• ДО ЧЕРТИКОВ coll[PrepP; Invar; adv (intensif)]=====1. до чертиков надоело, наскучило, жаль и т.п. (s.o. is bored, is aggravated, feels sorry for another etc) to an extreme degree:- extremely;- awfully;- terribly;- dreadfully;- X has had it up to here with Y (with doing Y).♦ Василий всё время дремал, иногда засыпал, и тогда хромой вороной, которому явно до чёртиков надоело хромать неизвестно куда, сбавлял шаг, переступал всё тише и тише, пока совсем не останавливался (Кузнецов 1). Vasili was dozing the whole time and sometimes fell right off to sleep, and then our poor lame nag, obviously utterly fed up with limping along not knowing where he was going, would gradually reduce his pace until he stopped altogether (1b).♦ Мансурову-Курильскому, Аркашке и свекрови она объяснила, что ей до чёртиков надоел весь тот вид, в котором она неизвестно почему существует едва ли не четверть века... (Залыгин 1). She explained to Mansurov-Kurilsky, Arkady, and her mother-in-law that she was sick and tired of the form in which she had existed, without knowing why, for nearly a quarter of a century (1a).2. до чертиков допиться, напиться и т.п. (to get or be drunk) to an extreme degree:- X drank himself silly (cockeyed etc);- X got drunk as hell.♦ "Ну, пьян человек, пьян до чёртиков и будет пить запоем ещё неделю..." (Достоевский 1). "Well, the man is drunk, drunk out of his mind, and he'll go on drinking for another week..." (1a).♦ "Мне кажется, здесь убийство. С симуляцией несчастного случая". - "Почему вы так думаете? - спросил Костенко. - Напился до чёртиков и сгорел" (Семёнов 1). "It looks like murder to me. Disguised as an accident." "What makes you think that?" asked Kostyenko. "He drank himself silly and set fire to himself" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > до чертиков
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6 wind down
vt1) ( lower)to \wind down down the car window das Autofenster herunterkurbeln2) ( gradually reduce)to \wind down down <-> sth etw zurückschrauben;to \wind down down activities/ operations Aktivitäten/Operationen reduzieren;to \wind down down a business ein Geschäft auflösen;2) ( cease) auslaufen\wind downing-down exercises Entspannungsübungen fpl -
7 amortize
Finto gradually reduce the value of an asset by systematically writing off its cost over a period of time, or to repay a debt in a series of regular installments or transfers -
8 austrainieren
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9 уменьшать вес
reduce weight
химическое фрезерование и готовые конструкции применяются для уменьшения веса самолета. — chemical milling and honeycomb construction are used to reduce weight of the aircraft structure.
- возможность возникновения пожаров — reduce fire hazard
- лобовое сопротивление — reduce drag
- на (5) % — decrease by (5) %
decrease n1 by approximately (5) %
- плавно — decrease smoothly decrease power smoothly to... r.p.m,
- постепенно — decrease gradually
- режим работы двигателя до крейсерского — reduce power to cruising
- скорость (ла) — decrease speed, decelerate
- усилия управления (напр., рв триммером) — reduce /relieve/ elevator pressure (by trim tab)
- число оборотов (двиг.) — decrease speed /rpm/, decelerate the engine
- шаг (возд. винта) — decrease (propeller) pitch, move (propeller or rotor) blades to lower pitchРусско-английский сборник авиационно-технических терминов > уменьшать вес
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10 abbauen
abbauen v 1. FIN repay (Schulden); 2. GEN abolish gradually; dismantle, cut down, reduce (System); work off, abolish (Schulden); 3. MGT, PERS cut, cut down, reduce, downsize, slim (Personalstand, Belegschaft); reduce, cut, absorb (Arbeitslosigkeit); 4. UMWELT exploit (natürliche Ressourcen); 5. V&M reduce; 6. WIWI cut down, run down; remove, dismantle, abolish (Handelsschranken)* * *v 1. < Finanz> Schulden repay; 2. < Geschäft> abolish gradually, System dismantle, cut down, reduce, Schulden work off, abolish; 3. <Mgmnt, Person> Personalstand, Belegschaft cut, cut down, reduce, downsize, slim, Arbeitslosigkeit reduce, cut, absorb; 4. < Umwelt> natürliche Ressourcen exploit; 5. <V&M> reduce; 6. <Vw> cut down, run down, Handelsschranken remove, dismantle, abolish* * *abbauen
(Arbeiter) to lay off (US coll.), (einzelne Beamte) to discharge, to dismiss, to axe, (Beamtenschaft) to retrench, to cut, (Bergwerk) to work out, to exploit, (Betriebseinrichtungen) to dismantle, to discard, (demontieren) to disassemble, (Einschränkungen) to lift, to remove, (Gehälter, Preise, Zölle) to reduce, to cut [down], (Preispolster) to thin down, (Schulden) to repay, to reduce, (Zwangswirtschaft) to decontrol;
• unnötige Arbeitskräfte rücksichtslos abbauen to prune the workforce;
• Auftragsüberhang abbauen to work off the backlog of orders;
• Ausgabenwirtschaft abbauen to cut down one’s expenditures;
• Belegschaft abbauen to retrench the number of employees;
• Belegschaft vorübergehend abbauen to lay off personnel (US);
• Bewirtschaftungsvorschriften abbauen to abolish state planning;
• Gehälter abbauen to reduce salaries;
• Handelsdefizit abbauen to reduce the trade deficit;
• Lager abbauen to reduce stocks;
• Personal abbauen to delayer;
• Preisüberwachungsvorschriften abbauen to decontrol prices;
• Steuervorteile (Steuervorrechte) abbauen to retrench tax privileges;
• Subventionen abbauen to cut down on subsidies;
• Unterstützungs- und Grenzabgabensystem abbauen to dismantle a system of border taxes and subsidies;
• Zölle abbauen to reduce tariffs. -
11 abbauen
(trennb., hat -ge-)I vt/i (Baracke, Kulissen, Lager, Stand) dismantle, disassemble, strike; (Maschine) dismantle, strip (down); (Zelt) strike; (Gerüst) take down; pull down; der Markt ist aus, sie bauen schon ab the market is over, they’re already packing upII v/t1. (verringern) reduce; (Bestände) run down; (Missstände) remedy; (Vorurteile etc.) get rid of, break down; (Defizit, Löhne, Preise) reduce, cut; (Personal, Stellen, Privilegien) cut (back), streamline euph.; Arbeitskräfte abbauen cut down on manpower ( oder the workforce), lay off workers2. CHEM., BIOL. (Giftstoffe, Kohlehydrate, Alkohol etc.) break downIII v/i Mensch: go downhill (auch geistig); (nachlassen) flag, lose it umg.; er baut in letzter Zeit stark ab he’s going downhill fast; die Schüler bauen in der 6. Stunde stark ab the pupils switch off ( oder lose concentration) in the 6th lesson (Am. period)IV v/refl1. Vorurteile etc.: break down2. CHEM., BIOL.; Gift etc. im Körper: break down, decompose3. MET. break up* * *(demontieren) to pull down; to dismantle;(fördern) to mine;(verringern) to retrench; to run down; to reduce* * *ạb|bau|en sep1. vt2) (= demontieren) to dismantle; Maschine to strip down, to dismantle; Gerüst to take down, to dismantle; Kulissen to take down, to strike; Zelt to strike; Lager to break, to strikeein System allmählich abbauen — to phase out a system
4) (= verringern) Produktion, Personal, Bürokratie to cut back, to reduce, to cut down on; Arbeitsplätze, Arbeitskräfte to reduce the number of; Privilegien to cut back, to strip away2. vi(Sportler etc) to go downhill; (Patient) to deteriorate, to weaken; (= erlahmen) to flag, to wilt; (= abschalten) to switch off* * *ab|bau·enI. vt▪ etw \abbauenKohle \abbauen to mine [for] coal2. (demontieren) Gerüst to dismantle sth3. (verringern) Lohn to reduce [or decrease] sth4. (schrittweise beseitigen) to cut sthPrivilegien \abbauen to reduce [or cut] privileges5. CHEM▪ etw \abbauen to decompose [or degrade] sthII. vi (fam: allmählich weniger leisten) Kräfte, Konzentration to flag, to wilt; (geistig/körperlich nachlassen) to deteriorate* * *1.transitives Verb1) dismantle; strike <tent, camp>; dismantle, take down < scaffolding>3) (beseitigen) gradually remove; break down <prejudices, inhibitions>5) (Chemie, Biol.) break down <carbohydrates, alcohol>2.intransitives Verb fade; slow down* * *abbauen (trennb, hat -ge-)A. v/t & v/i (Baracke, Kulissen, Lager, Stand) dismantle, disassemble, strike; (Maschine) dismantle, strip (down); (Zelt) strike; (Gerüst) take down; pull down;der Markt ist aus, sie bauen schon ab the market is over, they’re already packing upB. v/t1. (verringern) reduce; (Bestände) run down; (Missstände) remedy; (Vorurteile etc) get rid of, break down; (Defizit, Löhne, Preise) reduce, cut; (Personal, Stellen, Privilegien) cut (back), streamline euph;er baut in letzter Zeit stark ab he’s going downhill fast;die Schüler bauen in der 6. Stunde stark ab the pupils switch off ( oder lose concentration) in the 6th lesson (US period)D. v/r1. Vorurteile etc: break down2. CHEM, BIOL; Gift etc im Körper: break down, decompose3. METEO break up* * *1.transitives Verb1) dismantle; strike <tent, camp>; dismantle, take down < scaffolding>3) (beseitigen) gradually remove; break down <prejudices, inhibitions>5) (Chemie, Biol.) break down <carbohydrates, alcohol>2.intransitives Verb fade; slow down* * *v.to abolish v.to dismantle v. -
12 reducir las distancias
(v.) = reduce + distance, close + the gapEx. One simple way to reduce the distance between the user and the librarian is to provide nameplates introducing the librarian(s) on duty.Ex. During the 19 years that statistics have been gathered women have been gradually closing the earnings gap.* * *(v.) = reduce + distance, close + the gapEx: One simple way to reduce the distance between the user and the librarian is to provide nameplates introducing the librarian(s) on duty.
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13 reculer
reculer [ʀ(ə)kyle]➭ TABLE 11. intransitive verba. [personne] to move back ; (par peur) to back away ; [automobiliste, automobile] to reverse ; [cheval] to back• faire reculer [+ ennemi, foule] to force back ; [+ cheval] to move back ; [+ désert] to drive backb. ( = hésiter) to shrink back ; ( = changer d'avis) to back down• reculer devant la dépense/difficulté to shrink from the expense/difficultyc. ( = diminuer) to be on the decline ; [eaux, incendie] to subside2. transitive verba. [+ chaise, meuble, frontières] to push back ; [+ véhicule] to reverse3. reflexive verb* * *ʀ(ə)kyle
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1) ( pousser) to move back [vase, lampe]; to move ou push back [meuble]2) ( faisant marche arrière) to reverse GB, to back up3) ( dans le temps) to put off [moment du départ, événement, décision]; to put back [date]
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verbe intransitif1) [personne, groupe] ( aller en arrière) to move back; (pour mieux voir quelque chose, pour être vu) to stand back; [chauffeur, voiture] to reversec'est reculer pour mieux sauter — fig it's just putting off the inevitable
2) [armée] to pull ou draw back3) [falaise] to be eroded; [forêt] to be gradually disappearing; [eaux] to go down; [mer] to recede4) ( régresser) [monnaie, production, exportations] to fall; [doctrine, mouvement] to decline; [parti, politicien] to suffer a drop in popularityfaire reculer — to cause a fall in [euro, exportation]
reculer de cinq places — [élèves, sportif] to fall back five places, to drop five places
5) (céder, se dérober) to back down; ( hésiter) to shrink back* * *ʀ(ə)kyle1. vi1) (aller en arrière) to move backIl a reculé pour la laisser entrer. — He stepped back to let her in.
2) [automobiliste, voiture] to reverse, to back upJ'ai reculé pour laisser passer le camion. — I reversed to let the lorry past.
3) (= se dérober) to back downCe n'est pas le moment de reculer. — It's not the moment to back down.
reculer devant [danger, difficulté] — to shrink from
4) [civilisation, épidémie] to be on the decline2. vt1) [meuble, objet] to move back2) [véhicule] to reverse, to back up3) [limites] to extend4) [date, décision] to postponeIls ont reculé la date du spectacle. — They postponed the show.
* * *reculer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( pousser) to move back [vase, lampe]; to move ou push back [meuble]; pour reculer les frontières du possible fig to push back the frontiers of what we thought was possible; reculer les pendules d'une heure to put the clocks back an hour;2 ( faisant marche arrière) to reverse GB, to back up;3 ( dans le temps) to put off [moment du départ]; to put off, to postpone [événement, décision]; to put back [date]; to raise [âge].B vi1 [personne, groupe, joueur] ( aller en arrière) to move back; (pour mieux voir quelque chose, pour être vu) to stand back; [chauffeur] to reverse; reculer d'un pas to step back; reculer de trois pas to take three steps back(wards); reculer de quelques pas to take a few steps back(wards); reculer de quelques mètres to move back a few yards; reculer lentement vers qch to retreat slowly toward(s) sth; faire reculer un groupe de personnes to move a group of people back; j'ai l'impression de reculer lit, fig I feel as if I'm going backward(s); reculer d'une case Jeux to go back a square; reculer à la vue du sang to recoil at the sight of blood; reculer pour mieux sauter ( prendre son élan) to move back to get a better run-up; c'est reculer pour mieux sauter fig it's just putting off the inevitable;2 [voiture, chariot] to move backward(s); ( dans une pente) to roll backward(s); ( délibérément) to reverse GB, to back up;3 [armée] to pull ou draw back;4 [falaise] to be eroded; [forêt] to be gradually disappearing; [eaux] to go down; [mer] to recede;5 ( régresser) [euro, valeurs boursières] to fall; [production, exportation] to fall, to drop; [doctrine, mouvement] to decline; [parti, politicien] to suffer a drop in popularity; faire reculer to cause a fall in [euro, exportation]; faire reculer le chômage to reduce unemployment; faire reculer le racisme to curb racism; faire reculer la maladie to reduce the incidence of the disease; reculer de cinq places [élèves, sportif] to fall back ou to drop five places;6 (céder, se dérober) to back down; ( hésiter) to shrink back; cela m'a fait reculer it put me off; reculer devant une difficulté to shrink from a difficulty; ne reculer devant rien to stop at nothing; il ne reculera devant rien pour réussir he'll stop at nothing to succeed; ne pas reculer devant les manœuvres frauduleuses to be quite prepared to use fraudulent measures;7 [arme] to recoil;8 Équit to rein back.C se reculer vpr gén to move back; ( d'un pas) to step back; ( pour mieux voir) to stand back; se reculer de quelques pas to take a few steps back.[rəkyle] verbe transitif1. [dans l'espace] to push ou to move back (separable)2. [dans le temps - rendez-vous] to delay, to postpone, to defer ; [ - date] to postpone, to put back (separable) ; [ - décision] to defer, to postpone, to put off (separable)————————[rəkyle] verbe intransitif1. [aller en arrière - à pied] to step ou to go ou to move back ; [ - en voiture] to reverse, to move backmets le frein à main, la voiture recule! put the handbrake on, the car is rolling backwards!il a heurté le mur en reculant he backed ou reversed into the wall2. [céder du terrain - falaise, forêt] to recede4. [faiblir - cours, valeur] to fall, to weaken ; [ - épidémie, criminalité, mortalité] to recede, to subsidele yen recule par rapport au dollar the yen is losing ground ou falling against the dollar————————se reculer verbe pronominal intransitif -
14 moderar
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
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‹ 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) -
15 consumir
v.1 to consume (producto).en casa consumimos mucho aceite de oliva we use a lot of olive oil at homeconsumir drogas to take drugsconsumir preferentemente antes de… best before…María consumió sus ahorros Mary consumed her savings.La malaria consumió a Pedro The swamp fever consumed Peter.La pasión consumió a Ricardo The passion consumed Richard.2 to use, to consume.esta estufa consume mucha electricidad this heater uses a lot of electricitymi coche consume cinco litros a los cien my car does twenty kilometers to the liter3 to destroy (destruir) (sujeto: fuego).le consumen los celos (figurative) he is eaten up by o consumed with jealousy4 to burn up.El auto consume mucha gasolina The car burns up too much fuel.* * *1 (gastar, usar) to consume, use2 (destruir) to destroy, consume3 (tomar) to take, consume■ en España se consume más aceite de oliva que en otros países de Europa more olive oil is consumed in Spain than in other European countries1 (extinguirse) to burn out2 (secarse) to boil away3 (destruirse) to be destroyed4 figurado (afligirse) to waste away5 figurado (carcomerse) to be consumed, be devoured* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [+ comida, bebida, droga] to consume frmen este bar se consume más vino que cerveza — more wine than beer is drunk o frm consumed in this bar
no pueden sentarse aquí si no van a consumir nada — you can't sit here if you're not going to have anything to eat or drink
consumir preferentemente antes de... — best before...
2) [+ energía, gasolina] to use, consume frm3) [+ tiempo] to take up4) (=extinguir) [+ salud] to destroyel cáncer lo está consumiendo — cancer is destroying him, he's being wasted away by cancer
estos niños me están consumiendo la paciencia — these children are trying o taxing my patience, my patience is wearing thin with these children
5) (=desesperar)los celos lo consumen — he is consumed o eaten up with jealousy
2. VI1) (=comer) to eat; (=beber) to drinkpor favor, váyase si no va a consumir — please leave if you're not going to eat or drink
2) (=gastar) to consume3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (frml) <comida/bebida> to eat/drink, consume (frml)no vamos a consumir nada — we're not going to have anything to eat/drink
consúmase en el día — eat o consume within one day
consumen cantidades industriales de mermelada — (hum) they get through vast quantities of jam (colloq & hum)
b) <gasolina/energía/producto> to consume, use; < tiempo> to take upc) < salud> to ruin2) (destruir, acabar con)a) fuego/llamas to consumeb) enfermedadc) envidia/celosla envidia/los celos la consumían — he was consumed by o with envy/jealousy
3) ( exasperar) to exasperate2.consumirse v prona) enfermo/anciano to waste awayconsumirse de algo: se consumía de pena — she was being consumed by grief
b) vela/cigarrillo to burn downc) líquido to reduce* * *= consume, expend, eat up, swallow up, use up, put away.Ex. Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.Ex. Command of various techniques for forecasting payments and managing funds is necessary to expend fully without overspending the annual materials budget.Ex. The importance of staff atitude is emphasized because the outreach effort has little chance of success without commitment -- it eats up time, energy, enthusiasm and imagination at a rapid rate.Ex. The growing complexity of computing environments requires creative solutions to prevent the gain in productivity promised by computing advances from being swallowed up by the necessity of moving information from one environment to another.Ex. Plug-in programs have grown widely, they add functionality to a WWW browser but also use up drive storage space or conflict with other types of programs.Ex. He put away twice as much wine as usual and it went to his head, so he stretched out on his bed for a nap.----* consumir a uno un sentimiento de + Nombre = be consumed by + a feeling of + Nombre.* consumir energía = consume + energy, take up + energy.* consumir esfuerzo = take up + energy.* consumir poco a poco = eat away at.* consumir + Posesivo + tiempo = swallow up + Posesivo + time.* consumir rápidamente = devour.* que consume mucha energía = power-hungry.* que consume tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].* ritual en el que se consumen alucinógenos = mushroom ritual.* sin consumir = nonconsumptive.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (frml) <comida/bebida> to eat/drink, consume (frml)no vamos a consumir nada — we're not going to have anything to eat/drink
consúmase en el día — eat o consume within one day
consumen cantidades industriales de mermelada — (hum) they get through vast quantities of jam (colloq & hum)
b) <gasolina/energía/producto> to consume, use; < tiempo> to take upc) < salud> to ruin2) (destruir, acabar con)a) fuego/llamas to consumeb) enfermedadc) envidia/celosla envidia/los celos la consumían — he was consumed by o with envy/jealousy
3) ( exasperar) to exasperate2.consumirse v prona) enfermo/anciano to waste awayconsumirse de algo: se consumía de pena — she was being consumed by grief
b) vela/cigarrillo to burn downc) líquido to reduce* * *= consume, expend, eat up, swallow up, use up, put away.Ex: Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.
Ex: Command of various techniques for forecasting payments and managing funds is necessary to expend fully without overspending the annual materials budget.Ex: The importance of staff atitude is emphasized because the outreach effort has little chance of success without commitment -- it eats up time, energy, enthusiasm and imagination at a rapid rate.Ex: The growing complexity of computing environments requires creative solutions to prevent the gain in productivity promised by computing advances from being swallowed up by the necessity of moving information from one environment to another.Ex: Plug-in programs have grown widely, they add functionality to a WWW browser but also use up drive storage space or conflict with other types of programs.Ex: He put away twice as much wine as usual and it went to his head, so he stretched out on his bed for a nap.* consumir a uno un sentimiento de + Nombre = be consumed by + a feeling of + Nombre.* consumir energía = consume + energy, take up + energy.* consumir esfuerzo = take up + energy.* consumir poco a poco = eat away at.* consumir + Posesivo + tiempo = swallow up + Posesivo + time.* consumir rápidamente = devour.* que consume mucha energía = power-hungry.* que consume tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].* ritual en el que se consumen alucinógenos = mushroom ritual.* sin consumir = nonconsumptive.* * *consumir [I1 ]vtAsi no van a consumir nada no pueden ocupar la mesa if you're not going to have anything to eat/drink, you can't sit at a tableconsuma productos nacionales buy home-produced goodsestos niños consumen cantidades industriales de mermelada ( hum); these children get through vast quantities of jam ( colloq hum)una vez abierto consúmase en el día once open, eat o consume within one day¿cuánto vino se consumió en la recepción? how much wine was drunk at the reception?, how much wine did they get through at the reception? ( colloq)2 ‹gasolina/energía/producto› to consume, use; ‹tiempo› to take upeste coche consume ocho litros a los 100 (kilómetros) this car does 100km on 8 liters of gasoline, ≈ this car does 35 miles to the gallonaquí consumimos grandes cantidades de papel we use o get through vast quantities of paper hereestás consumiendo mi paciencia you're trying o taxing my patience, my patience is running out o wearing thinB (destruir, acabar con) «fuego/llamas» to consume; «incendio» to consume, destroyla terrible enfermedad que lo está consumiendo the terrible disease that is making him waste awayla ambición la consume she is burning with ambitionestá consumido por los celos he's eaten up o consumed with jealousy1 «enfermo/anciano» to waste away consumirse DE algo:se consumía de celos he was consumed o eaten up with jealousyse consumía de pena she was being consumed by grief, she was pining away with griefconsumirse EN algo:se consumía en deseos de volver a verla ( liter); he had a burning desire to see her again ( liter), he was consumed with desire to see her again ( liter)2 «vela/cigarrillo» to burn down3 «líquido» to reducese deja hervir para que se consuma algo el líquido boil off o away some of the liquid, leave it on the boil to reduce the liquid o so that the liquid reduces4 (achicarse) to shrink* * *
consumir ( conjugate consumir) verbo transitivo
‹ tiempo› to take up
[envidia/celos]:◊ la envidia la consumía she was consumed by o with envy
consumirse verbo pronominal
consumir verbo transitivo to consume
consumir antes de..., best before...
' consumir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abusar
- agotar
- reconcomer
- consumido
- gastar
- tomar
English:
best
- burn up
- consume
- eat into
- eat up
- swallow up
- use
- carry
- drain
- eat
- swallow
* * *♦ vt1. [producto] to consume;en casa consumimos mucho aceite de oliva we use a lot of olive oil at home;consumieron sus refrescos en el bar they had their drinks at the bar;está prohibido consumir bebidas alcohólicas en los campos de fútbol the consumption of alcohol is forbidden in football grounds;fue acusado de consumir drogas he was accused of taking drugs;consumir preferentemente antes de… [en envase] best before…2. [gastar] to use, to consume;esta estufa consume mucha electricidad this heater uses a lot of electricity;mi coche consume 7 litros a los cien ≈ my car does 41 miles to the gallon3. [desgastar] to wear out;el rozamiento consume los neumáticos friction wears down the tyres4. [destruir] [sujeto: fuego] to destroy5. [destruir] [sujeto: enfermedad] to eat away at;el cáncer lo va consumiendo poco a poco he's gradually wasting away because of the cancer;los celos lo consumen he is eaten up by o consumed with jealousy;este calor me consume this heat is killing me o is too much for me♦ vito consume* * *v/t & v/i consume;consumir preferentemente antes de … COM best before …* * *consumir vt: to consume* * *consumir vb1. (usar) to consume / to use3. (destruir) to destroy -
16 escalonar
v.1 to spread out.2 to terrace (terreno).3 to tier, to arrange in tiers.Ricardo escalonó las latas Richard tiered=arranged in tiers the cans.4 to plan in stages, to rank, to echelon, to phase.Ella escalonó el procedimiento She planned the procedure in stages.* * *1 (espaciar) to place at intervals, space out2 (graduar) to grade3 (cabello) to layer, cut in layers* * *VT1) (=distribuir) [gen] to spread out at intervals; [+ tierra] to terrace; [+ horas de trabajo] to stagger; [+ novedad] to phase in2) (Mil) to echelon3) (Med) [+ dosis] to regulate* * ** * *= lay out in + stages, grade, stagger, phase in, graduate, spiral.Nota: Tiempo pasado spiralled-UK/spiraled-USA, participio presente spiralling-UK/spiraling-US.Ex. These goals are presented in some kind of time frame, with the ultimate goals being in the future, and specific objectives for achieving the goals laid out in stages.Ex. In an area study the emphasis should be about equal, in a case or comparative study it should be graded depending on the focus of interest.Ex. How about staggering lunch hours and break times? We could send smokers at one time and non-smokers at another.Ex. The new pricing scheme will be phased in gradually, the plan being to reduce connect fees as other fees are increased.Ex. This article discusses whether library service fees should be graduated.Ex. The paper identifies and discusses seven concepts that should be spiraled throughout the curriculum and examined in each social context.* * ** * *= lay out in + stages, grade, stagger, phase in, graduate, spiral.Nota: Tiempo pasado spiralled-UK/spiraled-USA, participio presente spiralling-UK/spiraling-US.Ex: These goals are presented in some kind of time frame, with the ultimate goals being in the future, and specific objectives for achieving the goals laid out in stages.
Ex: In an area study the emphasis should be about equal, in a case or comparative study it should be graded depending on the focus of interest.Ex: How about staggering lunch hours and break times? We could send smokers at one time and non-smokers at another.Ex: The new pricing scheme will be phased in gradually, the plan being to reduce connect fees as other fees are increased.Ex: This article discusses whether library service fees should be graduated.Ex: The paper identifies and discusses seven concepts that should be spiraled throughout the curriculum and examined in each social context.* * *escalonar [A1 ]vt1 ‹pagos/vacaciones› to stagger2 ‹terreno› to terrace* * *
escalonar ( conjugate escalonar) verbo transitivo ‹pagos/vacaciones› to stagger;
‹ terreno› to terrace
escalonar verbo transitivo
1 (distribuir en el tiempo) to stagger
2 (en el tiempo) to space out: este año vamos a escalonar nuestras vacaciones, we are going to stagger our holiday times this year
' escalonar' also found in these entries:
English:
stagger
* * *escalonar vt1. [en el tiempo] to stagger, to phase2. [terreno] to terrace* * *v/t1 en tiempo stagger2 terreno terrace* * *escalonar vt1) : to terrace2) : to stagger, to alternate -
17 introducir gradualmente
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18 reducirse
1 (gen) to be reduced; (decrecer) to decrease2 (resultar) to come down (a, to)* * *VPR1) (=disminuir) [inflación, población, beneficios] to fall; [calor] to become less intense, decrease; [salsa] to reduceel número de accidentes se ha reducido en un 16,5% — the number of accidents has fallen by 16.5%
sus gastos se redujeron a la mitad — their expenses were cut o reduced by half
2) (=limitarse)•
reducirse a —a) [en cantidad]el mobiliario se reduce a unas pocas mesas y sillas — the furniture amounts to no more than o is simply a few tables and chairs
sus ingresos se reducen a una pensión por invalidez de 500 euros — his income is limited to o consists only of a disability pension of 500 euros
b) [en extensión]el consumo de heroína se ha ido reduciendo a la población más joven — heroin consumption has gradually been reduced to just the younger population
el problema se reduce a una pura cuestión económica — the problem comes down to o boils down to simple economics, the problem is simply a question of economics
la entrevista se redujo a un cuarto de hora escaso — the interview lasted barely a quarter of an hour
el pensamiento del autor se puede reducir a lo siguiente — the author's thinking can be simplified o summarized as follows
c) [persona] to limit o.s. toen este ensayo nos reduciremos a la situación en el siglo XVIII — in this essay we will limit ourselves to considering the situation in the 18th century
* * *= taper in.Ex. Some of these trenches have walls that taper in at the bottom or flare at the top.* * *= taper in.Ex: Some of these trenches have walls that taper in at the bottom or flare at the top.
* * *
■reducirse verbo reflexivo
1 (mermar, disminuir) to be reduced
2 (limitarse) to be limited: todo se reduce a ser educado, it all comes down to being polite
' reducirse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
resumirse
- reducir
English:
boil down
- ease off
- ease up
- narrow down
- boil
- diminish
- dwindle
- halve
- narrow
- shrink
* * *vpr1. [disminuir] to go down, to fall, to decrease;se ha reducido la diferencia the gap has closed;los salarios se han reducido un 2 por ciento salaries have gone down o fallen o decreased by 2 percent2.reducirse a [limitarse a] [m5] toda su ayuda se redujo a unas palabras de ánimo her help amounted to nothing more than a few words of encouragement;me he reducido a lo esencial I've concentrated on the bare essentials3.todo se reduce a una cuestión de dinero it all boils o comes down to money* * *v/r come down (a to)* * *vrreducirse a : to come down to, to be nothing more than -
19 tarifa de conexión
(n.) = connect charge, connect fee, connect-time chargeEx. Normally, charges will comprise data base connect charges, and print charges per reference.Ex. The new pricing scheme will be phased in gradually, the plan being to reduce connect fees as other fees are increased.Ex. It was explained above how the relatively large connect-time charge can make searching expensive for the inexperienced searcher.* * *(n.) = connect charge, connect fee, connect-time chargeEx: Normally, charges will comprise data base connect charges, and print charges per reference.
Ex: The new pricing scheme will be phased in gradually, the plan being to reduce connect fees as other fees are increased.Ex: It was explained above how the relatively large connect-time charge can make searching expensive for the inexperienced searcher. -
20 tarifa de precios
(n.) = pricing structure, pricing algorithm, pricing scheme, pricing model, price structureEx. This paper gives examples of the computer program's main menu structure, the customer addresses file, the types of job completed, pricing structures and cumulative statistics.Ex. This article reviews some of the models used for pricing on-line information services and discusses some of the implications of these pricing algorithms.Ex. The new pricing scheme will be phased in gradually, the plan being to reduce connect fees as other fees are increased.Ex. The growing use of the Internet by publishers will lead to a variety of pricing models for document delivery.Ex. The analysis found substantial differences in price structure among regions, but less price differentiation based on quality than in prior years.* * *(n.) = pricing structure, pricing algorithm, pricing scheme, pricing model, price structureEx: This paper gives examples of the computer program's main menu structure, the customer addresses file, the types of job completed, pricing structures and cumulative statistics.
Ex: This article reviews some of the models used for pricing on-line information services and discusses some of the implications of these pricing algorithms.Ex: The new pricing scheme will be phased in gradually, the plan being to reduce connect fees as other fees are increased.Ex: The growing use of the Internet by publishers will lead to a variety of pricing models for document delivery.Ex: The analysis found substantial differences in price structure among regions, but less price differentiation based on quality than in prior years.
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