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1 lessen
['lesn] 1.verbo transitivo diminuire [affection, influence]; ridurre [cost, production]; attenuare [ pain]2.verbo intransitivo diminuire, ridursi* * *verb (to make or become less: The fan lessened the heat a little; When the children left, the noise lessened considerably.) diminuire* * *['lesn] 1.verbo transitivo diminuire [affection, influence]; ridurre [cost, production]; attenuare [ pain]2.verbo intransitivo diminuire, ridursi -
2 lessen less·en
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3 (to) lessen
(to) lessen /ˈlɛsn/v. t. e i.1 diminuire; ridurre, ridursi; calare; scemare; attenuare, attenuarsi: to lessen one's speed, ridurre la velocità; rallentare; The tension lessened, la tensione si è allentata -
4 (to) lessen
(to) lessen /ˈlɛsn/v. t. e i.1 diminuire; ridurre, ridursi; calare; scemare; attenuare, attenuarsi: to lessen one's speed, ridurre la velocità; rallentare; The tension lessened, la tensione si è allentata -
5 ease
I [iːz]1) (lack of difficulty) facilità f.for ease of — per comodità di [use, reference]
to put sb. at (their) ease — mettere qcn. a proprio agio
to take one's ease — rilassarsi, riposarsi
to put sb.'s mind at ease — rassicurare qcn. ( about circa)
3) mil.4) (confidence of manner) disinvoltura f., naturalezza f.5) (affluence) agiatezza f., benessere m.II 1. [iːz]1) (lessen) attenuare, lenire [ pain]; allentare [ tension]; alleviare [ worry]; allontanare [ problem]; ridurre [ congestion]; liberarsi di [ burden]2) (make easier) distendere [ situation]; facilitare [ communication]to ease sth. into — fare entrare delicatamente qcs. in
2.to ease sth. out of — fare uscire delicatamente qcs. da
1) (lessen) [ tension] allentarsi; [pain, pressure] attenuarsi; [ congestion] ridursi; [rain, rate] diminuire2) (become easier) [ situation] distendersi; [ problem] semplificarsi3) econ. [ price] calare, scendere•- ease off- ease up* * *[i:z] 1. noun1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) agio2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.) facilità3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) disinvoltura2. verb1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) alleviare, recare sollievo2) ((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.) calmare, calmarsi; rallentare3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) spostare con cautela•- easily- easiness
- easy 3. interjection(a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) piano!- easy-going
- at ease
- easier said than done
- go easy on
- stand at ease
- take it easy
- take one's ease* * *I [iːz]1) (lack of difficulty) facilità f.for ease of — per comodità di [use, reference]
to put sb. at (their) ease — mettere qcn. a proprio agio
to take one's ease — rilassarsi, riposarsi
to put sb.'s mind at ease — rassicurare qcn. ( about circa)
3) mil.4) (confidence of manner) disinvoltura f., naturalezza f.5) (affluence) agiatezza f., benessere m.II 1. [iːz]1) (lessen) attenuare, lenire [ pain]; allentare [ tension]; alleviare [ worry]; allontanare [ problem]; ridurre [ congestion]; liberarsi di [ burden]2) (make easier) distendere [ situation]; facilitare [ communication]to ease sth. into — fare entrare delicatamente qcs. in
2.to ease sth. out of — fare uscire delicatamente qcs. da
1) (lessen) [ tension] allentarsi; [pain, pressure] attenuarsi; [ congestion] ridursi; [rain, rate] diminuire2) (become easier) [ situation] distendersi; [ problem] semplificarsi3) econ. [ price] calare, scendere•- ease off- ease up -
6 break
I [breɪk]1) (fracture) rottura f., frattura f.2) (crack) spaccatura f., incrinatura f.3) (gap) (in wall) breccia f.; (in row, line) spazio m. (vuoto); (in circuit, chain) interruzione f.; (in conversation, match) pausa f.; (in performance) intervallo m.a break in the clouds — uno squarcio fra le nuvole, una schiarita
4) rad. telev. (anche commercial break) pausa f. pubblicitaria, pubblicità f.5) (pause) pausa f.; scol. intervallo m., ricreazione f.to take o have a break from working smettere di lavorare per un lungo periodo; give us a break! — colloq. dacci tregua!
6) (holiday) vacanze f.pl.7) fig. (departure) rottura f.it's time to make the break — (from family) è ora di lasciare il nido; (from job) è ora di cambiare
8) (opportunity) colloq. opportunità f.9) (dawn)at the break of day — allo spuntar del giorno, all'alba
10) (escape bid)to make a break for it — (from prison) colloq. tentare la fuga
11) (in tennis) (anche service break) break m.12) (in snooker, pool)II 1. [breɪk]to break a tooth, a bone — rompersi o spezzarsi un dente, un osso
3) (interrupt) [ person] rompere [ silence]; [shout, siren] squarciare [ silence]; interrompere [ circuit]; rompere [monotony, spell]; spezzare, rompere [ties, links]4) (disobey) infrangere [law, rule]; non rispettare [embargo, terms]; violare [ treaty]; sospendere [ strike]; rompere, venir meno a [ vow]; mancare a [ appointment]he broke his word, promise — ha mancato di parola, è venuto meno alla sua promessa
5) (exceed, surpass) oltrepassare, superare [speed limit, bounds]; battere [ record]; superare [ speed barrier]to break sb.'s spirit — abbattere il morale di qcn.
9) equit. domare [ young horse]10) (in tennis)to break sb.'s serve — strappare il servizio a qcn
11) (decipher) decifrare [ code]12) (leave)13) (announce) annunciare [ news]; rivelare [ truth]2.to break the news to sb. — comunicare la notizia a qcn
1) (be damaged) [chair, egg, string] rompersi; [ branch] rompersi, spezzarsi; [plate, window] rompersi, infrangersi; [arm, bone, leg] rompersi, fratturarsi; [ bag] spaccarsi2) (separate) [ clouds] aprirsi, squarciarsi; [ waves] (in)frangersi3) (stop for a rest) fare una pausa4) (change) [ good weather] guastarsi; [ heatwave] cessareto break with sb. — rompere (i rapporti) con qcn.
to break with a party, the church — lasciare un partito, la chiesa
7) (weaken)to break under torture — crollare, cedere sotto le torture
8) (change tone) [ boy's voice] mutare, cambiare•- break in- break up* * *[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) rompere, spezzare2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) rompere, spezzare3) (to make or become unusable.) rompere4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) infrangere, venire meno5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) battere, superare6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) interrompere7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) rompere8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) comunicare9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) alterarsi, mutare10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) smussare11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) scoppiare, cominciare2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pausa2) (a change: a break in the weather.) cambiamento3) (an opening.) inizio4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) opportunità, occasione•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) oggetto fragile- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it* * *I [breɪk]1) (fracture) rottura f., frattura f.2) (crack) spaccatura f., incrinatura f.3) (gap) (in wall) breccia f.; (in row, line) spazio m. (vuoto); (in circuit, chain) interruzione f.; (in conversation, match) pausa f.; (in performance) intervallo m.a break in the clouds — uno squarcio fra le nuvole, una schiarita
4) rad. telev. (anche commercial break) pausa f. pubblicitaria, pubblicità f.5) (pause) pausa f.; scol. intervallo m., ricreazione f.to take o have a break from working smettere di lavorare per un lungo periodo; give us a break! — colloq. dacci tregua!
6) (holiday) vacanze f.pl.7) fig. (departure) rottura f.it's time to make the break — (from family) è ora di lasciare il nido; (from job) è ora di cambiare
8) (opportunity) colloq. opportunità f.9) (dawn)at the break of day — allo spuntar del giorno, all'alba
10) (escape bid)to make a break for it — (from prison) colloq. tentare la fuga
11) (in tennis) (anche service break) break m.12) (in snooker, pool)II 1. [breɪk]to break a tooth, a bone — rompersi o spezzarsi un dente, un osso
3) (interrupt) [ person] rompere [ silence]; [shout, siren] squarciare [ silence]; interrompere [ circuit]; rompere [monotony, spell]; spezzare, rompere [ties, links]4) (disobey) infrangere [law, rule]; non rispettare [embargo, terms]; violare [ treaty]; sospendere [ strike]; rompere, venir meno a [ vow]; mancare a [ appointment]he broke his word, promise — ha mancato di parola, è venuto meno alla sua promessa
5) (exceed, surpass) oltrepassare, superare [speed limit, bounds]; battere [ record]; superare [ speed barrier]to break sb.'s spirit — abbattere il morale di qcn.
9) equit. domare [ young horse]10) (in tennis)to break sb.'s serve — strappare il servizio a qcn
11) (decipher) decifrare [ code]12) (leave)13) (announce) annunciare [ news]; rivelare [ truth]2.to break the news to sb. — comunicare la notizia a qcn
1) (be damaged) [chair, egg, string] rompersi; [ branch] rompersi, spezzarsi; [plate, window] rompersi, infrangersi; [arm, bone, leg] rompersi, fratturarsi; [ bag] spaccarsi2) (separate) [ clouds] aprirsi, squarciarsi; [ waves] (in)frangersi3) (stop for a rest) fare una pausa4) (change) [ good weather] guastarsi; [ heatwave] cessareto break with sb. — rompere (i rapporti) con qcn.
to break with a party, the church — lasciare un partito, la chiesa
7) (weaken)to break under torture — crollare, cedere sotto le torture
8) (change tone) [ boy's voice] mutare, cambiare•- break in- break up -
7 bumper
['bʌmpə(r)] 1.1) aut. paraurti m.bumper to bumper — in coda o colonna
2) AE ferr. respingente m.2.* * *noun (a bar on a motor vehicle to lessen damage when it collides with anything.) paraurti* * *bumper /ˈbʌmpə(r)/A n.1 (autom.) paraurti3 (naut.) parabordo4 (ind. min.) basamento5 (metall.) formatrice a scossa6 (antiq.) bicchiere colmoB a. attr.abbondante; eccezionale: a bumper crop, un raccolto eccezionale; bumper issue, numero speciale (di rivista, con più pagine); a bumper crowd, una gran folla● bumper car, autoscontro ( la vetturetta) □ bumper cars, autoscontro (sing.) ( la pista) □ (autom., USA) bumper sticker, adesivo con slogan, per paraurti □ (autom.: del traffico) bumper-to-bumper, con le auto una attaccata all'altra; in fila serrata.* * *['bʌmpə(r)] 1.1) aut. paraurti m.bumper to bumper — in coda o colonna
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8 dilute
I [daɪ'ljuːt] [AE -'luːt]aggettivo diluitoII [daɪ'ljuːt] [AE -'luːt]verbo transitivo diluire [liquid, colour]; fig. smorzare, attenuare* * *1. verb(to lessen the strength etc of by mixing especially with water: You are supposed to dilute that lime juice with water.) diluire2. adjective(reduced in strength; weak: dilute acid.) diluito- dilution* * *dilute /daɪˈlu:t/, diluted /daɪˈlu:tɪd/a.● dilute liquid, liquido diluito; annacquatura.(to) dilute /daɪˈlu:t/v. t.1 ( anche fig.) diluire: to dilute a colour, diluire un colore; Dilute the sauce with a little stock, diluite la salsa con un po' di brodo* * *I [daɪ'ljuːt] [AE -'luːt]aggettivo diluitoII [daɪ'ljuːt] [AE -'luːt]verbo transitivo diluire [liquid, colour]; fig. smorzare, attenuare -
9 labour-saving
['leɪbəˌseɪvɪŋ]aggettivo [equipment, feature, system] che fa risparmiare lavoro* * *adjective (intended to lessen work: washing-machines and other labour-saving devices.) (che fa risparmiare lavoro)* * *che fa risparmiare fatica or lavoro* * *['leɪbəˌseɪvɪŋ]aggettivo [equipment, feature, system] che fa risparmiare lavoro -
10 cushion
I ['kʊʃn]1) cuscino m.2) fig. (protection, reserve) protezione f., garanzia f. ( against contro)3) (in snooker) sponda f.II ['kʊʃn]verbo transitivo attutire [blow, impact, effects]; ammortizzare [ costs]to cushion sb. against sth. — proteggere qcn. da qcs
* * *['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.) cuscino2) (any similar support: A hovercraft travels on a cushion of air.) cuscino2. verb(to lessen the force of a blow etc: The soft sand cushioned his fall.) ammortizzare* * *I ['kʊʃn]1) cuscino m.2) fig. (protection, reserve) protezione f., garanzia f. ( against contro)3) (in snooker) sponda f.II ['kʊʃn]verbo transitivo attutire [blow, impact, effects]; ammortizzare [ costs]to cushion sb. against sth. — proteggere qcn. da qcs
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11 deaden
['dedn]verbo transitivo calmare, attenuare [ pain]; attutire [ blow]; smorzare [sound, enthusiasm]; rendere insensibile, addormentare [ nerve]* * *verb (to lessen, weaken or make less sharp, strong etc: That will deaden the pain.) attenuare* * *['dedn]verbo transitivo calmare, attenuare [ pain]; attutire [ blow]; smorzare [sound, enthusiasm]; rendere insensibile, addormentare [ nerve] -
12 less
[les] 1. 2.pronome menoin less than no time — in un batter d'occhio, in men che non si dica
3.it's an improvement, but less of one than I had hoped — è un miglioramento, ma inferiore a quanto sperassi
1) (di) menothe more I see him, the less I like him — più lo vedo e meno mi piace
no less than 85% — non meno dell'85%
they live in Kensington, no less! — abitano nientemeno che a Kensington!
2) less and less sempre meno4.preposizione menoless 15% discount — meno il 15% di sconto
* * *[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.) minore, meno, più piccolo2. 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.) meno3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) meno4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) meno- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) meno- no less a person than* * *[les] 1. 2.pronome menoin less than no time — in un batter d'occhio, in men che non si dica
3.it's an improvement, but less of one than I had hoped — è un miglioramento, ma inferiore a quanto sperassi
1) (di) menothe more I see him, the less I like him — più lo vedo e meno mi piace
no less than 85% — non meno dell'85%
they live in Kensington, no less! — abitano nientemeno che a Kensington!
2) less and less sempre meno4.preposizione menoless 15% discount — meno il 15% di sconto
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13 mollify
['mɒlɪfaɪ]verbo transitivo calmare, placare* * *(to calm, soothe or lessen the anger of.) placare* * *['mɒlɪfaɪ]verbo transitivo calmare, placare -
14 quieten
['kwaɪətn]1) (calm) calmare [child, animal]3) (silence) fare tacere [critics, children]•* * *1) ((often with down) to make or become quiet: I expect you to quieten down when I come into the classroom.) calmare, calmarsi2) (to remove or lessen (a person's fears, doubts etc).) placare* * *['kwaɪətn]1) (calm) calmare [child, animal]3) (silence) fare tacere [critics, children]• -
15 relieve
[rɪ'liːv]1) (alleviate) alleviare, attenuare [pain, tension]; scacciare, ingannare [ boredom]; ridurre [poverty, famine]; alleggerire [ debt]; rompere [ monotony]to relieve congestion — med. aut. decongestionare
2) (take away)to relieve sb. of — togliere a qcn. [plate, coat]; alleggerire qcn. di [ burden]
to relieve sb. of a post — sollevare qcn. da un incarico
3) (help) venire in aiuto di, soccorrere [troops, population]4) (take over from) dare il cambio a, rilevare [worker, sentry]5) mil. liberare dall'assedio [ town]* * *[-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.) alleviare2) (to take over a job or task from: You guard the door first, and I'll relieve you in two hours.) sostituire3) (to dismiss (a person) from his job or position: He was relieved of his post/duties.) sollevare, rimuovere4) (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.) alleggerire5) (to come to the help of (a town etc which is under siege or attack).) liberare, soccorrere* * *[rɪ'liːv]1) (alleviate) alleviare, attenuare [pain, tension]; scacciare, ingannare [ boredom]; ridurre [poverty, famine]; alleggerire [ debt]; rompere [ monotony]to relieve congestion — med. aut. decongestionare
2) (take away)to relieve sb. of — togliere a qcn. [plate, coat]; alleggerire qcn. di [ burden]
to relieve sb. of a post — sollevare qcn. da un incarico
3) (help) venire in aiuto di, soccorrere [troops, population]4) (take over from) dare il cambio a, rilevare [worker, sentry]5) mil. liberare dall'assedio [ town]
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