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1 frustrate
1) (to make (someone) feel disappointed, useless etc: Staying at home all day frustrated her.) otrávit, znechutit2) (to make useless: His efforts were frustrated.) zmařit•- frustrated* * *• zklamat• frustrovat -
2 destroy
[di'stroi]1) (to put an end to or make useless; to ruin: Vandals destroyed the painting.) zničit2) (to kill (animals): This poison destroys rats.) zabít•* * *• zničit• ničit -
3 neutralise
verb (to make useless or harmless usually by causing an opposite effect.) neutralizovat* * *• kompenzovat• neutralizovat -
4 neutralize
verb (to make useless or harmless usually by causing an opposite effect.) neutralizovat* * *• vyvažovat• zneutralizovat• kompenzovat• neutralizovat -
5 spoil
[spoil]past tense, past participles - spoiled, spoilt; verb1) (to damage or ruin; to make bad or useless: If you touch that drawing you'll spoil it.) zkazit2) (to give (a child etc) too much of what he wants and possibly make his character, behaviour etc worse by doing so: They spoil that child dreadfully and she's becoming unbearable!) rozmazlit•- spoils- spoilt
- spoilsport* * *• zkazit• pokazit• hýčkat• kazit -
6 use
I [ju:z] verb1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) používat2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) spotřebovat•- usable- used
- user
- user-friendly
- user guide
- be used to something
- be used to
- used to II [ju:s]1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) použití2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) použití3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) užitek4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) schopnost používat5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) užívání•- useful- usefulness
- usefully
- useless
- be in use
- out of use
- come in useful
- have no use for
- it's no use
- make good use of
- make use of
- put to good use
- put to use* * *• užívat• užít• využívat• využít• použít• použití• používání• používat
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make a mockery of — phrase to make someone or something seem stupid or useless Ten year marriage contracts would make a total mockery of marriage vows. Thesaurus: mocking and mockeryhyponym laughter and the sound of laughtersynonym Main entry: mockery * * * m … Useful english dictionary
make a muck of — (informal) 1. To make dirty 2. To bungle, mismanage • • • Main Entry: ↑muck * * * chiefly Brit., informal handle incompetently it’s useless now that they’ve made a muck of it … Useful english dictionary
make a mockery of something — make a ˈmockery of sth idiom to make sth seem ridiculous or useless • The trial made a mockery of justice. Main entry: ↑mockeryidiom … Useful english dictionary
render useless — make useless … English contemporary dictionary
useless — adj. 1 of no use VERBS ▪ be, feel, prove ▪ Her efforts to avoid him proved useless. ▪ become ▪ leave sth, make sth … Collocations dictionary
make a mockery of — to make someone or something seem stupid or useless Ten year marriage contracts would make a total mockery of marriage vows … English dictionary
To make good — Good Good, a. [Compar. {Better}; superl. {Best}. These words, though used as the comparative and superlative of good, are from a different root.] [AS. G[=o]d, akin to D. goed, OS. g[=o]d, OHG. guot, G. gut, Icel. g[=o][eth]r, Sw. & Dan. god, Goth … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To make a clean breast — Clean Clean (kl[=e]n), a. [Compar. {Cleaner} (kl[=e]n [ e]r); superl. {Cleanest}.] [OE. clene, AS. cl[=ae]ne; akin to OHG. chleini pure, neat, graceful, small, G. klein small, and perh. to W. glan clean, pure, bright; all perh. from a primitive,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
