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1 〈 minder hard maken〉 soften; 〈 minder zwaar maken〉 ease; 〈 minder moeilijk maken〉 alleviate, relieve; 〈 minder krachtig maken〉 tone down; 〈 formeel〉 attenuate; 〈 minder driftig maken〉 mollify; 〈 matigen〉 moderate, mitigate, extenuate♦voorbeelden:1 pijn/iemands leed verzachten • ease/relieve/alleviate pain/someone's suffering -
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v. write off, deduct (Finance); finish writing; amortize, alleviate -
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v. alleviate, allay, soothe, relieve -
5 stillen
n. breast-feeding--------v. appease, quiet, assuage, allay, alleviate, satisfy, still, calm, becalm, moderate, soothe -
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v. light, light up, illuminate, illumine, enlighten, lighten, alleviate, allay, solace, ease, unburden, disburden, discharge, elevate, palliate, mitigate, facilitate -
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v. soften, modify, soothe, smooth, allay, alleviate, mitigate, attenuate, extenuate, palliate, commute, abate, relax, mollify, dulcify, temper, numb, tone down -
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9 een medicijn om de pijn te stillen
een medicijn om de pijn te stillenVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > een medicijn om de pijn te stillen
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2 [verdriet] pain♦voorbeelden:iemand pijn doen • hurt someoneik heb overal pijn • I'm sore/I hurt all overeen medicijn om de pijn te stillen • a medicine to alleviate the painpijn in de buik hebben • have (a) stomach-ache, have a pain in one's stomachpijn in de keel hebben • have a sore throatgek/vertrokken/het uitschreeuwen van de pijn • half-crazed/drawn/cry out with painmet veel pijn en moeite iets gedaan krijgen • get something accomplished with a great deal of trouble -
12 pijn/iemands leed verzachten
pijn/iemands leed verzachtenease/relieve/alleviate pain/someone's sufferingVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > pijn/iemands leed verzachten
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2 [onenigheid, problematische zaken] smooth out
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