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♦ ease /i:z/n. [u]1 facilità; disinvoltura; agio; comodo; comodità: She won with ease, vinse con facilità; vinse agevolmente; ease of access, facilità di accesso; ease of use, facilità d'uso; comodità d'uso2 (antiq.) naturalezza (di modi); disinvoltura3 agio; quiete; tranquillità: ease of mind, tranquillità mentale; at ( one's) ease, a proprio agio; He soon put me at my ease, mi ha messo subito a mio agio; ill at ease, a disagio● to put sb. 's mind at ease, tranquillizzare q. □ (mil.) ( Stand) at ease!, riposo! □ (form.) to take one's ease, riposarsi; rilassarsi.(to) ease /i:z/A v. t.1 alleviare; calmare; lenire; attenuare; allentare; ridurre: to ease a pain, attenuare (o alleviare) un dolore; to ease sb. 's anxiety, alleviare l'ansia di q.; to ease the tension, allentare (o attenuare) la tensione; to ease taxes, allentare la pressione fiscale; to ease the trade deficit, alleviare il deficit della bilancia commerciale2 alleggerire; facilitare; decongestionare; distendere: to ease traffic, decongestionare il traffico; to ease sb. 's task, facilitare il compito a q.3 liberare ( da un gravame, ecc.); alleggerire ( anche scherz.): to ease sb. of a worry, togliere una preoccupazione a q.; The pickpocket eased him of his wallet, il borsaiolo lo ha alleggerito del portafogli4 muovere (o spostare) con cautela (o delicatamente, adagio): to ease a drawer open, aprire un cassetto senza sforzare; to ease a car into a parking place, infilare adagio un'auto in un posteggio; to ease a nail out of a wall, estrarre delicatamente un chiodo dal muro; He eased himself into the seat, scivolò a sedere; ► to ease away, to ease back, to ease off, to ease outB v. i.1 attenuarsi; calmarsi; allentarsi; scendere: The tension showed no signs of easing, la tensione non accennava ad allentarsi● (naut.) to ease the helm, levare la barra □ to ease sb. into a job, inserire gradatamente q. in un posto di lavoro □ to ease sb. 's mind, tranquillizzare q. □ (naut.) Ease her!, adagio! ( ordine dato ai macchinisti). -
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ease [i:z]1 noun∎ to be or to feel at ease être ou se sentir à l'aise;∎ to be or to feel ill at ease être ou se sentir mal à l'aise;∎ we're at ease with each other now maintenant nous nous sentons à l'aise ensemble;∎ to be at ease with oneself être bien dans sa peau;∎ a nation at ease with itself une nation qui s'accepte;∎ to be at ease with one's sexuality assumer pleinement sa sexualité;∎ I feel at ease about the new proposals les nouvelles propositions me conviennent tout à fait;∎ to set sb's mind at ease tranquilliser qn;∎ set your mind at ease rassurez-vous, soyez tranquille;∎ now that your mind's at ease maintenant que tu es tranquillisé;∎ to put sb at (his or her) ease mettre qn à l'aise;∎ Military (stand) at ease! repos!;∎ old-fashioned to take one's ease prendre ses aises, se mettre à l'aise∎ to do sth with ease faire qch facilement ou aisément;∎ to speak with ease parler avec aisance;∎ the ease with which they adapted la facilité avec laquelle ils se sont adaptés;∎ ease of access facilité f d'accès;∎ ease of use facilité f d'emploi∎ to live a life of ease avoir la belle vie, mener une vie facile(a) (alleviate → anxiety, worry) calmer; (→ pain) calmer, soulager; (→ pressure, tension) relâcher; (→ traffic flow) rendre plus fluide; (→ workload) alléger;∎ to ease sb's mind rassurer qn;∎ to ease sb of a burden décharger qn d'un fardeau, retirer un fardeau des épaules de qn;∎ to ease sb of their anxiety/pain calmer l'inquiétude/la douleur de qn∎ to ease oneself into a chair s'installer délicatement dans un fauteuil;∎ Cars to ease in the clutch embrayer en douceur;∎ she eased the rucksack from her back elle fit glisser le sac à dos de ses épaules;∎ they eased him out of the car ils l'ont aidé à sortir de la voiture;∎ to ease sth out faire sortir qch délicatement;∎ to ease sb out (from position, job) pousser qn vers la sortie;∎ they eased him out ils se sont débarrassés de lui en douceur;∎ he eased himself through the gap in the hedge il s'est glissé ou faufilé à travers le trou dans la haie(pain) se calmer, s'atténuer; (situation, tension, rain) se calmer;∎ the awkwardness between them eased le malaise qu'il y avait entre eux s'est dissipé(throttle, lever) tirer doucement➲ ease off(a) (lid, bandage) enlever délicatement∎ work has eased off il y a moins de travail∎ to ease up on sb/sth y aller doucement avec qn/qch -
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ease [i:z]1. nounfacilité f• ease of reference/access facilité f de consultation/d'accèsa. ( = relieve) [+ pain, suffering] soulager ; [+ pressure, tension] diminuer ; [+ restrictions] assouplir ; [+ shortage] pallierb. ( = make easier) faciliterc. ( = move gently) he eased himself into the chair il s'est laissé glisser dans le fauteuil[pressure, tension, fighting] diminuerto ease back on sb/sth se montrer moins strict envers qn/en ce qui concerne qch► ease off[person] ( = slow down) ralentir ; ( = work less hard) se relâcher ; ( = subside) [rain, wind, pain] se calmer ; [pressure, traffic] diminuer[+ lid] enlever doucement[person] ( = relax) se détendre ; ( = make less effort) relâcher ses efforts ; [situation] se détendre• to ease up on sb/sth se montrer moins strict envers qn/en ce qui concerne qch* * *[iːz] 1.1) ( lack of difficulty) facilité f2) ( freedom from anxiety)at ease — gen à l'aise
at ease! — Military repos!
to put somebody's mind at ease — rassurer quelqu'un ( about à propos de)
3) ( confidence of manner) aisance f4) ( affluence) aisance f2.transitive verb1) ( lessen) gen atténuer; réduire [congestion]; diminuer [burden]2) ( make easier) détendre [situation]; faciliter [communication, transition]3) ( move carefully)3.intransitive verb [tension, problem, pain, pressure] s'atténuer; [congestion, rain, rate] diminuer; [situation] se détendre; [price] être en légère baissePhrasal Verbs:- ease off- ease up -
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A n1 ( lack of difficulty) facilité f ; for ease of pour faciliter [use, reference] ; with ease avec facilité, facilement ;2 ( freedom from anxiety) at ease gen à l'aise ; at ease! Mil repos! ; ill at ease mal à l'aise ; to put sb at ease/at their ease mettre qn à l'aise/à son aise ; to take one's ease se détendre ; to put sb's mind at ease rassurer qn (about à propos de) ; her mind was at ease at last elle avait enfin l'esprit tranquille ;3 ( confidence of manner) aisance f ;B vtr1 ( lessen) atténuer, soulager [pain, tension, worry] ; atténuer [crisis, shortage, problem] ; réduire [congestion, restrictions] ; diminuer [burden] ;3 ( move carefully) to ease sth into introduire qch délicatement dans ; to ease sth out of sortir qch délicatement de.C vi1 ( lessen) [tension, pain, pressure] s'atténuer ; [congestion, overcrowding, rain, snow, rate] diminuer ; [fog] se dissiper ;3 Fin [price] être en légère baisse.D v refl to ease oneself into se laisser glisser délicatement dans [seat, bath] ; to ease oneself out of se lever délicatement de [chair] ; to ease oneself through se glisser par [gap].■ ease back:▶ ease [sth] back, ease back [sth] ôter délicatement [cover, bandage].■ ease off:▶ ease off1 ( lessen) [business] se ralentir ; [demand, congestion] se réduire ; [traffic, rain, snow] diminuer ; [fog] se dissiper ;2 ( work less hard) [person] relâcher son effort ; -
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ease [i:z]1. n1) поко́й; свобо́да, непринуждённость;ease of body and mind физи́ческий и душе́вный поко́й
;at one's ease свобо́дно, удо́бно, непринуждённо
;to feel ill at ease чу́вствовать себя́ нело́вко; конфу́зиться
;a life of ease споко́йная, лёгкая жизнь
;social ease уме́ние держа́ть себя́, простота́ в обраще́нии
;to stand at ease воен. стоя́ть во́льно
;at ease! воен. во́льно!
2) лёгкость, простота́;with ease с лёгкостью
;to learn with ease учи́ться без труда́
3) досу́г;а) наслажда́ться досу́гом, отдыха́ть;б) успоко́иться4) пра́здность, лень2. v1) облегча́ть (боль, ношу);2) успока́ивать3) ослабля́ть, освобожда́ть4) слабе́ть ( о ветре)6) осторо́жно устана́вливать (in, into);to ease a piano into place поста́вить роя́ль на ме́сто
;to ease a block into position опусти́ть и установи́ть ( строительный) блок на ме́сто
7) мор. отдава́ть, (по)трави́ть (тж. ease away, ease down, ease off);а) замедля́ть ход;б) уменьша́ть напряже́ние, уси́лие;а) стать ме́нее напряжённым; ослабля́ть(ся); расслабля́тьсяб) мор. отдава́ть (канат, конец) -
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ease off а) стать менее напряженным; ослаблять(ся) The rain should Ease offbefore midday. The danger of war has eased off. When will this pain Ease off?б) naut. отдавать (канат, конец) Ease her off gently now! It should bepossible to Ease off in this light wind. в) расслабляться now that thechildren are bach at school, I can Ease off. Ease off, we don't need to go sofast now. -
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expr.• amainar v.v + adv ( slacken pace - of life) tomarse las cosas con más calma; (- of work, activity) bajar el ritmoVI + ADV1) (=take things more easily) tomarse las cosas con más tranquilidadif you don't ease up, you'll make yourself ill — como no te tomes las cosas con más tranquilidad te vas a poner malo
2) (=work less intensively) bajar el ritmo (de trabajo)we can't afford to ease up yet — no podemos relajarnos or bajar el ritmo todavía
3) (=relax) relajarseease up a bit! — ¡relájate un poco!
4) (=slow down) [runner] aflojar el paso, aminorar la marcha; [driver, car] reducir or disminuir la velocidad, aminorar la marcha5)to ease up on — [+ restrictions, sanctions] relajar, aflojar
ease up on him, he's only a child — no seas tan estricto con él, es solo un niño
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■ ease offA v. t. + avv.1 allentare; ridurre: to ease off the pressure, allentare la tensione; to ease off the brake, rilasciare adagio il freno2 rimuovere delicatamente; togliere adagio; sfilare: I eased off my shoes, mi sono sfilato le scarpe3 (naut.) ► to ease away, AB v. i. + avv.1 attenuarsi; diminuire; ridursi; rallentare; calare; scendere: The pain will ease off in a couple of hours, il dolore si attenuerà nel giro di un paio d'ore; The rain is easing off, la pioggia sta diminuendo2 (fam.) ridurre il ritmo, l'impegno; rallentare; calmarsi; prendersela con più calma (fam.); mollare un po' (fam.): The doctor advised me to ease off a bit, il dottore mi ha consigliato di prendermela un po' più con calma; Ease off, will you?, calmati!; datti una calmata!3 (naut.) filare adagio. -
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ease up а) ослаблять(ся) The rain should ease up before midday. The dangerof war has eased up. when will this pain ease up? б) расслаблять(ся) I wishyou would ease up on the children; their behaviour gets worse when you makethem nervous. ease up, won't you? We shall get killed at this speed. в) потес-ниться, подвинуться Ask the children on the end to ease up, some more peoplewant to sit down. -
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ease off [ business] rallentare; [demand, congestion] ridursi; [traffic, rain] diminuire; [ person] ridurre il ritmo, rallentare; ease [sth.] off, ease off [sth.] togliere delicatamente [lid, boot]* * *vi + adv(slow down) rallentare, (work, business) diminuire, (pressure, tension) allentarsi, (pain) calmarsi, (relax) rilassarsi* * * -
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■ ease upv. i. + avv.1 ► ease off, B, def. 1 e 22 – (fam.) to ease up on, allentare la pressione su (q.); essere meno severo con; stare meno addosso a -
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ease off [business] se ralentir; [demand, congestion] se réduire; [traffic, rain] diminuer; [person] relâcher son effort; ease [something] off, ease off [something] ôter délicatement -
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ease off/up 1. расслабиться; сбавить темпWith success and prosperity, Mr Smith was able to ease off.
2. уменьшить(ся); ослабеватьEase up, we don’t need to go fast now.
Political tension eased off slowly when the heads of the two nations began talks.
The wind’s eased up so I think the storm is just about over.
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ease off/up 1. расслабиться; сбавить темпWith success and prosperity, Mr Smith was able to ease off.
2. уменьшить(ся); ослабеватьEase up, we don’t need to go fast now.
Political tension eased off slowly when the heads of the two nations began talks.
The wind’s eased up so I think the storm is just about over.
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- n1. лёгкость, удобство
2. ослаблять; отпускать; снижать, уменьшать
- ease of workability
Англо-русский строительный словарь. — М.: Русский Язык. С.Н.Корчемкина, С.К.Кашкина, С.В.Курбатова. 1995.
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■ ease downv. t. e i. + avv.rallentare: Ease down before the crossing, rallenta prima dell'incrocio.
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