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1 diminuer
diminuer [diminye]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. ( = réduire) to reduceb. ( = rabaisser) [+ mérite, talent] to belittle2. intransitive verba. [violence, intensité, intérêt, ardeur] to diminish ; [lumière] to fade ; [bruit] to die down ; [pluie] to let upb. [effectifs, nombre, valeur, pression] to decrease ; [provisions] to run low ; [forces] to decline* * *diminɥe
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1) ( réduire) to reduce [quantité, durée, niveau, frais, risques] (à to; de by); to lower [taux, taxe, salaire]2) ( modérer) to dampen [enthousiasme, courage]3) ( rabaisser) [personne] to belittle [exploit, personne]; [fait]diminuer les mérites/le talent de quelqu'un — to detract from somebody's merits/talent
4) ( affaiblir) to weaken [personne]; to sap [forces]5) ( en tricot) to decrease [mailles]
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verbe intransitif1) ( se réduire) [facture, chômage, taux, prix] to come ou go down (de by); [pouvoir d'achat] to be reduced; [salaire] to fall; [écart] to close; [réserves, consommation, quantité] to decrease; [croissance, volume, déficit, différence] to decrease; [production, ventes, demande] to fall off; [bougie, bouteille] to go down2) ( faiblir) [activité, intérêt, attaques, violence] to fall off; [pression, tension] to decrease; [bruit, flamme, orage, rire, rumeurs, colère] to die down; [forces, capacités] to diminish; [courage] to fail; [ardeur] to cool; [température, fièvre] to go down* * *diminɥe1. vt1) [niveau, nombre, coût, prix, dépense, effectif, production, risque] to reduce, [pression] to reduce, [taux] to reduce, to lower, [crédits] to reduce, to cut2) [ardeur, intérêt] to lessen3) [personne] (physiquement) to weaken4) (= dénigrer) to belittle2. vi[pression] to decrease, [prix, nombre, effectifs] to go down, [impôts, volume, fréquence, risques] to decrease, [température] to go down, to fall* * *diminuer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( réduire) to reduce [quantité, intensité, durée, niveau, chances] (à to; de by); to lower [taux, taxe, salaire]; pour diminuer les frais/pertes/risques to reduce the cost/losses/risks; diminuer sa consommation d'alcool to reduce one's alcohol intake;2 ( modérer) to dampen [enthousiasme, courage]; le salaire proposé a vite diminué mon ardeur the salary which was offered soon dampened my enthusiasm;3 ( dénigrer) to diminish [exploit, succès, réussite]; diminuer les mérites/le talent de qn to detract from sb's merits/talent;5 ( en tricot) to decrease [mailles] ; diminuez deux mailles à chaque rang decrease (by) two stitches on every row; diminuez de deux mailles decrease (by) two stitches; arrêtez de diminuer stop decreasing.B vi1 ( se réduire) [facture, montant, chômage, taux, prix] to come ou go down (de by), to decrease (de by); [écart] to close; [réserves, consommation, quantité] to decrease, to diminish; [croissance, volume, déficit, différence] to decrease; [production, ventes, demande] to fall off; [bougie, bouteille] to go down; notre pouvoir d'achat/notre salaire a diminué our purchasing power/our salary has gone down; les jours diminuent the days are getting shorter;2 ( faiblir) [activité, intérêt, attaques, violence] to fall off; [pression, tension] to decrease, to diminish; [bruit, flamme, orage, rire, rumeurs, colère] to die down; [forces, capacités] to diminish; [courage] to fail; [ardeur] to cool; [température, fièvre] to go down.[diminɥe] verbe transitif1. [réduire - prix, impôts, frais, ration] to reduce, to cut ; [ - longueur] to shorten ; [ - taille, effectifs, volume, vitesse, consommation] to reduce2. [affaiblir - personne][déprécier - qualité]cela ne diminue en rien votre mérite this doesn't detract from ou lessen your merit at all4. [en tricot] to decrease6. (familier) [employé] to cut the pay of————————[diminɥe] verbe intransitif[volume] to decrease2. [s'affaiblir - forces] to ebb away, to wane, to lessen ; [ - peur] to lessen ; [ - intérêt, attention] to drop, to lessen, to dwindle3. [raccourcir]les jours diminuent the days are getting shorter ou drawing in -
2 diminution
diminution [diminysjɔ̃]feminine nouna. reductionb. [de violence, intensité] diminishing* * *diminysjɔ̃1) ( réduction) gén ( provoquée ou contrôlée) reduction (de in); ( constatée) decrease (de in); (de production, d'activités commerciales) fall-off (de in)être en diminution — gén to be decreasing; [production, exportations] to be falling off
être en diminution de 7% — to be down by 7%
2) ( affaiblissement) diminishing3) ( en tricot)* * *diminysjɔ̃ nf1) (= action) [nombre, effectifs, temps, prix, chômage, salaire, dépenses, charges, coûts, recettes, impôts, coûts, volume, ressources] reductionLa diminution des taux par les banques n'a pas eu d'incidence négative. — The reduction in rates by the banks has not had any negative effect.
2) (= résultat) fallLa brusque diminution de la température a causé de nombreux accidents. — The sudden fall in temperature caused several accidents.
* * *diminution nf1 ( réduction) gén ( provoquée ou contrôlée) reduction; ( constatée) decrease; (de production, d'activités commerciales) fall-off; exiger une diminution de la durée du travail to demand a reduction in working hours; constater une diminution des accidents to notice a decrease in the number of accidents; la diminution des naissances the decline in the birthrate; être en diminution gén to be decreasing; [production, exportations] to be falling off; le taux de natalité est en diminution the birthrate is on the decline; être en diminution de 7% to be down by 7%;2 ( affaiblissement) diminishing;3 ( en tricot) commencer les diminutions start decreasing; faites deux diminutions à chaque rang decrease two at the end of each row.[diminysjɔ̃] nom féminin1. [réduction - de prix, d'impôts, des frais, des rations] reduction, cutting ; [ - de longueur] shortening ; [ - de taille] reduction, shortening ; [ - de volume] decrease, decreasing ; [ - de pression] fall ; [ - de vitesse, de consommation, des effectifs] reduction ; [ - du chômage, de la violence] drop, decrease2. [affaiblissement - d'une douleur] alleviation ; [ - des forces] waning, lessening ; [ - de l'intérêt, de l'attention] lessening ; [ - de l'appétit] decrease5. [en tricot] decrease -
3 baisser
baisser [bese]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. to lower• elle entra, les yeux baissés she came in with downcast eyesb. [+ chauffage, éclairage, radio, son] to turn down ; [+ voix] to lowerc. [+ prix] to lower• faire baisser la tension/le chômage to reduce tension/unemployment2. intransitive verba. [température, prix, baromètre, Bourse] to fall ; [pression] to drop ; [marée] to go out ; [eaux] to subside ; [réserves, provisions] to run low ; [popularité] to decline ; [soleil] to go downb. [vue, mémoire, forces, santé] to fail ; [talent] to wane3. reflexive verb* * *bese
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1) ( abaisser) to lower [volet, store]; to wind [something] down [vitre]; to pull down [pantalon, visière]; to turn down [col]baisser la tête — ( par précaution) to lower one's head; ( vivement) to duck one's head; (par soumission, de honte) to bow
baisser les bras — lit to lower one's arms; fig to give up
baisser le nez — fig to hang one's head
2) ( réduire) to turn down [son, volume]; to dim [lumière]; [autorité] to cut [prix, taux]; [circonstances] to bring down [prix, taux]
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verbe intransitif1) ( diminuer de niveau) gén to go down (à to; de by); ( brusquement) to fall, to drop; [lumière] to fade; [eaux] to subside; [qualité, criminalité] to declinebaisser d'un ton — (colloq) [personne] fig to calm down
2) ( diminuer de valeur) [prix, résultat, taux, production] to fall; [salaires, actions] to go down; [pouvoir d'achat, chômage, emplois] to decrease; [productivité, marché] to decline; [budget] to be cut; [monnaie] to slide3) ( diminuer de qualité) [vue] to fail; [ouïe, facultés] to deteriorate
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se baisser verbe pronominal [personne] (pour passer, saisir) to bend down; ( pour éviter) to duck; [levier] to go down* * *bese1. vt1) [vitre, manette, yeux] to lower2) [radio, chauffage] to turn downIl fait moins froid, tu peux baisser le chauffage. — It's not so cold, you can turn down the heating.
3) AUTOMOBILES, [phares] to dip Grande-Bretagne lower USA2. vi[température, niveau, taux] to fall, to dropLe prix des CD a baissé. — The price of CDs has fallen.
faire baisser [température, niveau, taux] — to bring down
* * *baisser verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( abaisser) [personne] to lower [volet, store]; to wind [sth] down [vitre]; to pull down [pantalon, culotte, visière]; to turn down [col]; les stores étaient baissés the blinds were down; baisser la tête ( par précaution) to lower one's head; ( vivement) to duck one's head; (par soumission, de honte) to bow; baisser les yeux (de honte) to look down (in shame); baisser les bras lit to lower one's arms; fig to give up; baisser le nez fig to hang one's head; je vais leur faire baisser le nez, à ces prétentieux! I'm going to bring them down a peg or two, those pretentious twits!;2 ( réduire) to turn down [son, volume]; to dim [lumière]; [autorité] to cut [prix, taux]; [circonstances] to bring down [prix, taux].B vi1 ( diminuer de niveau) [température, pression, tension] to fall, to drop, to go down (à to; de by); [fièvre, volume sonore] to go down; [lumière] to fade, to grow dim; [eaux] to subside; [qualité] to decline; [criminalité, délinquance] to decline, to be on the decline; [moral] to fall; [optimisme] to fade; le Rhône continue de baisser water levels in the Rhône are still dropping; le niveau des étudiants n'a pas baissé the standard of the students' work has not deteriorated; baisser dans l'estime de qn to go down in sb's esteem; baisser dans les sondages [candidat] to go down in the polls; le baromètre baisse the barometer is falling; le jour baisse the light is fading; baisser d'un ton○ [personne] fig to calm down;2 ( diminuer de valeur) [prix, résultat, taux, production, recettes] to fall; [salaires] to go down; [pouvoir d'achat] to decrease; [chômage, emplois] to fall, to decrease; [productivité] to decline; [actions, chiffre d'affaires] to go ou come down, to decrease; [budget] to be cut; [marché] to decline; [monnaie] to slide; les loyers vont baisser rents are going to go down; les prix/taux d'intérêt/salaires ont baissé de 2% prices/interest rates/salaries have come down by 2%; leur PNB a baissé de moitié their GNP has dropped by half; la productivité va baisser de 10% productivity will fall ou drop by 10%; la nouvelle de la guerre a fait baisser la Bourse news of the war caused prices on the Stock Exchange to fall ou drop;3 ( diminuer de qualité) [vue] to fail; [intelligence, ouïe, facultés] to deteriorate; ma vue baisse my sight is failing.C se baisser vpr [personne] (pour passer, saisir) to bend down; ( pour éviter) to duck; [levier, mécanisme] to go down; [rideau] Théât to drop; baisse-toi pour passer sous les barbelés bend down to get under the barbed wire; baissez-vous, ils tirent! duck, they're shooting at us![bese] verbe transitif[tableau] to lowerb. [boutique] the iron curtain's down2. [main, bras] to lowerbaisser les yeux ou paupières to lower one's eyes, to look down, to cast one's eyes downa. [de tristesse] to walk with downcast eyesb. [en cherchant] to walk with one's eyes to the groundbaisser son chapeau sur ses yeux to pull ou to tip one's hat over one's eyesattention, baisse la tête! look out, duck!a. [posture] with one's head down ou bentb. [de tristesse] head bowed (with sorrow)baisser un prix to bring down ou to lower ou to reduce a price————————[bese] verbe intransitif[espoir, lumière] to fade[marée] to go out[santé, faculté] to declinenos réserves de sucre ont baissé our sugar reserves have run low, we're low on sugarces mesures visent à faire baisser les prix du mètre carré these measures are intended to bring down the price per square metresa vue baisse his eyesight's fading ou getting weaker ou failing[réduire le prix]————————se baisser verbe pronominal intransitif1. [personne] to bend downil n'y a qu'à se baisser pour les prendre ou les ramasser they're two a penny (UK) ou a dime a dozen (US)2. [store, vitre] to go down -
4 séisme
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The violent shaking of the ground produced by deep seismic waves, beneath the epicentre, generated by a sudden decrease or release in a volume of rock of elastic strain accumulated over a long time in regions of seismic activity (tectonic earthquake). The magnitude of an earthquake is represented by the Richter scale; the intensity by the Mercalli scale. (Source: GUNN)
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