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1 decrease
[dɪˈkriːs]1. verbto make or become less:يُقَلِّل، يُنْقِصTheir numbers had decreased over the previous year.
2. [ˈdiːkriːs] nouna growing less:تَناقُص، هُبوط، إنْخِفاضa gradual decrease in unemployment.
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2 botow
verbto abate--------verbto decrease--------verbto diminish in heat--------verbto diminish in strength--------verbto diminish in vigour--------verbto lessen--------verbto reduce--------verbto relax -
3 tew so
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4 minskes
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5 laskea
calculate (verb)cipher (verb)compute (verb)count (verb)decline (verb)decrease (verb)deposit (verb)descend (verb)diminish (verb)discharge (verb)drain (verb)draw (verb)drop (verb)ebb (verb)empty (verb)estimate (verb)fall (verb)go down (verb)haul down (verb)include (verb)lay (verb)let (verb)let down (verb)let go (verb)lower (verb)number (verb)recede (verb)reckon (verb)sag (verb)set (verb)sink (verb)subside (verb)tap (verb)tell (verb)* * *• flow into• drop• ebb• empty• enumerate• estimate• evaluate• fall• draw• figure• deposit• flow• glide• go down• haul down• figure out• slope• include• compute• come down• cipher• check• diminish• allow• draw off• decrease• count• deduct• degrade• descend• discharge• calculate• subside• release• sink• score• set• decline• introduce• abase• reduce• tap• tell over• tell• tot up• value• weigh• slide• lower• issue• lay down• lay• let down• sag• let• reduce the price• number• publish• put down• put• recede• reckon up• reckon• let go -
6 vähentää
yks.nom. vähentää; yks.gen. vähennän; yks.part. vähensi; yks.ill. vähentäisi; mon.gen. vähentäköön; mon.part. vähentänyt; mon.ill. vähennettiinabate (verb)bate (verb)curtail (verb)cut down (verb)decrease (verb)deduct (verb)derogate from (verb)detract from (verb)diminish (verb)extenuate (verb)lessen (verb)lower (verb)reduce (verb)remit (verb)shorten (verb)sink (verb)slacken (verb)subtract (verb)assuage (verb)cut take off shed (noun)* * *• thin• shed• make smaller• prune• reduce• lessen• remit• restrict• shorten• sink• slacken• take.. from• abate• take off• knock off• subtract• decrement• lower• bate• curb• curtail• cut back• cut down• crop• decrease• extenuate• deduct• derogate from• detract from• diminish• eliminate• erode• cut• pare down -
7 vähetä
yks.nom. vähetä; yks.gen. vähenen; yks.part. väheni; yks.ill. vähenisi; mon.gen. vähetköön; mon.part. vähennyt; mon.ill. vähettiindeclining (adje)decreasing (adje)diminishing (adje)ebbing (adje)falling (adje)lessening (adje)lowering (adje)shortening (adje)sinking (adje)waning (adje)be reduced (verb)become less (verb)decline (verb)decrease (verb)diminish (verb)ebb (verb)fall (verb)fall off (verb)grow less (verb)lessen (verb)lower (verb)shorten (verb)sink (verb)wane (verb)* * *• lower• reduce• shorten• shrink• sink• tail away• taper• wane• grow less• lessen• contract• drop• ebb away• ebb• fall off• go down• get wane• drop off• fall• decrese• decline• become less• be staunched• be reduced• abate• go out• diminish• decrease -
8 aleta
yks.nom. aleta; yks.gen. alenen; yks.part. aleni; yks.ill. alenisi; mon.gen. aletkoon; mon.part. alennut; mon.ill. alettiindecline (verb)decrease (verb)depreciate (verb)descend (verb)desrease (verb)drop (verb)fall (verb)go down (verb)lessen (verb)lower (verb)sink (verb)* * *• drop• go down• sink• reduce the price• lessen• fall• descend• depreciate• diminish• decrease• decline• lower -
9 kaventaa
yks.nom. kaventaa; yks.gen. kavennan; yks.part. kavensi; yks.ill. kaventaisi; mon.gen. kaventakoon; mon.part. kaventanut; mon.ill. kavennettiincurtail (verb)decrease (verb)limit (verb)narrow (verb)reduce (verb)restrict (verb)take in (verb)* * *• narrow the lead• narrow• reduce by• reduce• restrict• narrow off• take in• remove• taper• thin• truncate• withdraw• take away• cut down• subtract• narrow down• abridge• cast off• curtail• cut• decrease• deduct• knock off• lessen• limit• make smaller• choke -
10 pienentyä
yks.nom. pienentyä; yks.gen. pienennyn; yks.part. pienentyi; yks.ill. pienentyisi; mon.gen. pienentyköön; mon.part. pienentynyt; mon.ill. pienennyttiinbecome smaller (verb)decrease (verb)diminish (verb)lessen (verb)* * *• be reduced• become smaller• decrease• diminish• shrink• lessen -
11 felle
cut, shed* * *subst. (jaktspråk) trap, pitfall, snare subst. [overført, knep] pitfall, trick, trap subst. (militær) [ med eksplosiver] booby trap subst. [ venn] fellow, companion, associate verb. [ hugge ned] fell, cut down verb. [ slå ned] knock down, fell verb. [ drepe] kill, slay verb. [ la falle] cast, shed verb. [ miste] lose (f.eks.She is losing her hair very fast.
) verb. [ i strikking] decrease verb. (overført) [ styrte] overthrow verb. (petro) trap (legge en felle) set a trap (gå i en felle) fall into a trap -
12 flaquear
v.1 to weaken (fuerzas).2 to falter, to give way, to give, to lose strength.El presidente flaqueó The president faltered.Me flaquea la fuerza I lose strength.3 to lose strength in.4 to give in, to weaken.Sus piernas flaquearon His legs gave in.* * *1 (ceder) to weaken, give in2 (fallar) to fail3 (desalentarse) to lose heart4 (disminuir) to decrease* * *verbto flag, weaken* * *VI1) (=debilitarse) [gen] to weaken, grow weak; [esfuerzo] to slacken, flag; [salud] to decline frm, get worse; [viga] to give way2) (=desanimarse) to lose heart, become dispirited* * *verbo intransitivo persona/fuerzas to flag* * *= flag, falter, falter, waver.Ex. But more mature readers can be expected to go on reading for full sessions without flagging, a point that most children should reach by ten years old.Ex. The project faltered because the data became increasingly difficult to input and manipulate.Ex. The project faltered because the data became increasingly difficult to input and manipulate.Ex. The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.* * *verbo intransitivo persona/fuerzas to flag* * *= flag, falter, falter, waver.Ex: But more mature readers can be expected to go on reading for full sessions without flagging, a point that most children should reach by ten years old.
Ex: The project faltered because the data became increasingly difficult to input and manipulate.Ex: The project faltered because the data became increasingly difficult to input and manipulate.Ex: The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.* * *flaquear [A1 ]vile empezaron a flaquear las fuerzas he began to flagsu voluntad empezó a flaquear she began to lose heartresistió sin flaquear he resisted staunchly* * *
flaquear ( conjugate flaquear) verbo intransitivo [persona/fuerzas] to flag;
flaquear vi (perder fuerza, voluntad) to weaken, give way
' flaquear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
flojear
- desfallecer
English:
flag
- sag
- waver
- droop
- falter
- shake
- weaken
* * *flaquear vi1. [disminuir] [entusiasmo, equipo] to flag;al final del día le flaqueaban las fuerzas at the end of the day he was beginning to flag;le flaquea la vista her eyesight is getting worse2. [flojear] to lose heart3. [mostrarse débil] to be weak o poor;flaquea especialmente en latín he's particularly weak in o poor at Latin* * ** * *flaquear videcaer: to flag, to weaken* * * -
13 at aftage
to decrease -
14 forminske
decrease, lessen* * *verb. diminish, decrease, reduce verb. lessen, minimise, lower verb. make smaller -
15 synke i verdi
verb. decrease in value verb. depreciate -
16 avmattes
verb. fall off, decrease -
17 stilne av
verb. calm down, die down, decrease -
18 abnehmen
(unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)I v/t1. (herunternehmen) take off (von etw. (from) s.th.); remove ( von from) (beide auch TECH.); (Hut, Mantel) auch take off; (Bild, Wäsche, Vorhang) auch take down; (Obst, Strauchfrüchte) pick2. (Bein etc.) amputate, take off; (Bart) shave off; ( jemandem) Blut abnehmen take a blood sample (from s.o.)3. (wegnehmen) jemandem etw. abnehmen take s.th. away from s.o.; jemandem den Führerschein abnehmen take s.o.’s driving licen|ce (Am. -se) away4. umg. (verlangen) jemandem etw. abnehmen charge s.o. s.th. allg.; jemandem zu viel abnehmen overcharge s.o.5. (von etw. befreien) jemandem etw. abnehmen (Aufgabe, Last, Sorge etc.) relieve s.o. of s.th.; darf ich Ihnen Ihre Tasche abnehmen? can I carry your bag for you?, may I help you with your bag?; kann ich dir etwas abnehmen? can I give you a hand with anything?; den Weg kann ich dir abnehmen I can save you the journey6. WIRTS. (Ware) buy ( Dat from); (Lieferung) take delivery of; das nimmt ihm keiner ab umg., fig. (glaubt ihm keiner) nobody will buy that8. fig.: jemandem die Beichte abnehmen hear s.o.’s confession; jemandem einen Eid / ein Versprechen abnehmen make s.o. swear an oath / make a promise; jemandem die Fingerabdrücke abnehmen take ( oder get) s.o.’s fingerprintsII vt/i1. (Gewicht verlieren) lose weight; durch Diät: be slimming (Am. dieting, reducing); 10 Pfund etc. abnehmen lose 10 pounds etc.2. beim Stricken: (Maschen) decrease3. ( den Hörer) abnehmen pick up the receiver, answer (the phone); nimmst du mal ab? can you get it?III v/i decrease, decline, diminish, grow less; Kräfte, Leistungsvermögen: diminish, langsam: dwindle; Geschwindigkeit: slacken (off), slow down; Sturm: abate, subside; Macht, Begeisterung, Nachfrage, Anzahl etc.: decline, wane; Mond: (be on the) wane; Temperatur, Fieber, Todesfälle: drop, fall, subside; Druck, Erregung, Schwellung, Schmerzen, Spannung: subside, lessen, fall off; Helligkeit: fade, diminish; Kälte, Niveau: drop* * *(Bart) to shave off;(Gewicht) to lose weight;(Mond) to wane; to be on the wane;(Telefon) to answer the phone; to answer the telephone;(Ware) to take delivery of; to buy;(akzeptieren) to accept;(amputieren) to amputate; to take off;(herunternehmen) to take off; to take down;(sich verringern) to decrease; to decline; to fall; to lessen; to diminish;(wegnehmen) to remove* * *ạb|neh|men sep1. vt1) (= herunternehmen) to take off, to remove; Hörer to lift, to pick up; (= lüften) Hut to raise; Vorhang, Bild, Wäsche to take down; Maschen to decrease; (= abrasieren) Bart to take or shave off; (= amputieren) to amputate; (CARDS ) Karte to take from the pile2)(= an sich nehmen)
jdm etw abnehmen — to take sth from sb, to relieve sb of sth (form); (fig) Arbeit, Sorgen to take sth off sb's shoulders, to relieve sb of sthdarf ich Ihnen den Mantel/die Tasche abnehmen? — can I take your coat/bag?
jdm einen Eid abnehmen — to administer an oath to sb
jdm eine Besorgung abnehmen — to do some shopping for sb
3) (= wegnehmen) to take away (jdm from sb); (= rauben, abgewinnen) to take (jdm off sb); (inf = abverlangen) to take (jdm off sb)jdm den Ball abnehmen (Sport) — to steal the ball from sb
4) (= begutachten) Gebäude, Wohnung, Auto to inspect; (= abhalten) Prüfung to hold; TÜV to carry out7) (fig inf = glauben) to buy (inf)dieses Märchen nimmt dir keiner ab! (inf) — nobody will buy that tale! (inf)
2. vi1) (= sich verringern) to decrease; (Vorräte) to go down, to decrease; (zahlenmäßig, mengenmäßig) to drop, to decrease; (Unfälle, Diebstähle etc) to decrease (in number); (Niveau) to go down, to decline; (Kräfte, Energie) to fail, to decline; (Fieber) to lessen, to go down; (Interesse, Nachfrage) to fall off, to decline; (Aufmerksamkeit) to fall off, to flag, to wane; (Mond) to wane; (Tage) to grow or get shorter; (beim Stricken) to decrease* * *1) (to make or become less: Their numbers had decreased over the previous year.) decrease2) (to unfasten or remove (from): I detached the bottom part of the form and sent it back.) detach3) (to become smaller in number or amount: Audiences often fall off during the summer.) fall off4) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) reduce5) (the process or practice of trying to become slimmer: Slimming should be done carefully.) slimming6) ((of the moon) to appear to become smaller as less of it is visible.) wane* * *ab|neh·men1I. vt1. (abmachen)nehmen Sie bitte den Hut ab! please take your hat off!bei der Jacke kann man die Kapuze \abnehmen the jacket has a detachable hoodein Bild/Vorhänge \abnehmen to take down a picture/curtains sepein Bild von der Wand \abnehmen to take a picture off the wallden Deckel \abnehmen to take off the lid sepdie Wäsche von der Leine \abnehmen to take the washing off the linenimm bitte draußen die Wäsche ab! can you get the washing in, please?2. (hochheben)den Hörer \abnehmen to pick up the receiver sepdas Telefon \abnehmen to answer the phonedas zerquetschte Bein musste ihm abgenommen werden they had to take off [or amputate] his crushed legzehn Maschen \abnehmen to decrease ten stitches5. (entgegennehmen, tragen helfen)▪ jdm etw \abnehmen:kann ich dir was \abnehmen? can I carry something?kannst du mir bitte kurz das Paket \abnehmen? could you take [or hold] the parcel for a moment?darf ich Ihnen den Mantel \abnehmen? may I take your coat?jdm die Beichte \abnehmen to hear sb's confessionjdm einen Eid \abnehmen to administer an oath to sbjdm Fingerabdrücke \abnehmen to take sb's fingerprintsjdm das Versprechen \abnehmen, etw zu tun to make sb promise to do sth7. (wegnehmen)▪ jdm etw \abnehmen to take sth from [or off] sb; (jds Eigentum stehlen, entziehen) to take sb's sth; (fig: abgewinnen) to win sth from sb; (fig: abverlangen) to charge sb sthdie Lehrerin nahm ihm sein Handy ab, weil er im Unterricht Nachrichten verschickte the teacher took his mobile off him because he was writing text messages in the lessoner nahm seinem Gegenüber beim Poker große Summen ab he won a lot of money from his opponent at pokerjdm den Führerschein \abnehmen to withdraw sb's driving licence [or AM driver's license▪ jdm etw \abnehmen to buy sth from sb a. figniemand wollte ihm die Ladenhüter \abnehmen no one wanted to buy the line that was not selling from him9. (übernehmen)▪ jdm etw \abnehmen to take sth off sb's shoulderskann ich dir etwas \abnehmen? can I help you?deine Arbeit kann ich dir nicht \abnehmen I can't do your work for youkann ich dir die eine oder andere Besorgung \abnehmen? would you like me to do some of the shopping for you?10. (begutachten und genehmigen)ein Fahrzeug \abnehmen lassen to take a car for an MOT testder Wagen konnte nicht abgenommen werden the car failed its MOTein Gebäude/eine Wohnung \abnehmen to pass a building/a flat after inspectionein Gerät \abnehmen to accept an appliance11. (abhalten)eine Prüfung \abnehmen to hold an examII. vigestern nahm bei ihr niemand ab no one answered her phone yesterday2. (beim Stricken, Häkeln) to decreaseab|neh·men21. (Gewicht verlieren) to lose weightfünf Kilo/einige Pfund \abnehmen to lose five kilo/a few poundsim Gesicht/an den Hüften \abnehmen to lose weight in the face/on the hips3. (nachlassen) to diminish; Fieber to go down; Aufmerksamkeit to wane; (sich verschlechtern) to deterioratedurch die Krankheit nahmen ihre Kräfte immer mehr ab her strength continued to decrease due to her illnessbei zu hohen Preisen nimmt das Interesse der Kunden deutlich ab when the price is too high, customers lose interestihre Sehkraft nimmt immer mehr ab her eyesight is deteriorating more and morebei \abnehmendem Mond during a waning moon* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) (entfernen) take off; remove; take down <picture, curtain, lamp>2) (übernehmen) takejemandem den Koffer abnehmen — take somebody's suitcase [from him/her]
kann/darf ich Ihnen etwas abnehmen? — can/may I carry something for you?
jemandem seine Sorgen abnehmen — relieve somebody of his/her worries
jemandem ein Versprechen/einen Eid abnehmen — make somebody give a promise/swear an oath
5) (wegnehmen) take away <driving licence, passport>7) (abkaufen)8) (ugs.): (glauben)das nehme ich dir/ihm usw. nicht ab — I won't buy that (coll.)
10) auch itr. (Handarb.) decrease2.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) (ans Telefon gehen) answer the telephone2) (Gewicht verlieren) lose weight3) (sich verringern) decrease; drop; <attention, interest> flag; < brightness> diminish; < moon> wane* * *abnehmen (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)A. v/t1. (herunternehmen) take off (von etwas (from) sth); remove (von from) ( beide auch TECH); (Hut, Mantel) auch take off; (Bild, Wäsche, Vorhang) auch take down; (Obst, Strauchfrüchte) pick(jemandem) Blut abnehmen take a blood sample (from sb)3. (wegnehmen)jemandem etwas abnehmen take sth away from sb;jemandem den Führerschein abnehmen take sb’s driving licence (US -se) away;jemandem den Ball abnehmen steal the ball from sb4. umg (verlangen)jemandem etwas abnehmen charge sb sth allg;jemandem zu viel abnehmen overcharge sb5. (von etwas befreien)jemandem etwas abnehmen (Aufgabe, Last, Sorge etc) relieve sb of sth;darf ich Ihnen Ihre Tasche abnehmen? can I carry your bag for you?, may I help you with your bag?;kann ich dir etwas abnehmen? can I give you a hand with anything?;den Weg kann ich dir abnehmen I can save you the journeydas nimmt ihm keiner ab umg, fig (glaubt ihm keiner) nobody will buy that8. fig:jemandem die Beichte abnehmen hear sb’s confession;jemandem einen Eid/ein Versprechen abnehmen make sb swear an oath/make a promise;jemandem die Fingerabdrücke abnehmen take ( oder get) sb’s fingerprintsB. v/t & v/i10 Pfund etcabnehmen lose 10 pounds etc2. beim Stricken: (Maschen) decrease3.(den Hörer) abnehmen pick up the receiver, answer (the phone);nimmst du mal ab? can you get it?C. v/i decrease, decline, diminish, grow less; Kräfte, Leistungsvermögen: diminish, langsam: dwindle; Geschwindigkeit: slacken (off), slow down; Sturm: abate, subside; Macht, Begeisterung, Nachfrage, Anzahl etc: decline, wane; Mond: (be on the) wane; Temperatur, Fieber, Todesfälle: drop, fall, subside; Druck, Erregung, Schwellung, Schmerzen, Spannung: subside, lessen, fall off; Helligkeit: fade, diminish; Kälte, Niveau: drop* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) (entfernen) take off; remove; take down <picture, curtain, lamp>2) (übernehmen) takejemandem den Koffer abnehmen — take somebody's suitcase [from him/her]
kann/darf ich Ihnen etwas abnehmen? — can/may I carry something for you?
jemandem seine Sorgen abnehmen — relieve somebody of his/her worries
jemandem ein Versprechen/einen Eid abnehmen — make somebody give a promise/swear an oath
5) (wegnehmen) take away <driving licence, passport>7) (abkaufen)8) (ugs.): (glauben)das nehme ich dir/ihm usw. nicht ab — I won't buy that (coll.)
10) auch itr. (Handarb.) decrease2.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) (ans Telefon gehen) answer the telephone2) (Gewicht verlieren) lose weight3) (sich verringern) decrease; drop; <attention, interest> flag; < brightness> diminish; < moon> wane* * *-ungen n.abatement n. -
19 vermindern
* * *to diminish; to alleviate; to decrease; to reduce; to decline; to attenuate* * *ver|mịn|dern ptp vermi\#ndert1. vtto reduce, to decrease; Gefahr, Anfälligkeit, Einfluss etc auch, Ärger, Zorn to lessen; Widerstandsfähigkeit, Reaktionsfähigkeit to diminish, to reduce; Schmerzen to ease, to lessen, to reduce; (MUS) to diminish2. vrto decrease; (Gefahr, Anfälligkeit, Einfluss auch, Ärger, Zorn) to lessen; (Widerstandsfähigkeit, Reaktionsfähigkeit) to diminish; (Schmerzen) to ease off, to lessen, to decrease* * *(to make or become less: Our supplies are diminishing rapidly.) diminish* * *ver·min·dern *I. vt1. (verringern)▪ etw \vermindern to reduce [or lessen] sthAnstrengungen [o Bemühungen] nicht \vermindern to spare no effort2. FIN▪ [jdm] etw \vermindern to reduce [or cut] [sb's] sthseine Ausgaben \vermindern to reduce [or form retrench] one's costsII. vr2. FIN▪ sich akk [auf etw akk/um etw akk] \vermindern to go down [or decrease] [to/by sth]; Preise, Kosten a. to drop [to/by sth]* * *1.transitives Verb reduce; decrease; reduce, lessen <danger, stress>; lessen <admiration, ability>; reduce < debt>2.reflexives Verb decrease; <influence, danger> decrease, diminish* * ** * *1.transitives Verb reduce; decrease; reduce, lessen <danger, stress>; lessen <admiration, ability>; reduce < debt>2.reflexives Verb decrease; <influence, danger> decrease, diminish* * *v.to abate v.to decrease v.to decrement v.to derogate v.to diminish v.to lessen v.to reduce v.to shorten v. -
20 verringern
I v/t decrease, reduce, lower, cut (down)II v/refl decrease, diminish, go down* * *to diminish; to lessen; to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to weaken; to slow down; to abate; to bate;sich verringernto decline; to decrease; to diminish* * *ver|rịn|gern [fɛɐ'rɪŋɐn] ptp verri\#ngert1. vtto reduce2. vrto decrease; (Abstand, Vorsprung auch) to lessen, to diminish; (Qualität auch, Leistung) to deteriorate* * *1) (to make less: He allayed her fears.) allay2) (to make as little as possible: to minimize the danger.) minimize3) (to make as little as possible: to minimize the danger.) minimise* * *ver·rin·gern *[fɛɐ̯ˈrɪŋɐn]I. vt▪ etw \verringern to reduce sthdie Geschwindigkeit \verringern to slow down, to slacken offII. vr1. (kleiner werden) to decrease2. (abnehmen) to decrease, to diminish* * *1.transitives Verb reduce2.reflexives Verb decrease* * *A. v/t decrease, reduce, lower, cut (down)B. v/r decrease, diminish, go down* * *1.transitives Verb reduce2.reflexives Verb decrease* * *v.to abate v.to allay v.to bate v.to decrease v.to reduce v.
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