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1 decrease
1. [di'kri:s] verb(to make or become less: Their numbers had decreased over the previous year.) zmanjšati2. ['di:kri:s] noun(a growing less: a decrease of fifty per cent; a gradual decrease in unemployment.) zmanjšanje* * *I [di:krís]1.transitive verbmanjšati, (z)nižati;2.intransitive verbmanjšati se, upadati, pešati, pojematiII [dí:kri:s]nounmanjšanje, upadanje, pešanje, pojemanje -
2 come down
(to decrease; to become less: Tea has come down in price.) spustiti se; zmanjšati se* * *intransitive verb spustiti se, dol priti; biti podedovan; plačati; zboletinautical come down before the wind — po vetru pluticome down upon s.o. — očitati komu kajAmerican colloquially come down with — zboleti zaradi; izplačaticome down in the world — biti ponižan, zaničevan -
3 spiral
1. adjective1) (coiled round like a spring, with each coil the same size as the one below: a spiral staircase.) spiralen2) (winding round and round, usually tapering to a point: a spiral shell.) polžasto zavit2. noun1) (an increase or decrease, or rise or fall, becoming more and more rapid (eg in prices).) spirala2) (a spiral line or object: A spiral of smoke rose from the chimney.) spirala3. verb(to go or move in a spiral, especially to increase more and more rapidly: Prices have spiralled in the last six months.) spiralno (se) premikati- spirally* * *[spáiərəl]1.nounspirala, viba, zavojica, polžnica; economy spirala; spiralna vzmet (v uri); aeronautics spirala; let, spuščanje letala v zavojih;2.adjective ( spirally adverb)spiralen, spiralast, vibast, polžast(o zavit)spiral staircase — polžasto stopnišče;3.transitive verbnapraviti (kaj) spiralno (polžasto zavito); intransitive verb premikati se v spirali; aeronautics leteti (spuščati se, dvigati se) v spirali, v zavojih
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decrease — I noun abatement, abbreviation, abridgment, alleviation, attenuation, constriction, contraction, curtailment, cut, cutback, deceleration, declension, declination, decline, decline and fall, decrement, decrescence, deduction, deflation, deminutio … Law dictionary
decrease — vb Decrease, lessen, diminish, reduce, abate, dwindle denote to make or grow less, but they are not freely interchangeable. Decrease and lessen are often employed in place of any of the others. Decrease normally retains, even in the transitive,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Decrease — De*crease , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Decreased}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decreasing}.] [OE. decrecen, fr. OF. decreistre, F. d[ e]cro[^i]tre, or from the OF. noun (see {Decrease}, n.), fr. L. decrescere to grow less; de + crescere to grow. See {Crescent},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
decrease — [dē krēs′, dikrēs′; ] also, & for n. usually [, dē′krēs΄] vi., vt. decreased, decreasing [ME decresen < OFr decreistre < L decrescere < de , from, away + crescere, grow: see CRESCENT] to become or cause to become less, smaller, etc.;… … English World dictionary
Decrease — De*crease , n. [OE. decrees, OF. decreis, fr. decreistre. See {Decrease}, v.] 1. A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease of revenue or of strength. [1913 Webster] 2. The wane of the moon. Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Decrease — De*crease , v. t. To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually; as, extravagance decreases one s means. [1913 Webster] That might decrease their present store. Prior. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
decrease — [n] diminishing, lessening abatement, compression, condensation, constriction, contraction, cutback, decline, declining, decrescence, depression, diminution, discount, downturn, dwindling, ebb, falling off, loss, reduction, shrinkage, striction,… … New thesaurus
decrease — is pronounced with stress on the first syllable as a noun and on the second syllable as a verb … Modern English usage
decrease — ► VERB ▪ make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree. ► NOUN 1) an instance of decreasing. 2) the process of decreasing. ORIGIN Latin decrescere, from crescere grow … English terms dictionary
decrease — I UK [diːˈkriːs] / US [dɪˈkrɪs] verb Word forms decrease : present tense I/you/we/they decrease he/she/it decreases present participle decreasing past tense decreased past participle decreased ** Other ways of saying decrease: be/go/come down to… … English dictionary
decrease — ▪ I. decrease de‧crease 2 [ˈdiːkriːs] noun [countable, uncountable] the process of reducing something, or the amount by which it reduces: decrease in • The government announced a 25% decrease in the price of fuel. decrease of • Industrial… … Financial and business terms