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1 depress
[dɪ'pres]1) deprimere [ person] (anche psic.)2) econ. fare diminuire [prices, investment]; indebolire [ stock market]* * *[di'pres]1) (to make sad or gloomy: I am always depressed by wet weather.) deprimere2) (to make less active: This drug depresses the action of the heart.) ridurre•- depressing
- depression* * *[dɪ'pres]1) deprimere [ person] (anche psic.)2) econ. fare diminuire [prices, investment]; indebolire [ stock market] -
2 depress de·press vt
[dɪ'prɛs]3) (frm: press down: lever) abbassare -
3 (to) depress
(to) depress /dɪˈprɛs/v. t.1 deprimere: The state of politics depresses me, lo stato della politica mi deprime; It depresses him that no one seems to care, lo deprime che a nessuno sembri importare; It depresses me to see all this waste, mi deprime vedere tutti questi sprechi; to depress business activity, deprimere il volume degli affari2 (form.) abbassare; premere: to depress a button, premere un bottone; to depress the keys of a piano, premere i tasti di un pianoforte -
4 (to) depress
(to) depress /dɪˈprɛs/v. t.1 deprimere: The state of politics depresses me, lo stato della politica mi deprime; It depresses him that no one seems to care, lo deprime che a nessuno sembri importare; It depresses me to see all this waste, mi deprime vedere tutti questi sprechi; to depress business activity, deprimere il volume degli affari2 (form.) abbassare; premere: to depress a button, premere un bottone; to depress the keys of a piano, premere i tasti di un pianoforte -
5 get down
1) (descend) scendere (from, out of da)2) (leave table) alzarsi (da tavola)3) (lower oneself) (to floor) abbassarsi; (crouch) accucciarsito get down on one's knees — mettersi in ginocchio, inginocchiarsi
to get down to — abbassarsi fino a [lower level etc.]; mettersi a [ work]
to get down to sb.'s level — fig. mettersi al livello di qcn.
to get down to doing — mettersi a fare; get down [sth.] venire giù da, scendere da [ slope]; get [sth.] down, get down [sth.]
4) (from height) mettere giù, tirare giù [book etc.]5) (swallow) buttare giù, ingoiare6) (record) prendere nota di, trascrivere; get [sb.] down7) (from height) fare scendere8) colloq. (depress) buttare giù, deprimere* * *(to make (a person) sad: Working in this place really gets me down.) deprimere* * *1. vt + adv1) (take down) tirar giù2) (swallow) mandar giù3) (note down) prender nota di4) (fam: depress) buttar giù2. vi + advto get down (from or off) — scendere (da)quick, get down! — giù presto!
* * *1) (descend) scendere (from, out of da)2) (leave table) alzarsi (da tavola)3) (lower oneself) (to floor) abbassarsi; (crouch) accucciarsito get down on one's knees — mettersi in ginocchio, inginocchiarsi
to get down to — abbassarsi fino a [lower level etc.]; mettersi a [ work]
to get down to sb.'s level — fig. mettersi al livello di qcn.
to get down to doing — mettersi a fare; get down [sth.] venire giù da, scendere da [ slope]; get [sth.] down, get down [sth.]
4) (from height) mettere giù, tirare giù [book etc.]5) (swallow) buttare giù, ingoiare6) (record) prendere nota di, trascrivere; get [sb.] down7) (from height) fare scendere8) colloq. (depress) buttare giù, deprimere -
6 depressed
[dɪ'prest] 1. 2.1) [ person] depresso, abbattutoto get depressed about — deprimersi o abbattersi per
2) econ. [region, market, industry] depresso; [sales, prices] molto basso* * *1) (sad or unhappy: The news made me very depressed.) depresso2) (made less active: the depressed state of the stock market.) ridotto, diminuito* * *depressed /dɪˈprɛst/a.1 depresso ( anche med.): to feel depressed, sentirsi depresso; to get depressed about st., deprimersi per qc.; to make sb. depressed, deprimere q.; The failure of his marriage left him deeply depressed, il fallimento del suo matrimonio lo ha profondamente depresso; depressed patients, pazienti depressi (o affetti da depressione)● (archit.) depressed arch, arco ribassato.* * *[dɪ'prest] 1. 2.1) [ person] depresso, abbattutoto get depressed about — deprimersi o abbattersi per
2) econ. [region, market, industry] depresso; [sales, prices] molto basso -
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8 oppress
[ə'pres]verbo transitivo opprimere* * *[ə'pres]1) (to govern cruelly: The king oppressed his people.) opprimere2) (to worry or depress: The thought of leaving her oppressed me.) opprimere•- oppressive
- oppressively
- oppressiveness
- oppressor* * *[ə'pres]verbo transitivo opprimere
См. также в других словарях:
depress — depress, weigh, oppress mean to put such pressure or such a load upon a thing or person as to cause it or him to sink under the weight. Depress implies a lowering of something by the exertion of pressure or by an overburdening; it most commonly… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Depress — De*press , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Depressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Depressing}.] [L. depressus, p. p. of deprimere; de + premere to press. See {Press}.] 1. To press down; to cause to sink; to let fall; to lower; as, to depress the muzzle of a gun; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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depress — [v1] deject, make despondent; exhaust abase, afflict, ail, bear down, beat, beat down*, bother, bug*, bum out*, cast down, chill*, cow*, damp, dampen, darken, daunt, debase, debilitate, degrade, desolate, devitalize, discourage, dishearten,… … New thesaurus
Depress — De*press , a. [L. depressus, p. p.] Having the middle lower than the border; concave. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] If the seal be depress or hollow. Hammond. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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depress — early 14c., put down by force, from O.Fr. depresser, from L.L. depressare, frequentative of L. deprimere press down, from de down (see DE (Cf. de )) + premere to press (see PRESS (Cf. press) (v.1)) … Etymology dictionary
depress — ► VERB 1) cause to feel utterly dispirited or dejected. 2) reduce the level of activity in (a system). 3) push or pull down. ORIGIN Latin depressare, from deprimere press down … English terms dictionary
depress — [dē pres′, dipres′] vt. [ME depressen < OFr depresser < L depressus, pp. of deprimere, to press down, sink < de , down + premere, to PRESS1] 1. to press down; push or pull down; lower 2. to lower in spirits; make gloomy; discourage;… … English World dictionary
depress — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French depresser, from Latin depressus, past participle of deprimere to press down, from de + premere to press more at press Date: 14th century 1. obsolete repress, subjugate 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
depress — de|press [dıˈpres] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: depresser, from Latin premere to press ] 1.) to make someone feel very unhappy ▪ The thought of taking the exam again depressed him. ▪ It depresses me that nobody seems to care. 2.) … Dictionary of contemporary English