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2 verlichting
• diminution• easing• facilitation• illumination• lightening• lighting• mitigation• relief -
3 verruiming
• amplification• easing• enlargement• facilitation• spreading• widening -
4 de pijn mindert
de pijn mindertthe pain is lessening/easing offVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > de pijn mindert
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5 de regen wordt minder
de regen wordt minderVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > de regen wordt minder
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minder13 [geringer van betekenis] minor4 [slechter] worse♦voorbeelden:ik doe het niet voor minder • I won't do it for lesshet niet met minder (willen) doen • refuse to do with less4 het is/smaakt er niet minder om • it is/tastes none the worse for itmijn ogen worden minder • my eyesight is failinghet wordt minder met de omzet/service/kwaliteit • the turnover/service/quality gets worseII 〈 bijwoord〉1 [van graad/wijze/modaliteit] less♦voorbeelden:minder gaan roken • cut down on smokinghet zijn minder de commentaren dan de sensatieverhalen die de aandacht trekken • it is the sensational stories rather than the comments that attract the attentionhoe minder erover gezegd wordt, hoe beter • the less said about it the betterkan het wat minder? • keep it down, please!————————minder2〈 telwoord〉♦voorbeelden:hij heeft niet veel geld, maar nog minder verstand • he has little money and even less intelligencedat is er weer één minder • that'll be one lesshet is iets minder, mag dat? • it's a little less, is that all right?niets minder dan dat • nothing less than thatin minder dan geen tijd was hij terug • he was back in less than no timevijf minuten meer of minder • give or take five minutesgroepen van negen en minder • groups of nine and underin minder dan twee weken na hun huwelijk • within two weeks of their weddingniemand minder dan … • none other than …net iets minder dan 100 gulden/30 seconden • just under a hundred guilders/30 secondsniet minder dan 300 mensen • no less than 300 peopleweinig minder dan • something/little short of -
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См. также в других словарях:
easing — n. 1. a change for the better. Syn: moderation, relief. [WordNet 1.5] 2. the act of reducing something unpleasant, such as pain. Syn: alleviation, relief. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
easing — index mitigating, mitigation, mollification, remedial Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
easing — ease ease [iːz] verb 1. [intransitive, transitive] if limits, rules, restrictions etc are eased, or someone eases them, they become less strict: • India is easing rules for joint ventures with foreign concerns. 2. [intransitive, transitive] if… … Financial and business terms
Easing — Ease Ease ([=e]z), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Eased} ([=e]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Easing}.] [OE. esen, eisen, OF. aisier. See {Ease}, n.] 1. To free from anything that pains, disquiets, or oppresses; to relieve from toil or care; to give rest,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
easing sparrow — ˈēz]ənz , ˈāz], ]zə̇n noun Etymology: English dialect easing eaves of a building + English sparrow dialect Britain : house sparrow … Useful english dictionary
easing — Synonyms and related words: abatement, abating, allaying, allayment, alleviating, alleviation, alleviative, analgesia, analgesic, anesthesia, anesthetic, anesthetizing, anodyne, appeasement, assuagement, assuaging, assuasive, balmy, balsamic,… … Moby Thesaurus
easing — n. lightening, lessening, abatement, reduction iËz n. comfort; calm; lack of difficulty; easy manner v. make easier; calm, soothe; free, release (from pain, etc.); loosen … English contemporary dictionary
easing — gaines … Anagrams dictionary
easing — ea·sing … English syllables
easing — noun 1. a change for the better • Syn: ↑moderation, ↑relief • Derivationally related forms: ↑ease • Hypernyms: ↑change, ↑alteration, ↑modification … Useful english dictionary
easing the pain — alleviating the suffering, lessening the discomfort … English contemporary dictionary
