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1 mildern
I v/t (Schmerz) soothe, ease, alleviate; (Urteil) moderate; (Strafe) reduce; (Aussage etc.) qualify; (Wirkung etc.) reduce, soften; mildernde Umstände JUR. extenuating ( oder mitigating) circumstances* * *to attemper; to mitigate; to soothe; to blunt; to extenuate; to mellow; to alleviate; to soften;sich mildernto tone down* * *mịl|dern ['mɪldɐn]1. vt (geh)Schmerz to ease, to soothe, to alleviate; Kälte to alleviate; Angst to calm; Strafe, Urteil to moderate, to mitigate; Gegensätze to reduce, to make less crass or severe; Schärfe, Konflikt, Problem, Härte, Druck to reduce; Ausdrucksweise, Zorn to moderate; Sanktionen to relax; Folgen to make less severe2. vr(Wetter) to become milder; (Gegensätze) to become less crass; (Zorn) to abate; (Schmerz) to ease* * *1) (to ease (pain etc): The medicine soothed the child's toothache.) soothe2) (to soften or make less severe: One must try to temper justice with mercy.) temper3) (to make or become softer, less harsh etc: He toned down some of his criticisms.) tone down* * *mil·dern[ˈmɪldɐn]I. vt▪ etw \mildern1. (abschwächen) to moderate sthdas Strafmaß \mildern to reduce the sentence\mildernde Umstände mitigating [or extenuating] circumstances2. (weniger schlimm machen) to alleviate sthjds Leid \mildern to ease sb's sorrow [or suffering3. KOCHK to make sth milder [or less sharp* * *1.transitives Verb moderate <criticism, judgement>; mitigate < punishment>; soothe < anger>; reduce <intensity, strength, effect>; modify < impression>; ease, soothe, relieve < pain>; alleviate <poverty, need>2.mildernde Umstände — (Rechtsw.) mitigating circumstances
reflexives Verb < anger, rage, agitation> abate* * *A. v/t (Schmerz) soothe, ease, alleviate; (Urteil) moderate; (Strafe) reduce; (Aussage etc) qualify; (Wirkung etc) reduce, soften;* * *1.transitives Verb moderate <criticism, judgement>; mitigate < punishment>; soothe < anger>; reduce <intensity, strength, effect>; modify < impression>; ease, soothe, relieve < pain>; alleviate <poverty, need>2.mildernde Umstände — (Rechtsw.) mitigating circumstances
reflexives Verb <anger, rage, agitation> abate* * *adj.mellow adj. v.to alleviate v.to mitigate v.to mollify v.to soften v. -
2 auflockern
(trennb., hat -ge-)I v/t2. fig. (Atmosphäre) relax; (lebhafter gestalten) liven up (auch Vortrag etc.); (Monotonie) relieve, break up, ease; (Wohngegend etc.) brighten up; aufgelockerte Bauweise open construction; in aufgelockerter Stimmung in a relaxed moodII v/refl2. fig. Atmosphäre: relax, become relaxed, ease up; Vortrag etc.: liven up* * *auf|lo|ckern sep1. vt2)die Muskeln áúflockern — to loosen up (one's muscles); (durch Bewegung auch) to limber up
3) (= abwechslungsreicher machen) Unterricht, Stoff, Vortrag to make less monotonous, to give relief to (durch with); (= weniger streng machen) to make less severe; Frisur, Muster to soften, to make less severe4) (= entspannen, zwangloser machen) to make more relaxed; Verhältnis, Atmosphäre to easein aufgelockerter Stimmung — in a relaxed mood
2. vr2) (Bewölkung) to break up, to disperse* * *auf|lo·ckernI. vt▪ etw [durch etw akk] \auflockern to liven up sth sep [with sth], to make sth more interesting [with sth]▪ etw \auflockern to ease sthin aufgelockerter Stimmung in a relaxed mood▪ etw \auflockern to soften sth, to make sth less severe4. (von Verspannungen befreien)5. (lockern)▪ aufgelockert loosened, mellow[ed]6. (locker machen)die Erde \auflockern to break up the earth [or soilII. vr2. (sich zerstreuen) to break up, to disperseaufgelockerte Bewölkung thinning cloudcover* * *1.transitives Verb break up, loosen < soil>; loosen <stuffing, hair>; (fig.) introduce some variety into <landscape, lesson, lecture>; relieve, break up <pattern, façade>; make <mood, atmosphere, evening> more relaxed2.reflexives Verb < cloud> break* * *auflockern (trennb, hat -ge-)A. v/t2. fig (Atmosphäre) relax; (lebhafter gestalten) liven up (auch Vortrag etc); (Monotonie) relieve, break up, ease; (Wohngegend etc) brighten up;aufgelockerte Bauweise open construction;in aufgelockerter Stimmung in a relaxed moodB. v/r1. Bewölkung: break up, disperse;auflockernde/aufgelockerte Bewölkung dispersing/broken clouds2. fig Atmosphäre: relax, become relaxed, ease up; Vortrag etc: liven up* * *1.transitives Verb break up, loosen < soil>; loosen <stuffing, hair>; (fig.) introduce some variety into <landscape, lesson, lecture>; relieve, break up <pattern, façade>; make <mood, atmosphere, evening> more relaxed2.reflexives Verb < cloud> break* * *v.to loosen v. -
3 mäßigen
I v/t (Meinungen, Ansprüche etc.) moderate; (Zorn, Hass etc.) curb; (Kritik, Worte) tone down; das Tempo mäßigen slow down, reduce (one’s) speed; mäßigend auf jemanden einwirken have a moderating ( oder restraining) influence on s.o.II v/refl1. (maßvoller werden) Person: restrain ( oder control) o.s.; sich beim Essen etc. mäßigen cut down on food etc.; könntest du dich etwas mäßigen? iro. could you exercise a bit of self-control ( oder restraint) ?; sich im Ton / in seinen Worten mäßigen moderate one’s tone / language* * *to cool; to modify* * *mä|ßi|gen ['mɛːsɪgn]1. vt(= mildern) Anforderungen to moderate; Sprache auch to tone down; Zorn, Ungeduld to curb, to checksein Tempo mä́ßigen — to slacken one's pace, to slow down
See:→ auch gemäßigt2. vr(im Essen, Trinken, Temperament) to restrain or control oneself; (Sturm) to abate, to die downmä́ßigen Sie sich! — control yourself!
sich in seinem Temperament mä́ßigen — to control or restrain oneself
sich im Ton mä́ßigen — to moderate one's tone
mä́ßigen Sie sich in Ihren Worten! — tone down your language!
* * *1) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) ease2) (to make or become less extreme: He was forced to moderate his demands; Gradually the pain moderated.) moderate* * *mä·ßi·gen[ˈmɛ:sɪgn̩]I. vt▪ etw \mäßigen to curb [or check] [or restrain] sthseine Stimme \mäßigen to lower one's voiceII. vr1. (maßvoller werden)2. (zurückhaltender werden)* * *reflexives Verb (geh.)2) (sich beherrschen) control or restrain oneself* * *das Tempo mäßigen slow down, reduce (one’s) speed;B. v/rsich beim Essen etcmäßigen cut down on food etc;sich im Ton/in seinen Worten mäßigen moderate one’s tone/language* * *reflexives Verb (geh.)2) (sich beherrschen) control or restrain oneself* * *v.to temper v. -
4 Auflockerung
f2. von Wolken: breaking up3. fig. des Unterrichts etc.: livening up; zur Auflockerung der Stimmung oder Atmosphäre beitragen liven things up (a bit)* * *Auf|lo|cke|rungf1) (von Boden) breaking up, loosening (up); (von Muskeln) loosening up... trägt zur Áúflockerung des Stoffes/des strengen Musters bei —
ihm gelang die Áúflockerung einer gespannten Atmosphäre — he succeeded in easing a tense atmosphere
* * *Auf·lo·cke·rungf1. (abwechslungsreichere Gestaltung)zur \Auflockerung des Unterrichtsstoffes [in order] to liven up the lesson [or to make the lesson more interestingseine Witze trugen zur \Auflockerung der gespannten Atmosphäre bei his jokes helped to ease the tense atmosphere3. (weniger strenge Gestaltung)zur \Auflockerung eines Musters dienen to serve to make a pattern less severe [or to soften a pattern5. (Zerstreuung) breaking up, dispersal6. (das Auflockern) loosening [up]* * *die s. auflockern 1.: breaking up; loosening; relieving; breaking upzur Auflockerung der Stimmung/des Abends — to make the mood/evening more relaxed
* * *2. von Wolken: breaking up3. fig des Unterrichts etc: livening up;Atmosphäre beitragen liven things up (a bit)* * *die s. auflockern 1.: breaking up; loosening; relieving; breaking upzur Auflockerung der Stimmung/des Abends — to make the mood/evening more relaxed
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5 umwandeln
v/t (trennb., hat -ge-) change, transform (in + Akk, zu into); PHYS., ETECH. transform, convert (auch EDV); JUR. (Strafe) commute (into); er ist wie umgewandelt he’s a completely different person, he’s a changed man* * *to transmute; to metabolize; to transubstantiate; to commute; to convert; to transform* * *ụm|wan|deln ['ʊmvandln] sep1. vtto change ( in +acc into); (COMM, FIN, SCI) to convert ( in +acc to); (JUR ) Strafe to commute ( in +acc to); (fig) to transform ( in +acc into)er ist wie umgewandelt — he's a changed man, he's a (completely) different person
2. vrto be converted ( in +acc into)* * *1) (to change (a criminal sentence) for one less severe: His death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.) commute2) (to change from one thing into another: He has converted his house into four separate flats; This sofa converts into a bed.) convert* * *um|wan·deln[ˈʊmvandl̩n]wie umgewandelt sein to be a changed person, to be like a completely different person* * *transitives Verb convert <substance, building, etc.> (in + Akk. into); commute < sentence> (in + Akk. to); (ändern) change; alter* * *umwandeln v/t (trennb, hat -ge-) change, transform (in +akk,er ist wie umgewandelt he’s a completely different person, he’s a changed man* * *transitives Verb convert <substance, building, etc.> (in + Akk. into); commute < sentence> (in + Akk. to); (ändern) change; alter* * *v.to convert v.to metabolise (UK) v.to metabolize (US) v.to transform v.to transmute v.to transsubstantiate v. -
6 sich erweichen lassen
(to become less severe or unkind; to agree after refusing at first: At first she wouldn't let them go to the cinema, but in the end she relented.) relent -
7 auflockern
auf|lo·ckernvtetw [durch etw] \auflockern to liven up sth sep, [with sth] to make sth more interesting [with sth]2) ( zwangloser machen)etw \auflockern to ease sth;in aufgelockerter Stimmung in a relaxed mood3) ( weniger streng machen)etw \auflockern to soften sth, to make sth less severe5) ( lockern)etw \auflockern to loosen [up sep, ] sth to mellow sth;aufgelockert loosened, mellow[ed]6) ( locker machen)die Erde \auflockern to break up the earth [or soil]vrsich \auflockern2) ( sich zerstreuen) to break up, to disperse;aufgelockerte Bewölkung thinning cloudcover -
8 Auflockerung
Auf·lo·cke·rung fzur \Auflockerung des Unterrichtsstoffes [in order] to liven up the lesson [or to make the lesson more interesting];2) ( zwanglosere Gestaltung)seine Witze trugen zur \Auflockerung der gespannten Atmosphäre bei his jokes helped to ease the tense atmospherezur \Auflockerung eines Musters dienen to serve to make a pattern less severe [or to soften a pattern];5) ( Zerstreuung) breaking up, dispersal6) ( das Auflockern) loosening [up] -
9 rigoros
I Adj. rigorous; (streng) severe, austere; (unerbittlich) adamant, unrelenting; rigorose Maßnahmen / Kontrollen rigorous measures / controls; da ist sie ganz rigoros she’s quite adamant ( oder insistent) about thatII Adv.: etw. rigoros ablehnen adamantly refuse s.th.; rigoros durchgreifen take rigorous action; rigoros vorgehen gegen take rigorous measures against* * *stringent; rigorous* * *ri|go|ros [rigo'roːs]1. adjrigorous2. advablehnen rigorously; kürzen auch drasticallyrigorós durchgreifen — to take decisive action
* * *ri·go·ros[rigoˈro:s]adj rigorousvielleicht sollten Sie in dieser Frage weniger \rigoros sein perhaps you ought to be less adamant on this issue* * *1.Adjektiv rigorous2.adverbial rigorously* * *rigorose Maßnahmen/Kontrollen rigorous measures/controls;da ist sie ganz rigoros she’s quite adamant ( oder insistent) about thatB. adv:etwas rigoros ablehnen adamantly refuse sth;rigoros durchgreifen take rigorous action;rigoros vorgehen gegen take rigorous measures against* * *1.Adjektiv rigorous2.adverbial rigorously -
10 lockern
I v/t loosen; (Seil etc.) slacken; (Griff) auch relax (auch fig. Disziplin, Vorschriften etc.); (Muskeln etc.) loosen upII v/refl loosen, come loose; (sich loslösen) come off; Seil etc.: slacken; körperlich: loosen up; SPORT limber up; fig. Person, Moral etc.: relax; fig. die Sitten haben sich gelockert morals have become lax ( oder slack)* * *(entspannen) to relax;(locker machen) to loosen; to slacken; to unloose; to unloosen; to unclench; to loose;sich lockern(Knopf) to come loose;(entspannen) to relax* * *lọ|ckern ['lɔkɐn]1. vt1) (= locker machen) to loosen; Boden to break up; Griff to relax, to loosen; Seil to slacken; (lit, fig ) Zügel to slacken2) (= entspannen) Arme, Beine, Muskeln to loosen up; (fig) Vorschriften, Atmosphäre to relax2. vrto work itself loose; (Moral) to become loose or lax; (SPORT) to loosen up; (zum Warmwerden) to limber up, to warm up; (Verkrampfung, Spannung) to ease off; (Atmosphäre, Beziehungen, Mensch) to get more relaxed* * *1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) ease2) (to make or become less strict or severe: The rules were relaxed because of the Queen's visit.) relax4) (to make or become looser: She felt his grip on her arm slacken.) slacken* * *lo·ckern[ˈlɔkɐn]I. vt▪ etw \lockern to loosen sthden Griff \lockern to relax [or loosen] one's gripdie Zügel \lockern to slacken the reins2. (entspannen)3. (weniger streng gestalten)▪ etw \lockern to relax sthII. vr1. (locker werden) Backstein, Schraube, Zahn to work loose; Bremsen to become loose [or soft]; Bewölkung, Nebel to lift3. (sich entkrampfen) to become more relaxeddie Verkrampfung lockerte sich zusehends the tension eased visibly* * *1.transitives Verb1) loosen <screw, tie, collar, etc.>; slacken [off] <rope, dog-leash, etc.>; (fig.) relax < regulation, law, etc.>2) (entspannen) loosen up, relax <muscles, limbs>3) (auflockern) loosen, break up < soil>2.reflexives Verb1) <brick, tooth, etc.> work itself loose2) (entspannen) < person> loosen up; (vor Spielbeginn) loosen or limber up; (fig.) <tenseness, tension> ease* * *A. v/t loosen; (Seil etc) slacken; (Griff) auch relax (auch fig Disziplin, Vorschriften etc); (Muskeln etc) loosen upB. v/r loosen, come loose; (sich loslösen) come off; Seil etc: slacken; körperlich: loosen up; SPORT limber up; fig Person, Moral etc: relax;figdie Sitten haben sich gelockert morals have become lax ( oder slack)* * *1.transitives Verb1) loosen <screw, tie, collar, etc.>; slacken [off] <rope, dog-leash, etc.>; (fig.) relax <regulation, law, etc.>2) (entspannen) loosen up, relax <muscles, limbs>3) (auflockern) loosen, break up < soil>2.reflexives Verb1) <brick, tooth, etc.> work itself loose2) (entspannen) < person> loosen up; (vor Spielbeginn) loosen or limber up; (fig.) <tenseness, tension> ease* * *v.to loosen v.
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