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1 lessen
verb (to make or become less: The fan lessened the heat a little; When the children left, the noise lessened considerably.) (for)minske; avta, minkeminskeverb \/ˈlesn\/1) minske, forminske, redusere2) forringe, nedvurdere, undervurdere3) minskes, bli mindre, bli færre, avta4) ( gammeldags) forsvinne sakte (ut av rekkevidde) -
2 bumper
noun (a bar on a motor vehicle to lessen damage when it collides with anything.) støtfangerIsubst. \/ˈbʌmpə\/1) ( på bil) støtfanger, fender2) (gammeldags, om alkohol) bredfullt glass, glass fylt til randen3) ( cricket) forklaring: en ball som stusser høyt4) (austr., hverdagslig) røykstump, sigarettstumpIIverb \/ˈbʌmeə\/1) fylle til randen2) utbringe en skål, skåle (for)IIIadj. \/ˈbʌmpə\/rik-, kjempe-, rekord- -
3 cushion
'kuʃən 1. noun1) (a bag of cloth etc filled with soft material, eg feathers etc, used for support or to make a seat more comfortable: I'll sit on a cushion on the floor.) (sitte)pute2) (any similar support: A hovercraft travels on a cushion of air.) pute2. verb(to lessen the force of a blow etc: The soft sand cushioned his fall.) ta av for, dempeputeIsubst. \/ˈkʊʃ(ə)n\/1) pute, hynne2) ( under matte e.l.) underlag3) kniplepute4) nålepute5) ( mekanikk) støtpute, dempekloss6) ( mekanikk) damppute, luftpute7) valk8) ( biljard) forklaring: kanten på biljardbordet som kulen støter mot9) ( på skinke e.l.) kjøttfull del10) fingertupp, (tommel)ballecushion (sole) myk innleggssåleIIverb \/ˈkʊʃ(ə)n\/1) forsyne\/støtte\/dekke med puter, anbringe på puter2) polstre, stoppe3) ta av for, beskytte4) ( i stillhet) fortie, undertrykke, dysse ned5) dempe, mildne6) ( biljard) doble -
4 deaden
verb (to lessen, weaken or make less sharp, strong etc: That will deaden the pain.) døyve, dempeverb \/ˈdedn\/1) ( om smerte) døyve, lindre2) (om lyd, støy) dempe, svekke3) ( om fart e.l.) minske, redusere, hindre4) gjøre matt, gjøre glansløs, mattere5) lydisolere6) gjøre ufølsomdeaden to gjøre ufølsom for -
5 dilute
1. verb(to lessen the strength etc of by mixing especially with water: You are supposed to dilute that lime juice with water.) tynne ut, fortynne2. adjective(reduced in strength; weak: dilute acid.) fortynnet, oppspedd- dilutionfortynneIverb \/daɪˈluːt\/, \/daɪˈljuːt\/1) spe (ut), blande (ut), tynne (ut), bli uttynnet\/utvannet2) ( overført) utvanne, gjøre svakerediluted ( også overført) utvannetdilute skilled labour ansette ufaglært arbeidskraftIIadj. \/daɪˈluːt\/, \/daɪˈljuːt\/1) utspedd, fortynnet2) vannholdig3) ( overført) utvannet, tynn, svak -
6 labour-saving
adjective (intended to lessen work: washing-machines and other labour-saving devices.) arbeidsbesparendeadj. \/ˈleɪbəˌseɪvɪŋ\/arbeidsbesparende -
7 less
les 1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) mindre (enn)2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) mindre3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) mindre (enn)4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) minus- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) mindre; det minste- no less a person thanmindreIsubst. \/les\/lite beløp, liten mengdeIIdeterm. \/les\/mindrein a less degree i mindre gradto a less extent i mindre utstrekningIIIadv. \/les\/mindredesto mindre som sies om den saken, desto bedrebut less so men i mindre gradeven less enda mindrefight with no less daring than skill kjempe med like mye mot som evnerin less than no time i en håndvending, på et øyeblikkless and less mindre og mindreless than perfect alt annet enn perfekta little less than litt mindre enn, nesten, knaptmore or less mer eller mindre, på sett og vis, til en viss grad• we are all alike, more or lessvi er alle like, mer eller mindreomtrent, cirkano\/not\/nothing less det minste, ikke mer, ikke mindre, så mye som• they have six cars, no less!• he got no less than £1000• we can guarantee you an income of not less than £25,000so much the less så mye mindreIVprep. \/les\/minus, så nær som på• £300 a week less rates and taxes -
8 mollify
(to calm, soothe or lessen the anger of.) roe ned, dempeverb \/ˈmɒlɪfaɪ\/1) bløtgjøre, blidgjøre, gjøre mildere stemt2) ( om psyke) dempe, mildne, lindre, myke opp -
9 quieten
1) ((often with down) to make or become quiet: I expect you to quieten down when I come into the classroom.) dempe, falle til ro2) (to remove or lessen (a person's fears, doubts etc).) beroligeverb \/ˈkwaɪətn\/1) roe, berolige, dempe, få til å være stille, få til å tie stille2) bli stille, stilnequieten down roe seg, bli beroliget, falle til ro legge seg, stilne av -
10 relieve
-v1) (to lessen or stop (pain, worry etc): The doctor gave him some drugs to relieve the pain; to relieve the hardship of the refugees.) lindre, mildne, lette2) (to take over a job or task from: You guard the door first, and I'll relieve you in two hours.) avløse3) (to dismiss (a person) from his job or position: He was relieved of his post/duties.) bli fritatt for tjeneste4) (to take (something heavy, difficult etc) from someone: May I relieve you of that heavy case?; The new gardener relieved the old man of the burden of cutting the grass.) avhjelpe, unnsette, avlaste5) (to come to the help of (a town etc which is under siege or attack).) komme til unnsetningberge--------frelse--------redde--------understøtteverb \/rɪˈliːv\/1) lette, lindre, mildne2) gi understøttelse\/stønad, bøte på, bistå3) avløse4) befri, komme til unnsetning for, hjelpe5) gi avveksling fra6) ( foreldet) fremheve, la fremstå i relieff, la avtegne seg7) ( mekanikk) forsyne med fri(gangs)vinkel, forsyne med klaringsvinkelbe heartily relieved være så inderlig lettetrelieved against i relieff mot, skarpt avtegnet mot, i kontrast tilrelieve one's conscience lette samvittigheten sinrelieve oneself gjøre sitt fornødnerelieve one's feelings lufte sine følelser, gi utløp for sine følelser, avreagererelieve someone of something hjelpe noen (av) med noe( hverdagslig) stjele noe fra noenbefri\/frita\/løse noen fra noe
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