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1 attenuarsi
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2 mitigare
lessendolore ease, lessen* * *mitigare v.tr. to mitigate; (passioni) to appease; (dolore) to relieve, to alleviate: lo scirocco mitiga il freddo, the south wind mitigates the cold; mitigare la collera di qlcu., to appease s.o.'s anger; mitigare una pena, to lighten (o to mitigate) a punishment.◘ mitigarsi v.intr.pron.1 to be appeased, to calm down, to relax, to subside: sembra che il suo risentimento accenni a mitigare, his resentment seems to be fading2 (di clima) to become mild.* * *[miti'ɡare]1. vt2. vip (mitigarsi)* * *[miti'gare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (rendere più mite) to mitigate, to milden [caldo, freddo]; to appease [dolore, passione]; to smooth over [ contrasti]2) (alleviare) to mitigate [ punizione]2.* * *mitigare/miti'gare/ [1]1 (rendere più mite) to mitigate, to milden [caldo, freddo]; to appease [dolore, passione]; to smooth over [ contrasti]2 (alleviare) to mitigate [ punizione]II mitigarsi verbo pronominale[ persona] to calm down; [ temperatura] to milden, to become* milder. -
3 attenuarsi
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4 diminuire
"to reduce;Herabsetzen;Vermindern;diminuir"* * *1. v/t reduce, diminishprezzi reduce, lower2. v/i decrease, diminishdi prezzi, valore fall, go downdi vento, rumore die down* * *diminuire v.tr.1 to reduce, to cut*; to lower; to diminish, to lessen: diminuire i prezzi, le tasse, to reduce prices, taxes; diminuire le spese, to cut (o to reduce) expenditure; diminuire lo stipendio, to cut (o to reduce) a salary; diminuire l'affitto, to lower the rent; (banca) diminuire il tasso di sconto, to lower the bank rate; (dir.) diminuire una pena, to reduce (o to abate) a sentence; diminuire la tensione, to ease (o to reduce) the tension; diminuire il potere di qlcu., to diminish (o to lessen) s.o.'s powers2 (il consumo di qlco.) to cut* down (on sthg.): devi diminuire le sigarette, you have to cut down on cigarettes◆ v. intr. to fall*, to decrease, to go* down, to drop; ( di intensità) to lessen: la febbre diminuisce, the temperature is falling; il freddo sta diminuendo, it's getting less cold; le probabilità diminuiscono, the chances are decreasing (o falling); il numero degli studenti diminuisce ogni anno, the number of students is falling (o dropping o going down) every year; la benzina è diminuita di prezzo, the price of petrol has gone down; le nostre scorte di petrolio stanno diminuendo, our oil supply are running short; la domanda è diminuita, the demand has fallen; quando il rumore diminuì..., when the noise lessened...; diminuire di valore, di peso, to decrease in value, in weight // diminuire d'importanza, to become less important // diminuire di numero, to fall in number // diminuire di velocità, to reduce speed.* * *[diminu'ire]1. vt(gen) to reduce, decrease, diminish, (prezzi) to bring down, reduce2. vi(aus essere) (gen) to diminish, to decrease, (vento, rumore) to die down, die away, (prezzo, valore, pressione) to go down, fall, decreasediminuire d'intensità — to decrease in intensity, subside
diminuire di volume — (massa) to be reduced in volume
diminuire di peso — (persona) to lose weight, Fis to be reduced in weight
* * *[diminu'ire] 1.verbo transitivo1) (ridurre) to decrease, to diminish, to cut* [quantità, intensità, durata, livello] (a to; di by); to reduce, to cut*, to lower [prezzi, salari] (a to; di by); to reduce, to cut*, to lessen [costi, produzione] (a to; di by); to drop [ velocità] (a to; di by)2) (nel lavoro a maglia) to decrease [ maglie]2.1) (ridursi) [somma, disoccupazione, prezzo] to decrease, to decline, to drop, to go* down, to fall* (di by); [consumi, quantità] to decrease, to diminish (di by)le vendite sono diminuite (del 5%) — sales are down (by 5%)
2) (calare) [interesse, richiesta, entusiasmo] to drop off, to fall* off, to dwindle; [temperatura, luce] to drop; [ febbre] to drop, to subside, to abate; [ popolarità] to decrease, to diminish* * *diminuire/diminu'ire/ [102]1 (ridurre) to decrease, to diminish, to cut* [quantità, intensità, durata, livello] (a to; di by); to reduce, to cut*, to lower [prezzi, salari] (a to; di by); to reduce, to cut*, to lessen [costi, produzione] (a to; di by); to drop [ velocità] (a to; di by)2 (nel lavoro a maglia) to decrease [ maglie](aus. essere)1 (ridursi) [somma, disoccupazione, prezzo] to decrease, to decline, to drop, to go* down, to fall* (di by); [consumi, quantità] to decrease, to diminish (di by); le vendite sono diminuite (del 5%) sales are down (by 5%)2 (calare) [interesse, richiesta, entusiasmo] to drop off, to fall* off, to dwindle; [temperatura, luce] to drop; [ febbre] to drop, to subside, to abate; [ popolarità] to decrease, to diminish. -
5 attenuare
reducecolpo cushion* * *attenuare v.tr. to attenuate, to weaken; to mitigate; to subdue; to tone down; ( diminuire la gravità di) to extenuate, to minimize: nulla può attenuare la sua colpa, nothing can extenuate his guilt; attenuare un colpo, to soften a blow (o to lessen the force of a blow); attenuare un danno, to minimize the damage.* * *[attenu'are]1. vt(dolore) to ease, alleviate, (rumore) to reduce, deaden, (colpo) to soften, (Dir : colpa) to mitigate2. vip (attenuarsi)to ease, abate* * *[attenu'are] 1.verbo transitivo to alleviate, to ease, to relieve, to mitigate [dolore, tensione]; to dull, to soften [ rumore]; to attenuate, to allay [ critica]; to lessen, to soften [effetto, impatto]; to soften [ contrasti]2.verbo pronominale attenuarsi [dolore, tensione] to ease (off), to abate; [ rumore] to die down, to soften, to subside; [ luce] to dull, to soften; [odio, ricordi] to fade; [ differenze] to fade away, to disappear* * *attenuare/attenu'are/ [1]to alleviate, to ease, to relieve, to mitigate [dolore, tensione]; to dull, to soften [ rumore]; to attenuate, to allay [ critica]; to lessen, to soften [effetto, impatto]; to soften [ contrasti]II attenuarsi verbo pronominale[dolore, tensione] to ease (off), to abate; [ rumore] to die down, to soften, to subside; [ luce] to dull, to soften; [odio, ricordi] to fade; [ differenze] to fade away, to disappear. -
6 ridurre
reduce (a to)prezzi, sprechi reduce, cutpersonale reduce, cut backridurre al silenzio reduce to silenceinformation technology ridurre a icona minimize* * *ridurre v.tr.1 to reduce, to cut* (down); to curtail; to shorten: ridurre il personale, to cut (down) (o to reduce) the staff; ridurre il prezzo di un articolo, to reduce (o to lower o to bring down) the price of an article; ridurre le spese, lo stipendio, to reduce expenses, wages; ridurre una vacanza, to curtail (o to cut short) a holiday; ridurre la velocità, to reduce speed; (econ.) ridurre il capitale, to reduce capital; ridurre il tasso di sconto, to reduce the discount rate; stiamo cercando di ridurre i tempi, we are trying to shorten (o cut) the time // ridurre un'opera letteraria, to abridge a literary work // (mar.) ridurre la velatura, to shorten (o to take in) sail2 ( convertire) to convert, to reduce, to change; ( far diventare) to turn into: ogni volta che vengono gli amici mi riducono la casa un porcile, every time my friends come they turn the house into a pigsty; l'hotel Cavour è stato ridotto in appartamenti l'anno scorso, last year the Hotel Cavour was converted into flats // prima riduci quei dati in metri, first convert those data into metres; ridurre in pezzi, to break into pieces; ridurre in polvere, to turn to dust, to pulverize; ridurre qlco. in briciole, to crumble sthg. up3 ( adattare) to adapt: (cinem.) ridurre per lo schermo, to adapt for the screen; ridurre un testo per le scuole, to adapt (o to simplify) a text for schools4 (chim.) to reduce: ridurre lo stato di ossidazione di un atomo, to reduce the oxidation state of an atom; ridurre nitrogruppi ad aminogruppi, to reduce nitro groups to amino groups; (metall.) ridurre un minerale di rame a rame metallico, to reduce a copper ore to metallic ore5 to reduce: (mat.) ridurre una frazione ai minimi termini, to reduce a fraction to its lowest terms6 (indurre, portare a) to drive*, to reduce; to bring*: ridurre alla disperazione, to drive to despair; ridurre in miseria, al silenzio, to reduce to poverty, to silence; ridurre qlcu. all'obbedienza, to force s.o. to obedience; ridurre in rovina, in fin di vita, to bring to ruin, to the brink of death; fu ridotto a rubare, a mendicare, he was reduced (o driven) to steal, to beg; lo ridurranno alla pazzia, pazzo, they'll drive him mad // la malattia l'ha ridotto male, the illness has left him in a sorry state (o in a bad way); nell'incidente ha ridotto a, in pezzi l'auto, he made a wreck of his car in the accident7 (un abito ecc.) to take* in (a dress)8 (frattura ecc.) to set*; to reduce: ridurre una frattura, to set a broken bone9 (rar.) ( ricondurre) to bring* back, to take* back: ridurre il gregge all'ovile, to bring back the sheep to the fold // ridurre qlcu. alla ragione, to make s.o. see reason.◘ ridursi v.intr.pron.1 to reduce oneself, to come* (down): non volevo ridurmi a questo, I didn't want to come to this; si ridusse a vendere i suoi mobili, he was reduced (o driven) to selling his furniture; le spese si riducono a poco, the expenses come (down) to very little; si riduce sempre all'ultimo a fare le valigie, he always leaves it to the last minute to pack; ridurre allo stretto necessario, to confine oneself to what is strictly necessary2 ( diminuire) to diminish, to decrease; (econ.) ( calcolare) to go* down, to drop: le possibilità di successo si sono ridotte, the possibilities of success have diminished (o decreased); i prezzi si sono ridotti, prices have gone down3 ( diventare) to be reduced, to become*: si è ridotto a pelle e ossa, he was reduced to (o became) skin and bone (o to a skeleton)* * *1. [ri'durre]vb irreg vt1) (gen) Mat to reduce, (prezzo) to reduce, cut, bring down, (pressione) to lessen, (produzione) to cut (back), lower, (spese) to cut down on, cut back on2) (opera letteraria: per la radio, TV) to adapt, (accorciare) to abridge, (brano musicale) to arrange3)ridurre qc in cenere — to reduce sth to ashesè proprio ridotto male o mal ridotto — (oggetto) it's really in bad condition, (persona) he's really in a bad way
2.ridursi vip
1)ridursi (a) — to be reduced (to), (fig : questione, problema) to come down (to)2)ridursi male — to be in a bad state o way* * *[ri'durre] 1.verbo transitivo1) (diminuire) to reduce, to cut* [imposte, spese, costi, personale]; to reduce [dimensioni, velocità, distanza]; to reduce, to shorten [ durata]; to narrow [ divario]; to reduce, to lessen [rischi, probabilità]; to reduce, to bring* down [ disoccupazione]; to reduce, to limit [scelta, influenza]ridurre l'inflazione dell'1% — to cut 1% off inflation
2) (nelle dimensioni) to reduce [foto, documento]; to cut*, to abridge [ testo]3) (trasformare) to reduce (in to)ridurre qcs. in polvere — to reduce o crush sth. to (a) powder
ridurre qcs. a brandelli — to tear sth. to ribbons o shreds
4) (obbligare)ridurre qcn. al silenzio, in miseria — to reduce sb. to silence, to begging
5) med. to reset* [ osso fratturato]2.verbo pronominale ridursi1) (diminuire) [costi, ritardo] to be* reduced; [rischi, spese, velocità, disoccupazione, livello] to decrease; [ divario] to narrow, to close2) (limitarsi)3) (diventare)••* * *ridurre/ri'durre/ [13]1 (diminuire) to reduce, to cut* [imposte, spese, costi, personale]; to reduce [dimensioni, velocità, distanza]; to reduce, to shorten [ durata]; to narrow [ divario]; to reduce, to lessen [rischi, probabilità]; to reduce, to bring* down [ disoccupazione]; to reduce, to limit [scelta, influenza]; ridurre il consumo di alcolici to cut down on alcohol; ridurre l'inflazione dell'1% to cut 1% off inflation; ridurre di un quarto to reduce by a quarter2 (nelle dimensioni) to reduce [foto, documento]; to cut*, to abridge [ testo]3 (trasformare) to reduce (in to); ridurre qcs. in polvere to reduce o crush sth. to (a) powder; ridurre qcs. a brandelli to tear sth. to ribbons o shreds4 (obbligare) ridurre qcn. al silenzio, in miseria to reduce sb. to silence, to begging5 med. to reset* [ osso fratturato]II ridursi verbo pronominale1 (diminuire) [costi, ritardo] to be* reduced; [rischi, spese, velocità, disoccupazione, livello] to decrease; [ divario] to narrow, to close2 (limitarsi) tutto si riduce al fatto che it all comes down to the fact that3 (diventare) la sua voce si ridusse a un sussurro his voice dropped to a whisper; la strada si riduceva a un sentiero the road narrowed to a track- rsi all'ultimo (momento) to leave things to the last minute. -
7 scemare
scemare v. intr. to diminish, to lessen, to decrease, to go* down, to fall*, to wane: il dolore scemava, the pain was diminishing; la sua gloria sta scemando, his glory is waning; le mie forze stanno scemando, my energy is waning◆ v.tr. (non com.) to reduce, to lower, to diminish: (comm.) scemare il prezzo di vendita di un prodotto, to reduce the sale price of a product.* * *[ʃe'mare]verbo intransitivo (aus. essere) [ vento] to lessen, to decrease; [entusiasmo, forza, interesse, attenzione] to dwindle, to diminish; [suono, voce] to die away* * *scemare/∫e'mare/ [1](aus. essere) [ vento] to lessen, to decrease; [entusiasmo, forza, interesse, attenzione] to dwindle, to diminish; [suono, voce] to die away; la luce stava scemando the light was falling. -
8 menomare
menomare v.tr.1 (danneggiare) (persone) to disable; (arti, sensi) to impair; (cose) to damage2 (non com.) (diminuire) to lessen, to diminish, to detract from (sthg.): questo non menoma il suo valore, this does not detract from (o lessen) his worth◆ v. intr. → menomarsi.* * *[meno'mare]verbo transitivo to maim, to disable, to cripple* * *menomare/meno'mare/ [1]to maim, to disable, to cripple. -
9 placare
placatedolore ease* * *placare v.tr.1 ( tranquillizzare) to appease, to placate, to calm (down): cercherò di placarlo, I shall try to appease him2 ( mitigare, temperare) to soothe, to lessen, to alleviate: niente può placare il mio dolore, nothing can lessen (o lighten) my sorrow; placare il mal di denti di qlcu., to ease (o to soothe) s.o.'s toothache // placare la fame di qlcu., to satisfy s.o.'s hunger; placare la sete di qlcu., to quench s.o.'s thirst.◘ placarsi v.rifl. o intr.pron. to subside, to calm down, to die down: si placò solo al ritorno del figlio, he calmed down only after the return of his son; la sua rabbia si placò quando lo vide, her anger died down when she saw him; il mare si placò, the sea calmed down; verso mezzanotte il temporale si placò, the storm died down towards midnight.* * *[pla'kare]1. vt(persona) to calm down, pacify, (desiderio) to placate, assuage, (dolore, eccitazione) to soothe, (coscienza) to salve, (scrupoli) to allay2. vip (placarsi)(rivolta, tempesta) to die down, (persona) to calm down* * *[pla'kare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (calmare) to appease [ira, persona]2) (attenuare) to satisfy, to appease [ fame]; to quench [ sete]2.verbo pronominale placarsi1) (calmarsi) [ persona] to calm down2) (attenuarsi) [vento, temporale] to die down; [curiosità, fame, dolore] to subside* * *placare/pla'kare/ [1]1 (calmare) to appease [ira, persona]II placarsi verbo pronominale1 (calmarsi) [ persona] to calm down2 (attenuarsi) [vento, temporale] to die down; [curiosità, fame, dolore] to subside. -
10 rimpicciolire
1. v/t make smaller2. v/i become smaller, shrink* * *◆ v. intr. → rimpicciolirsi.◘ rimpicciolirsi v.intr.pron. to become* smaller, to lessen, to decrease.* * *[rimpittʃo'lire]1. vt2. vi* * *[rimpittʃo'lire] 1.verbo transitivo to reduce2. 3.verbo pronominale rimpicciolirsi rimpicciolire* * *rimpicciolire/rimpitt∫o'lire/ [102]to reduceIII rimpicciolirsi verbo pronominale→ rimpicciolire -
11 sminuire
problema downplaypersona belittle* * *sminuire v.tr.1 to diminish, to lessen2 (fig.) ( dare minore valore) to belittle, to play down: non sminuire i suoi meriti, don't belittle (o run down) his merits; hanno sminuito il suo ruolo, they played down his role◘ sminuirsi v.rifl. to belittle oneself: non ti sminuire!, don't belittle yourself!* * *[zminu'ire]1. vt(diminuire) to diminish, lessen, fig to belittle, make light of, minimize2. vr (sminuirsi)fig to run o.s. down, belittle o.s.* * *[zminu'ire] 1.verbo transitivo1) (ridurre) to diminish2) fig. (svalutare) to belittle2.* * *sminuire/zminu'ire/ [102]1 (ridurre) to diminish2 fig. (svalutare) to belittleII sminuirsi verbo pronominale[ persona] to lower oneself, to belittle oneself. -
12 mitigare
[miti'ɡare]1. vt2. vip (mitigarsi) -
13 indebolire
v/t and v/i weaken* * *indebolire v.tr.1 to weaken, to enfeeble, to debilitate: la lunga malattia l'ha molto indebolito, the long illness has weakened him a lot (o has taken a lot out of him)2 (fig.) to weaken, to lessen, to reduce, to undermine; (affari, mercato) to depress: indebolire la resistenza, to weaken (o to undermine o to sap) one's powers of endurance; indebolire il volume degli affari, to depress the turnover3 (mecc., chim.) to weaken4 (fot.) to reduce.◘ indebolirsi v.intr.pron.1 to weaken, to grow* weak (er), to grow* feeble (r), to flag, to lose* one's strength: le sue forze s'indebolivano, his strength was flagging; gli si è indebolita la vista, his eyesight has grown weaker; la situazione finanziaria si è indebolita, the financial situation has weakened; la sua memoria si indebolisce, his memory is failing; il vento si indebolisce, the wind is dropping2 (di suoni, colori) to fade.* * *[indebo'lire]1. vt2. vi* * *[indebo'lire] 1.verbo transitivo to weaken [udito, vista, influenza, nemico, mercato]; to undermine [autorità, resistenza]2.verbo pronominale indebolirsi [economia, muscoli, paese, valuta] to weaken; [persona, squadra] to grow* weak; [ vista] to grow* dim, to dim, to fail; [ udito] to fail; [autorità, influenza] to diminish* * *indebolire/indebo'lire/ [102]to weaken [udito, vista, influenza, nemico, mercato]; to undermine [autorità, resistenza]II indebolirsi verbo pronominale -
14 rallentare
slow downfig rallentare il lavoro ease off in one's work* * *rallentare v.tr. ( diminuire) to slow down, to slacken, to lessen (anche fig.): rallentare il passo, to slacken one's pace; rallentare la produzione, to slow down production; rallentare il ritmo del lavoro, to slacken the work rate; l'auto rallentò la corsa, the car slowed down; (mus.) rallentare il tempo, to slacken the tempo◆ v. intr.1 ( di velocità) to slow down, to slacken speed: devi rallentare in una zona abitata, you must slow down (o slacken speed) in a built-up area; rallentare in curva, to slow down at a bend; rallenta, è rosso!, slow down, it's red!2 ( ridurre) to die* down, to slacken; to grow* less; to become* fewer (solo con sogg. al pl.): la produzione ha rallentato in questi ultimi anni, production has slackened (o eased off) in the last few years; gli affari rallentano in questo periodo, business slows down at this time of year.◘ rallentarsi v.intr.pron. to slacken, to get* slack: le vendite si rallentano sempre in questa stagione, sales always slacken at this time of year // (econ.) la richiesta d'azioni si è rallentata recentemente, demand for shares has eased off lately.* * *[rallen'tare]1. vt(gen) to slow down2. viPAROLA CHIAVE: rallentare non si traduce mai con la parola inglese relent* * *[rallen'tare] 1.verbo transitivo to slow down, to delay [traffico, progresso]; to slow down [produzione, passo]; [ veicoli] to reduce [ velocità]; to slacken [ ritmo]2.verbo intransitivo (aus. essere, avere) [velocità, veicoli] to slow down, to slow up3.* * *rallentare/rallen'tare/ [1]to slow down, to delay [traffico, progresso]; to slow down [produzione, passo]; [ veicoli] to reduce [ velocità]; to slacken [ ritmo](aus. essere, avere) [velocità, veicoli] to slow down, to slow up; rallentare in curva to slow down at a bendIII rallentarsi verbo pronominale[ produzione] to slacken, to ease off. -
15 restringere
narrowvestito, giacca take in* * *restringere v.tr.1 to narrow; ( contrarre) to contract: abbiamo ristretto il locale di quasi due metri, we've made the room smaller by two metres; la strada è stata ristretta prima del ponte, the road has been narrowed before the bridge; una crema per restringere i pori, an astringent cream; (fot.) restringere il campo, to narrow the field2 (vestiti ecc.) to take* in, to tighten; bisogna ( far) restringere questo vestito, this dress must be taken in; il sarto restringerà la gonna sui fianchi, the tailor will take in the skirt at the hips3 (fig.) ( limitare) to limit; to restrict; ( diminuire) to lessen, to reduce; to condense: ho ristretto la mia indagine agli aspetti sociali del problema, I have restricted (o limited) my survey to the social aspects of the problem; restringere una lunga relazione in qualche paragrafo, to condense a long report into a few paragraphs; ho dovuto restringere il numero degli invitati, I had to reduce the number of guests; la nuova tassa restringe enormemente la possibilità di esportare, the new tax restricts export opportunities considerably // far restringere il sugo, to reduce the sauce // (econ.): restringere le spese, to limit (o to cut down) expenses; restringere il disavanzo, to reduce the deficit; restringere gli investimenti, to retrench investments; restringere il commercio, to restrain trade; restringere i controlli sulle importazioni, to tighten controls on importation; (banca) restringere il credito, to squeeze credit.1 to narrow, to get* narrower; ( contrarsi) to contract: più avanti la strada si restringe, the road gets narrower (o narrows) farther on // restringere nelle spalle, to shrug2 ( farsi stretti) to move up, to close up: restringetevi, sta venendo altra gente, move up, there are other people coming4 (fig.) ( limitarsi) to limit oneself; to restrain oneself: restringere a parlare solo di un argomento, to limit oneself to speaking of one subject only; la sua cerchia di amicizie si è ristretta a due o tre persone, his circle of friends has fallen to two or three now; le possibilità di trovare superstiti si restringono col passare dei giorni, the likelihood of finding survivors fades as the days go by; ormai il numero dei possibili candidati si è ristretto a pochi nomi, now the number of possible candidates has come down to just a few names; restringere nelle spese, to cut down (o to limit) one's expenses.* * *1. [res'trindʒere]vb irreg vt(strada) to narrow, (abito, gonna) to take in2. vip (restringersi)il campo si restringe — (fig : di ipotesi, possibilità) the field is narrowing
* * *[res'trindʒere] 1.verbo transitivo1) (rendere più stretto) to narrow [passaggio, strada]; to shrink* [ vestito]2) (fare contrarre) to contract [ pupilla]3) fig. to narrow (down) [campo, ambito, orizzonte]; to reduce, to limit [libertà, numero]2.verbo pronominale restringersi1) (diventare più stretto) [sentiero, valle, fiume] to narrow, to grow* narrow, to become* narrow; [ vestito] to shrink*2) (contrarsi) [ pupilla] to contract3) fig. [campo, ambito, possibilità] to be* narrowed* * *restringere/res'trindʒere/ [36]1 (rendere più stretto) to narrow [passaggio, strada]; to shrink* [ vestito]2 (fare contrarre) to contract [ pupilla]3 fig. to narrow (down) [campo, ambito, orizzonte]; to reduce, to limit [libertà, numero]II restringersi verbo pronominale1 (diventare più stretto) [sentiero, valle, fiume] to narrow, to grow* narrow, to become* narrow; [ vestito] to shrink*2 (contrarsi) [ pupilla] to contract3 fig. [campo, ambito, possibilità] to be* narrowed. -
16 alleggerire vt
[alleddʒe'rire]1) (rendere più leggero) to lighten, make lighter, (fig : responsabilità) to lighten, (sofferenza) to relieve, lessen, alleviate, (lavoro, tasse) to reduce, (coscienza) to ease2) Sci to unweight -
17 scemare vi
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18 disappassionare
disappassionare v.tr. (rar.) to lessen s.o.'s passion (for sthg.); to make* (s.o.) lose his, her enthusiasm (for sthg.).◘ disappassionarsi v.intr.pron. to lose* one's passion (for sthg.), to lose* one's enthusiasm (for sthg.). -
19 minorare
1 to reduce, to lower, to diminish, to lessen: (econ.) minorare i costi, to reduce costs2 (rendere invalido) to disable, to impair. -
20 alleggerire
vt [alleddʒe'rire]1) (rendere più leggero) to lighten, make lighter, (fig : responsabilità) to lighten, (sofferenza) to relieve, lessen, alleviate, (lavoro, tasse) to reduce, (coscienza) to ease2) Sci to unweight
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Lessen — bezeichnet folgende Orte: einen Stadtteil von Gera, Thüringen, siehe Lessen (Gera) Groß Lessen und Klein Lessen, Stadtteile von Sulingen, Niedersachsen die Stadt Lessines, Hennegau, Belgien die Stadt Łasin, Woiwodschaft Kujawien Pommern, Polen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Lessen — Less en (l[e^]s n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lessened} ( nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lessening}.] [From {Less}, a.] To make less; to reduce; to make smaller, or fewer; to diminish; to lower; to degrade; as, to lessen a kingdom, or a population; to lessen… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lessen — UK US /ˈlesən/ verb [I or T] ► to make something smaller, less noticeable, etc., or to become smaller, less noticeable, etc.: »Corporate executives are keen to embrace green technology in order to lessen their dependence on fossil fuels.… … Financial and business terms
Lessen — Less en, v. i. To become less; to shrink; to contract; to decrease; to be diminished; as, the apparent magnitude of objects lessens as we recede from them; his care, or his wealth, lessened. [1913 Webster] The objection lessens much, and comes to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lessen — Lessen, 1) (Laszyn) Stadt im Kreise Graudenz des Regierungsbezirks Marienwerder (preußische Provinz Preußen), am Schloßsee; Leinweberei; 1900 Ew.; 2) so v.w. Lessinnes … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Lessen — Lessen, Stadt im preuß. Regbez. Marienwerder, Landkreis Graudenz, am Lessener See und an der Staatsbahnlinie Garnsee L., hat eine katholische (von 1305) und eine evang. Kirche, Synagoge, ein neues Rathaus, Maschinenfabrik, Dampfmolkerei,… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Lessen — Lessen, Stadt im preuß. Reg. Bez. Marienwerder, am Lessener See, (1905) 2720 E … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
lessen — I verb abate, abbreviate, abridge, abstract, adulterate, allay, alleviate, assuage, attenuate, bate, belittle, boil down, calumniate, censure, check, compress, condense, contract, curb, curtail, cut, cut down, decimate, decline, decrease, decry,… … Law dictionary
lessen — (v.) to become less, c.1300, from LESS (Cf. less) + EN (Cf. en) (1). Related: Lessened; lessening … Etymology dictionary
lessen — *decrease, diminish, reduce, abate, dwindle Analogous words: *shorten, curtail, retrench, abridge, abbreviate: shrink, *contract: lighten, mitigate, alleviate (see RELIEVE): *thin, dilute, attenuate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
lessen — [v] lower, reduce abate, abridge, amputate, attenuate, become smaller, clip, close, contract, crop, curtail, cut, cut back, decline, decrease, de escalate, degrade, die down, dilute, diminish, downsize, drain, dwindle, ease, erode, grow less,… … New thesaurus