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1 alleviate
[ə'li:vieit](to make an improvement by lessening (pain etc): The drugs will alleviate the pain.) aliviar* * *al.le.vi.ate[əl'i:vieit] vt aliviar, suavizar, minorar. -
2 buffer
(an apparatus for lessening the force with which a moving object strikes something.) amortecedor* * *buff.er1[b'∧fə] n 1 pára-choque. 2 pessoa ou coisa que diminui o impacto de algo. 3 Chem tampão: substância química que resiste a mudanças em acidez e alcalinidade.————————buff.er2[b'∧fə] n 1 polidor. 2 disco de couro para polir.————————buff.er3[b'∧fə] n Comp área de memória que foi alocada para armazenamento temporário de dados. -
3 decline
1. verb1) (to say `no' to (an invitation etc); to refuse: We declined his offer of a lift.) recusar2) (to become less strong or less good etc: His health has declined recently; Our profits have temporarily declined.) diminuir2. noun(a gradual lessening or worsening (of health, standards, quantity etc): There has been a gradual decline in the birthrate.) declínio* * *de.cline[dikl'ain] n 1 declínio, decadência, decaimento, definhamento. 2 deterioração. 3 decrescimento, diminuição, baixa (de preços). 4 arch tísica. 5 declive, inclinação de terreno, ladeira. • vt+vi 1 declinar, recusar, rejeitar delicadamente. 2 abaixar(-se), inclinar-se. 3 desviar-se, afastar-se. 4 deteriorar. 5 baixar, ir baixando (os preços), diminuir. 6 decair, entrar em decadência, definhar, ir acabando. 7 Gram declinar, enunciar as flexões de nomes, pronomes e adjetivos. to be on the decline estar em declínio, estar gradualmente perdendo a importância ou tornando-se menos poderoso. to go (fall) into decline entrar em declínio. -
4 diminution
[dimi'nju:ʃən](lessening: a diminution in the birth rate.) diminuição* * *dim.i.nu.tion[diminj'u:ʃən] n 1 diminuição, redução. 2 abatimento, quantidade diminuída. 3 Archit diminuição das colunas -
5 relief
[rə'li:f]1) (a lessening or stopping of pain, worry, boredom etc: When one has a headache, an aspirin brings relief; He gave a sigh of relief; It was a great relief to find nothing had been stolen.) alívio2) (help (eg food) given to people in need of it: famine relief; ( also adjective) A relief fund has been set up to send supplies to the refugees.) socorro3) (a person who takes over some job or task from another person, usually after a given period of time: The bus-driver was waiting for his relief; ( also adjective) a relief driver.) substituto4) (the act of freeing a town etc from siege: the relief of Mafeking.) libertação5) (a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background: a carving in relief.) relevo•- relieve- relieved* * *re.lief1[ril'i:f] n 1 alívio. 2 assistência, socorro, ajuda. 3 remédio. 4 revezamento ou substituição de pessoal ou tropas. 5 indulto. 6 Mil pl reforços. 7 libertação (após um cerco). 8 Euphem satisfação sexual. indoor relief serviço de assistência social interno. light/ comic relief Theat, Lit, Cin mudança divertida e agradável (durante um drama). much to one’s relief para satisfação de alguém. on relief recebendo assistência social.————————re.lief2[ril'i:f] n 1 relevo, saliência. 2 realce, contraste, distinção. 3 Archit saliência. 4 Geol elevação de terreno, parte montanhosa. in relief em relevo. to place / throw into relief realçar. to stand in bold relief destacar-se, sobressair. -
6 remission
[-ʃən]1) (a lessening in the severity of an illness etc.) atenuação2) (a shortening of a person's prison sentence.) perdão3) (the act of remitting.) remissão* * *re.mis.sion[rim'iʃən] n 1 remissão, perdão, absolvição, indulto. 2 moderação, diminuição, redução. 3 alívio, relaxação. -
7 alleviate
[ə'li:vieit](to make an improvement by lessening (pain etc): The drugs will alleviate the pain.) aliviar -
8 buffer
(an apparatus for lessening the force with which a moving object strikes something.) amortecedor -
9 decline
1. verb1) (to say `no' to (an invitation etc); to refuse: We declined his offer of a lift.) recusar2) (to become less strong or less good etc: His health has declined recently; Our profits have temporarily declined.) declinar2. noun(a gradual lessening or worsening (of health, standards, quantity etc): There has been a gradual decline in the birthrate.) declínio -
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11 relief
[rə'li:f]1) (a lessening or stopping of pain, worry, boredom etc: When one has a headache, an aspirin brings relief; He gave a sigh of relief; It was a great relief to find nothing had been stolen.) alívio2) (help (eg food) given to people in need of it: famine relief; ( also adjective) A relief fund has been set up to send supplies to the refugees.) auxílio3) (a person who takes over some job or task from another person, usually after a given period of time: The bus-driver was waiting for his relief; ( also adjective) a relief driver.) substituto4) (the act of freeing a town etc from siege: the relief of Mafeking.) libertação5) (a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background: a carving in relief.) relevo•- relieve- relieved -
12 remission
[-ʃən]1) (a lessening in the severity of an illness etc.) remissão2) (a shortening of a person's prison sentence.) remissão3) (the act of remitting.) remissão
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