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21 cool
[ku:l] 1. adjective1) (slightly cold: cool weather.) răcoros2) (calm or not excitable: He's very cool in a crisis.) calm3) (not very friendly: He was very cool towards me.) rece4) ((slang) great; terrific; fantastic: Wow, that's really cool!; You look cool in those jeans!)2. verb1) (to make or become less warm: The jelly will cool better in the refrigerator; She cooled her hands in the stream.) a (se) răci2) (to become less strong: His affection for her has cooled; Her anger cooled.) a (se) micşora3. noun(cool air or atmosphere: the cool of the evening.) răcoare- coolly- coolness
- cool-headed
- cool down
- keep one's cool
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22 decrease
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23 soften
['sofn]verb (to make or become soft or softer, less strong or less painful: The thick walls softened the noise of the explosion.) a înmuia; a slăbi; a atenua -
24 dampen
1) (to make damp.) a umezi2) (to make or become less fierce or strong (interest etc): The rain dampened everyone's enthusiasm considerably.) a (se) domoli -
25 light
I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) lumină2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) lumină3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) foc4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) lumină2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) luminos2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) deschis3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) a lumina2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) a (se) aprinde•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) uşor2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) uşor3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) uşor4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) mai uşor cu5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) uşor6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) suplu7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) uşor8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) uşor9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) moale, afânat•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) -
26 call
[ko:l] 1. verb1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) a se chema, a se numi2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) a numi3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) a chema4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) a chema, a convoca5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) a face o vizită (scurtă)6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) a telefona7) ((in card games) to bid.) a licita2. noun1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) strigăt2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) cântec; croncănit3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) vizită (scurtă)4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) (convorbire la) telefon5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) chemare6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) cerere7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) motiv•- caller- calling
- call-box
- call for
- call off
- call on
- call up
- give someone a call
- give a call
- on call -
27 contract
1. [kən'trækt] verb1) (to make or become smaller, less, shorter, tighter etc: Metals expand when heated and contract when cooled; `I am' is often contracted to `I'm'; Muscles contract.) a (se) contracta; a (se) contrage2) ( to promise legally in writing: They contracted to supply us with cable.) a se angaja (prin contract) (să)3) (to become infected with (a disease): He contracted malaria.) a contracta4) (to promise (in marriage).) a promite2. ['kontrækt] noun(a legal written agreement: He has a four-year contract (of employment) with us; The firm won a contract for three new aircraft.) contract- contractor -
28 defuse
[di:'fju:z]1) (to remove the fuse from (a bomb etc).) a dezamorsa2) (to make harmless or less dangerous: He succeeded in defusing the situation.) a dezamorsa -
29 diminish
[di'miniʃ](to make or become less: Our supplies are diminishing rapidly.) a (se) diminua, a (se) împuţina -
30 lessen
verb (to make or become less: The fan lessened the heat a little; When the children left, the noise lessened considerably.) a (se) micşora, a (se) reduce -
31 lower
1) (to make or become less high: She lowered her voice.) a coborî2) (to let down: He lowered the blinds.) a coborî -
32 might
I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) a (se) putea să2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) a (se) putea să3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) a putea cel puţin•- might have
- I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) forţă, putere- mighty- mightily
- mightiness -
33 moderate
1. ['modəreit] verb(to make or become less extreme: He was forced to moderate his demands; Gradually the pain moderated.) a (se) modera2. [-rət] adjective1) (keeping within reasonable limits; not extreme: The prices were moderate; moderate opinions.) moderat2) (medium or average; not particularly good: workmanship of moderate quality.) mediu3. noun(a person whose views are not extreme: Politically, she's a moderate.) moderat- moderateness
- moderation -
34 play down
(to try to make (something) appear less important: He played down the fact that he had failed the exam.) a minimaliza -
35 raise someone's spirits
(to make someone less unhappy.) a ridica moralul -
36 refresh
[rə'freʃ](to give new strength and energy to; to make (a person etc) feel less hot, tired etc, eg after or during a period of hard work: This glass of cool lemonade will refresh you.) a răcori; a revigora- refreshingly
- refreshments
- refresh someone's memory -
37 thin out
(to make or become less dense or crowded: The trees thinned out near the river.) a (se) rări -
38 tone down
(to make or become softer, less harsh etc: He toned down some of his criticisms.) a (se) îndulci; a (se) potoli
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См. также в других словарях:
make less — index decrease, deduct (reduce), diminish, minimize, moderate (temper), reduce Burton s Legal Thesauru … Law dictionary
make less concentrated — index dilute Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
make less confusing — index elucidate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
make less extreme — index commute, modify (moderate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
make less friendly — index disaffect Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
make less harsh — index commute Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
make less important — index demote Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
make less intense — index commute, modify (moderate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
make less rigorous — index commute Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
make less rough — index commute Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
make less serious — index extenuate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
