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make less

  • 1 cripple

    n. krympling; invalid
    --------
    v. göra till krympling; förstöra, ramponera
    * * *
    ['kripl] 1. verb
    1) (to make lame or disabled: He was crippled by a fall from a horse.) göra till krympling, lemlästa
    2) (to make less strong, less efficient etc: The war has crippled the country's economy.) lamslå, förstöra
    2. noun
    (a lame or disabled person: He's been a cripple since the car accident.) krympling

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  • 2 damage

    n. skada, skadegörelse
    --------
    v. skada; tillfoga förlust
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    ['dæmi‹] 1. noun
    1) (injury or hurt, especially to a thing: The storm did/caused a lot of damage; She suffered brain-damage as a result of the accident.) skada, skador, skadegörelse
    2) ((in plural) payment for loss or injury suffered: The court awarded him $5,000 damages.) skadestånd
    2. verb
    (to make less effective or less usable etc; to spoil: The bomb damaged several buildings; The book was damaged in the post.) skada

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  • 3 damp down

    1) (to make (a fire) burn more slowly.) kväva, dämpa
    2) (to reduce, make less strong: He was trying to damp down their enthusiasm.) dämpa

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  • 4 depress

    v. deprimera; trycka ned, trycka
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    [di'pres]
    1) (to make sad or gloomy: I am always depressed by wet weather.) göra deprimerad (nedstämd)
    2) (to make less active: This drug depresses the action of the heart.) hämma
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    - depressing
    - depression

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  • 5 allay

    v. lugna, stilla, undertrycka; mildra, dämpa, minska, lindra
    * * *
    [ə'lei]
    (to make less: He allayed her fears.) minska, dämpa

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  • 6 blunt

    adj. slö; rättfram, enkel, burdus
    --------
    n. otillräcklig; slö, trubbig
    --------
    v. göra slö, trubba av
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    1. adjective
    1) ((of objects) having no point or sharp edge: a blunt knife.) slö, trubbig
    2) ((of people) (sometimes unpleasantly) straightforward or frank in speech: She was very blunt, and said that she did not like him.) burdus, rakt på sak
    2. verb
    (to make less sharp: This knife has been blunted by years of use.) bli slö, bli trubbig
    - bluntness

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  • 7 curtail

    v. korta av, minska
    * * *
    [kə'teil]
    (make less, shorter etc (than was originally intended): I've had to curtail my visit.) korta av, minska

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  • 8 deaden

    v. dämpa
    * * *
    verb (to lessen, weaken or make less sharp, strong etc: That will deaden the pain.) döva, dämpa, lindra

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  • 9 deter

    v. avhålla, hindra
    * * *
    [di'tə:]
    past tense, past participle - deterred; verb
    (to make less willing or prevent by frightening: She was not deterred by his threats.) avskräcka, hindra

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  • 10 disarm

    v. nedrusta, avrusta; oskadliggöra
    * * *
    1) (to take away weapons from: He crept up from behind and managed to disarm the gunman.) avväpna
    2) (to get rid of weapons of war: Not until peace was made did the victors consider it safe to disarm.) avrusta, nedrusta
    3) (to make less hostile; to charm.) avväpna, charmera
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    - disarming
    - disarmingly

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  • 11 help

    n. hjälp; nytta; hemhjälp; bistånd
    --------
    v. hjälpa, bistå underlätta; vara till nytta; bota; reparera
    * * *
    [help] 1. verb
    1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) hjälpa []
    2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) bidra till, förbättra
    3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) hjälpa mot
    4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) hjälpa
    5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) låta bli, rå för, hjälpa
    2. noun
    1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) hjälp
    2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) hjälp
    3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) hemhjälp, dräng
    4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) inget att göra åt
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    - helpful
    - helpfully
    - helpfulness
    - helping
    - helpless
    - helplessly
    - helplessness
    - help oneself
    - help out

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  • 12 impair

    v. förstöra, skada, försämra, försvaga
    * * *
    [im'peə]
    (to damage, weaken or make less good: He was told that smoking would impair his health.) försämra, skada

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  • 13 overshadow

    v. förmörka, överskugga; ställa i skuggan
    * * *
    (to make less important especially by being much better than: With her beauty and wit she quite overshadowed her sister.) överskugga

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  • 14 reduce

    v. reducera, minska, skära ned
    * * *
    [rə'dju:s]
    1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) reducera, minska, sänka
    2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) gå ner i vikt
    3) (to drive, or put, into a particular (bad) state: The bombs reduced the city to ruins; She was so angry, she was almost reduced to tears; During the famine, many people were reduced to eating grass and leaves.) tvinga, hänvisa, försätta, förvandla
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    - reduction

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  • 15 restrict

    v. inskränka, begränsa
    * * *
    [rə'strikt]
    1) (to keep within certain limits: I try to restrict myself / my smoking to five cigarettes a day; Use of the car-park is restricted to senior staff.) inskränka, begränsa, endast för...
    2) (to make less than usual, desirable etc: He feels this new law will restrict his freedom.) inskränka, begränsa
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    - restriction
    - restrictive

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  • 16 temper

    n. temperament; humör
    --------
    v. mildra, dämpa; härda
    * * *
    ['tempə] 1. noun
    1) (a state of mind; a mood or humour: He's in a bad temper.) humör
    2) (a tendency to become (unpleasant when) angry: He has a terrible temper.) [] humör, [] lynne
    3) (a state of anger: She's in a temper.) [] dåligt humör
    2. verb
    1) (to bring metal to the right degree of hardness by heating and cooling: The steel must be carefully tempered.) härda
    2) (to soften or make less severe: One must try to temper justice with mercy.) mildra, modifiera, temperera, man måste låta nåd gå före rätt
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    - keep one's temper
    - lose one's temper

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  • 17 relax

    v. slappna av; vila; lossa; släppa efter på; lugna ner; koppla av
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    [rə'læks]
    1) (to make or become less tight or tense or less worried etc; to rest completely: The doctor gave him a drug to make him relax; Relax your shoulders; He relaxed his grip for a second and the rope was dragged out of his hand.) slappna av, lossa på
    2) (to make or become less strict or severe: The rules were relaxed because of the Queen's visit.) lätta på, mildra
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  • 18 cool down

    kylas av; lugna ner sig
    * * *
    1) (to make or become less warm: Let your food cool down a bit!) svalna
    2) (to make or become less excited or less emotional: He was very angry but he's cooled down now.) lugna ner []

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  • 19 slacken

    v. sakta, försvaga, släppa loss; bli måttlig; minska, avta; bli slapp
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    1) (to make or become looser: She felt his grip on her arm slacken.) släppa, lossa, försvaga[]
    2) (to make or become less busy, less active or less fast: The doctor told him to slacken up if he wanted to avoid a heart-attack.) minska, sakta []

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  • 20 stand

    n. ställning; fot, stativ; ståndpunkt; vittnesbås; läktare; taxistation
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    v. stå; ställa, resa; ställa sig upp, resa sig; stå kvar, stanna; stå ut med; bjuda på
    * * *
    [stænd] 1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb
    1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) stå
    2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) stå (ställa sig) upp
    3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) stå stilla
    4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) stå fast
    5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) ligga, vara belägen
    6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) förhålla sig, ligga till
    7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) ställa upp
    8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) ställa
    9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) undergå, stå [], tåla
    10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) bjuda på
    2. noun
    1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) posto, ställning, ståndpunkt
    2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) ställ, ställning
    3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) stånd, kiosk
    4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) åskådarläktare
    5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) vittnesbås
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    - standing 3. noun
    1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) varaktighet
    2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) ställning, status
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    4. adjective
    ((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.) standby-
    5. adverb
    (travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.) med (på) standbybiljett
    - standing-room
    - make someone's hair stand on end
    - stand aside
    - stand back
    - stand by
    - stand down
    - stand fast/firm
    - stand for
    - stand in
    - stand on one's own two feet
    - stand on one's own feet
    - stand out
    - stand over
    - stand up for
    - stand up to

    English-Swedish dictionary > stand

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См. также в других словарях:

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  • 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

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