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1 sweeten
transitive verb1) (add sugar etc. to) süßen3) (make agreeable) versüßen [Leben, Abend]; milde stimmen [Person]* * ** * *sweet·en[ˈswi:tən]vt1. (make sweet)▪ to \sweeten sth etw süßen2. (make more amenable)▪ to \sweeten [up] ⇆ sb jdn günstig stimmento \sweeten sb's temper jds Laune heben [o bessern3. (make more attractive)▪ to \sweeten sth etw versüßen [o schmackhaft machen]* * *['swiːtn]1. vtcoffee, sauce süßen; air, breath reinigen; (fig) temper bessern; task versüßen; deal, terms schmackhaft machento sweeten sb (inf) — jdn gnädig stimmen; ( inf
to sweeten the pill — die bittere Pille versüßen
2. vi(temper) sich bessern; (person) gute Laune bekommen* * *sweeten [ˈswiːtn]A v/t3. mildern4. beschwichtigen, gnädig stimmen6. WIRTSCH besonders US umg hochwertige Sicherheiten gewähren auf (akk)B v/i süß(er) werden* * *transitive verb1) (add sugar etc. to) süßen2) (add fragrance to) süß machen; versüßen; (remove bad smell of) reinigen [Luft, Atem]3) (make agreeable) versüßen [Leben, Abend]; milde stimmen [Person]* * *v.süßen v.versüßen v. -
2 sweeten
sweet·en [ʼswi:tən] vt1) ( make sweet)to \sweeten sth etw süßen2) ( make more amenable)to \sweeten [up] <-> sb jdn günstig stimmen;to \sweeten sb's temper jds Laune heben [o bessern];3) ( make more attractive)to \sweeten sth etw versüßen [o schmackhaft machen] -
3 wear down
1. transitive verb1)be worn down — [Stufen:] ausgetreten werden; [Absätze:] sich ablaufen; [Reifen:] sich abfahren; [Berge:] abgetragen werden
2) (fig.)2. intransitive verbwear down somebody's resistance/defence/opposition — jemandes Widerstand/Verteidigung/Opposition zermürben
[Absätze:] sich ablaufen; [Reifen:] sich abfahren* * *vt1. (reduce)2. (make weak and useless)▪ to \wear down down ⇆ sth etw abnutzen [o verschleißen] [o SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR abnützento \wear down down sb's resistance jds Widerstand [allmählich] brechen* * *1. vt sep1) (= reduce by friction) abnutzen; heel ablaufen, abtreten; tyre tread abfahren; lipstick verbrauchen; pencil verschreiben2) (fig) opposition, strength etc zermürben; person (= make more amenable) mürbe- or weichmachen (inf); (= tire out, depress) fix und fertig machen (inf)2. visich abnutzen; (heels) sich ablaufen or abtreten; (tyre tread) sich abfahren; (lipstick etc) sich verbrauchen; (pencil) sich verschreiben* * *1. transitive verb1)be worn down — [Stufen:] ausgetreten werden; [Absätze:] sich ablaufen; [Reifen:] sich abfahren; [Berge:] abgetragen werden
2) (fig.)2. intransitive verbwear down somebody's resistance/defence/opposition — jemandes Widerstand/Verteidigung/Opposition zermürben
[Absätze:] sich ablaufen; [Reifen:] sich abfahren* * *v.ermatten v.mürbe machen ausdr.
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