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1 cripple
['kripl] 1. verb1) (to make lame or disabled: He was crippled by a fall from a horse.) zmrzačit2) (to make less strong, less efficient etc: The war has crippled the country's economy.) ochromit2. noun(a lame or disabled person: He's been a cripple since the car accident.) mrzák* * *• zmrzačit• mrzák -
2 damage
['dæmi‹] 1. noun1) (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.) škoda; poškození2) ((in plural) payment for loss or injury suffered: The court awarded him $5,000 damages.) odškodné2. verb(to make less effective or less usable etc; to spoil: The bomb damaged several buildings; The book was damaged in the post.) poškodit- damaged* * *• poškození• škoda -
3 depress
[di'pres]1) (to make sad or gloomy: I am always depressed by wet weather.) sklíčit2) (to make less active: This drug depresses the action of the heart.) mírnit, snížit•- depressing
- depression* * *• stisknout• stlačit• deprimovat -
4 damp down
1) (to make (a fire) burn more slowly.) utlumit, mírnit2) (to reduce, make less strong: He was trying to damp down their enthusiasm.) tlumit, mírnit -
5 allay
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6 blunt
1. adjective1) ((of objects) having no point or sharp edge: a blunt knife.) tupý2) ((of people) (sometimes unpleasantly) straightforward or frank in speech: She was very blunt, and said that she did not like him.) neomalený2. verb(to make less sharp: This knife has been blunted by years of use.) otupit- bluntly- bluntness* * *• tupý• otupený• otupit -
7 curtail
[kə'teil](make less, shorter etc (than was originally intended): I've had to curtail my visit.) zkrátit* * *• zkrátit• omezit -
8 deaden
verb (to lessen, weaken or make less sharp, strong etc: That will deaden the pain.) ztlumit, otupit, ztišit* * *• umrtvit• otupit -
9 deter
[di'tə:]past tense, past participle - deterred; verb(to make less willing or prevent by frightening: She was not deterred by his threats.) zastrašit, odradit* * *• odstrašit -
10 disarm
1) (to take away weapons from: He crept up from behind and managed to disarm the gunman.) odzbrojit2) (to get rid of weapons of war: Not until peace was made did the victors consider it safe to disarm.) odzbrojit3) (to make less hostile; to charm.) odzbrojit•- disarming
- disarmingly* * *• odzbrojit -
11 Help
[help] 1. verb1) (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.) pomoci2) (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.) pomoci; posílit3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) ulevit4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) posloužit5) ((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?) ubránit se; zabránit2. noun1) (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?) pomoc2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) pomoc, podpora3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) pomocník, -ice, posluhovačka4) ((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.) pomoc•- helper- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
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12 help
[help] 1. verb1) (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.) pomoci2) (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.) pomoci; posílit3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) ulevit4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) posloužit5) ((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?) ubránit se; zabránit2. noun1) (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?) pomoc2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) pomoc, podpora3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) pomocník, -ice, posluhovačka4) ((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.) pomoc•- helper- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
- help out* * *• pomoct• pomáhat• pomáhat při• pomoc• pomocník• pomoct komu• pomoci -
13 impair
[im'peə](to damage, weaken or make less good: He was told that smoking would impair his health.) poškodit, oslabit* * *• znehodnotit• poškodit• oslabit -
14 overshadow
(to make less important especially by being much better than: With her beauty and wit she quite overshadowed her sister.) zastínit* * *• zastínit -
15 reduce
[rə'dju:s]1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) snížit2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) zhubnout3) (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.) proměnit; přimět•- reduction* * *• zmenšit• snížit• omezit -
16 restrict
[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.) omezit2) (to make less than usual, desirable etc: He feels this new law will restrict his freedom.) omezit•- restriction
- restrictive* * *• omezit -
17 temper
['tempə] 1. noun1) (a state of mind; a mood or humour: He's in a bad temper.) nálada2) (a tendency to become (unpleasant when) angry: He has a terrible temper.) povaha3) (a state of anger: She's in a temper.) zlost2. verb1) (to bring metal to the right degree of hardness by heating and cooling: The steel must be carefully tempered.) popouštět, kalit2) (to soften or make less severe: One must try to temper justice with mercy.) mírnit•- - tempered- keep one's temper
- lose one's temper* * *• vznětlivost• vztek• zmírnit• rozpoložení -
18 relax
[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.) uvolnit (se)2) (to make or become less strict or severe: The rules were relaxed because of the Queen's visit.) zmírnit•* * *• relaxovat• odpočinout si -
19 cool down
1) (to make or become less warm: Let your food cool down a bit!) vychladnout2) (to make or become less excited or less emotional: He was very angry but he's cooled down now.) uklidnit (se)* * *• zchladit• ochladit• ochlazovat -
20 slacken
1) (to make or become looser: She felt his grip on her arm slacken.) povolit2) (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.) polevit* * *• zmírnit• zvolnit
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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
