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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.) pagubă, stricăciune2) ((in plural) payment for loss or injury suffered: The court awarded him $5,000 damages.) despăgubiri2. verb(to make less effective or less usable etc; to spoil: The bomb damaged several buildings; The book was damaged in the post.) a deteriora, a strica- damaged -
3 damp down
1) (to make (a fire) burn more slowly.) a potoli2) (to reduce, make less strong: He was trying to damp down their enthusiasm.) a domoli -
4 depress
[di'pres]1) (to make sad or gloomy: I am always depressed by wet weather.) a deprima2) (to make less active: This drug depresses the action of the heart.) a scădea•- depressing
- depression -
5 allay
[ə'lei](to make less: He allayed her fears.) a domoli -
6 blunt
1. adjective1) ((of objects) having no point or sharp edge: a blunt knife.) bont, neascuţit2) ((of people) (sometimes unpleasantly) straightforward or frank in speech: She was very blunt, and said that she did not like him.) brutal, direct2. verb(to make less sharp: This knife has been blunted by years of use.) a toci- bluntly- bluntness -
7 curtail
[kə'teil](make less, shorter etc (than was originally intended): I've had to curtail my visit.) a scurta -
8 deaden
verb (to lessen, weaken or make less sharp, strong etc: That will deaden the pain.) a potoli -
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.) a descuraja -
10 disarm
1) (to take away weapons from: He crept up from behind and managed to disarm the gunman.) a dezarma2) (to get rid of weapons of war: Not until peace was made did the victors consider it safe to disarm.) a (se) dezarma3) (to make less hostile; to charm.) a dezarma•- disarming
- disarmingly -
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.) a ajuta2) (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.) a servi la; a mări, a creşte3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) a ameliora4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) a ajuta5) ((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?) a (se) putea opri, a nu (se) putea opri2. 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?) ajutor2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) ajutor3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) servitor, ajutor4) ((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.) (nu mai e) nimic de făcut•- helper- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
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12 impair
[im'peə](to damage, weaken or make less good: He was told that smoking would impair his health.) a strica, a deteriora -
13 overshadow
(to make less important especially by being much better than: With her beauty and wit she quite overshadowed her sister.) a eclipsa -
14 reduce
[rə'dju:s]1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) a reduce2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) a face cură de slăbire3) (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.) a reduce (la); a obliga (să)•- reduction -
15 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.) a limita, a restrânge2) (to make less than usual, desirable etc: He feels this new law will restrict his freedom.) a limita•- restriction
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16 temper
['tempə] 1. noun1) (a state of mind; a mood or humour: He's in a bad temper.) dispoziţie2) (a tendency to become (unpleasant when) angry: He has a terrible temper.) fire (irascibilă)3) (a state of anger: She's in a temper.) (acces de) furie2. verb1) (to bring metal to the right degree of hardness by heating and cooling: The steel must be carefully tempered.) a căli2) (to soften or make less severe: One must try to temper justice with mercy.) a tempera; a împăca (cu)•- - tempered- keep one's temper
- lose one's temper -
17 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.) a (se) relaxa, a slăbi2) (to make or become less strict or severe: The rules were relaxed because of the Queen's visit.) a o lăsa mai moale• -
18 cool down
1) (to make or become less warm: Let your food cool down a bit!) a (se) răci2) (to make or become less excited or less emotional: He was very angry but he's cooled down now.) a se calma -
19 slacken
1) (to make or become looser: She felt his grip on her arm slacken.) a (se) destinde2) (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.) a încetini (ritmul) -
20 ease
[i:z] 1. noun1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) tihnă; pace2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.) uşurinţă, facilitate3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) naturaleţe2. verb1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) a alina2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) a slăbi; a încetini3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) a muta cu grijă•- easily- easiness
- easy 3. interjection(a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) încet!- easy-going
- at ease
- easier said than done
- go easy on
- stand at ease
- take it easy
- take one's ease
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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
