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1 quieten
['kwaɪətn] 1. vi ( BRIT)(also: quieten down) ( grow calm) uspokajać się (uspokoić się perf); ( grow silent) cichnąć, ucichać (ucichnąć perf)2. vt* * *1) ((often with down) to make or become quiet: I expect you to quieten down when I come into the classroom.) uspokoić (się)2) (to remove or lessen (a person's fears, doubts etc).) uciszyć -
2 cripple
['krɪpl] 1. n (old)kaleka m2. vtperson okaleczać (okaleczyć perf), uczynić ( perf) kaleką; ship, plane unieruchamiać (unieruchomić perf); production, exports paraliżować (sparaliżować perf)* * *['kripl] 1. verb1) (to make lame or disabled: He was crippled by a fall from a horse.) okaleczyć2) (to make less strong, less efficient etc: The war has crippled the country's economy.) osłabiać2. noun(a lame or disabled person: He's been a cripple since the car accident.) kaleka -
3 damage
['dæmɪdʒ] 1. nto pay 5,000 pounds in damages — wypłacać (wypłacić perf) 5 tys. funtów (tytułem) odszkodowania
- damages2. vt( physically) uszkadzać (uszkodzić perf); ( affect) narażać (narazić perf) na szwank, wyrządzać (wyrządzić perf) szkodę +dat* * *['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.) zniszczenie, uszkodzenie2) ((in plural) payment for loss or injury suffered: The court awarded him $5,000 damages.) odszkodowanie2. verb(to make less effective or less usable etc; to spoil: The bomb damaged several buildings; The book was damaged in the post.) niszczyć- damaged -
4 damp down
1) (to make (a fire) burn more slowly.) tłumić2) (to reduce, make less strong: He was trying to damp down their enthusiasm.) ostudzić, zmniejszyć -
5 depress
[dɪ'prɛs]vtperson przygnębiać (przygnębić perf); price, wages obniżać (obniżyć perf); ( press down) naciskać (nacisnąć perf)* * *[di'pres]1) (to make sad or gloomy: I am always depressed by wet weather.) przygnębiać2) (to make less active: This drug depresses the action of the heart.) osłabiać•- depressing
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6 allay
[ə'leɪ]vt* * *[ə'lei](to make less: He allayed her fears.) zmniejszać, uspokajać -
7 blunt
[blʌnt] 1. adjknife, pencil tępy; person, talk bezceremonialny2. vtto be blunt, … — mówiąc bez ogródek, …
* * *1. adjective1) ((of objects) having no point or sharp edge: a blunt knife.) tępy2) ((of people) (sometimes unpleasantly) straightforward or frank in speech: She was very blunt, and said that she did not like him.) szczery, otwarty2. verb(to make less sharp: This knife has been blunted by years of use.) stępić- bluntly- bluntness -
8 curtail
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9 deaden
[dɛdn]vttłumić (stłumić perf), przytępiać (przytępić perf)* * *verb (to lessen, weaken or make less sharp, strong etc: That will deaden the pain.) złagodzić -
10 deter
[dɪ'təː(r)]vt* * *[di'tə:]past tense, past participle - deterred; verb(to make less willing or prevent by frightening: She was not deterred by his threats.) onieśmielać, odstraszać -
11 disarm
[dɪs'ɑːm] 1. vt ( lit, fig) 2. vi* * *1) (to take away weapons from: He crept up from behind and managed to disarm the gunman.) rozbrajać2) (to get rid of weapons of war: Not until peace was made did the victors consider it safe to disarm.) rozbrajać się3) (to make less hostile; to charm.) rozbrajać•- disarming
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12 help
[hɛlp] 1. n 2. vtpomagać (pomóc perf) +datwith the help of — ( person) przy pomocy +gen; ( tool etc) za pomocą +gen
help! — pomocy!, ratunku!
I can't help thinking that … — coś mi się zdaje, że …
* * *[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.) pomagać2) (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.) pomóc3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) pomóc4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) obsługiwać5) ((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?) móc sie powstrzymać, móc coś poradzić2. 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.) pomoc3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) pomocnik4) ((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.) rada, ratunek•- helper- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
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13 impair
[ɪm'pɛə(r)]vt* * *[im'peə](to damage, weaken or make less good: He was told that smoking would impair his health.) nadwątlić -
14 overshadow
[əuvə'ʃædəu]vtwznosić się or górować nad +instr; ( fig) usuwać (usunąć perf) w cień* * *(to make less important especially by being much better than: With her beauty and wit she quite overshadowed her sister.) zaćmić -
15 reduce
[rɪ'djuːs]vtzmniejszać (zmniejszyć perf), redukować (zredukować perf)to reduce sth by/to — redukować (zredukować perf) coś o +acc /do +gen
to reduce sb to — ( tears) doprowadzać (doprowadzić perf) kogoś do +gen; (begging, stealing, silence) zmuszać (zmusić perf) kogoś do +gen
"reduce speed now" — ≈ ograniczenie prędkości
* * *[rə'dju:s]1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) obniżyć, zmniejszyć2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) schudnąć3) (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.) zredukować, doprowadzić•- reduction -
16 restrict
[rɪs'trɪkt]vt* * *[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.) ograniczać2) (to make less than usual, desirable etc: He feels this new law will restrict his freedom.) ograniczyć•- restriction
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17 temper
['tɛmpə(r)] 1. n( nature) usposobienie nt; ( mood) nastrój m, humor m; ( fit of anger) gniew m2. vtto lose one's temper — tracić (stracić perf) panowanie nad sobą
* * *['tempə] 1. noun1) (a state of mind; a mood or humour: He's in a bad temper.) humor, nastrój2) (a tendency to become (unpleasant when) angry: He has a terrible temper.) charakter3) (a state of anger: She's in a temper.) złość2. verb1) (to bring metal to the right degree of hardness by heating and cooling: The steel must be carefully tempered.) hartować2) (to soften or make less severe: One must try to temper justice with mercy.) łagodzić•- - tempered- keep one's temper
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18 relax
[rɪ'læks] 1. vi( unwind) odprężać się (odprężyć się perf), relaksować się (zrelaksować się perf); ( calm down) uspokajać się (uspokoić się perf); muscle rozluźniać się (rozluźnić się perf)2. vtone's grip rozluźniać (rozluźnić perf); mind, person relaksować (zrelaksować perf); rule, control łagodzić (złagodzić perf)* * *[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.) rozluźnić się2) (to make or become less strict or severe: The rules were relaxed because of the Queen's visit.) uczynić łagodniejszym, złagodzić• -
19 cool down
vi* * *1) (to make or become less warm: Let your food cool down a bit!) stygnąć, studzić2) (to make or become less excited or less emotional: He was very angry but he's cooled down now.) opanowywać się, ochłonąć -
20 slacken
['slækn] 1. vi(also: slacken off) speed, demand maleć (zmaleć perf); depression, effort tracić (stracić perf) na sile; rain słabnąć (osłabnąć perf)2. vt* * *1) (to make or become looser: She felt his grip on her arm slacken.) rozluźniać (się)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.) zwalniać tempo
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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
