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81 slavery slav·ery n
['sleɪvərɪ](condition) schiavitù f, (system) schiavismo -
82 veteran *** vet·er·an
['vɛt(ə)r(ə)n]1. adjshe's a veteran campaigner for... — lotta da sempre per...
2. n(also: war veteran) reduce m -
83 decimate
['desɪmeɪt]verbo transitivo decimare (anche fig.)* * *['desimeit]((of disease, battle etc) to reduce greatly in number: The population was decimated by the plague.) decimare* * *['desɪmeɪt]verbo transitivo decimare (anche fig.) -
84 deflate
[dɪ'fleɪt] 1.1) sgonfiare [tyre, balloon]2) fig. smontare [ person]3) econ. deflazionare [ prices]2.verbo intransitivo [tyre, balloon] sgonfiarsi* * *[di'fleit]1) (to let gas out of (a tyre etc).) sgonfiare2) (to reduce (a person's) importance, self-confidence etc: He was completely deflated by his failure.) ridimensionare, sminuire•* * *[dɪ'fleɪt] 1.1) sgonfiare [tyre, balloon]2) fig. smontare [ person]3) econ. deflazionare [ prices]2.verbo intransitivo [tyre, balloon] sgonfiarsi -
85 demote
[ˌdiː'məʊt]verbo transitivo degradare [ person]; mettere in secondo piano, ridurre l'importanza di [idea, policy]; fare retrocedere [ football team]* * *[di'məut](to reduce to a lower rank: He was demoted for misconduct.) retrocedere, degradare- demotion* * *[ˌdiː'məʊt]verbo transitivo degradare [ person]; mettere in secondo piano, ridurre l'importanza di [idea, policy]; fare retrocedere [ football team] -
86 devalue
[ˌdiː'væljuː] 1.1) svalutare ( against rispetto a)to be devalued by 6% — essere svalutato del 6%
2) (underestimate) sottovalutare2.verbo intransitivo [currency, shares] svalutarsi; [ property] diminuire di valore ( against rispetto a)* * *[di:'vælju:](to reduce the value of (especially a currency): The government devalued the dollar.) svalutare* * *[ˌdiː'væljuː] 1.1) svalutare ( against rispetto a)to be devalued by 6% — essere svalutato del 6%
2) (underestimate) sottovalutare2.verbo intransitivo [currency, shares] svalutarsi; [ property] diminuire di valore ( against rispetto a) -
87 disable
[dɪs'eɪbl]2) (make useless) mettere fuori servizio [ machine]3) mil. mettere fuori uso [weapon, ship]4) inform. disattivare* * *[dis'eibl](to reduce the ability or strength of; to cripple: He was disabled during the war.) rendere invalido- disability payment
- disabled
- disablement* * *[dɪs'eɪbl]2) (make useless) mettere fuori servizio [ machine]3) mil. mettere fuori uso [weapon, ship]4) inform. disattivare -
88 tighten one's belt
(to make sacrifices and reduce one's standard of living: If the economy gets worse, we shall just have to tighten our belts.) tirare la cinghia
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