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21 wyszczupleć
The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > wyszczupleć
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23 dovere
1. v/i have to, mustdevo averlo I must have it, I have to have itnon devo dimenticare I mustn't forgetdeve arrivare oggi she is supposed to arrive todaycome si deve ( bene) properlypersona very decentdoveva succedere it was bound to happendovresti avvertirlo you ought to or should let him know2. v/t owe3. m dutyper dovere out of duty* * *dovere v.servile1 ( obbligo, necessità assoluta) must, to have (got) to, to be to; shall (spec. form. nella 2a e 3a pers. sing. e pl.): devo finire questo lavoro entro domani, I must (o I have to o I've got to) finish this job by tomorrow; ha dovuto studiare tutto il giorno, he had to study all day; dobbiamo salvaguardare l'ambiente, we must (o we've got to) protect the environment; devi imparare a controllarti, you must (o you've got to) learn to control yourself; dovevamo partire subito, we had to leave at once; le domande d'iscrizione dovranno essere presentate entro febbraio, applications must (o are to) be made by the end of February; non dobbiamo fermarci un minuto di più, we mustn't stop a minute longer; devo proprio firmare?, do I have to (o have I got to o must I) sign?; la commissione deve riunirsi al più presto, the commission is to meet as soon as possible; secondo regolamento, nessuno deve lasciare la scuola senza autorizzazione, according to regulations, no one shall leave the school without authorization; tutti gli ufficiali devono presentarsi al colonnello, all officers are to (o shall) report to the colonel; che cosa devo fare?, what am I to do?; non devono esserci equivoci questa volta, there must be no misunderstanding this time; dovendo assentarmi per lavoro, non potrò presenziare alla cerimonia, having to be away on business, I shall be unable to attend the ceremony // comportarsi come si deve, to behave oneself (properly) // una persona come si deve, a decent person // un lavoro come si deve, a job well done // ( possibile) che debba sempre averla vinta tu?, why must you always be right?2 ( necessità, opportunità, convenienza) to have to, must (in frasi affermative e interr. positive); need (solo in frasi interr. positive); not to need to, need not, not to have (got) to (in frasi negative e interr. negative): dovrò alzarmi presto se voglio prendere il primo treno, I'll have to get up early if I want to catch the first train; dovremo far controllare l'impianto elettrico, we'll have to have the electric system checked; se vuole dimagrire dovrà mettersi a dieta, he'll have to go on a diet if he wants to lose weight; dovrai smettere di fumare prima o poi, you'll have to give up smoking sooner or later; dovete vedere quel film, you must, see that film; devi venire a cena qualche sera, you must (o you'll have to) come to dinner some evening; devi farti tagliare i capelli, you must (o you'll have to) get your hair cut; devi proprio andare in banca?, do you really need to go to the bank?; devi fare benzina?, do you need (to get) any petrol?; si deve mandare un acconto?, does one need to send a deposit?; non dovete accompagnarmi all'aeroporto, posso prendere un taxi, you needn't (o you don't have to o you don't need to) take me to the airport, as I can get a taxi; non è detto che debba andare proprio tu, you don't necessarily have to go; non dovevi telefonare?, didn't you have to make a phone call?; perché devi sempre interferire?, why must you keep on interfering?3 ( certezza, forte probabilità) must, to be bound to; ( inevitabilità) to have to, must: dev'esserci una spiegazione, there must be an explanation; dev'essere questo l'albergo, this must be the hotel; deve arrivare da un momento all'altro, he's bound to arrive any moment; devono aver capito, they must have understood; devi certamente aver sentito parlare di lui, you must (o you're bound to) have heard of him; doveva succedere prima o poi, it had to (o it was bound to) happen sooner or later; dovrà essere informato, he'll have to be told; dev'essere stato emozionante assistere a quell'incontro, it must have been exciting to be at that match4 ( essere previsto, prestabilito) to be to; (spec. di treno ecc.) to be due (to): doveva diventare presidente, he was to become president; le nozze dovevano essere celebrate l'indomani, the wedding was to take place next day; devo essere a Torino alle 10, I'm to be in Turin at 10 o'clock; l'aereo deve atterrare alle 11.15, the plane is due (to land) at 11.15; il treno doveva arrivare a Firenze alla 18, the train was due in Florence at 6 p.m.5 ( supposizione, previsione, possibilità) must: dev'essere già a casa, he must be home by now; non devono essere ancora partiti, they mustn't (o they can't) have left yet; devono essere le 3, it must be 3 o'clock; quello dev'essere il Monte Bianco, that must be Mont Blanc; deve sentirsi molto sola, she must be very lonely; non devono essersi capiti, they can't have understood each other; devi aver sofferto molto, you must have had a hard time; dev'essere rimasto male, he must have been upset; deve aver bevuto, he must have been drinking; non doveva avere più di 15 anni, he couldn't have been more than 15 (years of age); doveva essere molto tardi quando sei rincasato, it must have been very late when you got in // deve piovere, it's going to rain // dovrà rispondere di tentato omicidio, he's going to be charged with attempted murder ∙ Come si nota dagli esempi, in frasi negative si può usare can, could in luogo di must6 (per esprimere una richiesta, nella 1a pers. s. e pl. del pres. indic.) shall: devo dirglielo?, shall I tell him?; dobbiamo passare a prenderti?, shall we call for you?; devo chiudere la porta a chiave?, shall I lock the door?; devo pagare in contanti o posso darle un assegno?, shall I pay cash or can I give you a cheque?; dobbiamo venire anche noi?, shall we come too?; devo farti telefonare da Michele?, shall I get Michael to call you?7 (al cond.) should, ought to: dovrebbero arrivare per le otto, they should (o they ought to) be here by eight; avrei dovuto scusarmi, I should have apologized; dovrebbe partire stasera, he should leave tonight; avresti dovuto andarci, you should have gone (there); dovreste aiutarlo, you ought to help him; avresti dovuto saperlo da un pezzo, you should have known ages ago; avrebbero dovuto telefonarmi, they ought to have phoned me8 (al cong. imperf. in frasi ipotetiche) should, were to: non dimenticherò mai quel giorno, dovessi campare 100 anni, I'll never forget that day, if I were to live 100 years; se dovesse fallire..., if he were to fail...; se dovesse venire, avvertimi, if he should come (o should he come), let me know; se doveste passare da Bologna, telefonatemi, if you should happen to be passing through Bologna, give me a call; se dovessi incontrarlo, digli che ho bisogno di parlargli, if you should meet (o should you meet) him, tell him I need to have a word with him; (se) dovessero stare così le cose..., if that were the case...9 ( essere obbligato, costretto) to be compelled (o obliged o forced) to; to feel* bound to: devo rinunciare all'incarico per motivi di salute, I am compelled (o obliged o forced) to give up the post for health reasons; dovette abbandonare il paese, he was forced to leave the country; se non provvederete al mio risarcimento, dovrò rivolgermi al mio avvocato, if you fail to compensate me, I shall be obliged to contact my solicitor; in seguito alle gravi accuse, il ministro dovette dimettersi, as a result of the grave allegations, the minister was forced to resign; devo riconoscere che avevamo torto, I feel bound to say we were wrong10 (all'imperfetto con valore di condizionale per esprimere consiglio, suggerimento) should have (o ought to have) + part. pass.: dovevi aspettartelo, you should have expected it; non doveva rispondere in quel modo, he shouldn't have answered like that; dovevamo pensarci prima, we ought to have thought of it before; dovevate vederlo, you should have seen him; dovevano immaginare che ti saresti offeso, they should have realised you'd be offended; non dovevi fare tante storie, you shouldn't have made such a fuss◆ v.tr.1 ( essere debitore di) to owe: gli devo 500 euro, I owe him 500 euros; che cosa le devo?, what do I owe you?; deve il successo alla sua grande popolarità, he owes his success to his great popularity; ti dobbiamo molta riconoscenza, we owe you a great debt of gratitude; gli dovevamo tutto, we owed everything to him; ti devo la vita, I owe my life to you2 ( derivare) to take*: la Bolivia deve il suo nome a Simon Bolivar, Bolivia takes its name from Simon Bolivar3 ( nella forma passiva) to be due: a che cosa era dovuto il ritardo?, what was the delay due to?; ciò si deve alla sua negligenza, that is due to his negligence; l'incidente non era dovuto a un guasto meccanico, ma a un errore del pilota, the accident was not due to mechanical failure, but to pilot error; la morte era dovuta a cause naturali, death was due to natural causes; la teoria della relatività si deve a Einstein, we owe the theory of relativity to Einstein.dovere s.m.1 duty: i miei doveri di madre, my duties as a mother; i nostri doveri verso Dio, la patria, il prossimo, our duty to God, our country, our fellow creatures; i diritti e i doveri del cittadino, the rights and duties of the citizen; (dir.) dovere legale, legal duty; (dir.) soggetto a dovere, liable to duty; per senso del dovere, from a sense of duty; com'è mio dovere, as in duty bound; conosco il mio dovere, I know my duty; ho il dovere d'informarvi, I must inform you; mancò al suo dovere, he failed in his duty; mi faccio un dovere di imitarvi in tutto, I make a point of imitating you in everything; morì vittima del dovere, he died doing his duty; sento il dovere di aiutarti, I feel bound to help you; si credeva in dovere di seguirmi dappertutto, he thought it was his duty to follow me everywhere // avere il senso del dovere, to be conscious of one's duty; fare il proprio dovere, to do one's duty: fa' il tuo dovere a qualunque costo!, do your duty at all costs! // a dovere, properly (o as it should be): ti ha sistemato a dovere!, he settled your hash! // chi di dovere penserà a farlo, the person responsible will look after it; ci rivolgeremo a chi di dovere, we'll apply to the person in charge // visita di dovere, duty call // prima il dovere poi il piacere, (prov.) work before pleasure2 pl. (antiq.) ( saluti, convenevoli) (kind) regards, compliments, respects: i miei doveri a vostra sorella, my kindest regards to your sister; porgere i propri doveri a qlcu., to pay one's respects to s.o.* * *[do'vere]1. vt irreg(soldi, riconoscenza) to owegli devo il mio successo — I owe my success to him, I have him to thank for my success
1) (obbligo) to have toè una persona come si deve — he is a very decent person
non avrebbe dovuto esserne informata che il giorno dopo — she was not supposed to hear about it until the following day
avrebbe dovuto farlo — he should have o ought to have done it
devo partire domani — I'm leaving tomorrow, (purtroppo) I've got to leave tomorrow
non devi zuccherarlo — (non è necessario) there's no need to add sugar
2)lo farò, dovessi morire — I'll do it if it kills me
3)deve arrivare alle 10 — he should o is due to arrive at 104)deve essere difficile farlo — it must be difficult to do3. sm(obbligo) dutyrivolgersi a chi di dovere — to apply to the appropriate authority o person
il proprio dovere di elettore — to do one's duty as a voterun dovere di qc — to make sth one's duty* * *I 1. [do'vere](when it is modal verb the use of the auxiliary essere or avere depends on the verb in the infinitive that follows) verbo modale1) (per esprimere obbligo) must, to have* to2) (per esprimere necessità, esigenza, convenienza) to have* (got) to3) (per esprimere consiglio, raccomandazione) should, ought to2.verbo transitivo1) (essere debitore di) to owe [denaro, cena] (a qcn. to sb.)quanto le devo? — (per un servizio) how much do I owe you? (per un acquisto) how much is it?
mi deve un favore, delle scuse — he owes me a favour, an apology
2) come si deve [comportarsi, agire] properlyII 1. [do'vere]sostantivo maschile1) (obbligo) duty ( nei confronti di, verso to)a chi di dovere — the person o people concerned
2) a dovere properly, in the right way2.- i coniugali — conjugal o marital duties
••prima il dovere, poi il piacere — prov. = duty comes first
* * *dovere1/do'vere/ [43] (when it is modal verb the use of the auxiliary essere or avere depends on the verb in the infinitive that follows)1 (per esprimere obbligo) must, to have* to; il prestito deve essere rimborsato in un anno the loan must be repaid in one year; devo veramente alzarmi alle 7? must I really be up at 7 am? non devi farne parola con nessuno you mustn't mention this to anyone; devo andare a prendere i bambini a scuola I have to collect the children from school; fai quello che devi do what you have to2 (per esprimere necessità, esigenza, convenienza) to have* (got) to; si doveva fare qualcosa something had to be done; devi metterti a dieta se vuoi dimagrire you have to diet if you want to slim down; dobbiamo proprio discuterne adesso? need we discuss it now? devo prendere un ombrello? should I take an umbrella? do I need to take an umbrella? che devo fare? what am I to do?3 (per esprimere consiglio, raccomandazione) should, ought to; dovresti riflettere prima di parlare you should think before you speak4 (per esprimere probabilità) doveva essere lui it must have been him; dev'esserci qualche errore! there must be some mistake!5 (per esprimere previsione) dovremmo arrivare per le sei we should be there by six o'clock; devo vederlo domani I'll be seeing him tomorrow; quando deve o dovrebbe nascere il bambino? when's the baby due?6 (in offerte di cortesia o richieste di istruzioni) shall; dobbiamo aspettarti? shall we wait for you?1 (essere debitore di) to owe [denaro, cena] (a qcn. to sb.); quanto le devo? (per un servizio) how much do I owe you? (per un acquisto) how much is it? devo a te la mia vittoria it's thanks to you that I won; mi deve un favore, delle scuse he owes me a favour, an apology2 come si deve [comportarsi, agire] properly; un uomo come si deve a decent man.\See also notes... (dovere.pdf)————————dovere2/do'vere/I sostantivo m.1 (obbligo) duty ( nei confronti di, verso to); avere il dovere di fare to have the duty to do; avere il senso del dovere to have a sense of duty; fare il proprio dovere to do one's duty; sentirsi in dovere di fare to feel duty bound to do; visita di dovere duty call; a chi di dovere the person o people concerned2 a dovere properly, in the right wayII doveri m.pl.ant. (omaggi) respectsprima il dovere, poi il piacere prov. = duty comes first\- i coniugali conjugal o marital duties. -
24 gesundschrumpfen
ge·sund|schrump·fenvtvrsich \gesundschrumpfen to slim downDeutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > gesundschrumpfen
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25 сокращать производство
1) slim down operations; 2) slim down operationsРусско-английский словарь по экономии > сокращать производство
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26 düşürmek
v. drop, cause to fall, beat down, lower, reduce, mark down, let down, let fall, curtail, deflate, depress, flop, knock off, overthrow, precipitate, pull dawn, put down, roll back, scale down, send down, sink, slim down, spill, step down, take from--------düşürmek (birıni)v. trip--------düşürmek (fiyat)v. screw down -
27 düşürmemek
v. (neg. form of düşürmek) drop, cause to fall, beat down, lower, reduce, mark down, let down, let fall, curtail, deflate, depress, flop, knock off, overthrow, precipitate, pull dawn, put down, roll back, scale down, send down, sink, slim down, spill, step down, take from -
28 fondre
fondre [fɔ̃dʀ]➭ TABLE 411. transitive verba. ( = liquéfier) to melt ; [+ minerai] to smeltb. [+ cloche, statue] to castc. ( = réunir) to combined. [+ couleur, ton] to blend2. intransitive verbb. [provisions, réserves] to vanishc. ( = maigrir) (inf) to slim downd. ( = s'attendrir) to melte. ( = s'abattre) fondre sur qn [vautour, ennemi] to swoop down on sb3. reflexive verb► se fondre ( = disparaître)se fondre dans le décor [personne] to melt into the background ; [appareil, objet] to blend in with the decor* * *fɔ̃dʀ
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1) ( liquéfier) to melt down [métal]; to smelt [minerai]2) ( fabriquer) to cast [statue, caractère, lingot]
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verbe intransitif1) ( se liquéfier) [neige, métal, beurre] to melt2) ( se dissoudre) [sucre] to dissolve3) ( baisser) [réserve, économies] to melt away4) ( maigrir) [personne] to waste away5) ( s'attendrir) to softenfondre en larmes or pleurs — to dissolve into tears
6) ( s'abattre) fmlfondre sur — [troupe, oiseau] to swoop down on; [malheur] to overwhelm; [calamité] to ravage
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se fondre verbe pronominalse fondre dans — [personne, silhouette] to blend in with
* * *fɔ̃dʀ1. vi1) [glace, neige] to meltLa tablette de chocolat a fondu dans ma poche. — The bar of chocolate melted in my pocket.
2) (dans l'eau) [sucre, sel] to dissolve3) fig, [économies, colère] to melt away4) (= se précipiter)fondre sur [proie, victime] — to swoop down on
2. vt1) [glace, neige] to melt2) fig (= mélanger) to merge, to blend* * *fondre verb table: rendreA vtrB vi1 ( se liquéfier) [neige, métal, beurre] to melt; viande qui fond dans la bouche meat which melts in your mouth; faire fondre to melt;2 ( se dissoudre) [sucre] to dissolve; faire fondre dans un peu d'eau to dissolve in a little water;4 ( maigrir) [personne] to waste away; avoir fondu de dix kilos to have lost ten kilos; faire fondre to help the weight come off;5 ( s'attendrir) to soften; il fond devant sa petite-fille his heart melts when he sees his granddaughter; fondre en larmes or pleurs to dissolve into tears;6 ( s'abattre) fml fondre sur [troupe, oiseau] to swoop down on [lieu, troupeau]; [malheur] to overwhelm [personne, peuple]; [calamité] to ravage [lieu].[fɔ̃dr] verbe transitif1. [rendre liquide] to meltfondre de l'or/de l'argent to smelt gold/silver3. [dissoudre] to dissolve————————[fɔ̃dr] verbe intransitif1. [se liquéfier] to meltfondre comme cire ou neige au soleil to vanish into thin air2. [se dissoudre] to dissolveil sent son cœur fondre quand il voit ses enfants he can feel his heart melting when he sees his children4. (familier) [maigrir] to get thin————————fondre sur verbe plus prépositionto sweep ou to swoop down on————————se fondre verbe pronominal intransitif1. [se liquéfier] to meltse fondre dans la nuit/le brouillard to disappear into the night/mist -
29 сокращать производство
1) Military: curtail the production2) Economy: check production, reduce production, slow production (но не прекращать; англ. оборот взят из репортажа агентства Bloomberg), scale down production3) Diplomatic term: check down production, curb down production, curtail down production4) Business: slim down operations5) Makarov: curb production, curtail production, cut down production, cut production, curtail the production of (чего-л.)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > сокращать производство
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30 amincir
amincir [amɛ̃siʀ]➭ TABLE 2 transitive verb* * *amɛ̃siʀ
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1) ( faire paraître mince) [vêtement] to make [somebody] look slimmer2) ( avec un outil) to plane down [planche]
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s'amincir verbe pronominal1) [personne, visage] to get slimmer2) [planche, couche] to get thinner* * *amɛ̃siʀ vt1)amincir qn [vêtement] — to make sb look thinner, to make sb look slimmer
2) [objet] to thin down* * *amincir verb table: finirA vtr1 ( faire paraître mince) [vêtement] to make [sb] look slimmer; cette coupe de manteau amincit toujours a coat of this cut always has a slimming effect;2 ( avec un outil) to plane down [planche].B s'amincir vpr1 [personne, visage] to get slimmer;2 [planche, couche] to get thinner.[amɛ̃sir] verbe transitif[amaigrir] to thin down (separable)[rendre svelte] to slim down (separable)————————s'amincir verbe pronominal intransitif -
31 sanear
v.1 to drain (higienizar) (tierras).2 to write off or down (finance) (bienes).3 to make sanitary, to sanitate, to make sound, to sanitize.María sanea el baño del hospital Mary makes the hospital bathroom sanitary.4 to mend.Ella sanea su alma She mends his soul.5 to pay to satisfaction.María sanea esa deuda Mary pays that debt to satisfaction.* * *1 (limpiar) to clean; (desinfectar) to disinfect2 (económicamente) to make financially viable3 (compensar) to compensate4 (compensar) to compensate5 (drenar) to drain* * *VT1) (=limpiar) [+ río, ciudad, alcantarillado] to clean up; [+ casa] to upgrade2) [+ empresa] to restructure3) (Econ) [+ deuda] to write off; [+ activo] to write down4) (Jur) (=compensar) to compensate, indemnify* * *verbo transitivoa) < empresa> to reorganize, rationalizesanear la economía — to get the economy into shape o on to a sound footing
b) <edificio/barrio> to clean upc) (Der) to compensate* * *verbo transitivoa) < empresa> to reorganize, rationalizesanear la economía — to get the economy into shape o on to a sound footing
b) <edificio/barrio> to clean upc) (Der) to compensate* * *sanear [A1 ]vt1 ‹empresa› to reorganize, rationalizesus planes para sanear la economía his plans to get the economy into shape2 ‹edificio/barrio› to clean up3 ( Der) to compensate* * *
sanear verbo transitivo
1 (hacer más salubre) to clean up
2 (un río, un terreno) to drain
3 fig (una empresa, la economía) to reorganise o reorganize: sanear la economía nacional es la prioridad del nuevo presidente, the new president's priority is to reorganize the economy
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English:
slim down
* * *sanear vt1. [higienizar] [tierras] to drain;[edificio] to disinfect2. [río] to clean up3. [amortizar totalmente] to write off;[reconocer minusvalías] to write down4. [moneda] to stabilize;[economía] to refloat; [empresa] to turn around; [cuenta] to regularize;sanear las cuentas públicas to reform o restructure public finances* * *v/t2 COM restructure, rationalize* * *sanear vt1) : to clean up, to sanitize2) : to reorganize, to streamline -
32 azaltmak
v. decrease, diminish, abate, cut back, lessen, reduce, shorten, minimize, alleviate, appease, attenuate, ax, axe, bate, cut down on, deaden, depress, derogate, detract, dock, fade in, impair, mitigate, put down, retrench, scale down, slim down* * *decrease -
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v. (neg. form of azaltmak) decrease, diminish, abate, cut back, lessen, reduce, shorten, minimize, alleviate, appease, attenuate, ax, axe, bate, cut down on, deaden, depress, derogate, detract, dock, fade in, impair, mitigate, put down, retrench, scale down, slim down -
34 dégraisser
dégraisser [degʀese]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb[+ personnel, effectifs] to cut back* * *degʀese1) (colloq) ( réduire le personnel) to streamline [effectifs]2) ( nettoyer) to dry-clean [vêtement]* * *deɡʀese vt1) [soupe] to skim2) [vêtement] to remove grease marks from* * *dégraisser verb table: aimer vtr1 ○( réduire le personnel) to streamline [effectifs, entreprise]; son entreprise dégraisse his company is cutting down on staff;4 Tex to scour [laine].[degrese] verbe transitif1. [ôter les taches de] to remove grease marks from2. (familier) [entreprise] to make cutbacks in4. CUISINE [sauce] to skim the fat off[viande] to cut ou to trim the fat off -
35 zayıfla
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37 adelgazar
• lose weight• make laugh• make legal• make sirupy• make slower• make the wrong choice• make things a mess• slenderize• slim• slim down• thimblerig• thin capitalization -
38 hacer adelgazar
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39 schud|nąć
pf (schudł) vi to slim down, to thin down US, to lose weight- schudnąć z powodu choroby to lose weight because of an illness- jak schudnąć 10 kg w ciągu miesiąca? how can one lose 10 kilos in a month?- dzięki diecie schudł kilka kilogramów on a diet he lost several kilos ⇒ chudnąćThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > schud|nąć
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40 arindu
du/ad.1.a. to lightenb. ardoak burua \arindua with his head buoyed up with winea. ( mina) to ease, relieve, alleviateb. ( nekea) to lessen, ease, alleviatec. ( zama) to lighten, ease, lessend. ( lege) to attenuate, dilute, water down, make... less stricte. ( egoera) to ease, mitigate3. ( pausoak) to quicken4. ( gorputza) to slim down da/ad. to relieve o.s.; \arindu naiz ardura handi batetik I' ve relieved myself from a great responsibility
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slim down — phr verb Slim down is used with these nouns as the object: ↑workforce … Collocations dictionary
slim down — verb To reduce ones weight; to become thinner. Syn: lose weight, melt off, reduce, slenderize, slim, thin Ant: gain, put on … Wiktionary
slim down — verb take off weight • Syn: ↑reduce, ↑melt off, ↑lose weight, ↑slim, ↑slenderize, ↑thin • Ant: ↑gain (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
slim something down — ˌslim ˈdown | ˌslim sthˈdown derived to make a company or an organization smaller, by reducing the number of jobs in it; to be made smaller in this way • They re restructuring and slimming down the workforce. • The industry may have to slim down… … Useful english dictionary
slim — [slim] adj. slimmer, slimmest [orig., useless, bad, weak < Du, crafty, bad, akin to Ger schlimm, bad] 1. small in girth in proportion to height or length; slender 2. small in amount, degree, or extent; slight; scant; meager [slim pickings, a… … English World dictionary
slim — ▪ I. slim slim 2 adjective 1. very small in size or amount: • The slim increase in revenues reflected the slowing economy. • Will the Democrats hold on to their slim majority? 2. very little chance of something happening: • … Financial and business terms
slim — slim1 S3 [slım] adj comparative slimmer superlative slimmest [Date: 1600 1700; : Dutch; Origin: bad, of low quality ] 1.) someone who is slim is attractively thin = ↑slender ▪ a slim young woman ▪ a slim waist … Dictionary of contemporary English
slim — slim1 [ slım ] adjective ** 1. ) thin in an attractive way: She had a slim, youthful figure. Most ballet dancers are extremely slim. 2. ) narrow: a slim gold watch a long slim skirt 3. ) very small: a slim chance/hope: The chances of success are… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
slim — [[t]slɪ̱m[/t]] ♦♦♦ slimmer, slimmest, slims, slimming, slimmed 1) ADJ GRADED (approval) A slim person has an attractively thin and well shaped body. The young woman was tall and slim... Jean is pretty, of slim build, with blue eyes. Syn: slender… … English dictionary