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1 deflate
1. transitive verb1)deflate a tyre/balloon — die Luft aus einem Reifen/Ballon ablassen
2) (cause to lose conceitedness) ernüchtern3) (Econ.) deflationieren2. intransitive verb(Econ.) deflationieren* * *[di'fleit]1) (to let gas out of (a tyre etc).) Luft herauslassen aus2) (to reduce (a person's) importance, self-confidence etc: He was completely deflated by his failure.) klein machen•- academic.ru/19201/deflation">deflation* * *de·flate[dɪˈfleɪt]I. vt1. (release air)2. (reduce)▪ to \deflate sth etw zunichtemachento \deflate sb's hopes jds Hoffnungen zunichtemachento \deflate sb's reputation jds Ruf schaden3. (lose confidence)4. ECON, FINII. vi Luft verlieren* * *["diː'fleɪt]1. vttyre, balloon die Luft ablassen austo deflate sb's confidence/ego — jds Selbstvertrauen/Ego (dat) einen Dämpfer aufsetzen
he felt a bit deflated when... — es war ein ziemlicher Dämpfer für ihn, dass...
2. vi (FIN)eine Deflation herbeiführen* * *deflate [dıˈfleıt]A v/t1. (die) Luft oder (das) Gas ablassen aus, entleeren2. WIRTSCH den Geldumlauf etc deflationieren, herabsetzen3. figa) klein und hässlich machenb) ernüchtern, enttäuschenB v/i1. Luft oder Gas ablassen2. WIRTSCH deflationieren, eine Deflation herbeiführen3. einschrumpfen (auch fig)* * *1. transitive verb1)deflate a tyre/balloon — die Luft aus einem Reifen/Ballon ablassen
2) (cause to lose conceitedness) ernüchtern3) (Econ.) deflationieren2. intransitive verb(Econ.) deflationieren* * *v.entleeren v.
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