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water down [sth.]2) (tone down) attenuare, smorzare [ criticism]; attenuare i toni di [ description]* * *(to dilute: This milk has been watered down.) diluire* * *vt + adv(milk, wine) diluire, (fig: claim) moderare, attenuare, (report, article) edulcorare* * *water down [sth.]2) (tone down) attenuare, smorzare [ criticism]; attenuare i toni di [ description] -
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water down [something] lit couper [quelque chose] d'eau; fig gen atténuer; édulcorer [description] -
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transitive verb(lit. or fig.) verwässern* * *(to dilute: This milk has been watered down.) verdünnen* * *vt▪ to \water down down ⇆ sth1. (dilute) etw [mit Wasser] verdünnento \water down down wine Wein panschena \water downed-down version of the proposal eine abgemilderte Version des Vorschlags* * *verwässern; (fig also) abmildern, abschwächen; liquids (mit Wasser) verdünnen* * *transitive verb(lit. or fig.) verwässern -
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vtto \water down sth <-> down1) ( dilute) etw [mit Wasser] verdünnen;to \water down down wine Wein panschen;a \water downed-down version of the proposal eine abgemilderte Version des Vorschlags -
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(to dilute: This milk has been watered down.) diluirv.• aguar v.v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( dilute) \<\<liquid/mixture\>\> diluir*; \<\<wine/beer\>\> aguar, bautizar* (hum)b) \<\<policy/criticism\>\> suavizar*, atenuar*VT + ADV1) (lit) [+ wine] aguar, bautizar *; [+ juice, milk, paint] diluir2) (fig) [+ reform, proposal, report] suavizar* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( dilute) \<\<liquid/mixture\>\> diluir*; \<\<wine/beer\>\> aguar, bautizar* (hum)b) \<\<policy/criticism\>\> suavizar*, atenuar* -
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Общая лексика: смягчённая версия ("outdated" is a water-down version of the word "obsolete") -
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идиом.смягчать; уменьшать; ограничивать|| The workers agreed to water down their demands. — Рабочие решили ограничить свои требования.
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > water down
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1) розво́дити ( водою)2) згла́джувати, стира́тиto water down the differences — згла́джувати (стира́ти) супере́чності
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остужать, охлаждать (пыл), уменьшать: — Don't you think that our coach gotta water down his new course.— Тебе не кажется, что нашему тренеру неплохо было бы урезать его новый тренировочный метод?—говорит, отжимаясь от земли, Джон взмокшему Мику.English-Russian slang from the book M. Goldenkova "Caution, hot dog" > water down
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(to dilute: This milk has been watered down.) fortynde* * *(to dilute: This milk has been watered down.) fortynde -
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1) Общая лексика: разбавлять (водой), разводить, сглаживать, смягчать, обеднять (сюжет), смягчать подробности, разбавить водой (Напр. The wine has been watered down)2) Дипломатический термин: лишить остроты, сделать обтекаемым, смягчить3) Сленг: ограничивать, уменьшать4) Макаров: разбавлять водой -
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(to dilute: This milk has been watered down.) felvizez -
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(to dilute: This milk has been watered down.) diluir
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water down — {v.} To change and make weaker; weaken. * /The Senator argued that the House should water down the bill before passing it./ * /The African American did not accept watered down Civil Rights legislation./ * /After talking with the management about… … Dictionary of American idioms
water down — {v.} To change and make weaker; weaken. * /The Senator argued that the House should water down the bill before passing it./ * /The African American did not accept watered down Civil Rights legislation./ * /After talking with the management about… … Dictionary of American idioms
water\ down — v To change and make weaker; weaken. The Senator argued that the House should water down the bill before passing it. The African American did not accept watered down Civil Rights legislation. After talking with the management about their demands … Словарь американских идиом
water down — verb a) To dilute; to add water You need to water down the lemonade a bit more to make it less sweet, dear. b) To make weaker. If you plan to teach this material to children, you may need to water it down … Wiktionary
water down — If you water down something such as a report, declaration or proposal, you try to make it weaker or less likely to cause anger. When announcing the rejection of the proposal, he tried to water down the committee s negative comments … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions