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wear down [heel, tread] consumarsiEx:to be worn down — essere consumato; wear down [sth.], wear [sth.] down/Ex:1) (damage) [friction, water] consumare* * *1. vt + adv2. vi + adv(heels, tyre tread) consumarsi* * *wear down [heel, tread] consumarsiEx:to be worn down — essere consumato; wear down [sth.], wear [sth.] down/Ex:1) (damage) [friction, water] consumare -
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■ wear downA v. i. + avv.1 consumarsi; logorarsi: The heels of my shoes are wearing down, i tacchi delle mie scarpe si stanno consumando2 ridursi, assottigliarsi: The stick wore down to a stump, il bastone si ridusse a un mozzicone ( a furia di tagliarlo, ecc.)3 (fig.) fiaccarsi; indebolirsi; venir meno: All resistance wore down, è venuta meno ogni resistenzaB v. t. + avv.1 consumare; logorare: Your tyres are worn down, hai le gomme consumate; (mil.) to wear the enemy down, logorare il nemico2 (fig.) fiaccare; stancare; sfibrare: The police wore down his resistance, la polizia ha fiaccato la sua resistenza3 (mil. e sport) logorare la resistenza di (q.); rendere esausto; sfibrare: to wear down one's opponent, sfibrare l'avversario. -
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wear down s'userwear down [something], wear [something] down lit user; fig saper; wear [somebody] down épuiser -
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wear down а) стирать(ся), изнашивать(ся); the record is worn down эта плас-тинка истерлась; б) преодолевать (сопротивление и т. п.); опровергать (аргу-менты); Our endless gunfire will soon wear the enemy down, so that he willyield. в) утомлять (кого-л.); I don't wonder that so many mothers look worndown with hard work, looking after children. -
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wear down 1) износвам, скъсвам от носене; изтривам (се); 2) преодолявам (съпротива с настойчивост); сломявам (противник); -
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1. transitive verb1)be worn down — [Stufen:] ausgetreten werden; [Absätze:] sich ablaufen; [Reifen:] sich abfahren; [Berge:] abgetragen werden
2) (fig.)2. intransitive verbwear down somebody's resistance/defence/opposition — jemandes Widerstand/Verteidigung/Opposition zermürben
[Absätze:] sich ablaufen; [Reifen:] sich abfahren* * *vt1. (reduce)2. (make weak and useless)▪ to \wear down down ⇆ sth etw abnutzen [o verschleißen] [o SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR abnützento \wear down down sb's resistance jds Widerstand [allmählich] brechen* * *1. vt sep1) (= reduce by friction) abnutzen; heel ablaufen, abtreten; tyre tread abfahren; lipstick verbrauchen; pencil verschreiben2) (fig) opposition, strength etc zermürben; person (= make more amenable) mürbe- or weichmachen (inf); (= tire out, depress) fix und fertig machen (inf)2. visich abnutzen; (heels) sich ablaufen or abtreten; (tyre tread) sich abfahren; (lipstick etc) sich verbrauchen; (pencil) sich verschreiben* * *1. transitive verb1)be worn down — [Stufen:] ausgetreten werden; [Absätze:] sich ablaufen; [Reifen:] sich abfahren; [Berge:] abgetragen werden
2) (fig.)2. intransitive verbwear down somebody's resistance/defence/opposition — jemandes Widerstand/Verteidigung/Opposition zermürben
[Absätze:] sich ablaufen; [Reifen:] sich abfahren* * *v.ermatten v.mürbe machen ausdr. -
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1. IIIwear down smth. /smth. down/ wear down the heels of one's shoes стаптывать /снашивать/ каблуки; wear down smb.'s health (smb.'s energy, smb.'s nerves, etc.) подтачивать чье-л. здоровье и т.д.; wear down smb.'s resistance (smb.'s opposition to the scheme, etc.) преодолеть /сломить/ чье-л. сопротивление и т.д.; wear down smb.'s arguments опровергать чьи-л. доводы /аргументы/; wear down smb. /smb. down/ his constant talking wears me down он все время говорит, и это меня крайне утомляет; the hectic rush of my work is wearing me down лихорадочный темп работы меня изнуряет; looking after high-spirited children soon wore her down от этих живых /подвижных/ детей она скоро устала2. XIbe worn down the steps have been worn down ступени были стерты; be worn down in some manner heels are usually worn down at one side каблуки обычно стаптываются на одну сторону; the record is so worn down we can hardly hear the tune пластинка так истерлась /так заезжена/, что даже трудно разобрать мотив; be worn down by smth. he returned from the tropics worn down by fever он вернулся из тропиков, ослабевший от лихорадки /измотанный лихорадкой/ -
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vt1) ( reduce)to \wear down sth <-> down rock etw abtragen2) ( make weak and useless)to \wear down sth <-> down etw abnutzen [o verschleißen];to \wear down down sb's resistance jds Widerstand m [allmählich] brechen -
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1) wear down1. изматывать, утомлятьThese night calls are wearing me down.
2. взять на измор, сломить, уломатьHer constant nagging about getting a new car wore down his resistance.
2) wear away/downThe first time he asked for a date, she refused; but he finally wore her down.
сноситься, стоптаться; стеретьсяThe heels of your shoes are worn down on one side.
The letters on this gravestone have worn away with time.
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(af)slijten, verslijten; verzwakken, verminderenwear down♦voorbeelden: -
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1) стира́ть, уничтожа́тьtime and weather have worn down the inscription on the stone — вре́мя и пого́да стёрли на́дпись на ка́мне
2) изму́чить, заму́читьwear down with questions — заму́чить вопро́сами
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['weə'daʊn]1) Общая лексика: изнашивать, опровергать (аргументы), преодолевать (сопротивление и т. п.), снашиваться, стирать, стираться, утомлять (кого-либо), изнашивать (ся), изнурять, истощать, ослаблять, подавить, преодолеть (сопротивление, оппозицию), загнать (wear down horse - загнать лошадь), сломить (сопротивление), взять измором2) Техника: сносить3) Сельское хозяйство: изнашиваться4) Полиграфия: подвергаться износу (от истирания)5) Макаров: источить -
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transitive verb ponositi, obrabiti, oguliti, pošvedrati (pete); figuratively streti, zlomiti odpor; preteči, prehitetito wear down the opposition — premagati odpor; -
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wear (sb) downPhrV1. थक जानाRama is completely worn down due to overwork over last few years.--------wear (sth) downPhrV1. घिस\wear downजानाThe tyres have been worn down to dangerous levels. -
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1. phr v стирать, изнашиватьwear off — стирать; уничтожать
2. phr v стираться, изнашиваться3. phr v выветривать, эродировать4. phr v выветриваться, подвергаться эрозии5. phr v ослаблять, изматыватьСинонимический ряд:1. erode (verb) abrade; chafe; corrode; erode; grind; rub off; scrape off; wear away; wear off2. exhaust (verb) drain; exhaust; fatigue; jade; tire; wear; wear out; weary -
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1) стирать(ся), изнашивать(ся) the record is worn down ≈ эта пластинка истерлась
2) преодолевать (сопротивление и т. п.) ;
опровергать (аргументы) Our endless gunfire will soon wear the enemy down, so that he will yield. ≈ Бесконечная атака, которую мы ведем, скоро обессилит врага, и мы отступим.
3) утомлять( кого-л.) I don't wonder that so many mothers look worn down with hard work, looking after children. ≈ Любопытно, что многие мамы выглядят очень утомленными из-за того, что сидят с детьми. стирать, изнашивать стираться, изнашиваться - the heels of these shoes are worn down у этих туфель сбились каблуки выветривать, эродировать выветриваться, подвергаться эрозии ослаблять, изматывать - the illness wore her down болезнь истощила ееБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > wear down
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[ʹweəʹdaʋn] phr v1. 1) стирать, изнашивать2) стираться, изнашиваться2. 1) выветривать, эродировать2) выветриваться, подвергаться эрозии3. ослаблять, изматывать
См. также в других словарях:
wear down — [wear off] or[wear away] {v.} 1. To remove or disappear little by little through use, time, or the action of weather. * /Time and weather have worn off the name on the gravestone./ * /The eraser has worn off my pencil./ * /The grass has worn away … Dictionary of American idioms
wear down — [wear off] or[wear away] {v.} 1. To remove or disappear little by little through use, time, or the action of weather. * /Time and weather have worn off the name on the gravestone./ * /The eraser has worn off my pencil./ * /The grass has worn away … Dictionary of American idioms
wear\ down — • wear down • wear off • wear away v 1. To remove or disappear little by little through use, time, or the action of weather. Time and weather have worn off the name on the gravestone. The eraser has worn off my pencil. The grass has worn away… … Словарь американских идиом
wear down — index diminish, erode, harass, prevail (persuade), tax (overwork) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
wear down by friction — index erode Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
wear down — verb 1. exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress (Freq. 1) We wore ourselves out on this hike • Syn: ↑tire, ↑wear upon, ↑tire out, ↑wear, ↑weary, ↑jade, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
wear down — 1) PHR V ERG If you wear something down or if it wears down, it becomes flatter or smoother as a result of constantly rubbing against something else. [V P n (not pron)] Pipe smokers sometimes wear down the tips of their teeth where they grip… … English dictionary
wear down — phrasal verb [transitive, often passive] Word forms wear down : present tense I/you/we/they wear down he/she/it wears down present participle wearing down past tense wore down past participle worn down 1) to make someone gradually lose their… … English dictionary
wear down — phr verb Wear down is used with these nouns as the object: ↑opposition … Collocations dictionary
wear down — become dull or weak, use until worn Confinement in a prison began to wear down his spirit … English idioms
wear down — Synonyms and related words: ablate, abrade, affect, argue into, beat, bend, bias, bring over, bring round, bring to reason, burn out, captivate, charm, color, con, convince, debilitate, dispose, do in, do up, drain, draw over, enervate, erode,… … Moby Thesaurus