Перевод: со всех языков на английский

с английского на все языки

to+cushion+the+blow

  • 21 attenuare

    reduce
    colpo cushion
    * * *
    attenuare v.tr. to attenuate, to weaken; to mitigate; to subdue; to tone down; ( diminuire la gravità di) to extenuate, to minimize: nulla può attenuare la sua colpa, nothing can extenuate his guilt; attenuare un colpo, to soften a blow (o to lessen the force of a blow); attenuare un danno, to minimize the damage.
    ◘ attenuarsi v.intr.pron. to decrease, to diminish: le luci si attenuarono, the lights dimmed.
    * * *
    [attenu'are]
    1. vt
    (dolore) to ease, alleviate, (rumore) to reduce, deaden, (colpo) to soften, (Dir : colpa) to mitigate
    to ease, abate
    * * *
    [attenu'are] 1.
    verbo transitivo to alleviate, to ease, to relieve, to mitigate [dolore, tensione]; to dull, to soften [ rumore]; to attenuate, to allay [ critica]; to lessen, to soften [effetto, impatto]; to soften [ contrasti]
    2.
    verbo pronominale attenuarsi [dolore, tensione] to ease (off), to abate; [ rumore] to die down, to soften, to subside; [ luce] to dull, to soften; [odio, ricordi] to fade; [ differenze] to fade away, to disappear
    * * *
    attenuare
    /attenu'are/ [1]
     to alleviate, to ease, to relieve, to mitigate [dolore, tensione]; to dull, to soften [ rumore]; to attenuate, to allay [ critica]; to lessen, to soften [effetto, impatto]; to soften [ contrasti]
    II attenuarsi verbo pronominale
     [dolore, tensione] to ease (off), to abate; [ rumore] to die down, to soften, to subside; [ luce] to dull, to soften; [odio, ricordi] to fade; [ differenze] to fade away, to disappear.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > attenuare

  • 22 воздушный

    1) прил. к воздух I 1)

    возду́шное простра́нство — airspace

    2) (находящийся, работающий в воздухе) air (attr), aerial

    возду́шный гимна́ст — aerialist, trapeze artist

    возду́шная кана́тная доро́га — cable way, aerial tramway

    возду́шная прово́дка эл. — overhead wires pl

    возду́шное сообще́ние — air service, aerial communication

    возду́шная ли́ния — airline

    возду́шная по́чта — airmail

    возду́шный флот — air fleet; air forces pl

    возду́шный пара́д — air display

    возду́шная ата́ка — air raid

    возду́шная война́ — air warfare, war in the air

    возду́шная трево́га — air-raid warning

    возду́шный мост — airlift

    возду́шный насо́с — air-pump

    возду́шный винт — airscrew, propeller

    возду́шная поду́шка тех. — air cushion

    5) ( лёгкий) airy, light
    ••

    возду́шный шар — balloon

    возду́шный змей — kite

    возду́шная я́ма авиа — air pocket

    возду́шный пиро́г — meringue [-'ræŋ]

    возду́шная кукуру́за — popcorn

    посла́ть возду́шный поцелу́й кому́-л — blow a kiss to smb

    возду́шные за́мки — castles in the air, castles in Spain

    Новый большой русско-английский словарь > воздушный

Страницы
  • 1
  • 2

См. также в других словарях:

  • cushion the blow — Ⅰ. cushion the blow ► to make a bad situation less severe: »Earnings expectations are worsening, but interest rates are not expected to fall to cushion the blow. Main Entry: ↑cushion Ⅱ. soften/cushion the blow ► to make the bad effects of… …   Financial and business terms

  • cushion the blow — cushion/soften the blow to make a difficult experience less unpleasant. Free street parking is to be abolished, but residents are being offered reduced price parking permits in an attempt to cushion the blow …   New idioms dictionary

  • cushion the blow — to do something that reduces harm. The way to cushion the blow is to raise prices slowly, not all at once. Etymology: from the idea of making the force of one thing hitting another less damaging by surrounding it with something soft …   New idioms dictionary

  • cushion the blow — 1) to reduce the bad effects of something Tax cuts were brought in to cushion the blow of the price rises. 2) to reduce the effect of a fall or hit …   English dictionary

  • soften/cushion the blow — ► to make the bad effects of something seem to be not as bad as they could have been: »If things go wrong there are no mechanisms to soften the blow. Main Entry: ↑blow …   Financial and business terms

  • cushion the blow — …   Useful english dictionary

  • soften the blow — cushion/soften the blow to make a difficult experience less unpleasant. Free street parking is to be abolished, but residents are being offered reduced price parking permits in an attempt to cushion the blow …   New idioms dictionary

  • soften the blow — soften the blow/impact/effect/ phrase to make something unpleasant seem less severe He tried to soften the blow by telling her himself. Thesaurus: to reduce, or to remove the bad effects of somethingsynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • soften the blow — soften/cushion the blow ► to make the bad effects of something seem to be not as bad as they could have been: »If things go wrong there are no mechanisms to soften the blow. Main Entry: ↑blow …   Financial and business terms

  • blow — [bləʊ ǁ bloʊ] verb blew PASTTENSE [bluː] blown PASTPART [bləʊn ǁ bloʊn] [transitive] 1. informal if you blow money on something, you spend a lot of money on it, often money that you cannot afford: • He blew his wages on a new stereo …   Financial and business terms

  • soften the blow — 1. to make something unpleasant easier to accept. Although tuition rates are going up, more scholarships will be available to soften the blow. Not only were they losing their jobs, but they could not count on any financial cushion to soften the… …   New idioms dictionary

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка:
… Нажмите правой клавишей мыши и выберите «Копировать ссылку»