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(af)slijten, verslijten; verzwakken, verminderenwear down♦voorbeelden: -
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n. dracht; het gedragen worden; kledingstuk; kleding; lompen; slijtage; sterkte--------v. aanhebben, dragen; uitgaan; volhouden; uitdragenwear1[ weər] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉3 slijtage♦voorbeelden:→ worse worse/————————wear2♦voorbeelden:the week wears to its end • de week loopt (langzaam) ten einde1 verslijten ⇒ (af)slijten, uitslijten♦voorbeelden:you've worn holes in your elbows • je ellebogen zijn versleten/door♦voorbeelden:wear a smile • glimlachen4 they won't wear it • zij nemen/pikken het niet (langer) -
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n. broek; onderbroek2 (dames)onderbroek ⇒ kinderbroek(je), panty's♦voorbeelden:〈 slang〉 with one's pants down • onverhoeds, met de broek op de enkels -
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adj. dun, mager, ijl; klein; doorzichtig--------v. verdunnen, dunner maken; dunner worden; uit elkaar gaan; vermageren; zich langzaam verspreidenthin1[ θin] 〈bijvoeglijk naamwoord; thinner; thinness〉1 dun ⇒ smal, fijn; schraal; mager, slank2 dun (bezet/gezaaid) ⇒ dunbevolkt3 dun (vloeibaar) ⇒ slap, waterig♦voorbeelden:1 thin air • dunne/ijle lucht2 a thin audience • een klein/gering publiekhis hair is getting pretty thin on top • zijn haar begint al aardig te dunnen3 thin beer • dun/schraal biera thin voice • een zwak stemmetje¶ disappear/vanish into thin air • spoorloos/volledig verdwijnenthe thin end of the wedge • de eerste (ogenschijnlijk onbelangrijke) stap, het (aller)eerste beginskate on thin ice • zich op glad ijs/gevaarlijk terrein begeven/wagenhave a thin skin • erg gevoelig zijn〈 informeel〉 have a thin time • een moeilijke tijd doormaken; 〈 in het bijzonder〉 weinig succes boeken————————thin2〈werkwoord; thinned〉1 (ver)dunnen ⇒ dun(ner) worden/maken; uitdunnen, vermageren; (doen) afnemen (in dikte/dichtheid/aantal)2 verzwakken ⇒ (doen) afnemen (in kracht/belangrijkheid)♦voorbeelden:thin down/off/out • (uit/ver)dunnen, dunner worden/maken, (geleidelijk) verminderenthin out hair • haar (uit)dunnen————————thin3〈 bijwoord〉♦voorbeelden:
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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