Depresses - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

verb

Make (something) active or operative.

Примеры использования:

Fumes from cooking are enough to activate the alarm

verb

To cause something to start working

Примеры использования:

Something activated the car alarm.

verb

To make something start working or happening

Примеры использования:

New customers must call an automated line to activate their card., the move will activate a clause …

verb

Cause (a machine or device) to operate.

Примеры использования:

The pendulum actuates an electrical switch

verb

To make a machine work or be the reason a person acts in a certain way

Примеры использования:

A detonator is actuated by heat, percussion, friction, or electricity., he was actuated almost enti…

noun

The headgear used to control a horse, consisting of buckled straps to which a bit and reins are attached.

Примеры использования:

Grooms came at once to take the bridles

verb

Put a bridle on (a horse).

Примеры использования:

Five horses, saddled and bridled, were tied by the reins to branches of trees

noun

A set of leather straps that are put around a horse's head to allow its rider to control it

verb

Reduce the price of.

Примеры использования:

The depreciation of the dollar would cheapen us exports

verb

To make someone or something seem less valuable and less deserving of respect

Примеры использования:

What the author hates about forgeries is that they cheapen true art.

verb

To reduce the price

Примеры использования:

This has had the effect of cheapening uk exports.

verb

Examine (something) in order to determine its accuracy, quality, or condition, or to detect the presence of something.

Примеры использования:

Customs officers have the right to check all luggage

noun

An examination to test or ascertain accuracy, quality, or satisfactory condition.

Примеры использования:

A campaign calling for regular checks on gas appliances

exclamation

Us spelling of cheque.

noun

A check or restraint on something.

Примеры использования:

Plans to introduce tougher curbs on insider dealing

verb

Variant spelling of kerb.

noun

A stone edging to a pavement or raised path.

verb

Make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object.

Примеры использования:

He cut his toe on a sharp stone

noun

A stroke or blow given by a sharp-edged implement or by a whip or cane.

Примеры использования:

He could skin an animal with a single cut of the knife

verb

Separate with or as if with an instrument

verb

Let air or gas out of (a tyre, balloon, or similar object).

Примеры использования:

He deflated one of the tyres

verb

To allow air or gas to escape from within a container

Примеры использования:

[ t ] when the roads are icy, you may have to deflate your tires a bit., [ t ] the allegations defl…

verb

When an economy deflates or is deflated, prices fall and there is a reduction in wages and government spending, and low levels of growth

Примеры использования:

The chancellor will have to keep rates high and deflate the economy to keep the lid on prices and f…

verb

Cause (someone) to lose confidence or hope.

Примеры использования:

The general strike had demoralized the trade unions

verb

To weaken the confidence of someone

Примеры использования:

The team was tired and thoroughly demoralized.

verb

To make someone or something feel much less confident

Примеры использования:

Losing several games in a row had completely demoralized the team.

verb

Diminish in value over a period of time.

Примеры использования:

The latest cars will depreciate heavily in the first year

verb

To cause something to lose value, esp. over time

Примеры использования:

Malawi’s currency was rapidly depreciating., the dollar’s depreciation will lead to higher inflatio…

verb

When a company depreciates an asset, such as a piece of equipment, it reduces its value in its accounts over a certain length of time

Примеры использования:

Machine tools are typically depreciated over seven years., the government allowed the currency to d…

verb

Reduce or underestimate the worth or importance of.

Примеры использования:

I resent the way people seem to devalue my achievement

verb

To reduce the rate at which one currency can be exchanged for another

Примеры использования:

It caused a major crisis when the pound was devalued., the banking system was in trouble before the…

verb

To reduce the rate at which money can be exchanged for foreign money

Примеры использования:

Last year mexico was forced to devalue the peso.

verb

Deprive of strength and vigour.

Примеры использования:

Technological progress has given enormous power to humanity, but at the cost of devitalizing the sp…

verb

If body tissue is devitalized, it is weak or no longer living, for example because of disease or injury

Примеры использования:

Devitalize tissue the wound is cleaned, and all dirt and loose devitalized tissue is removed., mali…

verb

If food is devitalized, it has been prepared or treated in a way that removes most or all of its nutrients (= natural substances that are needed for good health)

Примеры использования:

White bread and white rice have had their germ and bran removed and they are also devitalized and e…

verb

Make or become less.

Примеры использования:

The new law is expected to diminish the government's chances

verb

To reduce or be reduced in size or importance

Примеры использования:

[ i ] the threat of inflation is diminishing., [ t ] a single-payer system would diminish the burea…

verb

To reduce or be reduced in size, importance, or value

Примеры использования:

If consumers start losing confidence, it will diminish demand for household goods., investors can d…

noun

A deduction from the usual cost of something.

Примеры использования:

Rail commuters get a discount on season tickets

verb

Deduct an amount from (the usual price of something).

Примеры использования:

A product may carry a price which cannot easily be discounted

noun

A reduction in the usual price

Примеры использования:

Give someone a discount they usually give you a discount if you buy multiple copies., discount on t…

verb

Cause (someone) to lose confidence or enthusiasm.

Примеры использования:

Tedious regulations could discourage investors

verb

To cause someone to feel less confident or less hopeful

Примеры использования:

She sometimes got discouraged about her social life, which was going nowhere, she felt., we tried t…

verb

To make someone feel less confident, enthusiastic, and positive about something, or less willing to do something

Примеры использования:

The thought of how much work she had to do discouraged her.

verb

Cause (someone) to lose determination or confidence.

Примеры использования:

The farmer was disheartened by the damage to his crops

verb

To make a person lose confidence, hope, and energy

adverb

Towards or in a lower place or position, especially to or on the ground or another surface.

Примеры использования:

She looked down

preposition

From a higher to a lower point of (something).

Примеры использования:

Up and down the stairs

adjective

Directed or moving towards a lower place or position.

Примеры использования:

The down escalator

phrasal verb

Lower (one's body) as by kneeling

phrasal verb

To start to direct your efforts and attention to something, esp. work

Примеры использования:

We’ve got to get down to business, folks, or we’ll never get the newsletter out on time.

phrasal verb

To start to direct your efforts and attention towards something

Примеры использования:

The meeting's not due to start for another five minutes but we're all here, so let's get down to bu…

verb

Weaken or damage (something, especially a faculty or function).

Примеры использования:

A noisy job could permanently impair their hearing

verb

To damage or weaken something so that it is less effective

Примеры использования:

Lack of sleep impaired her ability to think clearly., [ c ] the law bans discrimination against any…

verb

To spoil something or make it weaker so that it is less effective

Примеры использования:

A recurring knee injury may have impaired his chances of winning the tournament.

verb

Hinder, restrain, or prevent (an action or process).

Примеры использования:

Cold inhibits plant growth

verb

To take an action that makes something less likely to happen, or that discourages someone from doing something

Примеры использования:

The merger of the two corporations was not allowed because it would inhibit open competition., some…

verb

To prevent something from developing in the way or at the rate that is possible

Примеры использования:

Inhibit competition/growth/innovation authorities fear that fewer, bigger airlines will inhibit com…

noun

A point or level beyond which something does not or may not extend or pass.

Примеры использования:

The failure showed the limits of british power

verb

Set or serve as a limit to.

Примеры использования:

Try to limit the amount you drink

noun

The greatest amount, number, or level allowed or possible

Примеры использования:

There’s a limit to her patience., two cups of coffee are my limit., spending limits were imposed by…

adjective

Less high in position.

Примеры использования:

The lower levels of the building

adverb

Denoting an older (and hence usually deeper) part of a stratigraphic division or archaeological deposit or the period in which it was formed or deposited.

Примеры использования:

Lower cretaceous

verb

Move (someone or something) in a downward direction.

Примеры использования:

He watched the coffin being lowered into the ground

verb

(of a person) control the functioning of (a machine, process, or system).

Примеры использования:

The prime minister operates a system of divide and rule

verb

Perform as expected when applied

verb

To work or cause something to work, be in action, or have an effect

Примеры использования:

[ t ] how do you operate the remote control unit?, [ i ] changes are being introduced to make the d…

collocation

Put in a horizontal position

phrasal verb

Stop holding something and place it on a surface or the ground.

Примеры использования:

Harry put down his cup

phrasal verb

Record something in writing.

Примеры использования:

He's putting a few thoughts down on paper

verb

Make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size.

Примеры использования:

The need for businesses to reduce costs

verb

Make smaller

verb

To make something less in size, amount, degree, importance, or price

Примеры использования:

A low-fat diet can reduce the risk of heart disease., grunn employs 17,900 people, but that number …

verb

Put a limit on; keep under control.

Примеры использования:

Some roads may have to be closed at peak times to restrict the number of visitors

verb

To limit someone's actions or movement, or to limit the amount, size, etc., of something

Примеры использования:

The government has so sharply restricted his fishing that he can barely pay his crew., the state le…

verb

To limit something, reduce its size, or prevent it from increasing

Примеры использования:

If they want to restrict access to their pages, privacy controls are available., restrict the sale/…

verb

Cause to feel sorrow; make unhappy.

Примеры использования:

He was greatly saddened by the death of his only son

verb

To make someone sad or unhappy

Примеры использования:

It saddened me to learn of your father’s death.

noun

The fluid which circulates in the vascular system of a plant, consisting chiefly of water with dissolved sugars and mineral salts.

Примеры использования:

Create a living smorgasbord that includes plants with berries, foliage, fruit, nectar, nuts, pollen…

verb

Gradually weaken or destroy (a person's strength or power).

Примеры использования:

Our energy is being sapped by bureaucrats and politicians

verb

Dig a sap or saps.

Примеры использования:

Having sapped up to the glacis of the city ramparts, versaillais troops entered the city

noun

A device by which a flow of liquid or gas from a pipe or container can be controlled.

Примеры использования:

She turned the cold tap on

verb

Draw liquid through the tap or spout of (a cask, barrel, or other container).

Примеры использования:

Several barrels had been tapped to celebrate old victories

noun

A quick light blow, or the sound of such a blow.

Примеры использования:

There was a sharp tap at the door

noun

The short, thick first digit of the human hand, set lower and apart from the other four and opposable to them.

Примеры использования:

The most commonly affected digits are the thumb and index finger.

verb

Press, move, or touch (something) with one's thumb.

Примеры использования:

As soon as she thumbed the button, the door slid open

noun

The short finger that is at an angle to the other fingers

Примеры использования:

How did you cut your thumb?

verb

Make or become weaker in power, resolve, or physical strength.

Примеры использования:

Fault lines had weakened and shattered the rocks

verb

To make or become weak or weaker

Примеры использования:

[ i ] the country’s economy continues to weaken., [ t ] long exposure to vibration can weaken aircr…

verb

To become or make something or someone become less powerful, successful, effective, etc.

Примеры использования:

A series of scandals weakened investor confidence., the plan has divided the country and weakened t…