Diminished - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

noun

A written or spoken agreement, especially one concerning employment, sales, or tenancy, that is intended to be enforceable by law.

Примеры использования:

He has just signed a contract keeping him with the club

verb

Decrease in size, number, or range.

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Glass contracts as it cools

noun

A legal document that states and explains a formal agreement between two different people or groups, or the agreement itself

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She already has a contract for her next book with a publisher., i have no other contractual obligat…

verb

Reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on.

Примеры использования:

Civil liberties were further curtailed

verb

To reduce or limit something, or to stop something before it is finished

Примеры использования:

He had to curtail his speech when time ran out.

verb

To reduce or limit something

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The federal reserve raised interest rates slightly to curtail inflation., the last government sever…

verb

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

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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.

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

verb

Separate with or as if with an instrument

verb

(typically of something regarded as good) become smaller, fewer, or less; decrease.

Примеры использования:

The birth rate continued to decline

noun

A gradual and continuous loss of strength, numbers, quality, or value.

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A serious decline in bird numbers

verb

To go down in amount or quality; lessen or weaken

Примеры использования:

His interest in the project declined after his wife died., her health declined quickly., [ t ] she …

verb

Make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree.

Примеры использования:

The population of the area has decreased radically

noun

An instance or example of becoming smaller or fewer.

Примеры использования:

A decrease in births

verb

To become smaller or make something less

Примеры использования:

[ i ] car sales decreased sharply this year., i haven’t noticed any decrease in ticket sales.

verb

Let or make (something) fall vertically.

Примеры использования:

The fire was caused by someone dropping a lighted cigarette

noun

A small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres to a surface.

Примеры использования:

The first drops of rain splashed on the ground

verb

Let fall to the ground

verb

Move from a higher to a lower level, typically rapidly and without control.

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Five inches of snow fell through the night

noun

An act of falling or collapsing.

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His mother had a fall as she alighted from a train

verb

Descend freely under the influence of gravity

phrasal verb

Come off

phrasal verb

To become less in number, amount, or quality

Примеры использования:

Production fell off last month.

phrasal verb

To get lower in amount or level

Примеры использования:

Orders have definitely fallen off in the past quarter., a fall-off in sth the company blamed the fa…

idiom

To fall to very low levels

Примеры использования:

House prices have gone through the floor this year.

verb

Make or become less; diminish.

Примеры использования:

The years have lessened the gap in age between us

verb

To become or make something smaller in amount or degree

Примеры использования:

[ t ] keeping your weight down can lessen the risk of heart disease.

verb

To make something smaller, less noticeable, etc., or to become smaller, less noticeable, etc.

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Corporate executives are keen to embrace "green technology" in order to lessen their dependence on …

verb

Fall or drop straight down at high speed.

Примеры использования:

A climber was killed when he plummeted 300 feet down an icy gully

noun

A steep and rapid fall or drop.

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The bird has a circular display flight followed by an earthward plummet

verb

To fall very quickly and suddenly

Примеры использования:

Temperatures plummeted last night., the parachute failed to open and he plummeted to the ground.

verb

Jump or dive quickly and energetically.

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Our little daughters whooped as they plunged into the sea

noun

An act of jumping or diving into water.

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Fanatics went straight from the hot room to take a cold plunge

verb

Dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity

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

Become or make smaller in size or amount.

Примеры использования:

The workforce shrank to a thousand

noun

A psychiatrist.

Примеры использования:

You should see a shrink

verb

To become smaller or cause something to become smaller

Примеры использования:

[ i ] the show’s audience has shrunk in the last few months., [ t ] i shrank my sweater by putting …

verb

Go down below the surface of something, especially of a liquid; become submerged.

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He saw the coffin sink below the surface of the waves

noun

A fixed basin with a water supply and outflow pipe.

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I stood at the kitchen sink

noun

Fall or descend to a lower place or level

verb

Sit, lean, or fall heavily and limply.

Примеры использования:

She slumped against the cushions

noun

A sudden severe or prolonged fall in the price, value, or amount of something.

Примеры использования:

A slump in profits

verb

To fall heavily and suddenly

Примеры использования:

She slumped to the floor in a faint., the old man slumped in his chair, asleep., we both slumped ag…