Moderate - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

verb

(of something unpleasant or severe) become less intense or widespread.

Примеры использования:

The storm suddenly abated

verb

To become less strong

Примеры использования:

The storm/wind/rain has started to abate., the fighting in the area shows no sign of abating.

adjective

Satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity.

Примеры использования:

This office is perfectly adequate for my needs

adjective

Enough or satisfactory for a particular purpose

Примеры использования:

He didn’t have adequate time to prepare for the exam., we must re-examine the adequacy of our curre…

adjective

Enough or good enough for a particular purpose

Примеры использования:

Staff did not receive adequate training., adequate to do sth our laws must be adequate to protect o…

verb

(of an independent person or body) reach an authoritative judgement or settlement.

Примеры использования:

The board has the power to arbitrate in disputes

verb

Act between parties with a view to reconciling differences

verb

To make a formal judgment to decide an argument

Примеры использования:

[ t ] a referee was hired to arbitrate the dispute., the independent arbitrator has the approval of…

noun

A number expressing the central or typical value in a set of data, in particular the mode, median, or (most commonly) the mean, which is calculated by dividing the sum of the values in the set by their number.

Примеры использования:

The proportion of over-60s is above the eu average of 19 per cent

adjective

Constituting the result obtained by adding together several amounts and then dividing this total by the number of amounts.

Примеры использования:

The average temperature in may was 4°c below normal

verb

Amount to or achieve as an average rate or amount over a period of time; mean.

Примеры использования:

Annual inflation averaged 2.4 per cent

phrasal verb

Become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation

phrasal verb

To stop feeling upset, angry, or excited, or to stop someone feeling this way

Примеры использования:

She sat down and took a few deep breaths to calm herself down., she was angry at first but we manag…

noun

A separate seat for one person, typically with a back and four legs.

Примеры использования:

Cafe tables and chairs face a bench seat below a lowered ceiling that curves for an atmospheric eff…

verb

Act as chairperson of or preside over (an organization, meeting, or public event).

Примеры использования:

The debate was chaired by the archbishop of york

noun

A movable seat that has a part for your back to rest against, usually four legs, and sometimes two side parts for your arms

Примеры использования:

Would you chair tomorrow’s meeting?

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.

adjective

Occurring, found, or done often; prevalent.

Примеры использования:

Salt and pepper are the two most common seasonings

noun

A piece of open land for public use.

Примеры использования:

We spent the morning tramping over the common looking for flowers

adjective

Found frequently in many places or among many people

Примеры использования:

Money worries are a common problem for people raising children., guilt and forgiveness are themes c…

adjective

Not unusual; ordinary.

Примеры использования:

Unemployment was commonplace in his trade

noun

A usual or ordinary thing.

Примеры использования:

Bombing has become almost a commonplace of public life there

adjective

Happening or seen frequently and so not considered special or unusual

Примеры использования:

Public financing for sports stadiums has become commonplace.

noun

The power to influence or direct people's behaviour or the course of events.

Примеры использования:

The whole operation is under the control of a production manager

verb

Determine the behaviour or supervise the running of.

Примеры использования:

He was appointed to control the company's marketing strategy

verb

Power to direct or determine

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.

adjective

Conforming with generally accepted standards of respectable or moral behaviour.

Примеры использования:

A decent clean-living individual

adjective

Acceptable, satisfactory, or reasonable

Примеры использования:

We get good benefits, and the pay is decent., it costs $100 to buy a decent sleeping bag., they’re …

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

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…

verb

Diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength.

Примеры использования:

Traffic has dwindled to a trickle

verb

To become less in number or smaller

Примеры использования:

The community had dwindled to a tenth of its former size.

verb

To gradually become less, smaller, or lower in level

Примеры использования:

Dwindle from sth to sth the municipality's population has dwindled from 40,000 to 24,000., dwindlin…

noun

The movement of the tide out to sea.

Примеры использования:

The tide was on the ebb

verb

(of tidewater) move away from the land; recede.

Примеры использования:

The tide began to ebb

verb

When the sea or tide ebbs, it moves away from the coast and falls to a lower level.

adjective

Happening or used every day; daily.

Примеры использования:

Everyday chores like shopping and housework

adverb

Each day; daily.

Примеры использования:

I get up at six every day

adjective

Ordinary, typical, or usual

Примеры использования:

The movie is about the everyday lives of working mothers.

adjective

Treating people equally without favouritism or discrimination.

Примеры использования:

The group has achieved fair and equal representation for all its members

adverb

Without cheating or trying to achieve unjust advantage.

Примеры использования:

No one could say he played fair

noun

A beautiful woman.

Примеры использования:

Pursuing his fair in a solitary street

adjective

Having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned.

Примеры использования:

He gave an indifferent shrug

adjective

Not thinking about or interested in someone or something

Примеры использования:

Indifferent (to) why don't you vote - how can you be so indifferent (to what is going on)?, he foun…

adjective

Not good, but not very bad

Примеры использования:

We didn't like the restaurant much - the food was indifferent and the service rather slow.

noun

A public officer appointed to decide cases in a law court.

Примеры использования:

He is due to appear before a judge and jury on monday

verb

Form an opinion or conclusion about.

Примеры использования:

A production can be judged according to the canons of aesthetic criticism

verb

An official who decides questions before a court

phrase

To limit something

Примеры использования:

We need to find ways of keeping our expenditure in check., there were no longer enough predators to…

verb

To be in or continue to be in someone’s possession

Примеры использования:

Can i keep this photo?, "keep the change," she told the driver., we keep aspirin in the kitchen (= …

verb

To have or continue to have something, and not lose it or have to give it back to somebody

Примеры использования:

There is going to be a reorganization, but all the staff in the department will keep their jobs., o…

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.

Примеры использования:

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

idiom

Become less in amount or intensity

phrasal verb

(of something undesirable) become less intense.

Примеры использования:

The rain's letting up—it'll be clear soon

phrasal verb

(esp. of something unpleasant) to become less strong or stop

Примеры использования:

When the rain lets up we’ll go for a walk.

verb

Intervene in a dispute in order to bring about an agreement or reconciliation.

Примеры использования:

Wilson attempted to mediate between the powers to end the war

adjective

Connected indirectly through another person or thing; involving an intermediate agency.

Примеры использования:

Public law institutions are a type of mediate state administration

verb

Act between parties with a view to reconciling differences

adjective

Of only average quality; not very good.

Примеры использования:

He is an enthusiastic if mediocre painter

adjective

Just acceptable but not good; not good enough

Примеры использования:

The movie’s plot is predictable, the dialogue is second-rate, and the acting is mediocre., he urged…

adjective

Ordinary and not very good

Примеры использования:

What advice would you give to mediocre companies that want to dramatically improve themselves?, med…

noun

An agency or means of doing something.

Примеры использования:

Using the latest technology as a medium for job creation

adjective

About halfway between two extremes of size or another quality; average.

Примеры использования:

John is six feet tall, of medium build

adjective

Being in the middle between an upper and lower amount, size, or degree; average

Примеры использования:

He was a man of medium height., the shirt is available in small, medium, and large sizes., would yo…

adjective

Moderate or average in size, amount, or rank.

Примеры использования:

People on middling incomes

noun

Bulk goods of medium grade, especially flour of medium fineness.

Примеры использования:

The df fed in this study contained 75% wheat middlings and 25% ground food waste collected from ret…

adverb

Fairly or moderately.

Примеры использования:

Middling rich

adjective

Unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements.

Примеры использования:

He was a very modest man, refusing to take any credit for the enterprise

adjective

Not large in size or amount, or not great in value

Примеры использования:

A modest increase in salary, a modest house, although an outstanding scientist, he’s a modest man.

adjective

Not large in size or amount, or not expensive

Примеры использования:

Modest amount/budget/profit we have a fairly modest budget, considering our oil wealth., modest ris…

adjective

With no special or distinctive features; normal.

Примеры использования:

He sets out to depict ordinary people

noun

What is commonplace or standard.

Примеры использования:

Their clichés were vested with enough emotion to elevate them above the ordinary

adjective

Not different, special, or unexpected in any way; usual

Примеры использования:

His music was of the sort that ordinary americans could relate to., computers are now widely availa…

adjective

Just good enough to be acceptable; satisfactory.

Примеры использования:

He spoke passable english

adjective

Satisfactory but not excellent

Примеры использования:

Angie can speak passable russian., it’s snowing, but the roads are passable.

verb

Go or move back or further away from a previous position.

Примеры использования:

The floodwaters had receded

noun

An official who watches a game or match closely to ensure that the rules are adhered to and (in some sports) to arbitrate on matters arising from the play.

Примеры использования:

The referee sent off two french players

verb

Act as the referee of.

Примеры использования:

He refereed two of the first-round group matches

noun

(in some sports) a person who controls a game and makes sure the rules are followed, or more generally a person who helps to find a fair solution to a disagreement

Примеры использования:

Fans booed the referee’s call., [ t ] he volunteered to referee the game.

verb

Control or maintain the rate or speed of (a machine or process) so that it operates properly.

Примеры использования:

A hormone which regulates metabolism

verb

To control an activity or process by rules or a system

Примеры использования:

A computer system regulates production., [ + question word ] their parents regulate how much tv the…

verb

To check that the activities of a business or organization are legal and follow official rules or laws

Примеры использования:

Congress has the power to regulate interstate commerce., the agency regulates the financial service…

verb

Make or become slack.

Примеры использования:

He slackened his grip

verb

Become slow or slower

verb

To loosen something, or to become loose

Примеры использования:

[ i ] his muscles slackened under the steaming shower., [ t ] let’s slacken our pace a little.

verb

Become less intense, violent, or severe.

Примеры использования:

I'll wait a few minutes until the storm subsides

verb

(of a condition) to become less strong, or (of an activity or disagreement) to become less violent

Примеры использования:

When her pain didn’t subside, matt drove her to the hospital., friction between the groups subsided…

noun

A person's state of mind seen in terms of their being angry or calm.

Примеры использования:

He rushed out in a very bad temper

verb

Improve the hardness and elasticity of (steel or other metal) by reheating and then cooling it.

Примеры использования:

The way a smith would temper a sword

noun

The state of your mind or feelings

Примеры использования:

[ c ] john has a bad temper., [ u ] a fit of temper, [ c ] you need to learn to control your temper…

adjective

Able to be endured.

Примеры использования:

A stimulant to make life more tolerable

adjective

Of a quality that is acceptable but not wonderful

Примеры использования:

A job in a theme park is tolerable only if you’re young.

adjective

Lacking distinction; unexceptional.

Примеры использования:

An undistinguished career

adjective

Not especially respected or admired

Примеры использования:

She has the burden of being by far the best player in an otherwise undistinguished international si…

adjective

Not out of the ordinary; usual.

Примеры использования:

An unexceptional movie

adjective

Ordinary, not exceptional

Примеры использования:

He was a hard-working, if unexceptional, student.

adjective

Not exciting; dull.

Примеры использования:

Many school prospectuses are dull and unexciting

adjective

Not exciting

Примеры использования:

He found life in the small town unexciting and wanted to travel the world., the museum has a pleasa…

adjective

Lacking in imagination or originality.

Примеры использования:

He writes repetitive and uninspired poetry

adjective

Not exciting or interesting

Примеры использования:

An uninspired performance

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…

adjective

Not special, unusual, or interesting; ordinary.

Примеры использования:

Your humble workaday pc

adjective

Ordinary; not unusual

Примеры использования:

Compared to the extravagance and glamour of last winter's clothes, this season's collection look si…