Undoes - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

verb

Repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement).

Примеры использования:

A proposal to abrogate temporarily the right to strike

verb

To officially end a law, agreement, or custom

Примеры использования:

The opposition party pledged to abrogate the law if they won the election.

verb

To end a law, agreement, or custom formally

Примеры использования:

The treaty was abrogated in 1929.

verb

Declare invalid (an official agreement, decision, or result).

Примеры использования:

The decision was annulled by the courts

verb

To announce officially a law, marriage, or other contract as no longer existing

Примеры использования:

The contract was finally annulled., you will need a court hearing to get an annulment.

verb

To state officially that something such as a law, agreement, or marriage no longer exists

Примеры использования:

The court did not annul the sentences but ruled they should be reviewed., we will seek an early hea…

verb

Decide or announce that (a planned event) will not take place.

Примеры использования:

He was forced to cancel his visit

noun

A mark made on a postage stamp to show that it has been used.

Примеры использования:

A stamp franked and with an adhesive cancel

verb

To decide that something arranged in advance will not happen, or to state that you do not wish to receive something

Примеры использования:

[ i ] we were supposed to meet for dinner but elise had to cancel at the last minute., [ t ] he col…

verb

Revoke or cancel (an order).

Примеры использования:

An order to arrest the strike leaders had been countermanded

noun

An order revoking a previous one.

Примеры использования:

I forthwith mounted, and went off, lest i should receive a countermand

verb

To change an order that has already been given, especially by giving a new order

Примеры использования:

Oral approval will form part of the agreement unless it is countermanded by the client within two w…

verb

Cause severe and disabling damage to; deprive of the ability to function normally.

Примеры использования:

Developing countries are crippled by their debts

noun

A person with a severe limitation of a specified kind.

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An emotional cripple

verb

Deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg

verb

Compress or squeeze forcefully so as to break, damage, or distort in shape.

Примеры использования:

The front of his car was crushed in the collision

noun

A crowd of people pressed closely together.

Примеры использования:

A number of youngsters fainted in the crush

verb

To press something very hard so that it is broken or its shape is destroyed

Примеры использования:

The package got crushed in the mail., her car was crushed by a falling tree., i was crushed because…

verb

End the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it.

Примеры использования:

The room had been destroyed by fire

verb

To damage something, esp. in a violent way, so that it can no longer be used or no longer exists

Примеры использования:

You can use a shredder to destroy old bank statements., losing his job seemed to completely destroy…

verb

To damage something so badly that it cannot be used

Примеры использования:

Most of the old part of the city was destroyed by bombs during the war., completely/totally destroy…

verb

Disengage (something or part of something) and remove it.

Примеры использования:

He detached the front lamp from its bracket

verb

To separate or remove something from something else that it is connected to

Примеры использования:

Detach the lower half of the form and return it to the above address.

verb

To separate or remove something from something else that it is joined to

Примеры использования:

Detach sth from sth detach the reply slip from this letter and return it to the above address.

verb

Destroy or ruin.

Примеры использования:

The city was devastated by a huge earthquake

verb

To cause great damage or suffering to something or someone, or to violently destroy a place

Примеры использования:

Waves of corporate downsizing have devastated employee morale., i was so devastated i was crying co…

verb

To destroy a place or thing completely or cause great damage

prefix

Twice; two-; double.

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Dichromatic

prefix

Variant spelling of dis- shortened before l, m, n, r, s (followed by a consonant), and v ; also often shortened before g, and sometimes before j.

prefix

Variant spelling of dia- shortened before a vowel (as in dielectric ).

verb

Refuse to declare valid.

Примеры использования:

He was offside and the goal was disallowed

verb

To state officially that something cannot be accepted or allowed, because it has not been done in the correct way

Примеры использования:

The monopolies legislation disallows mergers of major companies within one industry., disallow clai…

verb

To say officially that something cannot be accepted because it has not been done in the correct way

Примеры использования:

All protests have been disallowed in the city., the england team had two goals disallowed.

verb

Free (something or someone) from something that they are entangled with.

Примеры использования:

‘i must go,’ she said, disentangling her fingers from gabriel's

verb

To separate things that have become joined or confused

Примеры использования:

It’s hard to disentangle the truth from all her lies.

verb

Free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty.

Примеры использования:

He was trying to extricate himself from official duties

verb

Release from entanglement or difficulty

verb

To remove something or set something free with difficulty

Примеры использования:

Extricate something from something it took hours to extricate the car from the sand., extricate you…

noun

Physical injury, especially that which is deliberately inflicted.

Примеры использования:

I didn't mean to cause him any harm

verb

Physically injure.

Примеры использования:

The villains didn't harm him

noun

Physical or other injury or damage

Примеры использования:

Missing a meal once in a while won’t do you any harm., fortunately, she didn’t come to any harm whe…

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

Make or prove (an argument, statement, or theory) unsound or erroneous.

Примеры использования:

His second is that finding unpleasant - even horrible - application of a scientific theory or philo…

verb

To make something not true, or to make something unacceptable

Примеры использования:

A few minor factual errors should not invalidate the theory.

verb

To officially stop a document, contract, etc. being legally or officially acceptable

Примеры использования:

If you do not go to an approved garage, you are likely to invalidate a warranty on a new car., the …

adjective

Not firmly or tightly fixed in place; detached or able to be detached.

Примеры использования:

A loose tooth

noun

Loose play.

Примеры использования:

He was in powerful form in the loose

verb

Set free; release.

Примеры использования:

The hounds have been loosed

verb

Make (something tied, fastened, or fixed in place) less tight or firm.

Примеры использования:

Loosen your collar and tie

verb

To become or make something less firmly fixed

Примеры использования:

[ i ] the screws holding the light fixture have loosened, and it’s dangling from the ceiling., [ t …

noun

A condition of disorder and confusion, or something in that condition

Примеры использования:

They left the kitchen a mess., we sat in traffic for two hours while they cleaned up the mess from …

verb

Impair the quality or appearance of; spoil.

Примеры использования:

Violence marred a number of new year celebrations

abbreviation

March.

verb

To spoil something, making it less good or less enjoyable

Примеры использования:

Water will mar the finish of polished wood.

verb

Make ineffective; nullify.

Примеры использования:

Alcohol negates the effects of the drug

verb

To show something to be wrong or to be the opposite of what was thought, or to cause something to have no effect

Примеры использования:

The increase in sales was negated by the rising cost of materials.

verb

Make legally null and void; invalidate.

Примеры использования:

It is at the discretion of the court to nullify the decision

verb

To cause an agreement or result to be no longer effective or consider it as not existing

Примеры использования:

The referee nullified the goal.

verb

To make a legal agreement or decision no longer have any legal force

Примеры использования:

The airline wants to nullify employees' contracts if no settlement is reached., a suit has been fil…

verb

Reject or disallow by exercising one's superior authority.

Примеры использования:

Chief judge moran overruled the government's objections

verb

Tip (something) over so that it is on its side or upside down.

Примеры использования:

The crowd proceeded to overturn cars and set them on fire

noun

An act of overturning something.

Примеры использования:

For the most part the only people who actually bothered to look at the registration rolls and allow…

verb

To turn over, or to cause something to turn over

Примеры использования:

[ i ] the truck overturned, spilling its cargo., [ t ] the court of appeals overturned her convicti…

idiom

To cause something to stop existing or happening

Примеры использования:

Mrs. carroll said she was going to put an end to all the talking and fooling around in our class.

noun

Danger, or the possibility of danger, defeat, or loss

Примеры использования:

[ c ] there’s a risk of an accident happening in this fog., [ c ] i was afraid to take the risk of …

noun

The possibility that something bad or dangerous will happen

Примеры использования:

Heavy reliance upon one client is not without risk when building up a practice., increase/reduce th…

verb

Reject as invalid, especially by legal procedure.

Примеры использования:

His conviction was quashed on appeal

verb

To stop or block something from happening

Примеры использования:

The secretary of defense tried to quash speculation that he was planning to resign following the di…

verb

To state officially that something, especially an earlier official decision, is no longer to be accepted

Примеры использования:

Quash a conviction/decision/order his conviction was quashed in march after a lengthy legal battle.…

verb

Allow or enable to escape from confinement; set free.

Примеры использования:

An official confirmed the prisoners would be released

noun

The action or process of releasing or being released.

Примеры использования:

A campaign by the prisoner's mother resulted in his release

verb

Revoke or annul (a law or act of parliament).

Примеры использования:

The legislation was repealed five months later

noun

The action of revoking or annulling a law or act of parliament.

Примеры использования:

The house voted in favour of repeal

verb

(of a government) to make a law no longer a law

Примеры использования:

Legislators repealed the sales tax., senators called for the law’s repeal.

verb

Revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement).

Примеры использования:

The government eventually rescinded the directive

verb

To make a law, order, or decision no longer have any legal effect

Примеры использования:

The vote rescinds zoning decisions made earlier in the decade.

verb

To officially end a law, take back a decision, or say that an agreement no longer exists

Примеры использования:

Rescind a law/contract/decision we urge the committee to rescind its decision.

verb

Draw back.

Примеры использования:

She retracted her hand as if she'd been burnt

verb

To say publicly that you will not do something you had said you would do, or to admit that something that you had said was true is false

Примеры использования:

[ t ] she had to retract statements in published articles., [ t ] the pilot retracted the landing g…

verb

To take back an offer or statement, etc. or admit that a statement was false

Примеры использования:

Retract a statement/comment/decision a political uproar followed, and he quickly retracted his comm…

verb

Move backwards.

Примеры использования:

The lorry reversed into the back of a bus

adjective

Going in or turned towards the direction opposite to that previously stated.

Примеры использования:

The trend appears to be going in the reverse direction

noun

A complete change of direction or action.

Примеры использования:

The gall actuates a reverse of photosynthesis

verb

Officially cancel (a decree, decision, or promise).

Примеры использования:

The men appealed and the sentence was revoked

verb

To say officially that an agreement, permission, or law is no longer effective

Примеры использования:

Licenses can be revoked for up to five years.

verb

To state officially that an agreement, right, or legal document is no longer effective

Примеры использования:

The commission may revoke the registration of anyone convicted of a felony in the past 10 years., r…

noun

The physical destruction or disintegration of something or the state of disintegrating or being destroyed.

Примеры использования:

A large white house falling into gentle ruin

verb

Reduce (a building or place) to a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration.

Примеры использования:

The castle was ruined when dynamite was used to demolish one of the corner towers

verb

To spoil or destroy something

Примеры использования:

It would be a shame to ruin such a beautiful place., that guy isn’t going to ruin my life.

verb

Deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct (something), especially for political or military advantage.

Примеры использования:

Power lines from south africa were sabotaged by rebel forces

noun

The action of sabotaging something.

Примеры использования:

A coordinated campaign of sabotage

verb

To damage or destroy equipment, weapons, or buildings in order to prevent the success of an enemy or competitor

Примеры использования:

The rebels had tried to sabotage the oil pipeline.

verb

Decisively put an end to.

Примеры использования:

A spokesman has scotched the rumours

noun

A wedge placed under a wheel or other rolling object to prevent it moving or slipping.

noun

A cut or score in skin or another surface.

Примеры использования:

A scotch in his face

noun

A hole in a ship's side to carry water overboard from the deck.

Примеры использования:

Nylon panels on the sides of the geckos eject water like scuppers on a tramp steamer - hop out of t…

verb

Sink (a ship or its crew) deliberately.

Примеры использования:

The ship was scuppered and seriously damaged

verb

To sink your own ship on purpose

Примеры использования:

Arriving late for the interview scuppered my chances of getting the job.

verb

Diminish or destroy the value or quality of.

Примеры использования:

I wouldn't want to spoil your fun

noun

Goods stolen or taken forcibly from a person or place.

Примеры использования:

The looters carried their spoils away

verb

To destroy or damage something, or to become destroyed or damaged

Примеры использования:

[ t ] the oil spill spoiled five miles of coastline., [ t ] don’t tell me how it ends, you’ll spoil…

verb

Make a soft sucking sound such as that made by treading heavily through mud.

Примеры использования:

Bedraggled guests squelched across the lawn to seek shelter

noun

A soft sucking sound made when pressure is applied to liquid or mud.

Примеры использования:

The squelch of their feet

verb

To stop something quickly and completely

Примеры использования:

One professor claimed that the university tried to squelch his criticisms.

verb

Undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution).

Примеры использования:

The case involved an attempt to subvert the rule of law

verb

To try to destroy or damage something, especially an established political system

Примеры использования:

The rebel army is attempting to subvert the government., our best intentions are sometimes subverte…

verb

Overbalance or cause to overbalance and fall.

Примеры использования:

She toppled over when i touched her

verb

To lean forward and fall

Примеры использования:

[ t ] a large tree was toppled by the wind., [ t ] the government toppled after several large publi…

verb

To remove a person or organization from a position of power

Примеры использования:

This was a secret bid to topple the chairman and take his job., their aim was to topple the superma…

verb

Release from bonds or restraints.

Примеры использования:

The guards unbound the prisoners

verb

To release someone or something from a rope, string, etc. that has been tying him, her, or it up

Примеры использования:

My hands were unbound and my blindfold removed.

verb

Open (a door or window) by drawing back a bolt.

Примеры использования:

He ran down the stairs and unbolted the heavy wooden door

verb

Remove the bridle from (a horse).

Примеры использования:

He unbridled his mare and let her roam

verb

Unfasten the buttons of (a garment).

Примеры использования:

Unbuttoning her jacket she sat down at the table

verb

To unfasten the buttons on something such as a shirt

Примеры использования:

He unbuttoned his jacket and sat back comfortably in his chair., his shirt was unbuttoned to show o…

verb

Deselect (an option on an electronic interface) by pressing a button on a mouse or screen.

Примеры использования:

County workers running the program forgot to unclick a box that loaded all the early voting results

verb

Release or unfasten (something) with a clicking sound.

Примеры использования:

I put my hand down to unclick my seatbelt but realized i forgot to buckle it in the first place

verb

Disconnect (something, especially a railway vehicle that has been coupled to another).

Примеры использования:

They uncoupled the engine

verb

Erode the base or foundation of (a rock formation).

Примеры использования:

The flow of water had undermined pillars supporting the roof

verb

To gradually weaken or destroy someone or something

Примеры использования:

The incompetence and arrogance of the city’s administration have undermined public confidence in go…

verb

Open the fastening of; undo (something).

Примеры использования:

Allie stands before the mirror unfastening her earrings

verb

To make looser or take apart something that fastens or is fastened

Примеры использования:

[ t ] cal loosened his tie and unfastened his collar.

verb

Release from a restraining or inhibiting force.

Примеры использования:

His imagination is unfettered by the laws of logic

verb

Unhook or unfasten (something tethered to or caught on something else).

Примеры использования:

He unhitched the side of the trailer

verb

Unfasten or detach (something that is held or caught by a hook).

Примеры использования:

She unhooked a towelling robe from behind the door

verb

Undo the laces of (a shoe or garment).

Примеры использования:

She unlaced her boots

verb

To unfasten something that is tied with laces, for example shoes

Примеры использования:

She began to unlace her boots.

verb

Detach; separate.

Примеры использования:

She unlinked her arm from shelley's

verb

Undo the lock of (something), typically with a key.

Примеры использования:

He unlocked the door to his room

verb

To open a lock using a key, an electronic device, or a series of numbers or letters

Примеры использования:

Could you unlock the door for me?

verb

To make something available to be used in order to increase its value or to make a profit from it

Примеры использования:

If we do not unlock the value of this business, someone else will., the demerger will unlock shareh…

verb

To free by removing or releasing manacles or handcuffs.

verb

Release from shackles, chains, or other physical restraints.

Примеры использования:

They were unshackled and released

verb

Undo or unfasten (something that is tied or tied up).

Примеры использования:

She knelt to untie her laces

verb

To unfasten a knot or something tied

Примеры использования:

I had to help her untie her shoelaces.

noun

A constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a lawmaking body.

Примеры использования:

Neither state was given a veto over amendments to the act

verb

Exercise a veto against (a decision or proposal).

Примеры использования:

The president vetoed the bill

noun

The power to refuse to allow something to be done, or such a refusal

Примеры использования:

[ c ] the president has promised a veto if congress passes that bill., [ u ] the mayor will have no…