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fra: ralentir
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Meaning
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(verb) make smaller; "He decreased his staff"
lessen, minify, decrease
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(verb) decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
fall, decrease, diminish, lessen
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(verb) become slow or slower; "Production slowed"
slow up, slow, slacken, slow down, slack
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(verb) lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated"
slow up, slow, decelerate, retard, slow down
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(verb) make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope"
loosen, loose
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(verb) wear off or die down; "The pain subsided"
subside, lessen
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(verb) reduce the speed of; "He slowed down the car"
slow down, decelerate
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(verb) cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down"
slow up, slow, slow down
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(verb) become looser or slack; "the rope slackened"
slacken
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(verb) make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now"
slacken, relax, slack, slack up
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(verb) become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"
loose, relax, loosen
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(verb) lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body"
weaken
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(verb) make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"
moderate, tame, tone down
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(verb) become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"
slack off, slack, let up, abate, die away
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(verb) make less severe or harsh; "He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears"
soften, mince, moderate
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