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41убавлять — УБАВЛЯТЬ1, несов. (сов. убавить), кого что и чего. Уменьшать (уменьшить) количество чего л., отнимая, убирая некоторую часть от имеющегося; Син.: вычитать, сокращать; Ант.: добавлять, прибавлять [impf. to deduct (from), keep back money (for); to… …
42scale down — verb 1. reduce proportionally The model is scaled down • Ant: ↑scale up • Hypernyms: ↑rescale, ↑proportion • Entailment: ↑decrease, ↑diminish, ↑ …
43downsizing — n. act of reducing the size of, bringing something down to a smaller scale; lowering expenses, taking various measures to cut costs in order to stabilize the financial situation of a corporation (e.g. manufacturing in smaller amounts, reducing… …
44shrinking — shrink·ing || ʃrɪŋʃkɪŋ n. act of contracting, act of making smaller; process of becoming smaller; act of flinching ʃrɪŋk n. psychiatrist (Slang); instance of contracting, instance of becoming smaller; flinching, recoiling v. contract,… …
45dwindle — /dwin dl/, v., dwindled, dwindling. v.i. 1. to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away: His vast fortune has dwindled away. 2. to fall away, as in quality; degenerate. v.t. 3. to make smaller and smaller; cause to shrink: Failing health… …
46dwindle — dwin•dle [[t]ˈdwɪn dl[/t]] v. dled, dling 1) to become smaller and smaller; shrink; diminish 2) to fall away, as in quality; degenerate 3) to make smaller and smaller; cause to shrink • Etymology: 1590–1600; dwine (now dial.) to waste away (ME;… …
47dwindle — [c]/ˈdwɪndl / (say dwindl) verb (dwindled, dwindling) –verb (i) 1. to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away: his vast fortune has dwindled away. 2. to fall away, as in quality; degenerate. –verb (t) 3. to make smaller and smaller; cause… …
48dwin|dle — «DWIHN duhl», verb, dled, dling. –v.i. 1. to become smaller and smaller; shrink; diminish: »During the storm the trapper s supply of food dwindled day by day. SYNONYM(S): lessen, decline, wane. See syn. under decrease. (Cf. ↑decrease) …
49take — [tāk] vt. took, taken, taking [ME taken < OE tacan < ON taka < ? IE base * dēg , to lay hold of] I to get possession of by force or skill; seize, grasp, catch, capture, win, etc. 1. to get by conquering; capture; seize 2. to trap, snare …
50Zust — (originally Züst) was an Italian car manufacturing company operating from 1905 to 1917.The company was founded by engineer Roberto Züst, an Italian industrialist of Swiss origin, who owned a precision tool manufacturing plant at Intra, near Lago… …
