atenuar

v.

1 to diminish.

2 to attenuate, to diminish, to deaden, to reduce.

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atenuar

Conjugation model [ACTUAR], like {{link=actuar}}actuar

► verbo transitivo

1 to attenuate

2 DERECHO to extenuate

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verb

1) to attenuate

2) dim, tone down

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1.

VT (=aminorar) to attenuate; (Jur) [+ crimen etc] to extenuate; [+ importancia] to minimize; [+ impresión etc] to tone down; [+ impacto] to cushion, lessen

2.

See:

atenuarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) (disminuir, moderar) <luz> to dim; <color> to tone down

deberías atenuar el tono de tus críticas — you should tone down your criticism

b) (Der) <responsabilidad> to reduce, lessen

2.

atenuarse v pron dolor to ease

su optimismo se ha visto últimamente atenuado — his optimism has been tempered of late

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= reduce, temper, mitigate, attenuate, tone down, dim, water down, take + the bite out of, soft-pedal.

Ex. The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.

Ex. This advantage must be tempered by the fact that the standard centrally produced record may not always be consistent with local requirements.

Ex. Confusion caused by repetition of descriptive information in access points can be mitigated by careful screen design.

Ex. In the emerging technological environment of distributed systems, however, the informal or even formal links between source and user are attenuated or broken.

Ex. We found an increasing trend toward a more structured approach in data gathering procedures, while loose data collection was toned down significantly.

Ex. At first, analyzing the way he went about his work eroded his confidence, threw him off balance, dimmed some of his energetic spirit.

Ex. One of these proposals, a large jump in the dues for students and retired members, was watered down before finally being passed.

Ex. The aim of this paper is to chart a different course of interpretation through Husserl's earliest work; a course which doesn't take all of the bite out of Heidegger's critique of technology.

Ex. Antisemitism soft-pedal the importance of religious belief for comprehending the persistence of Jew-hatred.

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) (disminuir, moderar) <luz> to dim; <color> to tone down

deberías atenuar el tono de tus críticas — you should tone down your criticism

b) (Der) <responsabilidad> to reduce, lessen

2.

atenuarse v pron dolor to ease

su optimismo se ha visto últimamente atenuado — his optimism has been tempered of late

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= reduce, temper, mitigate, attenuate, tone down, dim, water down, take + the bite out of, soft-pedal.

Ex: The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.

Ex: This advantage must be tempered by the fact that the standard centrally produced record may not always be consistent with local requirements.

Ex: Confusion caused by repetition of descriptive information in access points can be mitigated by careful screen design.

Ex: In the emerging technological environment of distributed systems, however, the informal or even formal links between source and user are attenuated or broken.

Ex: We found an increasing trend toward a more structured approach in data gathering procedures, while loose data collection was toned down significantly.

Ex: At first, analyzing the way he went about his work eroded his confidence, threw him off balance, dimmed some of his energetic spirit.

Ex: One of these proposals, a large jump in the dues for students and retired members, was watered down before finally being passed.

Ex: The aim of this paper is to chart a different course of interpretation through Husserl's earliest work; a course which doesn't take all of the bite out of Heidegger's critique of technology.

Ex: Antisemitism soft-pedal the importance of religious belief for comprehending the persistence of Jew-hatred.

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atenuar [A18 ]

vt

1 (disminuir, moderar) ‹luz› to dim; ‹color› to tone down

quizas deberías atenuar el tono de tus críticas perhaps you should tone down your criticism o moderate the tone of your criticism

2 (Der) ‹responsabilidad› to reduce, lessen

■ atenuarse

v pron

«dolor» to ease

este optimismo se ha visto últimamente atenuado this optimism has been tempered of late

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atenuar (conjugate atenuar) verbo transitivo

a) (disminuir, moderar) ‹luz› to dim;

‹color› to tone down;

◊ deberías atenuar el tono de tus críticas you should tone down your criticism

b) (Der) ‹responsabilidad› to reduce, lessen

atenuar verbo transitivo
1 to attenuate
Jur to extenuate
2 (minimizar, disminuir) to lessen, diminish
'atenuar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tranquilizar
English:
dim
- mitigate
- subdue
- tone down
- attenuate
- deaden
- extenuate
- soften
- temper
- tone

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atenuar

♦ vt

1. [disminuir, suavizar] to diminish;

[dolor] to ease, to alleviate; [sonido, luz] to attenuate

2. Der [responsabilidad] to extenuate, to mitigate

♦ See also the pronominal verb atenuarse

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atenuar

v/t lessen, reduce

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atenuar {3} vt

1) mitigar: to extenuate, to mitigate

2) : to dim (light), to tone down (colors)

3) : to minimize, to lessen