dial down
dial down · dials down · dialed down / dialled down · dialing down
уменьшить, уменьшать, убавить, приглушить
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To reduce or diminish in effect or intensityTo reduce or diminish in effect or intensity.
» Dial it down, Tom.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To reduce or diminish in effect or intensity.
Let's dial down the anger in this conversation.
We felt there was too much graphic detail in the first draft, and thus asked the writer to dial it down.
vermindern
приглуша́тьpriglušátʹ, приглуши́тьpriglušítʹ, уменьша́тьumenʹšátʹ
Examples
1 sentencesDial it down, Tom.
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
reduce in intensity:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
reduce in intensity:
Forms
dials down, dialing down, dialed down, dialed down| Base form | dial down · to dial down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | dials down |
| Present participle | dialing down |
| Past simple | dialed down / dialled down |
| Past participle | dialed down / dialled down |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbs- dial upподзвонити, дзвонитиTo telephone, to call on the telephone.
- dial backприменшити, применшуватиTo reduce (one's energy or intensity); to restrain (a feeling or action).
- dial outTo make a call using an outbound line.
- dial inTo configure or set up (particularly a complex machine with many configuration options [especially knobs and dials).
- dial downTo reduce or diminish in effect or intensity.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb