water down

1. To dilute with water; to add water to.

   You need to water down the lemonade a bit more to make it less sweet, dear.

   mit Wasser verdünnen

   разбавля́тьrazbavljátʹ, разба́витьrazbávitʹ

   thin by adding water to

2. (idiomatic)To make weaker, less effective.

   verwässern

   make less strong or intense

3. (idiomatic)To simplify or oversimplify; to make easier; to make less difficult.

   Near-synonym: dumb down

   If you plan to teach this material to children, you may need to water it down.

4. (idiomatic)To make less restrictive; to make more lenient.

1. They water down the beer in that pub.

   ruВ этом пабе разбавляют пиво водой. — marafon

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2. I suspect that they water down the beer in that pub.

   deIch befürchte, in der Kneipe verwässern sie das Bier. — Yorwba

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3. A watered down compromise resolution is better than none at all.

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4. The water ran down the rain pipe.

   Вода стікала в ринву. — User55521

   ruВода стекала в водосточную трубу. — sharptoothed

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5. I suspect they water down the beer in that pub.

   ruЯ подозреваю, что в этом баре пиво разбавляют водой. — marafon

   deIch befürchte, in der Kneipe verwässern sie das Bier. — Yorwba

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