"diminish" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

diminish verbo

diminish + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 23
diminish one's ability • diminish one's chances • diminish the power • diminish the value • diminish one's authority • ...
(2) chance, opportunity
Kolokacji: 2
1. diminish one's chances = zmniejszać czyjś szanse diminish one's chances
  • That would be most unfortunate, and it would diminish our chances in November.
  • Yet many, by dropping out of school, further diminish their chances for work in a time when ever higher skills are required.
  • There may be more-but a security pogrom would just diminish our overall chances for survival.
  • But in the process, they seemed to be diminishing their chances of winning support from moderate Republicans and conservative Democrats.
  • His sympathies, however, were all on their side, and he would do nothing to diminish their chances of success.
  • Therefore, the reasoning goes, a second Westchester exposure would diminish its chances for success.
  • This may have diminished his chances for success in his native country.
  • If that happens, it would diminish Turkey's chances of future membership.
  • Not least was that his presence diminished her chances of enjoying a happier relationship with someone else.
  • Sometimes she thought that this fact would diminish her chances of Tito falling in love with her again.
(6) support, resource
Kolokacji: 2
diminish + preposición
Kolokacji: 22
diminish over • diminished by • diminish in • diminish with • diminish to • ...
diminish + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 36
greatly diminished • gradually diminish • somewhat diminished • significantly diminished • further diminish • ...

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