"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 authority = zmniejszać czyjś władza diminish one's authority
  • Chase was easy in command and that ease did not diminish his authority, but simply made the men work harder.
  • This, many politicians said, will almost certainly diminish his authority as West Germany faces testing times.
  • "I doubt this will diminish your authority," he murmured, then pressed his lips softly to hers.
  • The latest step to diminish the king's authority may also be temporary.
  • Some experts on education say these shifts are diminishing local school boards' authority.
  • Almost every fellow Republican senator is a chairman of at least a subcommittee and would probably be reluctant to support measures diminishing a chairman's authority.
  • While it is not clear that these changes will significantly alter the course of economic reform, they certainly diminish both men's authority.
  • Blair in particular has greatly diminished the UK's moral authority, such as it is.
  • They have to understand that it does not diminish their professional authority and status if they share decision-making with the governing body.
  • They take too much abuse, which demeans them and diminishes their authority.
2. diminish one's appeal = zmniejszać czyjś apel diminish one's appeal
3. diminish returns = zmniejsz powroty diminish returns
5. diminish competition = zmniejsz konkurencję diminish competition
6. diminish profits = zmniejsz zyski diminish profits
(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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