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Detailed Translations for lessen from English to French

lessen:

to lessen verb (lessens, lessened, lessening)

  1. to lessen (decrease; diminish; reduce; )
    diminuer; réduire; baisser; décroître; amoindrir; défaillir; amenuiser
    • diminuer verb (diminue, diminues, diminuons, diminuez, )
    • réduire verb (réduis, réduit, réduisons, réduisez, )
    • baisser verb (baisse, baisses, baissons, baissez, )
    • décroître verb (décroîs, décroît, décroîssons, décroîssez, )
    • amoindrir verb (amoindris, amoindrit, amoindrissons, amoindrissez, )
    • défaillir verb
    • amenuiser verb (amenuise, amenuises, amenuisons, amenuisez, )
  2. to lessen (weaken; dilute; abate; )
    affaiblir; atténuer; épuiser; perdre sa force; s'affaiblir
    • affaiblir verb (affaiblis, affaiblit, affaiblissons, affaiblissez, )
    • atténuer verb (atténue, atténues, atténuons, atténuez, )
    • épuiser verb (épuise, épuises, épuisons, épuisez, )
  3. to lessen (shrink; diminish; decrease; )
    amoindrir; décroître; fondre; diminuer
    • amoindrir verb (amoindris, amoindrit, amoindrissons, amoindrissez, )
    • décroître verb (décroîs, décroît, décroîssons, décroîssez, )
    • fondre verb (fonds, fond, fondons, fondez, )
    • diminuer verb (diminue, diminues, diminuons, diminuez, )

Conjugations for lessen:

present
  1. lessen
  2. lessen
  3. lessens
  4. lessen
  5. lessen
  6. lessen
simple past
  1. lessened
  2. lessened
  3. lessened
  4. lessened
  5. lessened
  6. lessened
present perfect
  1. have lessened
  2. have lessened
  3. has lessened
  4. have lessened
  5. have lessened
  6. have lessened
past continuous
  1. was lessening
  2. were lessening
  3. was lessening
  4. were lessening
  5. were lessening
  6. were lessening
future
  1. shall lessen
  2. will lessen
  3. will lessen
  4. shall lessen
  5. will lessen
  6. will lessen
continuous present
  1. am lessening
  2. are lessening
  3. is lessening
  4. are lessening
  5. are lessening
  6. are lessening
subjunctive
  1. be lessened
  2. be lessened
  3. be lessened
  4. be lessened
  5. be lessened
  6. be lessened
diverse
  1. lessen!
  2. let's lessen!
  3. lessened
  4. lessening
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for lessen:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
diminuer tiring out; wearing out
décroître die away
s'affaiblir die away
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
affaiblir abate; adulterate; become weak; dilute; enervate; enfeeble; lessen; lose strength; weaken be going down hill; be lost; cease; come down; fall away; invalidate; take the edge of; weaken
amenuiser curtail; decrease; diminish; dwindle; lessen; mark down; reduce; scale down; shrink away
amoindrir curtail; decrease; diminish; drop; dwindle; go down; lessen; mark down; reduce; scale down; shrink; shrink away; shrink back; shrivel; shrivel up be shortcoming; cut down; decline; decrease; diminish; dwindle; economise; economize; go thieving; make smaller; reduce; regress; remove; save; shrink; take away; wain; waining
atténuer abate; adulterate; become weak; dilute; enervate; enfeeble; lessen; lose strength; weaken anneal; be going down hill; be lost; cease; come down; ease; fall away; mellow; plasticise; plasticize; relax; relieve; soften; soothe; weaken
baisser curtail; decrease; diminish; dwindle; lessen; mark down; reduce; scale down; shrink away be shortcoming; bring down; cut down; decline; decrease; dim; diminish; drop; dwindle; economise; economize; fall; go thieving; lower; mark down; reduce; regress; remove; save; shrink; sink; take away; tumble; wain; waining
diminuer curtail; decrease; diminish; drop; dwindle; go down; lessen; mark down; reduce; scale down; shrink; shrink away; shrink back; shrivel; shrivel up abridge; be shortcoming; clip; crop; curtail; cut down; cut short; decline; decrease; diminish; drop; dwindle; economise; economize; fall; go down; go thieving; make smaller; minimise; minimize; moderate; recoil; recoil from; reduce; regress; remove; save; scale down; shorten; shrink; shrink back; sink; take away; trim; tumble; use sparingly; wain; waining; withdraw
décroître curtail; decrease; diminish; drop; dwindle; go down; lessen; mark down; reduce; scale down; shrink; shrink away; shrink back; shrivel; shrivel up be shortcoming; decline; decrease; diminish; drop; dwindle; fall; go down; go thieving; make smaller; recoil; recoil from; reduce; regress; remove; shrink; shrink back; sink; take away; tumble; wain; waining; withdraw
défaillir curtail; decrease; diminish; dwindle; lessen; mark down; reduce; scale down; shrink away
fondre decrease; diminish; drop; dwindle; go down; lessen; reduce; shrink; shrink away; shrink back; shrivel; shrivel up become less stiff; burn out; defrost; dissolve; fuse; fuze; melt; melt away; melt down; melt together; merge; smelt; stop freezing; thaw
perdre sa force abate; adulterate; become weak; dilute; enervate; enfeeble; lessen; lose strength; weaken
réduire curtail; decrease; diminish; dwindle; lessen; mark down; reduce; scale down; shrink away abbreviate; abridge; be shortcoming; boil down; clip; collapse; concentrate; condense; convert; crop; curtail; cut down; cut short; decline; decrease; diminish; dwindle; economise; economize; go down; go thieving; make smaller; minimise; minimize; moderate; reduce; regress; remove; save; scale down; shorten; shrink; sink; take away; thicken; trim; use sparingly; wain; waining
s'affaiblir abate; adulterate; become weak; dilute; enervate; enfeeble; lessen; lose strength; weaken disapearing; dwindle; fade; languish; long for; pine; pine away; slacken; waste away; weaken; wither
épuiser abate; adulterate; become weak; dilute; enervate; enfeeble; lessen; lose strength; weaken become thin; burn up; chop away; chop off; consume; decimate; deplete; drudge; emaciate; fatigue; finish; go out of one's way; hew away; make less numerous; put oneself out; slave; slave away; starve; thin; thin out; tire out; use up; wear out; work oneself to the bone; work to pieces
- decrease; diminish; fall; minify; subside
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- diminish; reduce

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Related Definitions for "lessen":

  1. decrease in size, extent, or range1
  2. wear off or die down1
  3. make smaller1

Wiktionary Translations for lessen:


lessen form of less:


Translation Matrix for less:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
moins minus; minus sign
AdverbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- to a lesser extent
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
moins fewer; less fewest; least; lowest; minus; slightest; smallest
plus petit fewer; less; more restricted; shorter; smaller shorter; smaller
à un moindre degré fewer; less; more restricted

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Related Definitions for "less":

  1. (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree1
    • of less importance1
    • less time to spend with the family1
    • a shower uses less water1
    • less than three years old1
  2. (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer1
    • less than three weeks1
    • no less than 50 people attended1
    • in 25 words or less1
  3. (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality1
    • no less than perfect1
  4. used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs1
    • less interesting1
    • less expensive1
    • less quickly1
  5. comparative of little1
    • she walks less than she should1
    • he works less these days1

Wiktionary Translations for less:

less
comparative
  1. -
  2. not as much
adverb
  1. in lower degree
  2. to smaller extent
less
  1. Comparatif de peu, servant à marquer le dernier degré de l’infériorité
  2. Employé avec répétition, ou avec moins

Cross Translation:
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less déduction faite de abzüglichPräposition der Art und Weise mit Genitiv: nach Abzug