deflate

[US]/dɪ'fleɪt/
[UK]/dɪ'flet/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. lukke luft eller gas ud af; reducere i størrelse eller betydning; mindske valutaværdien; deflate; at tage selvtilliden
Word Forms
Present Participledeflating
Third Person Singulardeflates
Past Participledeflated
Past Tensedeflated
Pluraldeflates

Phrases & Collocations

deflate the balloon

tøm ballonen for luft

deflate the tire

tøm dækket for luft

deflate the ego

skrumpe egoet

Example Sentences

he deflated one of the tyres.

Han punkterede en af dækkene.

The balloon deflated slowly.

Ballonen slap langsomt luften.

He was deflated by the news.

Han blev slukket af nyheden.

Her rebuff thoroughly deflated him.

Hendes afvisning slog ham helt ud.

Losing the contest deflated my ego.

At tabe konkurrencen slog mit ego ud.

I was quite deflated by her lack of interest in my suggestions.

Jeg blev ret slukket af hendes manglende interesse for mine forslag.

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