deflate

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

Translation

v. släppa ut luft eller gas; minska i storlek eller betydelse; minska värdet på valutan; deflera; ta bort självförtroendet
Word Forms
Present Participledeflating
Third Person Singulardeflates
Past Participledeflated
Past Tensedeflated
Pluraldeflates

Phrases & Collocations

deflate the balloon

minska ballongens storlek

deflate the tire

minska däckets tryck

deflate the ego

minska egot

Example Sentences

he deflated one of the tyres.

Han punkterade ett av däcken.

The balloon deflated slowly.

Ballongen tömdes långsamt.

He was deflated by the news.

Han blev nedslagen av nyheterna.

Her rebuff thoroughly deflated him.

Hennes avvisande slog honom helt ner.

Losing the contest deflated my ego.

Att förlora tävlingen sänkte mitt ego.

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

Jag blev ganska nedslagen av hennes bristande intresse för mina förslag.

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