ease off

• Verbo frasal que significa tornar-se menos intenso, sério ou forte; reduzir ou aliviar a pressão.

A phrasal verb meaning to become less intense, severe, or forceful; to relax or reduce pressure.

incontável · intransitivo · phrasal, sem objeto

1. Reduce intensityinformal

   To become less intense, severe, or forceful.

   Diminuir a intensidade

   • The storm finally eased off after midnight.
   • You should ease off on the training to avoid injury.
   • The pain in his back eased off after taking the medication.

   Sinônimosabatealleviatediminishlessenlet upmitigatemoderaterelentslackensubside

   Antônimosescalateincreaseintensifystrengthen

2. Relax effortinformal

   To reduce the amount of effort or pressure one is applying.

   Diminuir o esforço

   • He needs to ease off at work and take a vacation.
   • The teacher told the students to ease off on the criticism.
   • She eased off the accelerator as the car approached the curve.

   Sinônimosabatediminishease uplessenlet uploosenmoderaterelaxrelentslacken

   Antônimosescalateincreaseintensifystrengthen

Verbo baseease