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lessen / reducir
 
lessen   [ˈlesn]
A. -transitive verb
[+risk, danger]   reducir
[+pain]   aliviar
[+cost, stature]   rebajar
·it will lessen your chances of getting the job
·disminuirá las posibilidades que tienes de conseguir el puesto
B. -intransitive verb
[noise, anger, love]   disminuir
[pain]   aliviarse
 
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged and Audio Headword Pronunciation (Spanish) 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co Ltd. 1971,1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992,1993,1996,1997,2000,2003,2005.
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