demote
gb/dɪmˈoʊt/ us/dɪmˈoʊt/
B2
Inglese
lefokoz, hátrasorol, leminősít, lejjebb sorol
VERBO
B2
1
lefokoz
B2
Schema d'uso:
demote [someone] from [higher position] to [lower position]
After the investigation, the company demoted him from regional director to sales manager.
A vizsgálat után a cég a regionális igazgatói posztról értékesítési vezetővé fokozta le.
She was demoted for repeatedly missing important deadlines.
Azért fokozták le, mert többször elmulasztotta a fontos határidőket.
The officer was demoted to sergeant after violating department rules.
Esempi per chi studia
My boss demoted me after a big mistake.
A főnököm lefokozott egy nagy hiba miatt.
He was demoted to a lower position.
Alacsonyabb beosztásba fokozták le.
Errore comune:
Do not say “demote down”; demote already means move to a lower rank or position.
Significato
lower someone's rank or job
Collocazioni
demote an employee
|demote a manager
|demote an officer
|be demoted to assistant manager
|be demoted from captain
|demote someone for misconduct
|demote someone after an investigation
|face being demoted
Sinonimi
downgrade (broader; can refer to rank, quality, or status, not only a person’s job)
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reduce in rank (clear and explicit, but less concise)
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bump down (informal; suggests moving someone to a lower position)
Contrari
promote (move someone to a higher job or rank)
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elevate (raise someone to a higher status or position, often more formal)
Temi
work
|business
|military
|organizations
Definizione
to give someone a lower job or rank
To move someone to a lower rank, job, or official position, often as a punishment, because of poor performance, or because of organizational change.
VERBO
B2
2
hátrasorol
B2
leminősít
B2
Schema d'uso:
demote [something] to [lower status/category/priority]
As costs rose, the renovation plan was demoted to a long-term goal.
Ahogy nőttek a költségek, a felújítási tervet hátrasorolták, így már csak hosszú távú cél maradt.
The news app demotes stories that users mark as misleading.
A hírolvasó alkalmazás hátrasorolja azokat a cikkeket, amelyeket a felhasználók megtévesztőnek jelölnek.
After poor results, the club was demoted to a lower league.
Esempi per chi studia
The project was demoted because it was not urgent.
A projektet hátrasorolták, mert nem volt sürgős.
The website demoted low-quality pages.
A webhely hátrasorolta a gyenge minőségű oldalakat.
Errore comune:
Do not confuse demote with delete; something that is demoted still exists but has a lower status or priority.
Significato
lower something in importance
Collocazioni
demote a project
|demote an issue
|demote a priority
|demote a feature
|demote a story
|demote search results
|demote a web page
|be demoted to a footnote
|demote a team
|demote a task
Sinonimi
downgrade (very close; often used for lowering status, category, or rating)
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deprioritize (specifically means make less urgent or less important)
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relegate (often means move something to a less important role or position)
Contrari
promote (give something greater importance, visibility, or rank)
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prioritize (make something more important or urgent)
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upgrade (raise something to a higher category, status, or quality)
Temi
organizations
|media
|technology
|sports
Definizione
to make something less important or give it a lower position
To give something a lower rank, level of importance, priority, category, or visibility than it had before.
VERBO
C1
TECHNICAL
3
Schema d'uso:
demote [heading/bullet/item] to [lower level]
In the outline, select the heading and click Demote to make it a subsection.
A vázlatban jelöld ki a címsort, majd kattints a Szintcsökkentés gombra, hogy alcím legyen belőle.
Press Tab to demote the bullet point under the previous item.
Nyomd meg a Tabot, hogy a felsoroláspont az előző elem alá, alacsonyabb szintre kerüljön.
The slide title was demoted to a second-level heading when the presentation was reorganized.
Esempi per chi studia
Click the button to demote the heading.
Kattints a gombra, hogy a címsort egy szinttel lejjebb vidd.
I demoted the bullet so it became a subpoint.
Egy szinttel lejjebb vittem a felsoroláspontot, így alpont lett belőle.
Errore comune:
In an outline, demote usually means make an item more subordinate, not simply move it farther down the page.
Significato
move to lower hierarchy level
Collocazioni
demote a heading
|demote a bullet point
|demote a list item
|demote a paragraph
|demote a slide
|demote a section
|demote to a subheading
|promote or demote an item
|click Demote
|demote one level
Sinonimi
indent (often the visible result of demoting a list item or paragraph)
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subordinate (more formal; emphasizes making something lower in a hierarchy)
Contrari
promote (move an item to a higher level in a hierarchy)
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outdent (move text left, often making it a higher-level item)
Temi
computing
|documents
|software
|writing
Definizione
to make an item a lower-level part of an outline or list
In document editing, outlining, or interface design, to move a heading, paragraph, bullet, or other item to a lower level in a hierarchy.
Grammatica
Forma base
demote
IPA
GB/dɪmˈoʊt/
US/dɪmˈoʊt/
Sillabe e accento
de - mote (2 sillabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (mote)
Forme flesse
Verb
- Base: demote
- 3rd Person Singular: demotes
- Present Participle: demoting
- Past: demoted
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