استعمال کا انداز:
[something] deflates; deflate [something]
She deflated the air mattress before packing it away.
Elpakolás előtt leeresztette a felfújható matracot.
The balloon slowly deflated overnight.
A lufi éjszaka lassan leeresztett.
The tire deflated after it hit a nail.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
He deflated the beach ball.
Leeresztette a strandlabdát.
The balloon deflated.
A lufi leeresztett.
عام غلطی:
Do not confuse deflate with inflate, which means to fill something with air.
لفظی تراکیب
deflate a tire
|deflate a tyre
|deflate a balloon
|deflate an air mattress
|slowly deflate
|fully deflate
|partially deflate
ہم معنی الفاظ
let down (Common for releasing air from something such as a tire or balloon.)
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flatten (Focuses on the resulting shape rather than the air escaping.)
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empty (More general and less precise.)
متضاد الفاظ
inflate (Means to fill something with air or gas.)
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pump up (Informal; means to add air to something.)
موضوعات
daily_life
|objects
|transport
تعریف
If something deflates, or you deflate it, the air comes out and it becomes smaller or flatter.
To let air or gas out of something, or to become smaller because air or gas has escaped.
استعمال کا انداز:
deflate [someone]; deflate [someone]'s confidence/ego/hopes
The rejection email deflated her after weeks of interviews.
A hetekig tartó interjúk után az elutasító e-mail teljesen lelombozta.
Losing the first game deflated the whole team.
Az első meccs elvesztése lelombozta az egész csapatot.
His confidence was deflated by the harsh review.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
The bad news deflated me.
A rossz hír lelombozott.
The team felt deflated after the loss.
A csapat levertnek érezte magát a vereség után.
عام غلطی:
This meaning is often used in the passive: someone is or feels deflated.
معنی
Discourage or humble someone
لفظی تراکیب
deflate someone's confidence
|deflate someone's hopes
|deflate someone's enthusiasm
|deflate someone's pride
|deflate the team
|bad news deflates someone
ہم معنی الفاظ
discourage (General word for making someone lose confidence or hope.)
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dishearten (Slightly stronger and more emotional.)
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humble (Focuses on making someone less proud.)
متضاد الفاظ
encourage (Means to give someone confidence or hope.)
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boost (Means to increase confidence, energy, or enthusiasm.)
موضوعات
emotions
|social_interaction
تعریف
To make a person suddenly feel disappointed or less confident.
To make someone feel less confident, proud, excited, or hopeful.
استعمال کا انداز:
deflate [a claim/argument/myth/reputation]
The report deflated claims that the product was revolutionary.
A jelentés megcáfolta azokat az állításokat, hogy a termék forradalmi lenne.
One awkward question deflated the candidate's argument.
Egy kínos kérdés meggyengítette a jelölt érvelését.
The poor launch numbers quickly deflated the excitement around the app.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
The facts deflated the rumor.
A tények megcáfolták a pletykát.
The review deflated the excitement.
A kritika lehűtötte a lelkesedést.
عام غلطی:
Use this for reducing the force or importance of an idea, not for physically breaking it.
معنی
Reduce importance or impact
لفظی تراکیب
deflate a claim
|deflate an argument
|deflate a myth
|deflate a reputation
|deflate fears
|deflate excitement
|deflate a narrative
ہم معنی الفاظ
puncture (More vivid; often means to expose weakness in an idea or image.)
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undermine (Means to weaken support or authority.)
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debunk (Means to show that a belief or claim is false.)
متضاد الفاظ
inflate (Means to make something seem bigger or more important than it is.)
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exaggerate (Means to describe something as larger, better, or worse than it really is.)
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amplify (Means to increase the effect or attention given to something.)
موضوعات
communication
|media
|debate
تعریف
To make something seem less important, impressive, or serious than people thought.
To make an idea, claim, argument, reputation, or situation seem less impressive, important, or powerful.
استعمال کا انداز:
deflate [prices/the economy/a bubble]; [prices/a bubble] deflate
Central banks try not to deflate the economy too sharply.
A központi bankok igyekeznek nem túl hirtelen lehűteni a gazdaságot.
Falling demand can deflate prices across an industry.
A csökkenő kereslet egy egész iparágban letörheti az árakat.
The housing bubble began to deflate after interest rates rose.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
The policy could deflate prices.
Ez a politika letörheti az árakat.
The market bubble deflated quickly.
A piaci buborék gyorsan kipukkadt.
عام غلطی:
This economic meaning is different from the everyday meaning of letting air out, though it comes from the same image of something shrinking.
معنی
Lower prices or activity
لفظی تراکیب
deflate prices
|deflate the economy
|deflate demand
|deflate asset prices
|deflate a housing bubble
|a bubble deflates
|prices deflate
ہم معنی الفاظ
depress (Often used for pushing prices or activity down.)
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reduce (More general and neutral.)
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contract (Often intransitive; describes an economy becoming smaller.)
متضاد الفاظ
inflate (Means to increase prices or create inflation.)
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stimulate (Means to encourage economic activity.)
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expand (Means to grow rather than shrink.)
موضوعات
economics
|business
|finance
تعریف
In economics, to make prices or economic activity go down, or to start going down.
To cause prices, demand, an economy, or a financial bubble to fall or shrink, especially in a way connected with economic deflation.
استعمال کا انداز:
deflate [nominal amount/statistic] by/with [price index]; deflate [figures] to [base-year prices]
The researchers deflated nominal GDP using a standard price index.
A kutatók egy szokásos árindex segítségével deflálták a nominális GDP-t.
All revenue figures were deflated to 2015 dollars.
Az összes bevételi adatot 2015-ös dollárra deflálták.
Economists deflate wages to compare purchasing power over time.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
They deflated the figures for inflation.
Az adatokat inflációval kiigazították.
The data were deflated to real prices.
Az adatokat reálárakra számították át.
عام غلطی:
This does not mean the number is wrong; it means the figure is being converted from nominal terms to real terms.
معنی
Remove inflation from figures
لفظی تراکیب
deflate nominal GDP
|deflate sales figures
|deflate revenue
|deflate wages
|deflate nominal values
|deflate by the CPI
|deflate to constant dollars
ہم معنی الفاظ
adjust for inflation (Clearer and more common in general language.)
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convert to real terms (Technical phrase used in economics and finance.)
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index-adjust (Technical; emphasizes the use of an index.)
متضاد الفاظ
inflate (Can mean to adjust an earlier amount upward to current prices.)
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leave nominal (Means not to remove the effect of inflation.)
موضوعات
economics
|statistics
|finance
|data
تعریف
In economics, to change a money figure so it shows real value after inflation is removed.
To adjust a money amount, statistic, or economic series to remove the effect of inflation, usually by using a price index.