impoverish

impoverish
{im'pɔvəriʃ}
1. лишавам от средства, обеднявам, осиромашавам
to IMPOVERISH a people докарвам народ до просешка тояга
country IMPOVERISHed in men страна с намаляло мъжко население
2. изчерпвам, изтощавам (и почва), изхабявам
IMPOVERISHed health разклатено здраве
IMPOVERISHed rubber каучук, загубил еластичността си
3. лишавам от интерес/чар
4. правя/ставам безинтересен/еднообразен/отегчителен
IMPOVERISHed existence еднообразен/сив живот
IMPOVERISHed mind затъпял човек
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{im'pъvъrish} v 1. лишавам от средства; обеднявам, осиромаш
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осиромашавам; обеднявам;
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1. country impoverished in men страна с намаляло мъжко население 2. impoverished existence еднообразен/сив живот 3. impoverished health разклатено здраве 4. impoverished mind затъпял човек 5. impoverished rubber каучук, загубил еластичността си 6. to impoverish a people докарвам народ до просешка тояга 7. изчерпвам, изтощавам (и почва), изхабявам 8. лишавам от интерес/чар 9. лишавам от средства, обеднявам, осиромашавам 10. правя/ставам безинтересен/еднообразен/отегчителен
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impoverish[im´pɔvəriʃ] v 1. лишавам от средства, обеднявам, осиромашавам; to \impoverish a people докарвам народ до просешка тояга; a country \impoverished in men страна с намаляло мъжко население; 2. изчерпвам, изтощавам, изхабявам; \impoverished soil обедняла (изтощена) почва; 3. правя неинтересен (безинтересен, еднообразен, отегчителен, скучен); an \impoverished existence еднообразен, сив, скучен живот; an \impoverished mind затъпял човек.

English-Bulgarian dictionary. 2013.

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