Amortiguar in english
Cushion
pronunciation: kʊʃən part of speech: noun
pronunciation: kʊʃən part of speech: noun
In gestures
amortiguar = attenuate ; cushion ; muffle.
Example: In the emerging technological environment of distributed systems, however, the informal or even formal links between source and user are attenuated or broken.Example: The key to cushioning the impact of future reductions is to begin before one is even required to.Example: By fencing your garden you can muffle traffic noise, protect your home from strong winds on the north and west, and offer permanent shady areas where you want them.more:
» amortiguar el eco = deaden + echo .
Example: Sometimes in large rooms some display stands put up around the area to be used will help deaden echoes and create a more intimate atmosphere.» amortiguar el ruido = deaden + the noise .
Example: They play music loudly all day long, such that I have to keep my doors and windows shut to deaden the noise.» amortiguar la caída = break + Posesivo + fall ; cushion + Posesivo + fall .
Example: A Chilean trapeze artist survived a dramatic plunge after he landed on a fat spectator who broke his fall. Example: When a 5-year-old fell out of a third story apartment window, she was holding a stuffed toy, which helped cushion her fall.» amortiguar un golpe = soften + a blow ; absorb + a shock ; cushion + a blow .
Example: To soften the blow, a kind-hearted librarian might produce an illustrated book on ostriches, or the text of the Hippocratic oath, or a copy of the original melodrama by George Hazelton, 'Sweeney Todd: the barber of Fleet Street'. Example: The problem comes, when you lose a lot of the fluid in your knees that absorb the shock and keep your bones from rubbing. Example: Support from family and friends has helped immeasurably to cushion the blow of a sudden and devastating loss.» amortiguar un impacto = absorb + an impact ; deaden + an impact .
Example: Our shinguards are made to deflect or absorb the impact of a kick. Example: There were still very few people living in the area and the marshy ground deadened the impact of explosions.