In conclusion, Ahn, it very much falls to you and me to set the tone for the work environment. I will do my bit to defuse the present climate and crack on with the job at hand. I hope I can rely on your support for this.
Source: tatoeba (482408)
Defuse
//diːˈfjuːz//
Synonyms for "defuse" (20 found)
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Closest matches (4)
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Related words (10)
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3 entriesderived
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2 entriesetymologically related_to
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6 entriesTranslations
40 translations across 18 languages.
Azerbaijani
1 entries- zərərsizləşdirmək verb (to remove the fuse from a bomb)
Basque
3 entries- baretu verb (to make something less dangerous)
- indar-gabetu verb (to remove the fuse from a bomb)
- lasaitu verb (to make something less dangerous)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 拆除（引信） verb (to remove the fuse from a bomb)
Czech
2 entries- zneškodnit verb (to remove the fuse from a bomb)
- zneškodňovat verb (to remove the fuse from a bomb)
Danish
1 entries- demontere verb (to remove the fuse from a bomb)
Dutch
4 entries- de angel halen uit verb (to make something less dangerous)
- onschadelijk maken verb (to remove the fuse from a bomb)
- ontmantelen verb (to remove the fuse from a bomb)
- ontmijnen verb (to remove the fuse from a bomb)
Finnish
4 entries- laukaista verb (to make something less dangerous)
- purkaa verb (to remove the fuse from a bomb)
- purkaa jännitys verb (to make something less dangerous)
- tehdä vaarattomaksi verb (to remove the fuse from a bomb)
French
2 entries- désamorcer verb (to remove the fuse from a bomb)
- désamorcer verb (to make something less dangerous)
German
2 entries- entschärfen verb (to remove the fuse from a bomb)
- entschärfen verb (to make something less dangerous)
Hungarian
1 entries- hatástalanít verb (to remove the fuse from a bomb)
Italian
1 entries- disinnescare verb (to remove the fuse from a bomb)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- entschäerfen verb (to remove the fuse from a bomb)
Polish
4 entries- rozbrajać verb (to remove the fuse from a bomb)
- rozbroić verb (to remove the fuse from a bomb)
- rozładować verb (to make something less dangerous)
- rozładowywać verb (to make something less dangerous)
Portuguese
3 entries- acalmar verb (to make something less dangerous)
- apaziguar verb (to make something less dangerous)
- desarmar verb (to remove the fuse from a bomb)
Romanian
2 entries- dezamorsa verb (to remove the fuse from a bomb)
- dezamorsa verb (to make something less dangerous)
Russian
2 entries- размини́ровано verb (to remove the fuse from a bomb)
- размини́ровать verb (to remove the fuse from a bomb)
Spanish
3 entries- apaciguar verb (to make something less dangerous)
- calmar verb (to make something less dangerous)
- desactivar verb (to remove the fuse from a bomb)
Ukrainian
2 entries- знешко́джувати verb (to remove the fuse from a bomb)
- знешко́дити verb (to remove the fuse from a bomb)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
Tom was killed instantly when the bomb he was trying to defuse exploded.
Source: tatoeba (1092393)
Tom often uses humor to defuse tense situations.
Source: tatoeba (1903331)
Tom was trying to defuse the bomb when it exploded.
Source: tatoeba (1903333)
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