to dial down
4
4.1
- phrasal verb
- /ˈdaɪəl daʊn/
:
reducir
- dial down tension
- dial down the volume
- dial down the heat
When you're dating, is there a part of you that you tend to dial down?
- When you're dating, is there a part of you that you tend to dial down?
- So I don't So I use that whenever I feel a little incipient bud of anger and then it just dials down the anger.
- But in your own life, at least give yourself permission to dial down the shame when you can when you hear nonsense like this.
- Are we able to kind of dial up, dial down with Will?
Examples
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I think that people might have to dial down their expectations a bit.
Blog text (6) -
And So what we're doing is we're going to dial down your carbohydrate intake.
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They must also find ways to dial down the volatility in markets.
Academic text (2009) -
There's a lot of garbage, but if you dial down the ambient noise...
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Mulcair has since dialed down his rhetoric on the oil sands.
Academic text (2017) -
Still, even for my own tastes, and definitely for public consumption, I'd like the sweetness at the top to be dialed down, like, at least 40%.
Blog text (32) -
Many times, potential starters "fail" because they don't have the endurance to last six or more innings—unless they dial down their per-pitch effort, which makes them ineffective.
Blog text (7) -
If the noise is too loud, you can dial down the volume on your radio.
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To improve your focus, try to dial down distractions while studying.
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When the debate became too heated, the moderator asked everyone to dial down their emotions.
Synonyms
∞
1.6
To make something smaller in amount, size, or number
802
1.0
Make something go down in position, amount, or strength
687
1.4
To move or act more slowly
325
2.0
To make something smaller in amount or size
191
2.7
Make the sound or heat from something lower, for example music
89
3.0
Make an amount or level lower
57
3.7
To make something less strong or strict
44
3.7
To make something less strong, for example a sound, color or feeling
42
2.0
Make people or things less noisy and less active
34
2.8
To make something smaller in amount or strength
23
6.8
To become less strong or severe and to make something do the same
18
4.2
To become gradually less in size or amount
17
7.4
To act in a less loud or angry way
16
4.4
Make something less strong or noticeable, for example sound and feeling
14
4.1
Make something, like a taste, sound, or plan, less strong
10
5.1
To make a list or group smaller by removing items over time
9
4.0
To become gradually less strong or severe
9
4.4
Make something smaller by removing parts you do not need
9
7.9
To make something weaker, like sound or light
8
4.0
To make something smaller in size or amount
5
5.7
Reduce the strength of feelings or public anger
3
4.3
Reduce something to a lower level, for example power or voltage
3
5.9
To make something smaller gradually by cutting or wearing it away
1
4.9
Become or make slower, for example the wind
1
7.2
To make something less in small steps that are hard to bring back
1
4.3
Make something smaller or cheaper to save money
1
7.6
To reduce the activity or amount of something, such as genes and proteins
Make something seem less important
How Much
- NSFW
502
3.4
79
3.7
4
4.1
169
2.9
44
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to reduce the intensity or level' is directly derived from combining 'dial' (a control you turn to change settings) with 'down' (to a lower position), so a B1 learner who knows those words can infer lowering a setting. This composition follows familiar motion/degree-lowering patterns (similar to 'turn down') and is cross-linguistically transparent, making it immediately comprehensible.
Etymology
The phrasal verb dial down comes from the image of turning a dial or knob down on a radio or machine to make the sound lower. So, it means 'to reduce' something or make it less strong.