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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesatténuant
Pronunciation / Transliteration: atenuant
"Le rapport suggère des mesures atténuantes pour protéger la faune locale."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Tending to lessen the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something.
"The committee proposed several mitigative measures to reduce the environmental impact of the new highway." - 2
Serving to moderate or alleviate harsh conditions or penalties.
"The defense attorney presented mitigative evidence regarding the defendant's background."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'mitigatus', past participle of 'mitigare' (to soften, make mild, from 'mitis' meaning mild/soft + 'agere' to make). It entered English in the mid-19th century as an adjectival form of 'mitigate', retaining the core semantic function of serving to lessen the severity, gravity, or painfulness of something.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mitigative" is said worldwide
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atténuant
Transliteration: atenuant
"Le rapport suggère des mesures atténuantes pour protéger la faune locale."
mildernd
Transliteration: mildernd
"Das Gericht berücksichtigte milde Umstände."
attenuante
Transliteration: attenuante
"Furono adottate misure attenuanti per limitare i danni."
atenuante
Transliteration: atenuante
"Se implementaron acciones atenuantes para proteger el ecosistema."
atenuante
Transliteration: atenuante
"Foram adotadas medidas atenuantes para reduzir o impacto ambiental."
शमनकारी
Transliteration: shamankari
"परियोजना के प्रभाव को कम करने के लिए शमनकारी उपाय किए गए।"
缓和的
Transliteration: huǎnhé de
"采取了缓和措施以减少对环境的破坏。"
완화하는
Transliteration: wanhwahaneun
"환경 파괴를 줄이기 위해 완화 조치가 시행되었습니다."
軽減する
Transliteration: keigen suru
"環境への影響を抑えるため、軽減策が講じられました。"
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