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- Defuse a risk? - WordReference Forums
This is a metaphor taken from the idea of defusing a bomb, thus rendering it harmless Transferring this concept to a risk, defusing a risk (of something happening) means to take steps to make it it less likely that it (this particular "something") will happen, and or to lessen its negative impact if it nevertheless does happen I'm not convinced it's a very apt metaphor It's a tad creative
- Diffuse Defuse the story - WordReference Forums
The verbs diffuse and defuse sound similar but have different meanings Diffuse means, broadly, ‘disperse’, while the non-literal meaning of defuse is ‘reduce the danger or tension in’ Thus sentences such as Cooper successfully diffused the situation are regarded as incorrect, while Cooper successfully defused the situation would be
- Defuse - WordReference Forums
Defuse: make (something) less serious, difficult, or tense Example: Skilled negotiators helped defuse the crisis situation Hi, Can I "defuse" an angry person to make him calm down? Thanks
- defuse and diffuse - WordReference Forums
The dictionary in here does give you guidance on how to say these tow, including how we use different sounds to distunguish between a verb and an adjective for diffuse
- defuse - WordReference Forums
how do you call the one that defuses a bomb?:D 10x
- defuse thoughts - WordReference Forums
¡Hola! It defuses thoughts and bends negative energies away Can anyone tell me if it's correct to use defuse in this sentence? Thanks in advance
- Blow over Defuse Ease off Lessen? - WordReference Forums
Let´s wait the strain between both countries to blow over defuse ease off lessen Which one works better in this example? In a sense of get the relations less tense
- stand at the door stand by the door | WordReference Forums
Does 'at the door' mean the person is facing the door and waiting to get in? And 'by the door' means that the person is standing somewhere near the door and not exactly waiting to get in? If the above are correct I have two questions: 1) I play a game where you play terrorists vs police The objective of the terrorists is to defend a bomb while the police try to defuse it So when the police
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