dovudjon zuhurovadded a comment 7 лет назад
to put a dent in sb's hopes )))
разрушить чьи либо надежды
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Алексей Муратовasked for translation 7 лет назад
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put a dent
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- 1.
put a dent / make a dent /
существенно снизить ,
уменьшить , ослабить )))
translation added by dovudjon zuhurov2 - 2.
сделать ощутимый прогресс (в чем-то большом)
example
I have a meeting in an hour, but before that I'm hoping to make a dent in this backlog of documents that need to be filed.
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translation added by grumblerGold en-ru1
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⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 7 лет назад
+++Grumbler!
⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 7 лет назад
This is usually in the negative: “I thought I could read the whole report in an hour, but after 45 minutes of reading, I realized I hadn’t even put a dent in it.”