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• lěʹsən
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• /ˈlɛsən/
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• homophone: lesson
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• rhymes with -ɛsən
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• South-Asia: /lɛsˈsɛn/
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• CMU ARPABET: L EH1 S AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English lessenen, lasnen, equivalent to less + -en (verbal suffix).

77 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: պակասեցնել (pakasecʻnel) — to make less
• Bulgarian: намалявам (namaljavam) — to make less
• Bulgarian: смалявам (smaljavam) — to make less
• Bulgarian: смекчавам (smekčavam) — to make less
• Chinese Mandarin: 減少 /减少 (jiǎnshǎo) — to make less
• Czech: zmenšit — to make less
• Dutch: afzwakken — to make less
• Dutch: korten — to make less
• Dutch: vergoelijken — to make less
• Dutch: verkleinen — to make less
• Dutch: verminderen — to make less
• Dutch: verzachten — to make less
• French: amoindrir — to make less
• French: atténuer — to make less
• French: diminuer — to make less
• French: réduire — to make less
• Ancient Greek: ἐλασσόω (elassóō) — to make less
• Ancient Greek: μειόω (meióō) — to make less
• Hungarian: csökkent — to make less
• Hungarian: kisebbít — to make less
• Ido: diminutar — to make less
• Irish: beagaigh — to make less
• Irish: laghdaigh — to make less
• Latin: minuō — to make less
• Latin: diminuō — to make less
• Māori: whakaharahara — to make less
• Māori: māwhe — to make less
• Māori: whakamimiti — to make less
• Māori: whakaiti — to make less
• Māori: māhaki — to make less
• Norwegian: formilde — to make less
• Portuguese: atenuar — to make less
• Portuguese: diminuir — to make less
• Portuguese: reduzir — to make less
• Quechua: hiwiy — to make less
• Russian: смягча́ть (smjaxčátʹ) — to make less
• Russian: уменьша́ть (umenʹšátʹ) — to make less
• Russian: уме́ньшить (uménʹšitʹ) — to make less
• Russian: умеря́ть (umerjátʹ) — to make less
• Russian: уме́рить (uméritʹ) — to make less
• Spanish: menoscabar — to make less
• Spanish: disminuir — to make less
• Spanish: reducir — to make less
• Spanish: aminorar — to make less
• Spanish: menguar — to make less
• Spanish: mermar — to make less
• Swedish: minska — to make less
• Thai: ลด (lót) — to make less
• Thai: ผ่อนปรน — to make less
• Thai: ลดหย่อน — to make less
• Thai: ลดทอน — to make less
• Thai: บั่นทอน (bàn-tɔɔn) — to make less
• Ukrainian: зме́ншувати (zménšuvaty) — to make less
• Ukrainian: зме́ншити (zménšyty) — to make less
• Welsh: lleihau — to make less
• Armenian: պակասել (pakasel) — to become less
• Bulgarian: намалявам (namaljavam) — to become less
• Bulgarian: смалявам се (smaljavam se) — to become less
• Czech: zmenšit se — to become less
• Dutch: slinken — to become less
• Dutch: afnemen — to become less
• Dutch: verminderen — to become less
• Hungarian: csökken — to become less
• Hungarian: kisebbedik — to become less
• Ido: diminutar — to become less
• Irish: laghdaigh — to become less
• Portuguese: diminuir — to become less
• Portuguese: reduzir-se — to become less
• Russian: уменьша́ться (umenʹšátʹsja) — to become less
• Russian: уме́ньшиться (uménʹšitʹsja) — to become less
• Spanish: aminorar — to become less
• Spanish: disminuir — to become less
• Spanish: menguar — to become less
• Spanish: mermar — to become less
• Swedish: minska — to become less
• Ukrainian: зме́ншуватися (zménšuvatysja) — to become less
• Ukrainian: зме́ншитися (zménšytysja) — to become less