English-Danish translations for cushion

bande
afbødeVi oplevede faktisk en reel afbødende virkning af de iværksatte foranstaltninger. In fact, there was a real cushion effect on the measures taken. Derfor drejer det sig nu om, hvordan vi kan afbøde de forventede negative virkninger heraf. The task now is to see how we can cushion the predictable impacts. Det forsøger vi nu at afbøde med 500 millioner euro om året, hvilket ikke vil være nok. We are now trying to cushion this with EUR 500 million annually, which will not be enough.

hynde
polstreVi bør ikke stemme for, at strukturpolitiske instrumenter eller instrumenter inden for politikken for social samhørighed bruges til at polstre sukkerproducenterne. We should not vote for structural or social cohesion policy instruments to be used to cushion sugar farmers.
pude

A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support; for sitting on, kneeling on, resting one's head on etc
Something acting as a cushion, especially to absorb a shock or impact
a sufficient quantity of an intangible object to allow for some of those points, for example, to be lost without hurting one's chances for successfully completing an objective
A riotous dance, formerly common at weddings
To furnish with cushions
To seat or place on, or as on a cushion
To absorb or deaden the impact of
To conceal or cover up, as under a cushion

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