disminuir de tamaño

Ex: This has been the case with newspapers which suddenly find that their audiences are both growing older and dwindling in size and they are facing great difficulty appealing to the new electronic generation.

algunos bancos han disminuido en un 0,15% sus tipos de interés — some banks have reduced o brought down their interest rates by 0.15%

disminuyó la velocidad para tomar la curva — she slowed down o reduced her speed to go round the bend

esta medicina me disminuye las fuerzas — this medicine is making me weaker o sapping my strength

ha disminuido la tasa de natalidad — the birth rate has decreased o dropped o fallen

el número de asistentes ha disminuido últimamente — attendance has decreased o dropped o fallen recently

ya le está disminuyendo la fiebre — his temperature is dropping o falling now

el paro disminuyó en un 0,3% — unemployment dropped o fell by 0.3%

con esta pastilla te disminuirá el dolor — this tablet will relieve o ease your pain

disminuyó la intensidad del viento — the wind died down o dropped

disminuyó la intensidad del viento — the wind died down o dropped

Ex: Library use declines during the June-October period when examinations have finished and the students are on vacation.

de tamaño extra o extraordinario — outsize, extra large

Ex: This degree of standardisation is not the pattern outside of this specific area of application.

medidas encaminadas a reducir el número de parados — measures designed to reduce o bring down o cut the number of unemployed

han reducido las listas de espera en los hospitales — they have reduced o cut hospital waiting lists

• reducir algo en algo — to reduce sth by sth, cut sth by sth

tenemos que reducir la producción en un 20% — we have to reduce o cut production by 20%

• reducir a la mínima expresión — to reduce to the bare minimum

• reducir algo al mínimo — to reduce o cut sth to the minimum

• reducir algo a la mitad — to cut sth by half

han reducido la mili a nueve meses — they have reduced o cut military service to nine months

• reducir algo a algo —

• reducir a algn a la obediencia — to bring sb to heel

• reducir a algn al silencio — [por la fuerza, por miedo] to silence sb; [por vergüenza, humillación] to reduce sb to silence

reducir al mínimo los riesgos — to minimize o to reduce the risks to a minimum

le redujeron la pena — they shortened o reduced his sentence

reducir algo a su mínima expresión — (Mat) to reduce something to its simplest form

reducir al mínimo los riesgos — to minimize o to reduce the risks to a minimum

le redujeron la pena — they shortened o reduced his sentence

reducir algo a su mínima expresión — (Mat) to reduce something to its simplest form

Ex: Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.

Ex: No problem usually with terminals and micros but there could be an undesirable temperature build-up in confined areas.

Ex: Whereas this proportion is dwindling as a percentage of the total budget, agricultural spending continues to rise in real terms.

small letters — letras fpl minúsculas

the small screen — la pequeña pantalla, la pantalla chica (AmL)

to be small beer o (AmE also) small potatoes: for him $2,000 is small beer — para él 2.000 dólares no son nada or son poca cosa

to feel small — sentirse* insignificante or (fam) poca cosa

the dress is too small for her — el vestido le viene pequeño or chico

• to have a small appetite — no ser de mucho comer, comer poco

• to become or get or grow smaller — [income, difficulties, supply, population, amount] disminuir, reducirse; [object] hacerse más pequeño

• to break/ cut sth up small — romper algo en trozos pequeños/cortar algo en trocitos

• to get or grow smaller, until the small hours — hasta altas horas de la noche

• to be small in size — [country] ser pequeño; [animal, object] ser de pequeño tamaño; [room] ser de dimensiones reducidas

• in small letters — en minúsculas

• this house makes the other one look small — esta casa hace que la otra se quede pequeña

• to make o.s. small — achicarse

to make sth smaller — [+ income, difficulties, supply, population, amount] reducir algo; [+ object, garment] reducir algo de tamaño, hacer algo más pequeño

• the smallest room — euph hum el excusado

it was small beer compared to the money he was getting before — no era nada or era poca cosa comparado con lo que ganaba antes

• to start in a small way — empezar desde abajo

• to feel small — sentirse insignificante

• to make sb look small — rebajar a algn

• she said in a small voice — dijo con un hilo de voz

when we were small — cuando éramos pequeños or chicos

• to be small comfort or consolation (to sb) — servir de poco consuelo (a algn)

• to be of small concern (to sb) — importar poco (a algn)

• to have small hope of success — tener pocas esperanzas de éxito

• a matter of small importance — un asunto de poca importancia

• don't think too small — piensa más a lo grande

• try not to write so small — intenta no escribir con una letra tan pequeña

small ad N — (Brit) anuncio m por palabras

small arms NPL — armas fpl ligeras de bajo calibre

small business N — pequeña empresa f

the small businessman N — el pequeño empresario

small capitals NPL — (Typ) (also: small caps) versalitas fpl

small change N — suelto m, cambio m, calderilla f, sencillo m (LAm), feria f (Mex) *

small claims court N — tribunal m de instancia (que se ocupa de asuntos menores)

small end N — (Aut) pie m de biela

small fry * N —

small intestine N — intestino m delgado

small investor N — pequeño(-a) inversionista mf

small print N — letra f menuda

small screen N — pequeña pantalla f, pantalla f chica (LAm)

small talk N — charla f, charloteo * m

• to make small talk — charlar, charlotear *

small town N — (US) ciudad f pequeña

small letters — letras fpl minúsculas

the small screen — la pequeña pantalla, la pantalla chica (AmL)

to be small beer o (AmE also) small potatoes: for him $2,000 is small beer — para él 2.000 dólares no son nada or son poca cosa

to feel small — sentirse* insignificante or (fam) poca cosa