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101 menguar
v.1 to decrease,to lessen, to diminish.La tristeza mengua con el tiempo Sadness decreases with time.La intensidad mengua The intensity diminishes.Nos menguaron las ganancias este año Our profits dwindled this year.2 to decrease (knitting).3 to dwindle, to run out, to become exhausted, to run short.Los recursos menguaron The resources ran short.* * *1 (número, cantidad) to diminish, decrease; (temperatura, nivel) to fall, drop2 (salud) decline3 (luna) to wane4 (labor) to decrease1 (disminuir) to diminish, reduce2 (en labor) to decrease* * *1. VT1) (=disminuir) to lessen, reduce; [+ labor de punto] to decrease2) (=desacreditar) to discredit2. VI1) (=disminuir) to decrease, dwindle; [número, nivel del agua] to go down; [marea] to go out, ebb; [luna] to wane2) (=decaer) to wane, decay, decline* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) (frml) temperatura/nivel to fall, drop; río to go down, drop in level; cantidad/número/reservas to diminish, dwindle, decrease; esperanzas to fade, dwindle; fuerzas to fade, wane, dwindle2) ( al tejer) to decrease3) luna to wane2.menguar vt1) (frml) <responsabilidad/influencia> to diminish; < reputación> to damage* * *= wane, ebb, subside.Ex. The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.Ex. Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.Ex. Her agitation subsided suddenly.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) (frml) temperatura/nivel to fall, drop; río to go down, drop in level; cantidad/número/reservas to diminish, dwindle, decrease; esperanzas to fade, dwindle; fuerzas to fade, wane, dwindle2) ( al tejer) to decrease3) luna to wane2.menguar vt1) (frml) <responsabilidad/influencia> to diminish; < reputación> to damage* * *= wane, ebb, subside.Ex: The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.
Ex: Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.Ex: Her agitation subsided suddenly.* * *viA ( frml); «temperatura/nivel» to fall, drop; «río» to go down, drop in level; «cantidad/número» to diminish, dwindle, decrease; «esperanzas» to fade, dwindle; «fuerzas» to fade, wane, dwindlelos embalses vieron menguar sensiblemente su contenido the water level in the reservoirs dropped considerablypasaban los días y el calor no menguaba the days passed and the hot weather continued unabated o there was no letup in the hot weatherlas reservas iban menguando rápidamente the reserves were diminishing rapidlyen los últimos tiempos, su papel predominante se ha visto menguado the importance of his role has been diminished of lateB (al tejer) to decreaseC «luna» to wane■ menguarvtA ( frml); ‹responsabilidad› to diminishel escándalo no menguó su popularidad the scandal did not detract from o diminish his popularityel incidente menguó su reputación como pediatra the incident damaged his reputation as a pediatricianno había factores que menguaran su responsabilidad en el asunto there were no factors which might diminish his responsibility in the matterB ‹puntos› (en tejido) to decrease* * *
menguar ( conjugate menguar) verbo intransitivo
1 (frml) [temperatura/nivel] to fall, drop;
[cantidad/número/reservas] to diminish
2 ( al tejer) to decrease
verbo transitivo
1 (frml) ‹responsabilidad/influencia› to diminish;
‹ reputación› to damage
2 ‹ puntos› ( en tejido) to decrease
menguar
I verbo transitivo
1 to diminish, reduce
2 (en la calceta) to decrease
II verbo intransitivo
1 to diminish, decrease: las reservas de los embalses están menguando, reservoir levels are diminishing
2 (la Luna) to wane
' menguar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
disminuir
English:
decrease
- dwindle
- wane
* * *♦ vi1. [disminuir] to decrease, to diminish;su salud ha menguado mucho her health has deteriorated a lot;la diferencia entre los dos equipos menguó en los últimos minutos the gap between the two teams narrowed in the closing minutes;su fortuna ha menguado his fortune has dwindled;el caudal del río está menguando the river level is going down o falling;el calor, lejos de menguar, está aumentando the heat, far from letting up, is increasing2. [luna] to wane3. [en labor de punto] to decrease♦ vt1. [disminuir] to lessen, to diminish;la enfermedad menguó su resistencia the illness sapped his resistance;esto no mengua en nada su fama this in no way detracts from his reputation2. [en labor de punto] to decrease* * *I v/iII v/t decrease, diminish* * *menguar vt: to diminish, to lessenmenguar vi1) : to decline, to decrease2) : to wane♦ menguante adj -
102 reducir
v.1 to reduce.nos han reducido el sueldo our salary has been cutreducir algo a algo to reduce something to somethingreducir algo al absurdo to make a nonsense of somethingElla redujo la velocidad She reduced the speed.2 to suppress, to subdue (someter) (país, ciudad).3 to convert (Mat) (convertir).4 to set (medicine).5 to shorten, to shrink.Ellos redujeron las tablas They shortened the boards.6 to cut down, to depress, to de-escalate, to deescalate.Ellos redujeron los gastos They cut down expenses.7 to conquer, to subdue, to subjugate.Ellos redujeron a los nativos They conquered the natives.8 to hydrogenate.* * *1 (gen) to reduce2 (disminuir) to reduce, cut, cut down on3 (vencer) to subdue4 MEDICINA to set5 (una salsa, etc) to reduce, boil down1 AUTOMÓVIL to change down, change to a lower gear1 (gen) to be reduced; (decrecer) to decrease2 (resultar) to come down (a, to)* * *verb1) to reduce, cut2) decrease3) subdue* * *1. VT1) (=disminuir)a) [en cantidad] [+ gastos, inflación, precio] to reduce, bring down, cut; [+ tensión, ansiedad] to reduce; [+ riesgo] to reduce, lessenmedidas 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
el autobús redujo su velocidad — the bus reduced speed, the bus slowed down
el banco redujo su beneficio un 12% — the bank saw its profits fall by 12%
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reducir algo en algo — to reduce sth by sth, cut sth by sthtenemos que reducir la producción en un 20% — we have to reduce o cut production by 20%
b) [en tiempo] [+ jornada laboral] to reduce, shorten; [+ sentencia] to reducehan reducido la mili a nueve meses — they have reduced o cut military service to nine months
sus abogados consiguieron reducir la sentencia a dos meses — his lawyers managed to get his sentence reduced to two months
c) [en tamaño] [+ copia] to reduce; [+ discurso, artículo] to cut down, shorten2)•
reducir algo a algo —a) (=limitar) to limit sth to sth; (=simplificar) to reduce sth to sthredujo su intervención a criticar al gobierno — her participation was limited to criticizing the government
b) (=convertir) [+ cantidad, medida] to convert sth into sth; [+ fracción, ecuación] to reduce sth into sth3) (=someter) [+ ladrón, fugitivo, loco] to overpower; [+ alborotadores] to subdue; [+ fortaleza] to subdue, reduce frm•
reducir a algn al silencio — [por la fuerza, por miedo] to silence sb; [por vergüenza, humillación] to reduce sb to silence4) (Med) [+ hueso, hernia] to set, reduce frm5) (Quím) to reduce6) LAm [en el mercado negro] to get rid of *2.VI (Aut) to change down3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <gastos/costos> to cut, reduce; <velocidad/producción/consumo> to reducereducir 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
b) <fotocopia/fotografía> to reduce2)a) ( transformar)reducir algo A algo: reducir los gramos a milígramos to convert the grams to milligrams; quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes; mis ilusiones quedaron reducidas a la nada — my dreams came to nothing
b) (Quím) to reducec) (AmS) < objeto robado> to receive, fence (colloq)4) <fractura/hernia> to set, reduce (tech)2.reducir vi1) (Coc) to reduce, boil down2) (Auto) to shift into a lower gear3.reducirse v pronreducirse A algo: todo se reduce a tener tacto it all comes down to being tactful; todo se redujo a un paseo por el río — in the end it was just a walk by the river
* * *= abridge, compress, contract, curtail, erode, gut, narrow, prune, reduce, shorten, stifle, lower, cut back (on), cut, cut down (on), deplete, lessen, pare down, keep down + Nombre, retrench, narrow down, whittle (away/down/at), slim down, slow down, slow up, taper, wind + Nombre + down, cut + Nombre + short, scale back, downgrade [down-grade], shave off, shrink, mark + Nombre + down.Ex. Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.Ex. A library of a million volumes could be compressed into one end of a desk.Ex. In the face of emergencies, breadth of vision tends to contract, narrowing the range of responses.Ex. The imposition of fee-based services may radically curtail the breadth of resources available to library users where historically information has been offered freely.Ex. These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.Ex. Prices of European produced scientific, technical and medical serials continue to gut US research libraries.Ex. Hierarchical relationships must be indicated in order that the users may broaden or narrow the search parameters.Ex. More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.Ex. The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.Ex. If there are holds on the title, the loan period is shortened to 14 days.Ex. Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.Ex. When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.Ex. But higher education, which expanded between 1959 and 1979 from 164,000 to 519,600 students in full-time higher education, has also been cutting back on purchases.Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex. Abstracts cut down considerably on legwork in hunting for information.Ex. This intermediate grade would equate with the senior library assistant, a category much depleted in UK academic librarianship.Ex. Two possible solutions are possible: (1) to lessen the frequency of production, or (2) to reduce the amount of detail in the entries.Ex. He said again that we should pare it down to something much more in line with his figures.Ex. Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.Ex. In the face of overpublishing and growing scepticism, this once booming area is now retrenching and broadening its coverage = En vista del exceso de publicaciones y del creciente escepticismo, este área que una vez estuvo en auge ahora ha venido a menos.Ex. By specifying the fields to be searched, the user can narrow down the search in a very convenient way.Ex. However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.Ex. The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.Ex. However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.Ex. Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.Ex. The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.Ex. Not the least of the ironies of this venture is that going ahead with it is as full of hazard as winding it down abruptly.Ex. May I just cut you short, because I've discussed this problem with Peter Jacobs just this week.Ex. He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.Ex. The opposite of the 'halo effect' -- downgrading someone you dislike but whose work is good -- is also an error.Ex. You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.Ex. The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.Ex. They have just marked down all summer handbags to 50 percent off.----* que reduce el estrés = stress-reducing.* reducir a cero = reduce to + nil.* reducir a la mitad = halve, cut in + half, halve, reduce by + half.* reducir a la nada = reduce to + nil.* reducir al mínimo = minimise [minimize, -USA], reduce to + a minimum, cut down to + a minimum, keep to + a (bare) minimum, cut to + the bone.* reducir a lo mínimo = cut to + the bone.* reducir a miniatura = miniaturise [miniaturize, -USA].* reducir costes = reduce + costs.* reducir de plantilla = downsize.* reducir de tamaño = reduce in + size.* reducir el esfuerzo = reduce + effort.* reducir el impacto = minimise + impact.* reducir el papeleo = slash + red tape.* reducir el precio = reduce + price, cut + price.* reducir el presupuesto = cut + monies from + budget.* reducir el riesgo = reduce + risk.* reducir el tamaño = reduce + size.* reducir el tiempo = cut down + time.* reducir el valor = reduce + value.* reducir gastos = cut + costs, cut + spending, make + economies, make + cuts, reduce + costs.* reducir gradualmente = scale down.* reducir la burocracia = slash + red tape.* reducir la posibilidad = minimise + possibility.* reducir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.* reducir las diferencias = bridge + the gap, bridge + the divide, bridge + the chasm, bridge + the gulf, close + the gap.* reducir las diferencias entre... y = narrow + the gap between... and.* reducir las distancias = reduce + distance, close + the gap.* reducir las posibilidades de = narrow + the vision of.* reducir los beneficios = cut + profit.* reducir los impuestos = cut + taxes.* reducir pérdidas = cut down + losses, cut + losses.* reducir progresivamente = phase out.* reducirse a = boil down to, come down to.* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.* reducir una limitación = push + limits (further and further back).* reducir una palabra a su raíz = stem.* reducir un obstáculo = lower + barrier.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <gastos/costos> to cut, reduce; <velocidad/producción/consumo> to reducereducir 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
b) <fotocopia/fotografía> to reduce2)a) ( transformar)reducir algo A algo: reducir los gramos a milígramos to convert the grams to milligrams; quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes; mis ilusiones quedaron reducidas a la nada — my dreams came to nothing
b) (Quím) to reducec) (AmS) < objeto robado> to receive, fence (colloq)4) <fractura/hernia> to set, reduce (tech)2.reducir vi1) (Coc) to reduce, boil down2) (Auto) to shift into a lower gear3.reducirse v pronreducirse A algo: todo se reduce a tener tacto it all comes down to being tactful; todo se redujo a un paseo por el río — in the end it was just a walk by the river
* * *= abridge, compress, contract, curtail, erode, gut, narrow, prune, reduce, shorten, stifle, lower, cut back (on), cut, cut down (on), deplete, lessen, pare down, keep down + Nombre, retrench, narrow down, whittle (away/down/at), slim down, slow down, slow up, taper, wind + Nombre + down, cut + Nombre + short, scale back, downgrade [down-grade], shave off, shrink, mark + Nombre + down.Ex: Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.
Ex: A library of a million volumes could be compressed into one end of a desk.Ex: In the face of emergencies, breadth of vision tends to contract, narrowing the range of responses.Ex: The imposition of fee-based services may radically curtail the breadth of resources available to library users where historically information has been offered freely.Ex: These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.Ex: Prices of European produced scientific, technical and medical serials continue to gut US research libraries.Ex: Hierarchical relationships must be indicated in order that the users may broaden or narrow the search parameters.Ex: More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.Ex: The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.Ex: If there are holds on the title, the loan period is shortened to 14 days.Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.Ex: When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.Ex: But higher education, which expanded between 1959 and 1979 from 164,000 to 519,600 students in full-time higher education, has also been cutting back on purchases.Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex: Abstracts cut down considerably on legwork in hunting for information.Ex: This intermediate grade would equate with the senior library assistant, a category much depleted in UK academic librarianship.Ex: Two possible solutions are possible: (1) to lessen the frequency of production, or (2) to reduce the amount of detail in the entries.Ex: He said again that we should pare it down to something much more in line with his figures.Ex: Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.Ex: In the face of overpublishing and growing scepticism, this once booming area is now retrenching and broadening its coverage = En vista del exceso de publicaciones y del creciente escepticismo, este área que una vez estuvo en auge ahora ha venido a menos.Ex: By specifying the fields to be searched, the user can narrow down the search in a very convenient way.Ex: However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.Ex: The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.Ex: However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.Ex: Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.Ex: The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.Ex: Not the least of the ironies of this venture is that going ahead with it is as full of hazard as winding it down abruptly.Ex: May I just cut you short, because I've discussed this problem with Peter Jacobs just this week.Ex: He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.Ex: The opposite of the 'halo effect' -- downgrading someone you dislike but whose work is good -- is also an error.Ex: You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.Ex: The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.Ex: They have just marked down all summer handbags to 50 percent off.* que reduce el estrés = stress-reducing.* reducir a cero = reduce to + nil.* reducir a la mitad = halve, cut in + half, halve, reduce by + half.* reducir a la nada = reduce to + nil.* reducir al mínimo = minimise [minimize, -USA], reduce to + a minimum, cut down to + a minimum, keep to + a (bare) minimum, cut to + the bone.* reducir a lo mínimo = cut to + the bone.* reducir a miniatura = miniaturise [miniaturize, -USA].* reducir costes = reduce + costs.* reducir de plantilla = downsize.* reducir de tamaño = reduce in + size.* reducir el esfuerzo = reduce + effort.* reducir el impacto = minimise + impact.* reducir el papeleo = slash + red tape.* reducir el precio = reduce + price, cut + price.* reducir el presupuesto = cut + monies from + budget.* reducir el riesgo = reduce + risk.* reducir el tamaño = reduce + size.* reducir el tiempo = cut down + time.* reducir el valor = reduce + value.* reducir gastos = cut + costs, cut + spending, make + economies, make + cuts, reduce + costs.* reducir gradualmente = scale down.* reducir la burocracia = slash + red tape.* reducir la posibilidad = minimise + possibility.* reducir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.* reducir las diferencias = bridge + the gap, bridge + the divide, bridge + the chasm, bridge + the gulf, close + the gap.* reducir las diferencias entre... y = narrow + the gap between... and.* reducir las distancias = reduce + distance, close + the gap.* reducir las posibilidades de = narrow + the vision of.* reducir los beneficios = cut + profit.* reducir los impuestos = cut + taxes.* reducir pérdidas = cut down + losses, cut + losses.* reducir progresivamente = phase out.* reducirse a = boil down to, come down to.* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.* reducir una limitación = push + limits (further and further back).* reducir una palabra a su raíz = stem.* reducir un obstáculo = lower + barrier.* * *reducir [I6 ]vtA1 ‹gastos/costos› to cut, cut down on, reduce; ‹velocidad› to reduce; ‹producción/consumo› to reducehemos reducido el número de casos we have brought down o reduced the number of casesredujeron el número de plazas they cut the number of places o the number of places was reducedhan prometido reducir los impuestos they have promised to cut o reduce taxescon esto se intenta reducir al mínimo el riesgo de infección this is intended to minimize o to reduce to a minimum the risk of infectionejercicios para reducir (la) cintura exercises to reduce your waistlinereducir algo A algo to reduce sth TO sthhan reducido el texto a 50 páginas they have shortened o reduced the text to fifty pagesle han reducido la pena a dos años they have commuted o shortened o reduced his sentence to two yearsla población quedó reducida a la mitad the population was reduced to half of its former sizereducir algo a su mínima expresión ( Mat) to reduce sth to its simplest expression o formel suéter quedó reducido a su mínima expresión ( hum); the sweater shrank to nothingreducir algo EN algo to reduce sth BY sthpretenden reducir el gasto en cinco millones they aim to reduce costs by five million2 ‹fotocopia/fotografía› to reduceB1 (transformar) reducir algo A algo:reducir los gramos a miligramos to convert the grams to milligramsreducir quebrados a un mínimo común denominador to reduce fractions to their lowest common denominatorquedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashestodas sus ilusiones quedaron reducidas a la nada all his dreams were shattered2 ( Quím) to reduceC (dominar, someter) ‹enemigo/rebeldes› to subdue; ‹ladrón› to overpowerreducir a un pueblo a la esclavitud to reduce a people to slaveryD ‹fractura/hernia› to set, reduce ( tech)E (CS) ‹cadáver/restos mortales› to exhume ( for reburial in a niche or smaller coffin)■ reducirviA ( Coc) to reduce, boil downdejar reducir la salsa leave the sauce to boil down o reducereducirse A algo:todo se reduce a saber interpretar las cifras it all comes down to knowing how to interpret the figurestodo se redujo a una visita a la catedral y un paseo por el río in the end it was just a visit to the cathedral and a walk along the river* * *
reducir ( conjugate reducir) verbo transitivo
1
‹velocidad/producción/consumo› to reduce;
reducir algo A algo to reduce sth to sth;
reducir algo EN algo to reduce sth by sth
2a) ( transformar):
quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes
3 ( dominar) ‹enemigo/rebeldes› to subdue;
‹ ladrón› to overpower
reducirse verbo pronominal:
reducir
I verbo transitivo
1 (disminuir) to reduce
reducir algo en algo, to reduce sthg by sthg
(gastos, consumo, etc) to cut (down), minimize
2 (convertir, transformar) to reduce: el incendio redujo el bosque a cenizas, the fire reduced the wood to ashes
3 (subyugar) to subdue
II vi Auto to change down, US to downshift
' reducir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bajar
- ceniza
- encaminada
- encaminado
- moler
- disminuir
- minimizar
- mínimo
- mira
English:
administrative
- austerity
- ax
- axe
- change down
- corner
- curtail
- cut
- cut back
- cut down
- decrease
- deficit
- deplenish
- deplete
- depress
- downsize
- effective
- halve
- lighten
- lower
- narrow down
- prune
- pulp
- rate
- receive
- reduce
- retrench
- scale down
- shorten
- slow
- wind down
- bring
- cost
- deaden
- decelerate
- diminish
- discount
- get
- lessen
- loss
- minimize
- over
- pare
- scale
- slacken
- traffic
- whittle
- wind
* * *♦ vt1. [disminuir] to reduce;[gastos, costes, impuestos, plantilla] to cut; [producción] to cut (back on);nos han reducido el sueldo our salary has been cut;reduzca la velocidad [en letrero] reduce speed now;reducir algo a algo to reduce sth to sth;el edificio quedó reducido a escombros the building was reduced to a pile of rubble;reducir algo al mínimo to reduce sth to a minimum;tú todo lo reduces a tener dinero the only thing you care about is money;reducir a la mínima expresión to cut down to the bare minimum2. [fotocopia] to reduce3. [someter] [país, ciudad] to suppress, to subdue;[atracador, ladrón, sublevados] to overpower6. Quím to reduce8. Andes, RP [objetos robados] to receive, to fence9. RP [cadáver] to exhume [for reburial in smaller container]♦ vireduce a tercera change down into third (gear)* * *v/t1 reduce (a to); gastos cut;reducir personal cut jobs, reduce staff numbers;reducir la marcha AUTO downshift, shift into a lower gear2 MIL overcome* * *reducir {61} vt1) disminuir: to reduce, to decrease, to cut2) : to subdue3) : to boil down* * *reducir vb to reduce -
103 ebb
eb1) ((of the tide) to go out from the land: The tide began to ebb.) bajar2) (to become less: His strength was ebbing fast.) disminuir, decaer•- ebb tide- at a low ebb
- on the ebb
tr[eb]1 reflujo1 (water) bajar2 figurative use disminuir, decaer\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be at a low ebb figurative use estar en un punto bajoto be on the ebb estar bajandothe ebb and flow el flujo y reflujothe ebb and flow of something figurative use los cambios continuos de algoebb tide marea menguanteebb ['ɛb] vi1) : bajar, menguar (dícese de la marea)2) decline: decaer, disminuirebb n1) : reflujo m (de una marea)2) decline: decadencia f, declive m, disminución fn.• menguante s.m.• reflujo s.m.v.• bajar la marea v.• menguar (la marea) v.
I ebnoun reflujo mto be at a low ebb — \<\<person\>\> estar* decaído; \<\<diplomatic relations\>\> estar* en un punto bajo
his fortunes were at a low ebb — atravesaba un mal momento
II
a) \<\<tide\>\> bajar, retrocederto ebb and flow — fluir* y refluir*, ir* y venir*
b) ( dwindle) decaer*, disminuir*Phrasal Verbs:- ebb away[eb]1.N [of tide] reflujo mthe ebb and flow — [of tide] el flujo y reflujo; (fig) los altibajos
- be at a low ebb2.VI bajar, menguar; (fig) decaerto ebb and flow — [tide] fluir y refluir
3.CPD- ebb away* * *
I [eb]noun reflujo mto be at a low ebb — \<\<person\>\> estar* decaído; \<\<diplomatic relations\>\> estar* en un punto bajo
his fortunes were at a low ebb — atravesaba un mal momento
II
a) \<\<tide\>\> bajar, retrocederto ebb and flow — fluir* y refluir*, ir* y venir*
b) ( dwindle) decaer*, disminuir*Phrasal Verbs:- ebb away -
104 slacken
1) (to make or become looser: She felt his grip on her arm slacken.) aflojar2) (to make or become less busy, less active or less fast: The doctor told him to slacken up if he wanted to avoid a heart-attack.) aflojar, flaquear, decaerslacken vb aflojartr['slækən]1 (rope, grip) aflojar; (reins) soltar1 (rope, grip) aflojarse; (wind, rain) amainar2 (trade, demand) aflojar, flaquear, decaer; (speed) reducirse, disminuirslacken ['slækən] vt: aflojarslacken vi: aflojarsev.• acortar v.• aflojar v.• amainar v.• aminorar v.• arriar v.• cejar v.• desapretar v.• disminuir v.• flojear v.• laxar v.• moderar v.• relajar v.'slækən
1.
a) ( become looser) \<\<rope/wire\>\> aflojarseb) ( diminish) slacken off 1)
2.
vta) ( loosen) slacken off 2)b) ( reduce) \<\<speed\>\> reducir*; \<\<pace\>\> aflojarPhrasal Verbs:['slækn]1.VT [+ reins] aflojar; (fig) [+ policy] aflojarto slacken speed — [person] aflojar el paso; [vehicle] disminuir la velocidad
2. VI1) (=loosen) [rope] aflojarse; [muscle] ponerse flácido2) (=reduce) [activity, demand] disminuir, bajar; [trade] decaer; [wind, rain] amainar* * *['slækən]
1.
a) ( become looser) \<\<rope/wire\>\> aflojarseb) ( diminish) slacken off 1)
2.
vta) ( loosen) slacken off 2)b) ( reduce) \<\<speed\>\> reducir*; \<\<pace\>\> aflojarPhrasal Verbs: -
105 slacken off
v.• aflojar v.1) v + adv \<\<wind\>\> amainar, aflojar; \<\<student\>\> aflojar el ritmo de trabajo; \<\<speed/rate\>\> disminuir*; \<\<trade/demand\>\> decaer*, disminuir*2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( loosen) \<\<rope/wire\>\> aflojar(esp Brit)1. VI + ADV2) (=reduce) [demand, production] disminuir, bajar2.VT + ADV [+ rope] aflojar* * *1) v + adv \<\<wind\>\> amainar, aflojar; \<\<student\>\> aflojar el ritmo de trabajo; \<\<speed/rate\>\> disminuir*; \<\<trade/demand\>\> decaer*, disminuir*2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( loosen) \<\<rope/wire\>\> aflojar -
106 ослабить
осла́б||ить1. (кого-л.) malfortigi, malvigligi;2. (сделать менее тугим) malstreĉi;\ослабитьле́ние malfortigo, malvigligo;\ослабитьля́ть см. осла́бить.* * *сов., вин. п.1) debilitar vt2) ( уменьшить силу) disminuir (непр.) vt, aminorar vt; relajar vt, atenuar vt ( смягчить); amortiguar vt (силу удара; заглушить)осла́бить напо́р — disminuir la presión
осла́бить уда́р — amortiguar el golpe
осла́бить внима́ние — distraer la atención
осла́бить дисципли́ну — relajar la disciplina
осла́бить междунаро́дную напряжённость — atenuar (relajar) la tirantez internacional
3) ( сделать менее тугим) aflojar vt, relajar vtосла́бить верёвку — aflojar la cuerda
осла́бить винт — aflojar un tornillo
* * *сов., вин. п.1) debilitar vt2) ( уменьшить силу) disminuir (непр.) vt, aminorar vt; relajar vt, atenuar vt ( смягчить); amortiguar vt (силу удара; заглушить)осла́бить напо́р — disminuir la presión
осла́бить уда́р — amortiguar el golpe
осла́бить внима́ние — distraer la atención
осла́бить дисципли́ну — relajar la disciplina
осла́бить междунаро́дную напряжённость — atenuar (relajar) la tirantez internacional
3) ( сделать менее тугим) aflojar vt, relajar vtосла́бить верёвку — aflojar la cuerda
осла́бить винт — aflojar un tornillo
* * *vgener. (сделать менее тугим) aflojar, (óìåñüøèáü ñèëó) disminuir, aminorar, amortiguar (силу удара; заглушить), atenuar (смягчить), debilitar, relajar -
107 понизить
пони́зитьmalaltigi;\понизиться malaltiĝi.* * *сов., вин. п.1) bajar vt, rebajar vt; disminuir (непр.) vt, reducir (непр.) vt (уменьшить, ослабить)пони́зить у́ровень воды́ — disminuir (rebajar) el nivel de agua
пони́зить ско́рость — reducir la velocidad
пони́зить це́ны — (re)bajar los precios
пони́зить ка́чество — bajar (desmejorar) la calidad
пони́зить тон — bajar el tono
* * *сов., вин. п.1) bajar vt, rebajar vt; disminuir (непр.) vt, reducir (непр.) vt (уменьшить, ослабить)пони́зить у́ровень воды́ — disminuir (rebajar) el nivel de agua
пони́зить ско́рость — reducir la velocidad
пони́зить це́ны — (re)bajar los precios
пони́зить ка́чество — bajar (desmejorar) la calidad
пони́зить тон — bajar el tono
* * *v1) gener. bajar, disminuir, rebajar, reducir (уменьшить, ослабить)2) colloq. (â äîë¿ñîñáè) degradar, descender -
108 снизить
сни́зить1. malplialtigi;2. (уменьшить) malpliigi, redukti;3. (самолёт) mallevi;\снизиться 1. malaltiĝi, malplialtiĝi, malpliiĝi;2. (о самолёте) malleviĝi.* * *сов., вин. п.сни́зить давле́ние — reducir la presión
сни́зить температу́ру — bajar la temperatura
сни́зить це́ны — (re)bajar los precios
сни́зить ско́рость — disminuir (aminorar, reducir) la velocidad
сни́зить ка́чество — empeorar la calidad
2) ( принизить) hacer inferior, inferiorizar vtсни́зить стиль — inferiorizar el estilo
сни́зить в до́лжности — hacer descender de cargo (categoría)
3) (голос, звук) bajar vtсни́зить го́лос до шёпота — bajar la voz hasta el susurro
4) ( самолёт) descender (непр.) vt, bajar vt••сни́зить тон — bajar el tono
* * *сов., вин. п.сни́зить давле́ние — reducir la presión
сни́зить температу́ру — bajar la temperatura
сни́зить це́ны — (re)bajar los precios
сни́зить ско́рость — disminuir (aminorar, reducir) la velocidad
сни́зить ка́чество — empeorar la calidad
2) ( принизить) hacer inferior, inferiorizar vtсни́зить стиль — inferiorizar el estilo
сни́зить в до́лжности — hacer descender de cargo (categoría)
3) (голос, звук) bajar vtсни́зить го́лос до шёпота — bajar la voz hasta el susurro
4) ( самолёт) descender (непр.) vt, bajar vt••сни́зить тон — bajar el tono
* * *vgener. (ïðèñèçèáü) hacer inferior, Descender, aminorar, bajar, disminuir, inferiorizar, rebajar, reducir (уменьшить) -
109 сокращать
несов., вин. п.1) ( сделать короче) acortar vt, abreviar vt, reducir (непр.) vtсокраща́ть путь — acortar el camino
сокраща́ть сло́во — abreviar la palabra
сокраща́ть срок — reducir (abreviar) un plazo
сокраща́ть срок ( заключения) — redimir de penas
2) (в объёме, в количестве) reducir (непр.) vt; disminuir (непр.) vt ( уменьшить)сокраща́ть шта́ты — reducir el personal
сокраща́ть расхо́ды — reducir los gastos
4) мат. simplificar vtсокраща́ть дробь — simplificar el quebrado
* * *несов., вин. п.1) ( сделать короче) acortar vt, abreviar vt, reducir (непр.) vtсокраща́ть путь — acortar el camino
сокраща́ть сло́во — abreviar la palabra
сокраща́ть срок — reducir (abreviar) un plazo
сокраща́ть срок ( заключения) — redimir de penas
2) (в объёме, в количестве) reducir (непр.) vt; disminuir (непр.) vt ( уменьшить)сокраща́ть шта́ты — reducir el personal
сокраща́ть расхо́ды — reducir los gastos
4) мат. simplificar vtсокраща́ть дробь — simplificar el quebrado
* * *v1) gener. (в объёме, в количестве) reducir, (î ðàñõîäàõ è á. ï.) reducirse, (ñáàáü êîðî÷å) acortarse, abreviarse, aminorar, añonadar, cercenar, contraer, cortar, disminuir (уменьшить), disminuir (уменьшиться), empequeñecer, endurar (расходы), minorar, recoger, reformar (расходы, количество и т.п.), restringir, substanciar, mermar, abreviar, acortar, castigar (расходы), ceñir, compendiar (текст), desmochar, ensolver, escasear, simplificar (дробь), trasundtar2) colloq. (óâîëèáü) dar la cuenta, dar de baja, defenestrar, despedir3) math. reducirse, simplificarse, reducir4) law. acortar (срок наказания), acortar la pena, tachar5) econ. disminuir, practicar la reducción6) physiol. contraerse -
110 урезать
уре́з||ать, \урезатьывать1. (сделать короче) разг. detranĉi, malpligrandigi;2. перен. (уменьшить) malpligrandigi.* * *I урез`атьнесов., вин. п.см. урезать IIII ур`езатьсов.1) разг. acortar vt, aminorar vtуре́зать расхо́ды — disminuir los gastos
уре́зать чьи́-либо права́ — reducir (aminorar) los derechos (de)
уре́зать бюдже́т — dar un "tijeretazo" al presupuesto
* * *I урез`атьнесов., вин. п.см. урезать IIII ур`езатьсов.1) разг. acortar vt, aminorar vtуре́зать расхо́ды — disminuir los gastos
уре́зать чьи́-либо права́ — reducir (aminorar) los derechos (de)
уре́зать бюдже́т — dar un "tijeretazo" al presupuesto
* * *v1) gener. reducir, repelar2) colloq. acortar, aminorar3) liter. (óìåñüøèáü) disminuir, reducir (сократить)4) econ. limitar -
111 ease off
expr.• amainar v.v + adv \<\<rain\>\> amainar; \<\<pain\>\> aliviarse, calmarse; \<\<pressureaffic\>\> disminuir*1. VI + ADV1) (=diminish) [pain] ceder, disminuir; [rain] amainar; [pressure] disminuir2) (=take things more easily) tomarse las cosas con más tranquilidad3) (=work less hard) aflojar el ritmo (de trabajo)2. VT + ADV1) (=remove) [+ lid] quitar; [+ shoes, boots] quitarse2) (=stop pressing on) [+ accelerator, clutch] soltar* * *v + adv \<\<rain\>\> amainar; \<\<pain\>\> aliviarse, calmarse; \<\<pressure/traffic\>\> disminuir* -
112 tail off
1) (to become fewer, smaller or weaker (at the end): His interest tailed off towards the end of the film.) disminuir, menguar2) ((also tail away) (of voices etc) to become quieter or silent: His voice tailed away into silence.) irse debilitando, ir disminuyendo (poco a poco/gradualmente)v + adva) ( diminish) \<\<demand\>\> disminuir*, mermarb) ( fade) \<\<sound/words\>\> apagarse*VI + ADV1) [production, demand] disminuirtail-offbusiness has tailed off lately — el negocio ha decaído or empeorado últimamente
2) [voice, sound] ir apagándosehis voice tailed off — su voz se fue desvaneciendo or apagando
* * *v + adva) ( diminish) \<\<demand\>\> disminuir*, mermarb) ( fade) \<\<sound/words\>\> apagarse* -
113 taper off
1) v + adva) ( diminish) \<\<enthusiasm/efforts\>\> decaer*, disminuir*; \<\<demand/sales\>\> disminuir*, bajarI haven't stopped smoking, but I'm trying to taper off — (AmE) no he dejado el cigarrillo, pero estoy tratando de fumar menos
b) taper II2) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) \<\<expenditure\>\> reducir*b) taper IIVI + ADV1) (=narrow)see taper 2.2) (=reduce) [spending, fighting, violence] ir disminuyendo; [storm, snowfall] ir amainando* * *1) v + adva) ( diminish) \<\<enthusiasm/efforts\>\> decaer*, disminuir*; \<\<demand/sales\>\> disminuir*, bajarI haven't stopped smoking, but I'm trying to taper off — (AmE) no he dejado el cigarrillo, pero estoy tratando de fumar menos
b) taper II2) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) \<\<expenditure\>\> reducir*b) taper II -
114 thin out
(to make or become less dense or crowded: The trees thinned out near the river.) escasear, reducirse, disminuir; clarear, empezar a ser menos denso/poblado/tupidov.• entresacar v.1) v + adv \<\<traffic\>\> disminuir; \<\<forest\>\> hacerse* ralo or menos denso; \<\<audience\>\> mermar2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<plants\>\> entresacar*1.VT + ADV (=reduce in number) [+ population, group] mermar; [+ seedlings] entresacar2.VI + ADV (=lessen) [fog] aclararse; [ozone layer] hacerse menos denso; [crowd] disminuir; [population] mermar, reducirse* * *1) v + adv \<\<traffic\>\> disminuir; \<\<forest\>\> hacerse* ralo or menos denso; \<\<audience\>\> mermar2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<plants\>\> entresacar* -
115 probabilidad
f.probability (gen) & (Mat).* * *1 probability* * *noun f.probability, likelihood* * *SF1) (=capacidad de suceder) likelihood, probabilitynubes y claros con pocas probabilidades de lluvia — cloud and sunny periods with little likelihood of rain
2) (=oportunidad) chance, prospectprobabilidades de vida — expectation of life, life expectancy
* * *femenino (Mat) probabilitycon toda probabilidad — in all probability o likelihood
¿qué probabilidades tiene de ganar? — what are her chances of winning?
existen pocas probabilidades de que sea encontrado con vida — (frml) the possibility of him being found alive is very remote (frml)
* * *= chance, likelihood, probability, incidence, odds, maybe.Ex. In some authority files (titles, ISBN/ISSN, national bibliographic record numbers), no search of the file is made because there is little chance of finding the new entry in the file.Ex. The intercession of the external agency places a further link in the chain between author and end-user, and hence must increase the likelihood of delay.Ex. Our system should be one which reduces the probability of error as far a possible.Ex. This enabled them to re-establish their own identities and relieved them of the incidence of getting involved in 'library business'.Ex. If the author was known but not the title the odds in favour of a positive response were two to one.Ex. Instead of ranking the documents retrieved in probable order of relevance, the conventional search sorts the relevant sheep from the irrelevant goats and ignores the fact that there are a lot of ' maybe's' involved.----* aumentar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.* con toda probabilidad = in all probability, probability.* disminuir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.* disminuir las probabilidades = lengthen + the odds.* distribución de probabilidades = possibility distribution, probability distribution.* error de probabilidad = probability of error.* escasa probabilidad = slim chance.* índice de probabilidad = expectancy ratio.* mejorar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.* ninguna probabilidad = fat chance.* parecer una probabilidad = loom up + a possibility.* plantear una probabilidad = pose + possibility.* poca probabilidad = slim chance.* probabilidad de citación = citability.* probabilidades a favor de = odds in favour of.* probabilidades de = odds in favour of.* probabilidades desfavorables = odds against.* probabilidades en contra de = odds against.* reducir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.* una probabilidad muy alta = a sporting chance.* * *femenino (Mat) probabilitycon toda probabilidad — in all probability o likelihood
¿qué probabilidades tiene de ganar? — what are her chances of winning?
existen pocas probabilidades de que sea encontrado con vida — (frml) the possibility of him being found alive is very remote (frml)
* * *= chance, likelihood, probability, incidence, odds, maybe.Ex: In some authority files (titles, ISBN/ISSN, national bibliographic record numbers), no search of the file is made because there is little chance of finding the new entry in the file.
Ex: The intercession of the external agency places a further link in the chain between author and end-user, and hence must increase the likelihood of delay.Ex: Our system should be one which reduces the probability of error as far a possible.Ex: This enabled them to re-establish their own identities and relieved them of the incidence of getting involved in 'library business'.Ex: If the author was known but not the title the odds in favour of a positive response were two to one.Ex: Instead of ranking the documents retrieved in probable order of relevance, the conventional search sorts the relevant sheep from the irrelevant goats and ignores the fact that there are a lot of ' maybe's' involved.* aumentar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.* con toda probabilidad = in all probability, probability.* disminuir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.* disminuir las probabilidades = lengthen + the odds.* distribución de probabilidades = possibility distribution, probability distribution.* error de probabilidad = probability of error.* escasa probabilidad = slim chance.* índice de probabilidad = expectancy ratio.* mejorar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.* ninguna probabilidad = fat chance.* parecer una probabilidad = loom up + a possibility.* plantear una probabilidad = pose + possibility.* poca probabilidad = slim chance.* probabilidad de citación = citability.* probabilidades a favor de = odds in favour of.* probabilidades de = odds in favour of.* probabilidades desfavorables = odds against.* probabilidades en contra de = odds against.* reducir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.* una probabilidad muy alta = a sporting chance.* * *( Mat) probabilityes una posibilidad más que una probabilidad it's more a possibility than a probabilitycon toda probabilidad llegará mañana in all probability o likelihood it will arrive tomorrow¿qué probabilidad or probabilidades tiene de ganar? what are her chances of winning?existe poca probabilidad or existen pocas probabilidades de que sea encontrado con vida ( frml); the possibility of him being found alive is very remote ( frml), there is little possibility that he will be found alive, there is little prospect of finding him alive* * *
probabilidad sustantivo femenino (Mat) probability;◊ con toda probabilidad in all probability o likelihood;
¿qué probabilidades tiene de ganar? what are her chances of winning?
probabilidad sustantivo femenino probability: tenía pocas probabilidades de ganar, he didn't have much chance of winning
♦ Locuciones: con toda probabilidad, in all likelihood
' probabilidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
poder
- seguramente
- deber
English:
likelihood
- may
- must
- ought
- probability
- reasonable
- should
- work out
- would
- to
* * *probabilidad nf1. [posibilidad] probability, likelihood;existe la probabilidad de que acabemos antes de tiempo it's probable o likely that we'll finish early;la probabilidad de que sobreviva es muy escasa there's little possibility o chance that he'll survive, it's highly unlikely that he'll survive;con toda probabilidad acabaremos mañana in all probability o likelihood we'll finish tomorrow2. Mat probability* * *f probability* * *probabilidad nf: probability* * *probabilidad n chance -
116 убавить
уба́витьmalpliigi, malpligrandigi;\убавиться malpliiĝi, malpligrandiĝi.* * *сов., (вин. п., род. п.)( уменьшить) disminuir (непр.) vt, reducir (непр.) vt, aminorar vt; acortar vt ( укротить); estrechar vt ( сузить)уба́вить по́рции — disminuir las porciones
уба́вить це́ну — reducir (bajar) el precio
уба́вить шаг — acortar el paso
уба́вить свет — bajar la luz
он уба́вил себе́ пять лет — se ha quitado cinco años
••уба́вить в ве́се — bajar de peso, adelgazar vi
ни уба́вить ни приба́вить разг. — ni más ni menos, justo; rigurosamente exacto
* * *сов., (вин. п., род. п.)( уменьшить) disminuir (непр.) vt, reducir (непр.) vt, aminorar vt; acortar vt ( укротить); estrechar vt ( сузить)уба́вить по́рции — disminuir las porciones
уба́вить це́ну — reducir (bajar) el precio
уба́вить шаг — acortar el paso
уба́вить свет — bajar la luz
он уба́вил себе́ пять лет — se ha quitado cinco años
••уба́вить в ве́се — bajar de peso, adelgazar vi
ни уба́вить ни приба́вить разг. — ni más ni menos, justo; rigurosamente exacto
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117 замедлить
сов.1) вин. п. (сделать более медленным) disminuir (непр.) vi, demorar vi; ralentizar vi, lentificar vt, desacelerar vt; frenar vt ( затормозить)заме́длить ско́рость — disminuir la velocidad2) ( задержаться) retardar vtзаме́длить с отве́том — retardar (demorar) la respuestaне заме́длить (+ неопр.) — no tardar en (+ inf.)он не заме́длит сде́лать э́то — no tardará en hacerloслу́чай не заме́длил предста́виться — la ocasión no tardó en presentarse -
118 drop away
v + adv \<\<ground\>\> caer*; \<\<support/interest\>\> disminuir*VI + ADV [attendance etc] disminuir* * *v + adv \<\<ground\>\> caer*; \<\<support/interest\>\> disminuir* -
119 drop off
1) (to become separated or fall off: The door-handle dropped off; This button dropped off your coat.) soltarse, caerse2) (to fall asleep: I was so tired I dropped off in front of the television.) dormirse3) (to allow to get off a vehicle: Drop me off at the corner.) dejar1) v + adva) ( fall off) caerse*b) ( fall asleep)to drop off (to sleep) — dormirse*, quedarse dormido
c) ( decrease) \<\<sales/numbers\>\> disminuir*2) v + o + adv \<\<person/goods\>\> dejar1. VI + ADV1) (=fall asleep) dormirse2) (=decline) [sales, interest] disminuir3) [part] desprenderse, soltarse2.VT + ADV (from car) [+ person, thing] dejarcould you drop me off at the station? — ¿me puedes dejar en la estación?
* * *1) v + adva) ( fall off) caerse*b) ( fall asleep)to drop off (to sleep) — dormirse*, quedarse dormido
c) ( decrease) \<\<sales/numbers\>\> disminuir*2) v + o + adv \<\<person/goods\>\> dejar -
120 shrink
I ʃriŋk verb1) (to (cause material, clothes etc to) become smaller: My jersey shrank in the wash; Do they shrink the material before they make it up into clothes?) encoger2) (to move back in fear, disgust etc (from): She shrank (back) from the man.) retroceder, echarse atrás3) (to wish to avoid something unpleasant: I shrank from telling him the terrible news.) esquivar•- shrunken
II ʃriŋk noun((slang) a psychiatrist.) psiquiatra, loqueroshrink vb encogertr[ʃrɪŋk]1 (clothes etc) encoger2 (savings, numbers, profits, etc) disminuir, reducirse3 (move back) retroceder, echarse atrás\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto shrink from doing something no tener valor para hacer algo, acobardarse ante algo1) recoil: retrocederhe shrank back: se echó para atrás2) : encogerse (dícese de la ropa)n.• encogimiento s.m.v.(§ p.,p.p.: shrank, shrunk) = achicarse v.• acobardarse v.• acortarse v.• arrugarse v.• contraerse v.(§pres: -traigo, -traes...) pret: -traj-•)• disminuirse v.• encogerse v.• mermarse v.• minorarse v.• rehuirse v.• retirarse v.• revenirse v.(§pres: -vengo, -vienes...-venimos) pret: -vin-fut: -vendr-•)
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1. ʃrɪŋk1) ( diminish in size) \<\<clothes/fabric\>\> encoger(se)*; \<\<meat\>\> achicarse*; \<\<wood/metal\>\> contraerse*; \<\<area\>\> reducirse*, verse* reducido (frml); \<\<amount/number\>\> reducirse*, disminuir*; \<\<person\>\> achicarse*2) ( recoil) retroceder, recular (fam)to shrink back o away from something/somebody — echarse atrás or retroceder ante algo/alguien
to shrink FROM something/-ING: I will not shrink from the truth no me voy a acobardar ante la verdad; he will not shrink from doing his duty — no rehuirá cumplir con su obligación
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vt \<\<clothes/fabric\>\> encoger*; \<\<costs\>\> reducir*, recortar
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noun (colloq) loquero, -ra m,f (fam), psiquiatra mf[ʃrɪŋk] (pt shrank) (pp shrunk)1. VI1) (=get smaller) encogersewill not shrink — no se encoge, inencogible
to shrink away to nothing — reducirse a nada, desaparecer
2) (also: shrink away, shrink back) retroceder, echar marcha atrás2.VT encogerto shrink a part on — (Tech) montar una pieza en caliente
3.N ** (=psychiatrist) psiquiatra mf4.CPD* * *
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1. [ʃrɪŋk]1) ( diminish in size) \<\<clothes/fabric\>\> encoger(se)*; \<\<meat\>\> achicarse*; \<\<wood/metal\>\> contraerse*; \<\<area\>\> reducirse*, verse* reducido (frml); \<\<amount/number\>\> reducirse*, disminuir*; \<\<person\>\> achicarse*2) ( recoil) retroceder, recular (fam)to shrink back o away from something/somebody — echarse atrás or retroceder ante algo/alguien
to shrink FROM something/-ING: I will not shrink from the truth no me voy a acobardar ante la verdad; he will not shrink from doing his duty — no rehuirá cumplir con su obligación
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vt \<\<clothes/fabric\>\> encoger*; \<\<costs\>\> reducir*, recortar
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noun (colloq) loquero, -ra m,f (fam), psiquiatra mf
См. также в других словарях:
disminuir — Se conjuga como: huir Infinitivo: Gerundio: Participio: disminuir disminuyendo disminuido Indicativo presente imperfecto pretérito futuro condicional yo tú él, ella, Ud. nosotros vosotros ellos, ellas, Uds. disminuyo disminuyes disminuye… … Wordreference Spanish Conjugations Dictionary
disminuir — disminuir(se) 1. Como transitivo, ‘hacer menor’ y, como intransitivo, pronominal o no, ‘hacerse menor’. Verbo irregular: se conjuga como construir (→ apéndice 1, n.º 25). Su participio, disminuido, se escribe sin tilde (→ tilde2, 2.1.1 … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
disminuir — verbo transitivo 1. Hacer (una persona o una cosa) más pequeña, menos intensa, menos numerosa o menos importante [una cosa]: He disminuido el ritmo de trabajo estos años. En este restaurante el nuevo cocinero ha disminuido las raciones. Sinónimo … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
disminuir — (Del lat. diminuĕre). tr. Hacer menor la extensión, la intensidad o el número de algo. U. t. c. intr. y c. prnl.) ¶ MORF. conjug. c. construir … Diccionario de la lengua española
disminuir — v tr (Se conjuga como construir, 4) Hacer o hacerse más pequeña la extensión, la intensidad, la cantidad, etc de algo: disminuir la superficie, disminuir la atención, disminuir la velocidad … Español en México
disminuir — (Del lat. deminuere < minuere < minus, menos.) ► verbo transitivo/ pronominal 1 Reducir la extensión, la intensidad o el número de algo: ■ se disminuyó el período vacacional. TAMBIÉN diminuir SE CONJUGA COMO huir SINÓNIMO acortar aminorar… … Enciclopedia Universal
disminuir — (v) (Básico) rebajar o reducir el tamaño, la cantidad o intensidad de algo Ejemplos: El gobierno está obligado a disminuir los gastos militares. Cuando llueve mucho es aconsejable disminuir la velocidad por razones de seguridad. Sinónimos: mermar … Español Extremo Basic and Intermediate
disminuir — {{#}}{{LM D13690}}{{〓}} {{ConjD13690}}{{\}}CONJUGACIÓN{{/}}{{SynD14012}} {{[}}disminuir{{]}} ‹dis·mi·nuir› {{《}}▍ v.{{》}} Hacer o hacerse menor en tamaño, en cantidad o en intensidad: • En la curva disminuí la velocidad del coche.{{○}}… … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
disminuir — dis|mi|nu|ir Mot Agut Verb … Diccionari Català-Català
disminuir — transitivo 1) amenguar, aminorar, reducir, menoscabar, mermar, acortar, bajar, rebajar, abreviar, simplificar, debilitar*, parvificar, achicar … Diccionario de sinónimos y antónimos
disminuir — tr. Mermar, hacer menor la extensión, el número o la intensidad de una cosa … Diccionario Castellano