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1 downsize
'daʊnsaɪz
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transitive verb (AmE)a) \<\<design\>\> reducir* el tamaño de; \<\<dimensions\>\> reducir*b) \<\<staff/head-count\>\> recortar, reducir*
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downsize vi hacer* recortes del personal, hacer* recortes en la planilla or (Esp) plantilla[ˌdaʊn'saɪz]1.VT hacer recortes de personal en, hacer recortes de plantilla en (Sp)2.VI reducir (el) personal, reducir (la) plantilla (Sp)* * *['daʊnsaɪz]
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transitive verb (AmE)a) \<\<design\>\> reducir* el tamaño de; \<\<dimensions\>\> reducir*b) \<\<staff/head-count\>\> recortar, reducir*
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downsize vi hacer* recortes del personal, hacer* recortes en la planilla or (Esp) plantilla -
2 downsize
vt.1 hacer reajuste de plantilla en, reducir plantilla en (comercio)2 reducir de tamaño, rebajar en tamaño, reducir el tamaño de. (pt & pp downsized) -
3 reducir
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 -
4 tamaño
tamaño sustantivo masculino size; de tamaño bolsillo pocket-size; un busto tamaño natural a life-size bust
tamaño,-a
I adj pey (intensificador) jamás oí tamaña mentira, I have never heard such a lie
II sustantivo masculino tamaño, size: son del mismo tamaño, they are the same size
una rata del tamaño de un conejo, a rat as big as a rabbit
tamaño natural, life-size ' tamaño' also found in these entries: Spanish: alargar - bolsillo - estándar - familiar - grande - igual - mayor - mediana - mediano - menor - minúscula - minúsculo - natural - pequeña - pequeño - proporción - respetable - tamaña - tocha - tocho - achicar - aumentar - ciudad - dimensión - folio - formato - intermedio - por - porte - quedar - reducido - regular - tener English: brief - decline - decrease - downsize - economy size - equal - exact - expansion - full-scale - growth - king-size - large - legal-size - lengthen - life-size - life-sized - medium - no - proportion - range - regular - size - full - increase - life - magnify -
5 downsizing
s.1 reajuste de plantillas.2 reducción de personal, reducción de la fuerza de trabajo, reducción de puestos de trabajo, despido de empleados para economizar.ger.gerundio del verbo DOWNSIZE.
См. также в других словарях:
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