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1 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
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‹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 -
2 réduire
réduire [ʀedyiʀ]➭ TABLE 381. transitive verb( = diminuer) to reduce ; [+ texte] to shorten• réduire à sa plus simple expression [+ mobilier, repas] to reduce to the absolute minimum• réduire qch en miettes/en morceaux to smash sth to tiny pieces/to pieces2. intransitive verb[sauce] to reduce• faire or laisser réduire la sauce cook the sauce to reduce it3. reflexive verb* * *ʀedɥiʀ
1.
1) ( diminuer) to reduceréduire un article de 3% — to reduce an article by 3%
réduire quelque chose en taille — to make something smaller, to reduce the size of something
2) ( en reproduisant) to reduce [photographie]; to scale down [dessin]; ( en faisant des coupures) to cut [texte]3) ( transformer)être réduit en cendres — lit [ville] to be reduced to ashes; fig [espoirs, rêves] to turn to ashes
être réduit à rien or à néant — [efforts, travail, fortune] to be wiped out
4) ( en simplifiant)5) ( obliger)6) ( vaincre) to subdue [ennemi]; to silence [opposition]; to crush [émeute]7) Culinaire, Chimie to reduce [composé, sauce]8) Mathématique to reduce [fraction]
2.
verbe intransitif Culinaire [sauce] to reduce; [épinards] to shrink
3.
se réduire verbe pronominal1) ( diminuer) [coûts] to be reduced ou cut; [délais] to be reduced ou shortened; [importations] to be cut; [écart] to narrow2) ( consister seulement en)* * *ʀedɥiʀ vt1) (= diminuer) [pression, température] to lower, [prix, dépenses] to cut, to reduceIl faut réduire la pression interne à un niveau acceptable. — The internal pressure should be lowered to an acceptable level.
Ils ont réduit leurs prix. — They've cut their prices.
Il a réduit de moitié ses dépenses. — He has cut his spending by half.
2)L'explosion avait réduit l'immeuble à un tas de décombres. — The explosion had reduced the building to a pile of debris.
réduire en cendres — to reduce to ashes, to burn to ashes
Ce superbe tableau à été réduit en cendres. — This superb painting was burnt to ashes.
3)les circonstances qui l'avaient réduit à mendier; les circonstances qui l'avaient réduit à la mendicité — the circumstances that had reduced him to begging
4) CUISINE to reduce5) MATHÉMATIQUE to reduce6) [carte] to scale down, to reduce7) MÉDECINE, [fracture] to set* * *réduire verb table: conduireA vtr1 ( diminuer) to reduce [impôt, coût, vitesse, distance, stocks, inégalités]; to reduce, to cut [dépenses]; to reduce, to shorten [délai, durée]; to reduce, to lessen [chances, risques]; to reduce, to limit [choix]; to reduce, to bring down [chômage]; to limit [influence]; réduire le personnel to cut (down on) staff; réduire un article de 3% to reduce ou cut the price of an article by 3%; réduire d'un quart to reduce by a quarter; réduire qch de peu/de beaucoup to reduce sth slightly/greatly; réduire qch au minimum to reduce sth to a minimum; réduire les subventions de moitié to cut subsidies by half; réduire qch en taille/en longueur to make sth smaller/shorter, to reduce the size/length of sth; les jeans sont réduits de 20% jeans are reduced by 20%; réduire le nombre de succursales to cut down the number of branches; je dois réduire mes dépenses I must cut down on my spending; réduire l'écart entre to narrow the gap between;2 ( en reproduisant) to reduce [photographie, document]; to scale down [dessin]; ( en faisant des coupures) to cut [texte];3 ( transformer) réduire qch en poudre to crush sth to powder; réduire qch en bouillie to reduce sth to a pulp; réduire le blé en farine to grind wheat into flour; être réduit en cendres lit [bâtiment, ville] to be reduced to ashes; fig [espoirs, rêves] to turn to ashes; être réduit à rien ou à néant [efforts, travail, fortune] to be wiped out;4 ( en simplifiant) réduire qch à to reduce sth to; réduire un problème à l'essentiel to reduce a problem to its bare essentials; vous avez tort de réduire ce conflit à… it is wrong to consider this conflict as no more than…;5 ( obliger) réduire qn à qch to reduce sb to sth; réduire qn au silence to reduce sb to silence; réduire qn à la mendicité to reduce sb to begging; en être réduit à se taire/mendier to be reduced to silence/begging; voilà à quoi j'en suis réduit! this is what I've been reduced to!; réduire un peuple en esclavage to reduce a nation to slavery;6 ( vaincre) to subdue [ennemi, tribu]; to silence [opposition]; to crush [émeute, mouvement de résistance];9 Math to reduce [fraction]; réduire des fractions au même dénominateur to reduce fractions to a common denominator.B vi Culin [sauce, sirop] to reduce; [champignons, épinards] to shrink; faites réduire le mélange allow the mixture to reduce; les champignons réduisent à la cuisson mushrooms shrink when cooked.C se réduire vpr1 ( diminuer) [coûts] to be reduced ou cut; [délais] to be reduced ou shortened; [importations] to be cut; l'écart se réduit the gap is narrowing;2 ( consister seulement en) se réduire à to consist merely of; leur contribution se réduit à quelques sacs de blé their contribution consists merely of a few sacks of wheat; cela se réduit à bien peu de chose it doesn't amount to very much;3 ( se restreindre) se réduire dans ses dépenses to cut down on one's spending.[redɥir] verbe transitif1. [restreindre - consommation] to reduce, to cut down on ; [ - inflation] to reduce, to bring down (separable), to lower ; [ - dépenses, effectifs] to reduce, to cut back on ; [ - distance] to reduce, to decrease ; [ - chauffage] to lower, to turn down (separable)il a réduit le prix de 10 % he cut ou reduced the price by 10%réduire quelque chose de moitié to cut something by half, to halve something3. [changer]réduire quelque chose à néant: il a réussi à réduire à néant le travail de dix années he managed to reduce ten years' work to nothing4. [forcer]réduire la presse/l'opposition au silence to silence the press/the oppositionréduire quelqu'un à faire to force ou to compel ou to drive somebody to do————————[redɥir] verbe intransitif————————se réduire verbe pronominal intransitif[économiser] to cut down————————se réduire à verbe pronominal plus préposition[consister en] to amount to -
3 zurückführen
(trennb., hat -ge-)I v/t1. (jemanden) lead back2. jemanden in sein Land zurückführen send s.o. back to his ( oder her) home country, repatriate s.o.3. fig.: zurückführen auf (+ Akk) auf Formel, Regel: reduce to; auf eine Ursache etc.: put down to, attribute to, explain by; auf Ursprung: trace back; der Unfall ist auf Leichtsinn zurückzuführen the accident has been put down to ( oder was due to) carelessness; sie führte den Misserfolg darauf zurück, dass... she put the cause of the failure down to the fact that...* * *das Zurückführenascription* * *zu|rụ̈ck|füh|ren sep1. vt1) (= zurückbringen) to lead back2) (= ableiten aus) to put down toetw auf eine Formel/Regel zurückführen — to reduce sth to a formula/rule
das ist darauf zurückzuführen, dass... — that can be put down to the fact that...
3) (= bis zum Ursprung zurückverfolgen) to trace back2. vito lead backes führt kein Weg zurück — there's no way back; (fig) there's no going back
* * *(to think of as being caused by: He attributed his illness to the cold weather.) attribute* * *zu·rück|füh·renI. vt▪ etw auf etw akk \zurückführen to attribute sth to sth; (etw aus etw ableiten) to put sth down to sthetw auf seinen Ursprung \zurückführen to put sth down to its cause▪ das ist darauf zurückzuführen, dass... that is attributable/can be put down to the fact that...▪ jdn irgendwohin \zurückführen to lead sb back somewhereII. vi▪ irgendwohin \zurückführen to lead back somewhere* * *1.transitives Verb1)2)etwas zurückführen — move something back; return something
3)2.etwas auf etwas (Akk.) zurückführen — (auf Ursprung) trace something back to something; (auf Ursache) attribute something to something; put something down to something; (auf einfachere Form) reduce something to something
intransitives Verb lead back* * *zurückführen (trennb, hat -ge-)A. v/t1. (jemanden) lead back2.jemanden in sein Land zurückführen send sb back to his ( oder her) home country, repatriate sb3. fig:zurückführen auf (+akk) auf Formel, Regel: reduce to; auf eine Ursache etc: put down to, attribute to, explain by; auf Ursprung: trace back;der Unfall ist auf Leichtsinn zurückzuführen the accident has been put down to ( oder was due to) carelessness;sie führte den Misserfolg darauf zurück, dass … she put the cause of the failure down to the fact that …zu to)* * *1.transitives Verb1)2)etwas zurückführen — move something back; return something
3)2.etwas auf etwas (Akk.) zurückführen — (auf Ursprung) trace something back to something; (auf Ursache) attribute something to something; put something down to something; (auf einfachere Form) reduce something to something
intransitives Verb lead back* * *(alt.Rechtschreibung) v.to ascribe v.to lead back v.to repatriate v. (alt.Rechtschreibung) auf ausdr.to reduce to v. v.to restore v. -
4 ceniza
f.ash.* * *1 ash, ashes plural1 (restos) ashes* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=polvo) ash2) pl cenizas [de persona] ashes, mortal remains* * *a) ( residuo) ashreducir algo a cenizas — to reduce something to ashes
b) cenizas femenino plural ( restos mortales) ashes (pl)* * *= ash [ashes, -pl.], cinder.Ex. He wrote a paper with the title 'Our silent enemy: ashes in our libraries'.Ex. Here we all are, insignificant microbes on the surface of a cinder left over from the formation of the Sun.----* Miércoles de Ceniza = Ash Wednesday.* * *a) ( residuo) ashreducir algo a cenizas — to reduce something to ashes
b) cenizas femenino plural ( restos mortales) ashes (pl)* * *= ash [ashes, -pl.], cinder.Ex: He wrote a paper with the title 'Our silent enemy: ashes in our libraries'.
Ex: Here we all are, insignificant microbes on the surface of a cinder left over from the formation of the Sun.* Miércoles de Ceniza = Ash Wednesday.* * *1 (residuo) ashreducir algo a cenizas ‹edificio› to reduce something to ashestodos nuestros planes quedaron reducidos a ceniza all our plans came to nothing o were thwarted* * *
ceniza sustantivo femenino
ash
ceniza sustantivo femenino ash
♦ Locuciones: reducir a cenizas, to burn to ashes
' ceniza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
miércoles
English:
ash
- Ash Wednesday
- cinder
- flick
* * *ceniza nf1. [de cigarrillo, madera] ash;reducir algo a ceniza to reduce sth to ashes;tomar la ceniza = to be marked on the forehead with ashes on Ash Wednesdayceniza volcánica volcanic ash2.cenizas [de cadáver] ashes* * *f ash;cenizas ashes;reducir a cenizas reduce to ashes* * *ceniza nf1) : ash2) cenizas nfpl: ashes (of a deceased person)* * * -
5 zerlegen
v/t1. take apart ( oder to pieces); TECH. auch dismantle, disassemble; (zerschneiden) cut up; (Braten) carve; (Leiche) dissect; etw. in seine Einzelteile zerlegen reduce s.th. to ( oder break s.th. down into) its component parts, take s.th. to pieces; (Motor) strip s.th. (down)2. CHEM. decompose3. MATH. reduce4. OPT. (Lichtstrahl) disperse5. fig. analy|se (Am. -ze) (auch Ling.), dissect; (Theorie etc.) auch break down* * *to anatomize; to decompose; to take to pieces; to dissect; to analyse; to cut up; to analyze; to resolve; to disassemble; to carve* * *zer|le|gen ptp zerlegtvt(= auseinandernehmen) to take apart or to pieces; Gerüst, Maschine auch to dismantle; Motor, Getriebe auch to strip down; Theorie, Argumente to break down; (GRAM) to analyse (Brit), to analyze (US); (CHEM) to break down; (= zerschneiden) to cut up; Geflügel, Wild to carve up; (BIOL) to dissectetw in seine Einzelteile zerlégen — to take sth to pieces; to dismantle sth completely; to strip sth down; to break sth down into its (individual) constituents; Satz to parse sth
eine Zahl in ihre Faktoren zerlégen — to factorize a number
* * *1) (to pull down or take to pieces: The wardrobe was so large we had to dismantle it to get it down the stairs.) dismantle2) (to divide (an animal etc for cooking) at the, or into, joints: Joint the chicken before cooking it.) joint* * *zer·le·gen *vt1. KOCHKden Braten \zerlegen to carve the roast; BIOL to dissect sth▪ etw \zerlegen to take sth apart [or to pieces]eine Maschine \zerlegen to dismantle a machineein Getriebe/einen Motor \zerlegen to strip down a transmission/motoreine Theorie \zerlegen to break down a theory4. CHEMeine Verbindung in ihre Bestandteile \zerlegen to decompose a compound in its components* * *transitives Verb1) dismantle; take to pieces; strip, dismantle < engine>2) cut up <animal, meat>* * *zerlegen v/t1. take apart ( oder to pieces); TECH auch dismantle, disassemble; (zerschneiden) cut up; (Braten) carve; (Leiche) dissect;etwas in seine Einzelteile zerlegen reduce sth to ( oder break sth down into) its component parts, take sth to pieces; (Motor) strip sth (down)2. CHEM decompose3. MATH reduce* * *transitives Verb1) dismantle; take to pieces; strip, dismantle < engine>2) cut up <animal, meat>* * *v.to analyse v.to carve v.to decompose v.to disassemble v.to disjoint v.to dismantle v.to dismember v.to disperse v.to dissect v. -
6 Nenner
m; -s, -; MATH. denominator; auf den gleichen Nenner bringen MATH. bring down to a common denominator; auf einen ( gemeinsamen) Nenner bringen fig. bring down to a common denominator; einen gemeinsamen Nenner finden ( für) fig., ein Vorhaben etc.: find some common ground on which to base (...)* * *der Nennerdenominator* * *Nẹn|ner ['nɛnɐ]m -s, - (MATH)denominatorkleinster gemeinsamer Nenner (lit, fig) — lowest common denominator
* * *Nen·ner<-s, ->m MATH denominatorder kleinste gemeinsame \Nenner the lowest common denominator▶ etw auf einen [gemeinsamen] \Nenner bringen to reduce sth to the common denominator▶ einen [gemeinsamen] \Nenner finden to find common ground* * *der; Nenners, Nenner (Math.) denominatoretwas auf einen Nenner bringen — (fig.) reduce something to a common denominator
* * *auf den gleichen Nenner bringen MATH bring down to a common denominator;auf einen (gemeinsamen) Nenner bringen fig bring down to a common denominator;einen gemeinsamen Nenner finden (für) fig, ein Vorhaben etc: find some common ground on which to base (…)* * *der; Nenners, Nenner (Math.) denominatoretwas auf einen Nenner bringen — (fig.) reduce something to a common denominator
* * *- (Mathematik) m.denominator n. -
7 moitié
moitié [mwatje]feminine noun• quelle est la moitié de 40 ? what is half of 40?• moitié anglais, moitié français half-English, half-French• réduire de moitié [+ trajet, production, coût] to reduce by half* * *mwatje1) gén halfla peinture, c'est la moitié de ma vie — half of my life is devoted to painting
dormir à moitié — (colloq) to be half asleep
2) (colloq) ( époux)ma moitié — my better half (colloq)
* * *mwatje1. nf1) (partie d'un tout) halfOn a mangé une moitié de poulet. — We ate half a chicken.
une bonne moitié — a good half, just over half
Cette part est trop grosse. La moitié suffira. — This portion is too big. Half would be enough.
la moitié de — half, half of
Il a mangé la moitié du gâteau à lui seul. — He ate half the cake all by himself.
2) (limite)Elle est partie à la moitié du film. — She left halfway through the film.
Elle est partie à la moitié. — She left halfway through.
3) (= épouse)sa moitié — his other half, his better half
à moitié (avec un verbe) — half, (avec un adjectif) half-
Il l'a terminé à moitié. — He half finished it.
C'était à moitié construit. — It was half-built.
Ton verre est encore à moitié plein. — Your glass is still half-full.
Il fait toujours les choses à moitié. — He never finishes anything.
Ce sac était moitié prix. — This bag was half-price.
2. advmoitié plus long — half as long again, longer by half
2)On partage moitié moitié, d'accord? — We'll go halves, OK?
* * *moitié nf1 gén half; la moitié de qch half of sth; partager qch en deux moitiés to divide sth into two halves; une moitié rouge et l'autre bleue one half red and the other blue; la première moitié du mois the first half of the month; il en a mangé plus/moins de la moitié he ate more/less than half of it ou them; la moitié d'entre eux half of them; la peinture, c'est la moitié de ma vie half of my life is devoted to painting; à moitié vide/fou/convaincu half empty/crazy/convinced; dormir à moitié○ to be half asleep; vivre moitié à Paris, moitié à Nice to spend half one's time in Paris and half in Nice; dépenser moitié moins d'argent to spend half as much money ou half the money; vendre à moitié prix to sell at half-price; articles à moitié prix half-price goods; s'arrêter à la moitié to stop halfway through; à moitié cassé damaged; raccourcir de moitié to shorten by half; trop long de moitié too long by half; c'est plus large/cher de moitié it's half as wide/expensive again; je n'y crois qu'à moitié I don't entirely believe it; il n'était pas qu'à moitié ivre○! he wasn't half drunk○!; ne pas faire les choses à moitié not to do things by halves; il fait toujours les choses à moitié he never does anything properly; être pour moitié dans qch to be instrumental in sth; partager les gains par moitié to split the profits; ⇒ pardonner;[mwatje] nom féminin1. [part] halfune moitié de ou la moitié d'un poulet half a chickennous ferons la moitié du trajet ou chemin ensemble we'll do half the journey togetherpartager quelque chose en deux moitiés to divide something in half ou into (two) halves, to halve somethingje suis moitié Français, moitié Canadien I'm half French, half Canadian2. (familier & humoristique) [épouse]sa/ma (tendre) moitié his/my better half————————à moitié locution adverbialele travail n'est fait qu'à moitié only half the work's been done, the work's only half doneà moitié chemin locution adverbiale————————de moitié locution adverbialeréduire quelque chose de moitié to reduce something by half, to halve somethingl'inflation a diminué de moitié inflation has been halved ou cut by half————————par la moitié locution adverbialethrough ou down the middle————————par moitié locution adverbiale————————pour moitié locution adverbialetu es pour moitié dans son échec you're half ou partly responsible for his failure -
8 zweifach
I Adj. double; in zweifacher Ausfertigung in duplicate; die zweifache Menge double the amount; zweifacher Sieger two-time(s) winner ( oder champion)II Adv. doubly; (zweimal) twice; ausfertigen, vorlegen etc.: in duplicate; am 24. Dezember feiern wir dieses Jahr zweifach we’ll be having a double celebration this year on 24 December (Am. December 24th); Krankenhausteam zweifach ausgezeichnet two awards for hospital team, hospital team twice hono(u)red; siehe auch achtfach* * *twofold (Adj.); dual (Adj.); double (Adj.); twice (Adv.)* * *zwei|fach ['tsvaifax]1. adjdouble; (= zweimal) twicein zwéífacher Ausfertigung — in duplicate
2. advdiesen Satz Briefmarken besitze ich zwéífach — I have two sets of these stamps
diese Titel sind zwéífach vorhanden — there are two copies of this book
eine Urkunde zwéífach ausfertigen — to make up a document in duplicate
zwéífach gesichert — doubly secure
ein Tuch zwéífach legen — to lay a cloth double
* * *(consisting of two parts or layers: a double thickness of paper; a double meaning.) double* * *zwei·fach, 2·fach[ˈtsvaifax]I. adj1. (doppelt)die \zweifache Dicke twice [or double] the thicknessdie \zweifache Menge twice as much, twice [or double] the amounteine \zweifache Kopie a duplicatein \zweifacher Ausfertigung in duplicateII. advetw \zweifach ausfertigen to issue sth in duplicate; s.a. achtfach* * *Vervielfältigungszahlwort double; (zweimal) twicedie zweifache Menge/Länge — double or twice the amount/length
etwas zweifach vergrößern/verkleinern — enlarge something to twice its size/reduce something to half-size; s. auch achtfach
* * *A. adj double;in zweifacher Ausfertigung in duplicate;die zweifache Menge double the amount;zweifacher Sieger two-time(s) winner ( oder champion)am 24. Dezember feiern wir dieses Jahr zweifach we’ll be having a double celebration this year on 24 December (US December 24th);Krankenhausteam zweifach ausgezeichnet two awards for hospital team, hospital team twice hono(u)red; → auch achtfach* * *Vervielfältigungszahlwort double; (zweimal) twicedie zweifache Menge/Länge — double or twice the amount/length
etwas zweifach vergrößern/verkleinern — enlarge something to twice its size/reduce something to half-size; s. auch achtfach
* * *adj.dual adj.twofold adj. adv.twofold adv. -
9 ravaler
ravaler [ʀavale]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. ( = nettoyer, repeindre) [+ façade, mur, immeuble] to clean and repaintc. [+ dignité, personne, mérite] to lower• ce genre d'acte ravale l'homme au rang de la bête this kind of behaviour brings man down to the level of animals2. reflexive verba. ( = s'abaisser) to lower o.s.• se ravaler au rang de... to reduce o.s. to the level of...* * *ʀavale1) Construction, Bâtiment to clean [façade en pierre, brique]; to reface [façade crépie]; to renovate [bâtiment]2) fig to revamp [image]3) to swallow [colère]4) ( déprécier)* * *ʀavale vt1) [mur, façade] to restore2) (= avaler de nouveau) to swallow again3) fig* * *ravaler verb table: aimerA vtr2 fig to give [sth] a facelift [image];3 to swallow [colère, indignation]; ravaler ses larmes to hold back one's tears; ravaler ses reproches to keep one's criticisms to oneself; faire ravaler ses paroles à qn to make sb eat his/her words;4 ( déprécier) ravaler qch au rang de to reduce sth to the level of.B se ravaler vpr1 ( s'avilir) se ravaler au rang de… to reduce oneself to the level of…;2 se ravaler la façade◑ hum to do a repair job○ on one's face○.[ravale] verbe transitif2. [salive] to swallow[larmes] to hold ou to choke back[fierté] to swallow3. [abaisser] to lower————————se ravaler verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)[s'abaisser] to debase ou to lower oneself————————se ravaler verbe pronominal transitifse ravaler la façade [se maquiller] to slap some make-up on, to put on one's warpaint -
10 carboniser
carboniser [kaʀbɔnize]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb[+ bois, substance] to carbonize ; [+ forêt, maison] to reduce to ashes ; [+ rôti] to burn to a cinder* * *kaʀbɔnize1) Chimie to carbonize2) ( brûler complètement) to burn [somebody] to death [personne]; to reduce [something] to ashes [forêt, maison, corps]; to char [objet, arbre, poutre]* * *kaʀbɔnize vtto carbonize, (= brûler complètement) to burn down, to reduce to ashes* * *carboniser verb table: aimer vtr1 Chimie to carbonize;2 ( brûler complètement) to burn [sb] to death [personne]; to reduce [sth] to ashes [forêt, maison, corps]; to char [objet, arbre, poutre]; les poutres ont été carbonisées par l'incendie the beams were charred by the fire;3 Culin to burn [sth] to a cinder.[karbɔnize] verbe transitif1. [brûler - viande] to burn to a cinder ; [ - édifice] to burn to the ground -
11 miette
miette [mjεt]feminine noun* * *mjɛtnom féminin crumbjuste une miette — fig just a little bit
réduire en miettes — to smash [something] to bits [vase]; to shatter [bonheur]; to reduce [something] to shreds [théorie]
elle n'en perd pas une miette — (colloq) she's taking it all in
* * *mjɛt nf[pain, gâteau] crumb, fig, [conversation] scrapen miettes fig — in pieces, in bits
* * *miette nf crumb; ramasser les miettes to sweep up the crumbs; donne m'en juste une miette just give me a little bit ou a taste; ne pas laisser une miette de qch not to leave a scrap of sth; réduire en miettes to smash [sth] to bits [vase]; to shatter [bonheur, espoirs]; to reduce [sth] to shreds [théorie]; elle n'en perd pas une miette○ she's taking it all in; nous n'avons eu que les miettes we only had the leftovers; il ne restait que les miettes there was virtually nothing left.[mjɛt] nom féminin1. [d'aliment] crumb2. [petite quantité]————————miettes nom féminin plurielson rêve est en miettes his dream is in shreds ou tatters -
12 simple
simple [sɛ̃pl]1. adjectivea. simple ; [nœud, cornet de glace] single• pour faire simple... (faire les choses simplement) to make things simple... ; (dire les choses simplement) to put it simply...b. ( = modeste) [personne] unpretentiousc. ( = de condition modeste) ce sont des gens simples they are simple folkd. ( = naïf) simplee. ( = ordinaire) [particulier, salarié] ordinary• vous obtiendrez le cadeau sur simple envoi de ce bon for your free gift, simply send us this voucher• vous obtiendrez des informations sur simple appel simply pick up the phone and you will get all the information you need2. masculine noun• les prix peuvent varier du simple au double prices can vary by as much as 100%• simple messieurs/dames men's/women's singles* * *sɛ̃pl
1.
1) ( facile)c'est (bien) simple, il ne fait plus rien — he simply doesn't do anything any more
2) ( sans prétention) [repas, cérémonie, mariage, vie, goûts] simple; [décoration, intérieur] plain; [vêtement] simple, plain; [personne, air] unaffected, unpretentious3) ( modeste) [origines] modest4) ( ordinaire) [fonctionnaire, travailleur] ordinarymême en hiver, il n'est vêtu que d'une simple chemise — even in winter he only ou just wears a shirt
ce ne sera qu'une simple formalité/vérification — it will be a mere formality/a simple check
réduire quelque chose à sa plus simple expression — to reduce something to a minimum, to pare something down to basics
5) ( peu intelligent) [personne] simple6) Chimie, Botanique simple7) Linguistique [passé, futur] simple8) ( non multiple) [cornet de glace, nœud] single
2.
nom masculin1) ( dans un calcul)2) Sportsimple dames/messieurs — ladies'/men's singles (pl)
* * *sɛ̃pl1. adj1) (pas compliqué) (personne, méthode, chose) simple2) (non multiple) single3) (avant le nom) (= ordinaire)2. nm1) TENNIS (= match)2)3. simples nmplMÉDECINE medicinal plants* * *A adj1 ( facile) [problème, question, situation, idée] simple, straightforward; [choix, moyen, façon, explication, calcul] simple; son raisonnement est très simple his/her reasoning is very simple; je veux des phrases simples mais correctes I want simple but correct sentences; la situation est loin d'être simple the situation is far from (being) simple ou straightforward; c'est (bien) simple, il ne fait plus rien he simply doesn't do anything any more; pourquoi faire simple quand on peut faire compliqué? iron why not make life even more difficult for yourself?;2 ( sans prétention) [repas, cérémonie, mariage, vie, goûts] simple; [décoration, intérieur] plain; [vêtement] simple, plain; [personne, air] unaffected, unpretentious; elle portait une jupe toute simple she was wearing a very simple ou plain skirt; elle est simple et naturelle she's unaffected and natural; il est resté très simple malgré son succès he's remained very unpretentious in spite of his success;4 ( ordinaire) [avertissement, remarque] mere; [fonctionnaire, travailleur] ordinary; c'est une simple question d'honneur/de bon sens it's simply ou purely a question of honourGB/of common sense; un simple tour de clé suffit just one turn of the key does it; il est simple garçon de café/employé du bureau he's just a waiter in a café/a clerk; il l'a mis KO d'un simple coup de poing he knocked him out with a single blow; même en hiver, il n'est vêtu que d'une simple chemise even in winter he only ou just wears a shirt; pour la simple raison que for the simple reason that; le simple fait de poser la question the mere fact of asking the question; par simple curiosité out of pure curiosity; sur simple présentation du passeport simply on presentation of one's passport; ce ne sera qu'une simple formalité/vérification it will be a mere formality/a simple check; réduire qch à sa plus simple expression to reduce sth to a minimum;5 ( peu intelligent) [personne] simple; il est gentil mais un peu simple he's nice but a bit simple;7 Ling [passé, futur] simple;8 ( non multiple) [cornet de glace, nœud] single.B nm1 ( dans un calcul) le prix varie du simple au double the price can turn out to be twice as high;simple d'esprit simple-minded; c'est un or il est simple d'esprit he's simple-minded; simple soldat private.[sɛ̃pl] adjectifc'est très simple à utiliser it's very easy ou simple to usec'est une simple question d'argent it's simply ou only a matter of moneypour la simple raison que... for the simple reason that...vous aurez une démonstration gratuite sur simple appel all you need do is (to) ou simply phone this number for a free demonstrationce n'est qu'une simple formalité it's merely a ou it's a mere formality————————[sɛ̃pl] nom masculin1. [ce qui est facile]2. [proportion]simple messieurs/dames men's/ladies' singles————————simples nom masculin plurielmedicinal herbs ou plantssimple d'esprit nom masculinsimple d'esprit locution adjectivale -
13 poudre
poudre [pudʀ]feminine noun* * *pudʀ1) gén powder2) ( cosmétique) powder3) ( explosif)•Phrasal Verbs:••* * *pudʀ nf1) (= matière) powderlait en poudre — powdered milk, dried milk powder
2) (= fard) face powder, powder3) (= explosif) gunpowder* * *poudre nf1 gén powder; réduire qch en poudre to grind sth to a powder;2 Cosmét powder; se mettre de la poudre to put on powder; poudre libre/compacte loose/pressed powder;poudre à éternuer sneezing powder; poudre à laver washing powder; poudre à lever raising agent; poudre de perlimpinpin hum magical cure; poudre à récurer scouring powder; poudre de riz Cosmét rice powder.mettre le feu aux poudres to bring things to a head; jeter de la poudre aux yeux to try to impress; c'est de la poudre aux yeux it's all a front; se répandre comme une traînée de poudre to spread like wildfire.[pudr] nom féminin1. [aliment, médicament] powdermettre ou réduire quelque chose en poudre to reduce something to powder, to pulverize ou to powder something3. [cosmétique - pour le visage] (face) powder ; [ - pour une perruque] powderpoudre compacte/libre pressed/loose powder4. (locution)jeter de la poudre aux yeux à quelqu'un to try to dazzle ou to impress somebodypoudre de perlimpinpin [faux remède] quack remedy————————en poudre locution adjectivale[amandes, lait] powdered -
14 expression
expression [εkspʀesjɔ̃]feminine nouna. expressionb. ( = locution) expression* * *ɛkspʀɛsjɔ̃1) gén expressionplein d'expression — [yeux, visage] expressive
avec expression — [réciter, chanter] with feeling
réduire quelque chose à sa plus simple expression — fig to reduce something to a minimum
2) ( groupe de mots) expressionexpression figée, expression toute faite — set phrase
d'expression française/anglaise — French-speaking/English-speaking
•Phrasal Verbs:* * *ɛkspʀesjɔ̃ nf1) [concept, opinion] expression2) (= locution) expressionexpression toute faite — set expression, set phrase
réduit à sa plus simple expression (= formulation) — reduced to its simplest terms
* * *expression nf1 gén expression; plein d'expression [yeux, visage] expressive; [chant] full of expression; sans expression expressionless; avec expression [réciter, chanter] with feeling; réduire qch à sa plus simple expression fig to reduce sth to a minimum;2 ( groupe de mots) expression; expression imagée or figurée figurative expression; expression idiomatique idiom, idiomatic expression; expression figée set phrase; expression toute faite set phrase; péj cliché; passez-moi l'expression! if you'll pardon the expression!; bête au-delà de toute expression too stupid for words; d'expression française/anglaise French-speaking/English-speaking.expression corporelle self-expression through movement.[ɛksprɛsjɔ̃] nom féminin[dans la correspondance]expression familière colloquial expression, colloquialismexpression figée set phrase ou expression, fixed expression, idioma. [figée] set phrase ou expressionb. [cliché] hackneyed phrase, cliché2. [fait de s'exprimer] expression, expressing (substantif non comptable), voicing (substantif non comptable)3. [pratique de la langue]expression écrite/orale written/oral expression5. [vivacité] expressiongeste/regard plein d'expression expressive gesture/looksans expression locution adjectivale -
15 ruiner
ruiner [ʀyine]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb• ça ne va pas te ruiner ! (inf) it won't ruin you!2. reflexive verb* * *ʀɥine
1.
1) ( financièrement) to ruin [pays, personne, entreprise, économie]ça ne va pas le ruiner — (colloq) that's not going to break the bank
2) ( physiquement) to destroy, to wreck [santé, forces]; [bombardement] to reduce [something] to rubble [ville, bâtiment]; [éléments] to ruin [culture]3) fig to ruin [vie, réputation]; to destroy [argument, théorie, bonheur]; to shatter [espérances, rêve]
2.
se ruiner verbe pronominal ( perdre ses biens) to be ruined, to lose everything; ( dépenser excessivement) to ruin oneself ( en faisant doing)* * *ʀɥine vt* * *ruiner verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( provoquer la banqueroute de) to ruin [pays, personne, entreprise, économie];2 ( coûter cher à) ruiner qn to be a drain on sb's resources; ça ne va pas le ruiner iron that's not going to break the bank;3 ( détruire) to destroy, to wreck [santé, forces]; l'alcool a ruiné ses forces alcohol has turned him/her into a wreck;4 ( dévaster) [bombardement] to reduce [sth] to rubble [ville, bâtiment]; [pluie, incendie, inondation, cyclone] to ruin [culture];5 ( causer la perte de) to ruin [vie, réputation]; to destroy [argument, théorie, bonheur]; to shatter [espérances, rêve].B se ruiner vpr ( perdre ses biens) to be ruined, to lose everything; ( dépenser excessivement) to ruin oneself (en faisant doing); se ruiner à la Bourse to lose everything on the stock exchange; se ruiner pour une femme to spend everything one has on a woman; se ruiner au jeu/en livres to spend all one's money gambling/on books; se ruiner la santé to ruin one's health.[rɥine] verbe transitifça ne va pas te ruiner! it won't break ou ruin you!2. (littéraire) [endommager - architecture, cultures] to ruin, to destroy ; [ - espérances] to ruin, to dash ; [ - carrière, santé] to ruin, to wreck————————se ruiner verbe pronominal intransitif[perdre sa fortune] to ruin ou to bankrupt oneself[dépenser beaucoup] to spend a fortuneelle se ruine en vêtements/disques she spends a fortune on clothes/records————————se ruiner verbe pronominal transitif -
16 system
gear, machinery, method, system, tract* * *(et -er) system;( lærebogssystem) course ( fx an English course);[" systemet"] the system;[ sætte noget i system] reduce something to a system, systematize something;(se også nodesystem). -
17 confiture
confiture [kɔ̃fityʀ]feminine noun* * *kɔ̃fityʀnom féminin Culinaire jam, preserve; ( d'agrumes) marmalade••mettre quelque chose en confiture — (colloq) to wreck something (colloq)
* * *kɔ̃fityʀ nf* * *confiture nf Culin jam, preserve; ( d'agrumes) marmalade; confiture de fraises/de rhubarbe strawberry/rhubarb jam; confiture d'oranges marmalade; faire de la confiture to make jam.donner de la confiture aux cochons or pourceaux to cast pearls before swine; mettre qn en confiture○ to make mincemeat○ of sb; mettre qch en confiture○ to wreck sth○.[kɔ̃fityr] nom fémininconfiture de fraises/mûres strawberry/blackberry jam————————en confiture locution adverbiale -
18 proportie
♦voorbeelden:de prijs staat in geen enkele proportie tot de waarde • the price is out of (all) proportion to the valueiets in (de juiste) proportie(s) zien • keep something in perspective〈 figuurlijk〉 iets tot zijn juiste/ware proporties terugbrengen • reduce something to its proper proportions -
19 tephir
1. vaporization, evaporation. 2. fumigating with vapor (as a means of destroying pests or disinfecting). - etmek /ı/ 1. to vaporize, evaporate, convert or reduce (something) to vapor. 2. to fumigate or sterilize (something) with vapor. -
20 expresión
f.1 expression, look, facial expression, gesture.2 expression, saying, articulation, utterance.* * *1 expression1 greetings, regards\perdone la expresión pardon the expressionreducir algo a la mínima expresión to reduce something to the bare minimumexpresión corporal free expression* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=acto) expressionhan recibido expresiones de solidaridad — they have received messages o expressions of solidarity
2) (Ling) expressionexpresión familiar — colloquialism, conversational o colloquial expression
* * *b) (de sentimiento, idea) expressioncomo expresión de mi agradecimiento — as an expression o a token of my gratitude
c) (de la cara, los ojos) expressiond) (Mat) expressionquedó reducido a la mínima expresión — it shrank to almost nothing
* * *= expression, manifestation, sentence, statement, utterance, phrasing, phrase, locution.Ex. The first two steps require the recognition of the individual concepts present in the topic, and their expression in the terms available in the controlled vocabulary.Ex. The concepts introduced by the colon: (colon) may be manifestations of either Personality, Matter or Energy facets within a given compound.Ex. The title-like phrase combine concepts in the order in which they would be listed in a sentence or phrase.Ex. Statements conveying preferential relationships between terms indicate which terms are to be treated as equivalent to one another.Ex. One natural strategy for reducing the impact of miscommunication is selective verification of the user utterance meanings.Ex. Round-the-fireside tales are usually told nevertheless with careful attention to rhythm and phrasing, pace and subtlety of vocal tone.Ex. Indicative abstracts abound in phrases such as 'is discussed' or 'has been surveyed', but do not record the outcome of the discussion or survey.Ex. While we're at it, let's get rid of locutions that imply that men are inherently better than women.----* acuñar una expresión = coin + phrase.* derecho a la libertad de expresión = right to free speech, right of free speech.* encontrar expresión = find + expression.* expresión científica = scientific locution.* expresión cotidiana = everyday locution.* expresión de búsqueda = access vector, search expression.* expresión de interés = application.* expresión de lo que uno piensa = self-disclosure.* expresión en blanco = blank expression, blank look.* expresión facial = facial expression, facial posture.* expresión favorita = catchphrase.* expresión idiomática = idiom.* expresión libre = free speech.* expresión preferida = catchphrase.* expresión puente = transitional phrase.* expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism.* expresión típica del Canadá = Canadianism.* forma de expresión = way of expression, mode of expression.* libertad de expresión = freedom of expression, freedom to speak, freedom of speech, free speech.* modo de expresión = way of expression, mode of expression.* * *b) (de sentimiento, idea) expressioncomo expresión de mi agradecimiento — as an expression o a token of my gratitude
c) (de la cara, los ojos) expressiond) (Mat) expressionquedó reducido a la mínima expresión — it shrank to almost nothing
* * *= expression, manifestation, sentence, statement, utterance, phrasing, phrase, locution.Ex: The first two steps require the recognition of the individual concepts present in the topic, and their expression in the terms available in the controlled vocabulary.
Ex: The concepts introduced by the colon: (colon) may be manifestations of either Personality, Matter or Energy facets within a given compound.Ex: The title-like phrase combine concepts in the order in which they would be listed in a sentence or phrase.Ex: Statements conveying preferential relationships between terms indicate which terms are to be treated as equivalent to one another.Ex: One natural strategy for reducing the impact of miscommunication is selective verification of the user utterance meanings.Ex: Round-the-fireside tales are usually told nevertheless with careful attention to rhythm and phrasing, pace and subtlety of vocal tone.Ex: Indicative abstracts abound in phrases such as 'is discussed' or 'has been surveyed', but do not record the outcome of the discussion or survey.Ex: While we're at it, let's get rid of locutions that imply that men are inherently better than women.* acuñar una expresión = coin + phrase.* derecho a la libertad de expresión = right to free speech, right of free speech.* encontrar expresión = find + expression.* expresión científica = scientific locution.* expresión cotidiana = everyday locution.* expresión de búsqueda = access vector, search expression.* expresión de interés = application.* expresión de lo que uno piensa = self-disclosure.* expresión en blanco = blank expression, blank look.* expresión facial = facial expression, facial posture.* expresión favorita = catchphrase.* expresión idiomática = idiom.* expresión libre = free speech.* expresión preferida = catchphrase.* expresión puente = transitional phrase.* expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism.* expresión típica del Canadá = Canadianism.* forma de expresión = way of expression, mode of expression.* libertad de expresión = freedom of expression, freedom to speak, freedom of speech, free speech.* modo de expresión = way of expression, mode of expression.* * *una expresión de uso corriente a common expression/term2 (de un sentimiento, idea) expressioncomo expresión de mi agradecimiento as an expression o a token of my gratitudese agradecen las expresiones de condolencia recibidas we are grateful for all your expressions o messages of sympathy3 (de la cara, los ojos) expression4 ( Mat) expressionla mínima expresión: el vestido encogió y quedó reducido a la mínima expresión the dress shrank to almost nothingme sirvieron la mínima expresión de tarta they gave me the smallest piece of cake imaginableCompuestos:movement, self-expression through movementidiomatic expression* * *
expresión sustantivo femenino
expression
expresión sustantivo femenino expression
' expresión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acuñar
- cara
- ciudad
- corporal
- denotar
- facilidad
- florida
- florido
- giro
- grosería
- que
- rictus
- tecnicismo
- telefonear
- vulgarismo
- ademán
- adusto
- ausente
- cliché
- crispar
- descompuesto
- en
- familiar
- fluidez
- fórmula
- gesto
- gracia
- grave
- impenetrable
- libertad
- manifestación
- permitir
- risueño
- sereno
- sonar
- sonriente
- tópico
- triste
- vacilante
- vaguedad
English:
aback
- bear
- blank
- colloquialism
- expression
- face
- freedom
- injured
- intent
- resist
- set off
- speech
- stony-faced
- turn
- delivery
- endearment
- free
- injure
- sneer
* * *expresión nf1. [en el rostro] expression2. [de sentimientos, palabras] expression;tiene facilidad de expresión she is very articulate;tómenlo como expresión de nuestro agradecimiento please accept it as a token of our gratitudeexpresión corporal self-expression through movement;expresión escrita writing skills;expresión oral oral skills3. [palabra, locución] expression4. Mat expression* * *f expression* * ** * *expresión n expression
См. также в других словарях:
reduce something to — change something to (a simpler or more basic form). → reduce … English new terms dictionary
reduce something to something — reˈduce sth to sth derived to change sth to a more general or more simple form • We can reduce the problem to two main issues. Main entry: ↑reducederived … Useful english dictionary
reduce something (from something) to something doing something — reˈduce sb/sth (from sth) to sth/to doing sth derived usually passive to force sb/sth into a particular state or condition, usually a worse one • a beautiful building reduced to rubble • She was reduced to tears by their criticisms … Useful english dictionary
reduce something (from something) to to doing something — reˈduce sb/sth (from sth) to sth/to doing sth derived usually passive to force sb/sth into a particular state or condition, usually a worse one • a beautiful building reduced to rubble • She was reduced to tears by their criticisms … Useful english dictionary
reduce — re‧duce [rɪˈdjuːs ǁ rɪˈduːs] verb [transitive] to make something less or smaller in price, amount, or size: • Jobs have been cut in order to reduce costs. • Prices have been reduced by 20%. reduce something (from something) to something … Financial and business terms
reduce — re|duce [ rı dus ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to make something smaller or less in size, amount, importance, etc: CUT DOWN: Try to reduce the amount of fat in your diet. reduce something by something: The workforce will be reduced by around 30… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
reduce */*/*/ — UK [rɪˈdjuːs] / US [rɪˈdus] verb [transitive] Word forms reduce : present tense I/you/we/they reduce he/she/it reduces present participle reducing past tense reduced past participle reduced 1) to make something smaller or less in size, amount,… … English dictionary
reduce to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms reduce to : present tense I/you/we/they reduce to he/she/it reduces to present participle reducing to past tense reduced to past participle reduced to 1) reduce something to something to make something change… … English dictionary
reduce — [[t]rɪdju͟ːs, AM du͟ːs[/t]] ♦♦ reduces, reducing, reduced 1) VERB If you reduce something, you make it smaller in size or amount, or less in degree. [V n] It reduces the risks of heart disease... [V n] Consumption is being reduced by 25 per cent … English dictionary
reduce — verb 1》 make or become smaller or less in amount, degree, or size. ↘boil (a sauce or other liquid) so that it becomes thicker and more concentrated. ↘chiefly N. Amer. (of a person) lose weight. ↘Photography make (a negative or print)… … English new terms dictionary
Reduce — Re*duce (r[ e]*d[=u]s ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reduced} ( d[=u]st ),; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reducing} ( d[=u] s[i^]ng).] [L. reducere, reductum; pref. red . re , re + ducere to lead. See {Duke}, and cf. {Redoubt}, n.] 1. To bring or lead back to any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English