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1 cut down
cut down ridurre il consumoEx:to cut down on smoking, alcohol — fumare, bere di meno; cut down [sth.], cut [sth.] down/Ex:1) (chop down) abbattere [forest, tree]2) (reduce) ridurre [consumption, spending, time]to cut sb. down to size — ridimensionare qcn
* * *1) (to cause to fall by cutting: He has cut down the apple tree.) abbattere2) (to reduce (an amount taken etc): I haven't given up smoking but I'm cutting down.) ridurre* * *vt + adv2) (reduce: consumption, expenses) ridurre, tagliareto cut sb down to size fig — sgonfiare or ridimensionare qn
* * *cut down ridurre il consumoEx:to cut down on smoking, alcohol — fumare, bere di meno; cut down [sth.], cut [sth.] down/Ex:1) (chop down) abbattere [forest, tree]2) (reduce) ridurre [consumption, spending, time]to cut sb. down to size — ridimensionare qcn
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2 ■ cut down
■ cut downA v. t. + avv.1 abbattere (un albero, ecc.)2 abbattere ( ferendo o uccidendo); falciare: They were cut down by machine-gun fire, sono stati falciati dalle mitragliatrici3 tagliare; accorciare: to cut down an article, tagliare un articolo; to cut down the curtains, accorciare le tende4 tagliare, ridurre, diminuire: (econ.) to cut down production, ridurre la produzione; (fin.) to cut down expenditure, tagliare le spese; I haven't given up smoking but I'm cutting down, non ho smesso di fumare ma mi sto limitando; to cut down prices, ridurre (o diminuire) i prezzi5 portare ( un venditore) a più miti pretese: He was asking £120 but I managed to cut him down to 100, chiedeva 120 sterline ma sono riuscito a portarlo a 100B v. i. + avv.– to cut down on ► cut down, A, def. 5 □ to cut down to size, tagliare su misura; ridurre alla misura voluta; (fig.) ridimensionare; far abbassare la cresta a (q.) (fam.). -
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4 cut down
cut down а) сокращать (расходы, статью и т. п.) I could cut Your father'strousers down for the boy. Your article will have to be cut down to fit intothe book. б) рубить (деревья) Half the forest was cut down to make room forthe new road. в) usu. pass. сражать ( о болезни, смерти) The soldier was cutdown in his youth. г) разбивать (аргумент) Your arguments are too easy to cutdown. д) сторговаться He's asking too much for the chairs, can't you cut himdown? -
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• cut down on something to reduce something (out of necessity) сократить, урезать что-то (из-за необходимости); сократить потребление чего-тоWe spend too much, we really need to cut down on our expenses. The doctor advised her to cut down on chocolate and cake. You have to cut down on chocolate.
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6 cut down on
cut down on1 minderen met ⇒ de consumptie/het verbruik beperken van♦voorbeelden:cut down on smoking • minder gaan roken -
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cut down (on) урезать (ограничить, сократить)Jim has cut down his daily calorie intake by half.
The doctor advised Father to cut down on smoking.
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9 cut down on
cut down (on) урезать (ограничить, сократить)Jim has cut down his daily calorie intake by half.
The doctor advised Father to cut down on smoking.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > cut down on
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12 cut down on sth.
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13 cut down an article
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14 cut down on clothes
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15 cut down on smoking
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16 cut down one's enemy
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18 cut down to size
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19 cut down trees
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20 cut down
См. также в других словарях:
cut down on something — ˌcut sthˈdown (to…) | ˌcut ˈdown (on sth) derived to reduce the size, amount or number of sth • We need to cut the article down to 1 000 words. • The doctor told him to cut down on his drinking. • I … Useful english dictionary
cut-down — cutˈ down adjective (used attrib) reduced • • • Main Entry: ↑cut * * * ˌcut ˈdown 8 [cut down] adjective only before noun reduced in length, size or range … Useful english dictionary
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cut down the tall poppies — (AU) If people cut down the tall poppies, they criticise people who stand out from the crowd … The small dictionary of idiomes
cut down on — cut back, reduce something, use less of something (e.g.: I have been eating too many sweets, I decided to cut down on them ) … English contemporary dictionary
cut down — index abridge (shorten), curtail, decrease, deduct (reduce), digest (summarize), diminish … Law dictionary
cut down to size — index minimize Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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cut down — v. 1)(D; intr.) to cut down on (to cut down on smoking) 2) (misc.) to cut smb. down to size ( to deflate smb. s ego ) * * * [ kʌt daʊn] (misc.) to cut down smb. down to size ( to deflate smb. s ego ) (D;intr.) to cut downon (to cut downon… … Combinatory dictionary