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1 reduce
[rɪ'djuːs] [AE -'duːs] 1.1) (make smaller) ridurre [inflation, pressure, impact] (by di); abbassare, ridurre [prices, temperature, number]; med. ridurre, fare riassorbire [ swelling]; fare abbassare [ fever]the jackets have been reduced by 50% — comm. il prezzo delle giacche è stato ridotto del 50%
"reduce speed now" — aut. "rallentare"
2) (in scale) ridurre [ map]; (condense) ridurre, adattare [ article]3) mil. degradareto reduce sth. to shreds, to ashes — ridurre qcs. a pezzi, in cenere
to reduce sb. to tears — fare piangere qcn.
5) (simplify) ridurre [argument, existence]6) dir. ridurre [ sentence] (by di)7) gastr. ridurre [sauce, stock]2.1) AE (lose weight) calare (di peso)2) gastr. [ sauce] ridursi* * *[rə'dju:s]1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) ridurre2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) dimagrire3) (to drive, or put, into a particular (bad) state: The bombs reduced the city to ruins; She was so angry, she was almost reduced to tears; During the famine, many people were reduced to eating grass and leaves.) ridurre•- reduction* * *[rɪ'djuːs] [AE -'duːs] 1.1) (make smaller) ridurre [inflation, pressure, impact] (by di); abbassare, ridurre [prices, temperature, number]; med. ridurre, fare riassorbire [ swelling]; fare abbassare [ fever]the jackets have been reduced by 50% — comm. il prezzo delle giacche è stato ridotto del 50%
"reduce speed now" — aut. "rallentare"
2) (in scale) ridurre [ map]; (condense) ridurre, adattare [ article]3) mil. degradareto reduce sth. to shreds, to ashes — ridurre qcs. a pezzi, in cenere
to reduce sb. to tears — fare piangere qcn.
5) (simplify) ridurre [argument, existence]6) dir. ridurre [ sentence] (by di)7) gastr. ridurre [sauce, stock]2.1) AE (lose weight) calare (di peso)2) gastr. [ sauce] ridursi -
2 ■ reduce to
■ reduce tov. t. + prep.ridurre a: to reduce sb. to tears, ridurre q. in lacrime; to reduce st. to powder [to a pulp], ridurre qc. in polvere [in poltiglia]; The house was reduced to a pile of broken bricks, la casa era ridotta a un mucchio di mattoni rotti; to reduce sb. to obedience, ridurre q. all'obbedienza; He was reduced to skin and bones, si era ridotto a pelle e ossa; He was reduced to living on the charity of his neighbours, era ridotto a vivere della carità dei vicini; ( calcio) to be reduced to ten men, rimanere in dieci. -
3 reduce **** re·duce
[rɪ'djuːs]1. vt1) (gen) ridurre, (prices, taxes) abbassare, ridurre, diminuire, (speed, voltage, expenses), (Med: swelling) ridurre, diminuire, (temperature) far diminuire, far scendereto reduce sth by/to — ridurre qc di/a
"reduce speed now" Auto — "rallentare"
to reduce sb to silence/despair/tears — ridurre qn al silenzio/alla disperazione/in lacrime
2) Mil2. vi(slim) dimagrire
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