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• niukentaa• typistääfinance, business, economy• alentaa• vähentää• karsia• katkaista• kaventaa• katkoa• hakata• pienentää• supistaa• leikata• lyhentää* * *1) (to cause to fall by cutting: He has cut down the apple tree.) kaataa2) (to reduce (an amount taken etc): I haven't given up smoking but I'm cutting down.) vähentää
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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
cut down — {v.} To lessen; reduce; limit. * /Tom had to cut down expenses./ * /The doctor told Mr. Jones to cut down on smoking./ … Dictionary of American idioms
cut down — {v.} To lessen; reduce; limit. * /Tom had to cut down expenses./ * /The doctor told Mr. Jones to cut down on smoking./ … Dictionary of American idioms
cut\ down — v To lessen; reduce; limit. Tom had to cut down expenses. The doctor told Mr. Jones to cut down on smoking … Словарь американских идиом
cut down — verb Date: 1571 transitive verb 1. a. to strike down and kill or incapacitate b. knock down 2. a. to remodel by removing extras or unwanted furnishings and fittings b. to remake in a smaller size … New Collegiate Dictionary
cut down — verb 1. cut down on; make a reduction in (Freq. 8) reduce your daily fat intake The employer wants to cut back health benefits • Syn: ↑reduce, ↑cut back, ↑trim, ↑trim down, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cut down on — phr verb Cut down on is used with these nouns as the object: ↑drinking, ↑fat, ↑food, ↑intake, ↑smoking, ↑waste … Collocations dictionary
To cut down — Cut Cut (k[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cut}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cutting}.] [OE. cutten, kitten, ketten; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. cwtau to shorten, curtail, dock, cwta bobtailed, cwt tail, skirt, Gael. cutaich to shorten, curtail, dock, cutach … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
smoking — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ chain, heavy ▪ passive (BrE) ▪ the dangers of passive smoking ▪ teen (esp. AmE), teenage, underage … Collocations dictionary
Cut — (k[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cut}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cutting}.] [OE. cutten, kitten, ketten; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. cwtau to shorten, curtail, dock, cwta bobtailed, cwt tail, skirt, Gael. cutaich to shorten, curtail, dock, cutach short,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cut — (k[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cut}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cutting}.] [OE. cutten, kitten, ketten; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. cwtau to shorten, curtail, dock, cwta bobtailed, cwt tail, skirt, Gael. cutaich to shorten, curtail, dock, cutach short,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English