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1 afkoken
v. boil down, decoct, diminish via boiling -
2 afnemen
v. decrease, decline, lessen, diminish; abate; take off, pull off, remove; purchase, buy; deprive, take away -
3 beperken
v. limit, confine, restrict; reduce, diminish, decrease -
4 inkoken
v. boil down, diminish via boiling -
5 klein krijgen
v. reduce, diminish, decrease -
6 verkleinen
v. reduce, diminish, lessen, disparage, belittle, derogate, minimize, minify, axe, ax, go easy -
7 verminderen
v. lessen, diminish, decrease, degrade, deplete, deflate, fall, abate, rebate, reduce, remit, extenuate, lower, run low, shorten, curtail, allay, drop off, knock down, narrow down, shrink, dwindle, scant, slacken, abridge, alloy, shave, go easy -
8 afnemen
• to buy• to decrease• to detach• to diminish• to purchase• to remove• to take off -
9 slinken
• to become depleted• to diminish• to shrink -
10 verlichten
• to diminish• to ease• to facilitate• to illuminate• to light• to lighten• to mitigate• to relieve -
11 verminderen
• to decrease• to diminish• to reduce -
12 minder worden
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13 minder
minder13 [geringer van betekenis] minor4 [slechter] worse♦voorbeelden:ik doe het niet voor minder • I won't do it for lesshet niet met minder (willen) doen • refuse to do with less4 het is/smaakt er niet minder om • it is/tastes none the worse for itmijn ogen worden minder • my eyesight is failinghet wordt minder met de omzet/service/kwaliteit • the turnover/service/quality gets worseII 〈 bijwoord〉1 [van graad/wijze/modaliteit] less♦voorbeelden:minder gaan roken • cut down on smokinghet zijn minder de commentaren dan de sensatieverhalen die de aandacht trekken • it is the sensational stories rather than the comments that attract the attentionhoe minder erover gezegd wordt, hoe beter • the less said about it the betterkan het wat minder? • keep it down, please!————————minder2〈 telwoord〉♦voorbeelden:hij heeft niet veel geld, maar nog minder verstand • he has little money and even less intelligencedat is er weer één minder • that'll be one lesshet is iets minder, mag dat? • it's a little less, is that all right?niets minder dan dat • nothing less than thatin minder dan geen tijd was hij terug • he was back in less than no timevijf minuten meer of minder • give or take five minutesgroepen van negen en minder • groups of nine and underin minder dan twee weken na hun huwelijk • within two weeks of their weddingniemand minder dan … • none other than …net iets minder dan 100 gulden/30 seconden • just under a hundred guilders/30 secondsniet minder dan 300 mensen • no less than 300 peopleweinig minder dan • something/little short of -
14 minderen
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15 verkleinen
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