halve expenses

(exes)

бухг., фін. витрати; видатки

1. кошти або інший вид активів (assets¹), які витрачені або призначені для витрат внаслідок діяльності підприємства; ♦ витрати ведуть до зменшення активів або збільшення заборгованості (liabilities²) внаслідок виплат заробітної плати (wage), зношення (depreciation¹) техніки, устаткування, виплат у страхові фонди, виплат орендної оплати (rent¹) тощо; 2. гроші, які витрачаються на ведення справи і які повертаються працедавцем (employer); ♦ видатки записуються на рахунок витрат (expense account²)

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absorbed expenses частина накладних витрат, віднесених на незавершене виробництво • витрати, віднесені на операційний рахунок; accompanying expenses супровідні видатки; accrued expenses нараховані витрати • заборгованість; actual expenses фактичні видатки; administrative expenses адміністративні витрати • витрати на адміністративні потреби; advertising expenses видатки на рекламу • витрати на рекламування; agreed expenses узгоджені витрати; allowable expenses витрати, на які існує податкова знижка; amortization expenses амортизаційні відрахування • витрати на амортизацію; annual expenses річні витрати; anticipated expenses передбачені витрати; arbitration expenses арбітражні видатки; assignable expenses прямі витрати; auditing expenses видатки на ревізію • витрати на проведення аудиторської перевірки • витрати на аудит; average expenses середні витрати; bad debt expenses витрати на безнадійні борги; banking expenses банківські видатки; budget expenses кошторис витрат; budgeted expenses кошторисні витрати; building expenses будівельні видатки; business expenses ділові витрати • витрати підприємців • торговельні витрати; calculated expenses підраховані витрати; capitalized expenses капітальні витрати • капіталізовані витрати; carrying expenses поточні витрати; cash expenses грошові видатки; claims expenses витрати на одержання страхового відшкодування; clerical expenses канцелярські витрати; commercial expenses торговельні витрати; compensation expenses компенсаційні витрати; constant expenses постійні витрати; controllable expenses регульовані витрати; current expenses поточні витрати; current operating expenses поточні операційні витрати; custodian expenses витрати, пов'язані зі зберіганням (коштовностей, цінних паперів); customs expenses митні витрати; daily expenses добові видатки; dead expenses непродуктиві витрати • даремні витрати • некорисні витрати; deferred expenses витрати наступного періоду • відстрочені витрати • відкладені видатки; delivery expenses витрати на доставку; depreciation expenses витрати на зношення • амортизаційні відрахування; direct expenses прямі витрати • змінні витрати; directly chargeable expenses витрати, безпосередньо пов'язані з обсягом виробництва; direct manufacturing expenses прямі виробничі витрати; direct shop expenses прямі видатки крамниці; direct store expenses прямі витрати крамниці; discharging expenses витрати на розвантаження; discount expenses витрати за знижкою • витрати за дисконтуванням; distribution expenses витрати на збут; entertainment expenses представницькі витрати; equipment maintenance expenses витрати на установку обладнання; estimated expenses сподівані витрати • передбачені витрати; extra expenses додаткові видатки; extraordinary expenses надзвичайні витрати; factory expenses виробничі витрати; financial expenses фінансові витрати; financing expenses витрати на фінансування; fixed expenses постійні витрати; formation expenses організаційні витрати при реєстрації нового підприємства; forwarding expenses витрати на пересилання товарів; freight expenses витрати на перевезення; general expenses загальні витрати • адміністративні витрати; general operating expenses загальнопідприємницькі витрати; handling expenses витрати на обробку • витрати на опрацювання; hauling expenses витрати на перевезення; incidental expenses побічні видатки; incurred expenses зазнані витрати; indirect expenses непрямі витрати • побічні витрати; indirect manufacturing expenses виробничі накладні витрати; initial expenses початкові витрати; installation expenses витрати на монтаж; insurance expenses витрати на страхування; interest expenses видатки на виплату відсотків; law expenses судові видатки; legal expenses судові видатки • витрати на ведення судової справи; living expenses витрати на життя; loading expenses вантажні витрати; maintenance expenses витрати на технічне обслуговування; management expenses витрати на управління; manufacturing expenses загальновиробничі видатки • загальновиробничі накладні витрати • виробничі витрати; marketing expenses торговельні витрати • витрати на організацію збуту; material expenses матеріальні витрати; miscellaneous expenses різноманітні накладні витрати; noncontrollable expenses нерегульовані витрати; nonoperating expenses витрати, не пов'язані з основним видом діяльності; office expenses канцелярські видатки; operating expenses операційні витрати • поточні видатки • експлуатаційні витрати; organizational expenses організаційні витрати; out-of-pocket expenses змінні витрати (у транспортних операціях) • наявні видатки • кишенькові витрати; overhead expenses накладні витрати; packing expenses витрати на пакування; particular expenses особливі витрати; per capita expenses витрати на душу населення; period expenses витрати звітного періоду; permissible expenses дозволені витрати; personal expenses особисті витрати; petty expenses дрібні витрати; planned expenses плановані витрати; pocket expenses кишенькові витрати; preliminary expenses підготовчі витрати • витрати на формування; prepaid expenses авансовані кошти • заздалегідь оплачені витрати • витрати, які проведені авансом; preparation expenses витрати на підготовчі операції; processing expenses видатки на обробку; professional expenses витрати на послуги спеціаліста; promotional expenses витрати на стимулювання збуту; promotion and sales expenses витрати на рекламу і збут; publicity expenses рекламні видатки; quality expenses витрати на забезпечення якості; reasonable expenses обґрунтовані витрати; recovery expenses витрати на інкасо; recurring expenses періодичні витрати; reimbursed expenses відшкодовувані витрати; reinsurer's expenses витрати перестрахувальника; relocation expenses витрати, пов'язані з переміщенням; removal expenses витрати на переїзд • витрати на переміщення; rent expenses витрати на оренду; repair expenses ремонтні витрати; running expenses поточні витрати; salvage expenses витрати на рятування вантажу; segment expenses операційні витрати; selling expenses торговельні витрати • витрати на збут продукції; service expenses витрати на обслуговування; shipping expenses видатки на перевезення; standing expenses постійні витрати; storage expenses витрати на зберігання; sundry expenses різні витрати • інші витрати; total expenses загальні витрати; towage expenses витрати на буксирування; trade expenses торговельні витрати; transhipment expenses витрати на перевантаження; transportation expenses транспортні витрати • перевозові витрати; travelling expenses подорожні видатки • витрати у відрядженні; uncontrollable expenses нерегульовані витрати; unforeseen expenses непередбачені витрати; unloading expenses видатки на розвантаження; unscheduled expenses позапланові витрати; variable expenses змінні витрати; warranty expenses витрати на гарантований ремонт; wheeling expenses повторювані витрати; working expenses поточні видатки • виробничі видатки • експлуатаційні витрати

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less expenses відраховуючи видатки; minus expenses відраховуючи видатки; free of expenses без витрат; expenses charged forward з післяплатою за витрати; expenses deducted відраховуючи видатки; expenses for the account of витрати на рахунок кого/чого; expenses for protesting a bill витрати на опротестування векселя; expenses in foreign exchange валютні витрати; expenses of carriage витрати на перевезення; expenses of the carrier видатки фрахтівника; expenses of collection витрати на інкасування; expenses of discharge видатки на розвантаження; expenses of haulage видатки на перевезення; expenses of the insured видатки страхувальника; expenses of the parties витрати сторін; expenses of production витрати виробництва; expenses of representation представницькі витрати; expenses of reproduction витрати на відтворення; expenses of shipping витрати на перевезення; expenses of storage видатки на зберігання; expenses of trackage витрати на перевезення; expenses of transhipping витрати на перевантаження; expenses of transportation видатки на перевезення; expenses on materials видатки на матеріали; expenses on patenting procedure витрати на патентування; expenses on repairs витрати на ремонт; expenses prepaid витрати, оплачені заздалегідь; to absorb expenses брати/взяти на себе витрати • оплачувати/оплатити видатки; to allocate expenses розподіляти/розподілити витрати; to apportion expenses розподіляти/розподілити витрати; to assess expenses оцінювати/оцінити видатки; to bear expenses брати/взяти на себе витрати; to calculate expenses підраховувати/підрахувати витрати; to charge expenses to the account of відносити/віднести витрати на рахунок кого/чого; to claim expenses заявляти/заявити витрати • заявляти/заявити видатки; to compensate for expenses виплачувати/виплатити (кому) за видатки • відшкодовувати/відшкодувати витрати; to cover expenses покривати/покрити видатки; to curtail expenses скорочувати/скоротити витрати • зменшувати/зменшити витрати; to defray expenses покривати/покрити витрати; to double expenses подвоювати/подвоїти витрати • збільшувати/збільшити витрати вдвічі; to estimate expenses оцінювати/оцінити витрати • підраховувати/підрахувати приблизно витрати; to halve expenses зменшувати/зменшити витрати наполовину • ділити/поділити витрати навпіл; to increase expenses збільшувати/збільшити видатки; to incur expenses зазнавати/зазнати витрат • витрачатися; to indemnify for expenses виплачувати/виплатити (кому) за видатки • відшкодовувати/відшкодувати витрати; to itemize expenses перераховувати/перерахувати витрати по пунктах; to limit expenses обмежувати/обмежити витрати; to meet expenses сплачувати/сплатити видатки; to offset expenses компенсувати витрати • відшкодовувати/відшкодувати витрати; to participate in expenses ділити/поділити витрати; to pay expenses оплачувати/оплатити витрати • сплачувати/сплатити витрати; to pool expenses організовувати/організувати витрати об'єднаною компанією; to prepay expenses оплачувати/оплатити витрати заздалегідь; to recompense expenses компенсувати витрати • відшкодовувати/відшкодувати витрати; to recover expenses одержувати/ одержати відшкодування за видатки; to reduce expenses зменшувати/зменшити витрати; to refund expenses відшкодовувати/відшкодувати витрати; to reimburse expenses повертати/повернути видатки • відшкодовувати/відшкодувати витрати; to repay expenses повертати/повернути гроші за видатки • відшкодовувати/ відшкодувати витрати; to save on expenses заощаджувати/заощадити на видатках; to share expenses поділити видатки; to waive expenses звільняти/звільнити від видатків • покривати/ покрити видатки

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1. делить пополам

2. уменьшать наполовину

3. стр. смыкать, соединять вполдерева, внахлёстку (тж. halve together)

1) расход; трата

2) pl расходы, издержки, затраты

1) расход, трата

2) pl расходы, издержки, затраты

•

- absorbed expenses

- accommodation expenses

- accompanying expenses

- accrued expenses

- actual expenses

- additional expenses

- administration expense s

- administrative expenses

- agreed expenses

- annual expenses

- anticipated expense

- arbitration expenses

- auditing expense

- average expenses

- budgeted expenses

- building expenses

- business travel expenses

- calculated expenses

- clerical expenses

- collecting expenses

- collection expenses

- considerable expenses

- constant expenses

- contract expenses

- contractual expenses

- controllable expenses

- current expenses

- current operating expenses

- customs expenses

- daily expenses

- deferred expenses

- delivery expenses

- depreciation expenses

- direct expenses

- discount expenses

- entertainment expenses

- equipment maintenance expenses

- estimated expenses

- exceptional expenses

- excess expenses

- executive expenses

- extra expenses

- extraordinary expenses

- extravagant expenses

- everyday expenses

- fixed expenses

- fringe benefit expenses

- general expenses

- guardianship expenses

- harbour expenses

- hauling expenses

- heavy expenses

- high expenses

- hotel expenses

- identifiable additional expenses

- idle plant expenses

- impairment-related expenses

- incidental expenses

- income tax expense

- incurred expenses

- indirect expenses

- initial expenses

- intangible drilling expenses

- interest expense

- itemized medical expenses

- job-hunting expenses

- lavish expense

- law expenses

- legal expenses

- living expenses

- loading expenses

- lodging expenses

- mail expenses

- maintenance expenses

- management expenses

- manufacturing expenses

- marketing expenses

- material expenses

- maximum expenses

- medical expenses

- minimum expenses

- miscellaneous expenses

- moving expenses

- noncontrollable expenses

- nondeductible expenses

- nonoperating expenses

- nonproductive expenses

- office expenses

- operating expenses

- organizational expenses

- out-of-pocket expenses

- overall expenses

- overhead expenses

- overseas housing expense

- payroll expense

- per capita expenses

- period expenses

- permissible expenses

- personal expenses

- personal consumption expenses

- petty expenses

- planned expenses

- pocket expenses

- postage expenses

- postal expenses

- preliminary expenses

- prepaid expenses

- protest expenses

- quality expenses

- reasonable expenses

- recurrent expenses

- recurring expenses

- reimbursable expenses

- relocation expenses

- removal expenses

- removing expenses

- rent expense

- representation expenses

- running expenses

- selling expenses

- specific expenses

- stationary expenses

- stevedoring expenses

- storage expenses

- subsistence expenses

- substituted expenses

- sundry expenses

- tax deductible interest expense

- telephone expenses

- telex expenses

- title expenses

- total expenses

- travel expenses

- travel and entertainment expenses

- travelling expenses

- uncontrollable expenses

- unforeseen expenses

- unproductive expenses

- unreasonable expenses

- unreimbursed expenses

- unreimbursed job travel expenses

- unscheduled expenses

- unwarranted expenses

- variable expenses

- warranty expenses

- expenses for the account of

- expenses for protesting a bill

- expenses incurred in searching for a job

- expenses of circulation

- expenses of collection

- expenses of the parties

- expenses on collection

- expenses per head of population

- absorb expenses

- account for the expenses

- advance expenses

- allocate expenses

- apportion expenses

- assess expenses

- assume expenses

- avoid extra expenses

- bear expenses

- calculate expenses

- cause expenses

- charge expenses to the account of

- compensate for expenses

- cover expenses

- curtail expenses

- cut down expenses

- defray expenses

- double expenses

- duplicate expenses

- entail expenses

- estimate expenses

- experience extensive expenses

- go to expense

- halve expenses

- increase expenses

- incur expenses

- indemnify for expenses

- involve expenses

- itemize expenses

- limit expenses

- meet expenses

- offset expenses

- participate in expenses

- pay expenses

- pile up expenses

- place expenses to charge

- pool expenses

- prepay expenses

- put to great expense

- recognize expenses

- recompense expenses

- recover expenses

- reduce expenses

- refund the expenses

- reimburse for expenses

- repay expenses

- save expenses

- share expenses

- spare no expense

- split expenses

- substantiate the expenses

- at the expense of

- at great expense

- less expenses

- minus expenses

- free of all expenses

- free of expenses

- expenses charged forward

- expenses deducted

- expenses prepaid

1) General subject: halve the expenses, to half the expenses

2) Economy: halve expenses

3) Jargon: go halfsies (to split the cost and resulting goods of a purchase)

halve

( dividere) halve, divide in two

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dimezzare v.tr.

1 ( tagliare a metà) to halve, to cut* into halves: dimezzare una mela, to cut an apple into halves (o to halve an apple)

2 ( ridurre alla metà) to halve, to cut* by half: per due persone dimezzare le dosi, for two people halve the quantities; dimezzare lo spazio, il tempo a disposizione, to halve the space, the time available; dimezzare le spese, i fondi, to halve the expenses, the funds.

◘ dimezzarsi v.intr.pron. to be halved, to fall* by half: l'inflazione si è dimezzata, inflation has been halved; alla fine dell'anno la frequenza si dimezza, by the year's end attendance is halved.

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verbo transitivo (dividere) to halve, to cut* [sth.] by half; (ridurre) to halve

verbo pronominale dimezzarsi to halve

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dimezzare

/dimed'dzare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

  (dividere) to halve, to cut* [sth.] by half; (ridurre) to halve

II dimezzarsi verbo pronominale

 to halve.

1 to reduce.

reduzca la velocidad reduce speed now (en letrero)

nos han reducido el sueldo our salary has been cut

reducir algo a algo to reduce something to something

reducir algo al absurdo to make a nonsense of something

Ella 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.

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Conjugation model [ CONDUCIR], like link=conducir conducir

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to reduce

■ reducir a cenizas to reduce to ashes

2 (disminuir) to reduce, cut, cut down on

■ reducir gastos to cut down on expenses

3 (vencer) to subdue

4 MEDICINA to set

5 (una salsa, etc) to reduce, boil down

► verbo intransitivo

1 AUTOMÓVIL to change down, change to a lower gear

► verbo pronominal reducirse

1 (gen) to be reduced; (decrecer) to decrease

2 (resultar) to come down (a, to)

■ todo se redujo a una equivocación it all came down to a mistake

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1) to reduce, cut

2) decrease

3) subdue

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1. VT

1) (=disminuir)

a) [en cantidad] [+ gastos, inflación, precio] to reduce, bring down, cut; [+ tensión, ansiedad] to reduce; [+ riesgo] to reduce, lessen

b) [en tiempo] [+ jornada laboral] to reduce, shorten; [+ sentencia] to reduce

c) [en tamaño] [+ copia] to reduce; [+ discurso, artículo] to cut down, shorten

2)

a) (=limitar) to limit sth to sth; (=simplificar) to reduce sth to sth

b) (=convertir) [+ cantidad, medida] to convert sth into sth; [+ fracción, ecuación] to reduce sth into sth

- reducir algo al absurdo

3) (=someter) [+ ladrón, fugitivo, loco] to overpower; [+ alborotadores] to subdue; [+ fortaleza] to subdue, reduce frm

4) (Med) [+ hueso, hernia] to set, reduce frm

5) (Quím) to reduce

6) LAm [en el mercado negro] to get rid of *

VI (Aut) to change down

reducirse

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) <gastos/costos> to cut, reduce; <velocidad/producción/consumo> to reduce

b) <fotocopia/fotografía> to reduce

2)

a) ( transformar)

b) (Quím) to reduce

c) (AmS) < objeto robado> to receive, fence (colloq)

3) ( dominar) <enemigo/rebeldes> to subdue; < ladrón> to overpower

4) <fractura/hernia> to set, reduce (tech)

1) (Coc) to reduce, boil down

2) (Auto) to shift into a lower gear

reducirse v pron

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= 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.

Nota: Generalmente aplicado a los precios.

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.

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* 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.

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) <gastos/costos> to cut, reduce; <velocidad/producción/consumo> to reduce

b) <fotocopia/fotografía> to reduce

2)

a) ( transformar)

b) (Quím) to reduce

c) (AmS) < objeto robado> to receive, fence (colloq)

3) ( dominar) <enemigo/rebeldes> to subdue; < ladrón> to overpower

4) <fractura/hernia> to set, reduce (tech)

1) (Coc) to reduce, boil down

2) (Auto) to shift into a lower gear

reducirse v pron

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= 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.

Nota: Generalmente aplicado a los precios.

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reducir [I6 ]

1 ‹gastos/costos› to cut, cut down on, reduce; ‹velocidad› to reduce; ‹producción/consumo› to reduce

hemos reducido el número de casos we have brought down o reduced the number of cases

redujeron el número de plazas they cut the number of places o the number of places was reduced

han prometido reducir los impuestos they have promised to cut o reduce taxes

con esto se intenta reducir al mínimo el riesgo de infección this is intended to minimize o to reduce to a minimum the risk of infection

ejercicios para reducir (la) cintura exercises to reduce your waistline

reducir algo A algo to reduce sth TO sth

han reducido el texto a 50 páginas they have shortened o reduced the text to fifty pages

le han reducido la pena a dos años they have commuted o shortened o reduced his sentence to two years

la población quedó reducida a la mitad the population was reduced to half of its former size

reducir algo a su mínima expresión ( Mat) to reduce sth to its simplest expression o form

el suéter quedó reducido a su mínima expresión ( hum); the sweater shrank to nothing

reducir algo EN algo to reduce sth BY sth

pretenden reducir el gasto en cinco millones they aim to reduce costs by five million

2 ‹fotocopia/fotografía› to reduce

1 (transformar) reducir algo A algo:

reducir los gramos a miligramos to convert the grams to milligrams

reducir quebrados a un mínimo común denominador to reduce fractions to their lowest common denominator

quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes

todas sus ilusiones quedaron reducidas a la nada all his dreams were shattered

2 ( Quím) to reduce

3 ( AmS) ‹objeto robado› to receive, fence ( colloq)

C (dominar, someter) ‹enemigo/rebeldes› to subdue; ‹ladrón› to overpower

reducir a un pueblo a la esclavitud to reduce a people to slavery

D ‹fractura/hernia› to set, reduce ( tech)

E (CS) ‹cadáver/restos mortales› to exhume ( for reburial in a niche or smaller coffin)

A ( Coc) to reduce, boil down

dejar reducir la salsa leave the sauce to boil down o reduce

B ( Auto) to shift into a lower gear, change down ( BrE)

todo se reduce a saber interpretar las cifras it all comes down to knowing how to interpret the figures

todo 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

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a) ‹gastos/costos› to cut, reduce;

◊ debería reducir el consumo de sal you should cut down on salt;

b) ‹fotocopia/fotografía› to reduce

a) ( transformar):

◊ reducir los gramos a milígramos to convert the grams to milligrams;

b) (AmS) ‹ objeto robado› to receive, fence (colloq)

◊ todo se reduce a tener tacto it all comes down to being tactful

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♦ vt

1. [disminuir] to reduce;

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;

reducir algo a o [m5] en la mitad to reduce sth by half;

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 minimum

2. [fotocopia] to reduce

3. [someter] [país, ciudad] to suppress, to subdue;

4. Mat [unidades de medida] to convert (a to); [fracciones, ecuaciones] to cancel out

5. Med [hueso] to set

6. Quím to reduce

7. Culin [guiso, salsa] to reduce

8. Andes, RP [objetos robados] to receive, to fence

9. RP [cadáver] to exhume [for reburial in smaller container]

♦ vi

1. [en el automóvil]

reduce a tercera change down into third (gear)

2. Culin [guiso, salsa] to reduce

♦ See also the pronominal verb reducirse

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1 reduce (a to); gastos cut;

reducir personal cut jobs, reduce staff numbers;

reducir la marcha AUTO downshift, shift into a lower gear

2 MIL overcome

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reducir {61} vt

1) disminuir: to reduce, to decrease, to cut

2) : to subdue

3) : to boil down

♦ See also the reflexive verb reducirse

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reducir vb to reduce

1 spending (dinero gastado).

el gasto de energía energy consumption

el gasto educativo/militar spending on education/defense (de país)

los gastos de la casa household expenses

cubrir gastos to cover costs, to break even

no reparar en gastos to spare no expense

gastos corrientes running cost

gasto deducible tax-deductible expense

gasto de defensa defense spending

gasto de desplazamiento relocation expenses, settling-in allowance

gastos de envío postage and packing

gastos fijos fixed charges o costs

gastos generales general expenses, overhead costs

gastos de mantenimiento maintenance costs

gasto público public expenditure

gastos de representación entertainment allowance

gastos de viaje travel expenses

2 expense, expenditure, expenses, spending.

3 output.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: gastar.

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► nombre masculino

1 expenditure, expense

■ este mes el gasto de agua se ha disparado expenditure on water has shot up this month

\

gastos de mantenimiento running costs, maintenance costs

gastos de representación entertainment allowance sing

gastos diarios daily expenses

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1) [de dinero]

2) pl gastos expenses

3) [de gas] flow, rate of flow

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masculino expense

- gasto público

- gastos bancarios

- gastos de correo

- gastos de envío

- gastos fijos or estructurales

- gastos varios

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= cost, expense, spending, outlay.

Ex. If some records are acquired by only a limited number of libraries, it will be difficult to recoup the cost of creating and maintaining these records.

Ex. At an earlier stage, the Library of Congress had decided to retain certain pre-AACR headings, in order to avoid the expense of extensive recataloguing.

Ex. Whereas this proportion is dwindling as a percentage of the total budget, agricultural spending continues to rise in real terms.

Ex. Educative work must continue to be publicised and libraries must make greater outlays of funds and staff.

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* ahorro de gastos = savings in costs.

* central de gastos = budget fund, budget head, budget heading.

* compras fuera de acuerdos con proveedores = maverick spending.

* con cierto gasto = at some expense.

* congelar los gastos = freeze + expenditure.

* contener los gastos = contain + costs.

* controlar los gastos = control + costs, contain + costs.

* con un gasto mínimo = at minimal expense.

* con unos gastos menores = at a reduced expense.

* correr con los gastos = bear + the cost(s), bear + the cost(s), pick up + the tab, pay + the piper.

* corriendo con los gastos = at + Posesivo + own expense.

* costear los gastos de Algo = pay + Posesivo + way.

* cubrir gastos = allow for + costs, cover + costs.

* dieta para gastos de manutención = per diem food allowance, per diem, expense allowance.

* dinero de sobra para otros gastos = disposable income.

* dinero para gastos = per diem allowance.

* dinero para gastos imprevistos = cash float, petty cash.

* dinero para gastos iniciales = seeding money, seed money.

* dinero para gastos personales = pocket change, pocket money.

* dinero para pequeños gastos = out of pocket allowance.

* exceso de gastos = overrun [over-run], cost overrun.

* fondo para gastos de funcionamiento = operating funds.

* frenar el gasto público = curb + public spending.

* gasto adicional = hidden extra.

* gasto considerable = considerable expense.

* gasto de dinero = expenditure of money.

* gasto deducible = tax deduction, income-tax deduction.

* gasto de empresa = business expense.

* gasto de gestión = administration fee.

* gasto descontrolado = runaway spending.

* gasto desgravable = tax deduction.

* gasto en comida = food bill.

* gasto excesivo = overspending, overexpenditure.

* gasto innecesario de = drain on.

* gasto militar = military expenditure.

* gasto público = public expenditure, government spending, government expenditure.

* gastos = expenditure, outgoings.

* gastos adicionales = overhead.

* gastos + correr a cuenta de = bear + the cost(s).

* gastos de alojamiento = lodging expenses, lodging costs.

* gastos de avión = airfare [air fare].

* gastos de calefacción = heating costs.

* gastos de cancelación = cancellation fees.

* gastos de capital = capital costs, capital investment, capital expenditure.

* gastos de demora = demurrage.

* gastos de desplazamiento = travel costs, travelling expenses, travel expenses.

* gastos de envío = postage, shipping costs, shipping and handling, shipping charges.

* gastos de estructura = overhead.

* gastos de funcionamiento = operating costs, operating expenditure, operational costs, operating expenses, recurrent expenditure.

* gastos de gestión = handling fee.

* gastos de libros = book expenditure.

* gastos de matrícula = tuition, registration fee(s), tuition fee(s).

* gastos de refrigeración = cooling costs.

* gastos de transporte = freight charges.

* gastos de viaje = travelling expenses, travel expenses.

* gastos directos = direct costs.

* gastos en personal = staff costs.

* gastos en sustitución de material = replacement costs.

* gastos generales = overhead.

* gastos indirectos = overhead, indirect costs.

* gastos que no suponen un gran desembolso de dinero = out-of-pocket costs.

* gastos varios = sundries.

* hacer frente a gastos = meet + expenses.

* hacer frente a un gasto = meet + cost.

* incurrir en gastos = incur + costs, incur + charges, incur + expense, undertake + expenditure.

* no escatimar gastos = go to + town on, lash out (on).

* no reparar en gastos = go to + town on, lash out (on).

* pagarse + Posesivo + propios gastos = pay + Posesivo + own way.

* para cubrir gastos = on a cost-recovery basis.

* partición de gastos = cost sharing [cost-sharing].

* partida para gastos de funcionamiento = operating budget, operating funds.

* presupuesto para gastos de funcionamiento = operating budget, operating funds.

* recortar gastos = cut + expenditure, cut + expenses.

* recuperar gastos = recoup + costs, recoup against + costs.

* reducción de gastos = cost cutting, cost saving [cost-saving], cost reduction.

* reducir gastos = cut + costs, cut + spending, make + economies, make + cuts, reduce + costs.

* sin gastos = no cost(s).

* sufragar gastos = meet + expenses, defray + costs.

* sufragar un gasto = meet + cost.

* tasa para cubrir gastos = cost-recovery fee.

* tener gastos = incur + costs.

* tener gastos generales = incur + overheads.

* usar como gasto deducible = write off.

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masculino expense

- gasto público

- gastos bancarios

- gastos de correo

- gastos de envío

- gastos fijos or estructurales

- gastos varios

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expense

un gasto innecesario an unnecessary expense

los gastos de la casa household expenses

toma este dinero para tus gastos have this money for your expenses

el arreglo supondría un gasto de medio millón it would cost half a million to repair

nos hemos metido en muchos gastos we've incurred a lot of expense

este mes he tenido muchos gastos this has been an expensive month for me o I've spent a lot of money this month

tuvo que pagar los gastos del juicio she had to pay the legal costs

no me compensa el gasto de tiempo it isn't worth my while spending the time on it

restringir gastos to limit expenditure

cubrir (los) gastos to cover (the) costs

gastos de defensa defense spending

masculine:

el gasto público public expenditure

mpl bank charges (pl)

mpl service charge

mpl postage, postal charges (pl) ( BrE)

mpl traveling expenses (pl) ( AmE), travelling expenses (pl) ( BrE)

mpl postage and handling ( AmE), postage and packing ( BrE)

mpl operating costs (pl)

mpl lobbying expenses (pl)

mpl maintenance costs (pl)

mpl legal costs (pl)

mpl advertising costs (pl)

mpl expenses (pl)

mpl public health expenditure o costs

mpl insurance costs (pl)

mpl freight charges (pl)

mpl travel expenses (pl)

mpl overheads (pl)

mpl general expenses (pl)

mpl gastos de notaría

mpl sundries (pl); miscellaneous expenses (pl)

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1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

a) ‹ dinero› to spend;

b) ‹gasolina/electricidad› to use

◊ gasto el 37 I'm a size 37

◊ le gastoon una broma they played a joke o trick on him

◊ se me gastó la tinta I ran out of ink

◊ se gasta un genio … he has a terrible temper!

◊ un gasto innecesario an unnecessary expense;

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gasto nm

el gasto de energía energy consumption;

el gasto educativo/militar [de país] spending on education/defence;

los gastos de la casa household expenses;

mis padres me dan dinero para mis gastos my parents give me pocket money;

correr con los gastos (de algo) to meet o bear the cost (of sth), to pay (for sth);

cubrir gastos to cover costs, to break even;

no reparar en gastos to spare no expense

gastos de alojamiento accommodation allowance;

gastos de comunidad service charge;

gastos de desplazamiento relocation expenses, settling-in allowance;

gastos de envío [entre empresas] shipping charges;

gastos financieros financing charges;

gastos de mantenimiento maintenance costs;

gastos de personal personnel expenses, staffing costs;

gasto público public o government expenditure;

gastos de representación entertainment allowance o expenses;

gastos de transporte freight charges, transport costs;

gastos de viaje travelling expenses

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m expense;

gastos expenses;

meterse en gastos spend money;

cubrir gastos cover one’s costs, break even;

pagar los gastos de juicio pay the costs; de viaje pay the expenses

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gasto nm

1) : expense, expenditure

2) deterioro: wear

gastos generales or

gastos indirectos : overhead

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gasto n

1. (dinero) expense

2. (de electricidad, agua, energía, etc) consumption

correr con los gastos to pay for something [pt. & pp. paid]

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

a) ‹ dinero› to spend;

b) ‹gasolina/electricidad› to use

◊ gasto el 37 I'm a size 37

◊ le gastoon una broma they played a joke o trick on him

◊ se me gastó la tinta I ran out of ink

◊ se gasta un genio … he has a terrible temper!

◊ un gasto innecesario an unnecessary expense;

divide

( condividere) share

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dividere v.tr.

1 to divide (up); to split*; ( spartire) to share, ( distribuendo) to share out: dividere in due, to divide in two; dividere in parti, to divide (up) into parts (o to split into parts); dividere i propri beni tra gli eredi, to divide (up) one's property amongst one's heirs; ci dividemmo il lavoro, we divided (o shared out) the work between us; dividiamo il nostro tempo fra studio e gioco, we divide our time between study and play; dividete la torta di mele tra di voi!, share the apple pie among you!; dividere il conto a metà, to split the bill; dividerò la spesa con te, I'll go halves with you; cerco qlcu. che divida con me le spese di viaggio, I'm looking for s.o. to share (o split) the cost of the trip (with me); (fin.) dividere gli utili fra gli azionisti, to share out profits among shareholders; dividere le spese, to share expenses; dividere il capitale, to split the capital; dividere in lotti, to lot // dividere un atto in tre scene, to divide an act into three scenes // non ho niente da dividere con lui, I've got nothing in common with him

2 ( separare) to separate, to divide: la Manica divide la Francia dall'Inghilterra, the Channel separates France from England; questa catena di monti divide i due paesi, this mountain range divides the two countries; un ruscello divide il nostro prato da quello del nostro vicino, a stream separates our meadow from our neighbour's; stavano litigando e io cercai di dividerli, they were fighting and I tried to separate them

3 ( condividere) to share: dividere la gioia, il dolore, l'opinione altrui, to share s.o.'s joy, sorrow, opinion; dividere una responsabilità, to share a responsibility

4 ( disunire) to divide, to tear*, to split*: le lotte interne dividono il partito, the party is torn (o split) by internal disputes; la questione divise la Camera, the House was divided on this question; dividere una famiglia, to divide a family // dividi e impera!, divide and rule!

5 (mat.) to divide: dividi 125 per 5, divide 125 by 5; il due divide tutti i numeri pari, two divides all even numbers

6 (chim., fis.) to split*.

◘ dividersi v.rifl.

1 ( separarsi) to part: la folla si divise, the crowd parted; dividere da qlcu., da qlco., to part from s.o., with sthg.

2 ( dedicarsi) to divide oneself between: si divide tra casa e lavoro, she divides herself between home and job

◆ v.rifl.rec. (dir.) to separate: mia moglie e io abbiamo deciso di dividerci, my wife and I have decided to separate

◆ v.intr.pron.

1 ( essere suddiviso) to be divided: il metro si divide in centimetri, the metre is divided into centimetres

2 (non com.) ( fendersi) to break* (up); to split* asunder, to crack: il marmo si divise in tre parti, the marble broke into three parts; il Po si divide alla foce, the Po divides at its mouth.

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1. [di'videre]

1) (gen) Mat to divide, (compito, risorse) to share out, (dolce) to divide (up)

2) (condividere) to share

2. vr (dividersi)

1)

2) (uso reciproco: persone) to separate, part, (coppia) to separate

3. vip (dividersi)

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verbo transitivo

1) (separare) to divide, to separate [paese, stanza] (in into); to separate, to part [ litiganti]

2) (opporre) [problema, questione] to divide, to split* [popolazione, politici, opinione pubblica] (in into)

3) (spartire) to divide, to split*, to share (out) [torta, compiti, beni] ( tra between, among; in into)

4) (condividere) to share [appartamento, spese] ( con with)

5) (scomporre, distinguere in parti) to divide, to split*

6) mat. to divide [ numero] ( per by)

verbo pronominale dividersi

1) (ramificarsi) [cellula, ramo, fiume, strada] to divide

2) (separarsi) to separate, to part, to leave* (da from)

3) (suddividersi) [persone, oggetti, esempi] to be* divided, to be* split (in into)

4) mat. (essere divisibile) to divide, to be* divisible ( per by)

5) (ripartirsi) to share, to spread* [lavoro, responsabilità, compiti]; to share out [ caramelle]

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dividere

/di'videre/ [35]

I verbo transitivo

 1 (separare) to divide, to separate [paese, stanza] (in into); to separate, to part [ litiganti]; dividere le mele buone da quelle cattive to sort the good apples from the bad

 2 (opporre) [problema, questione] to divide, to split* [popolazione, politici, opinione pubblica] (in into)

 3 (spartire) to divide, to split*, to share (out) [torta, compiti, beni] ( tra between, among; in into)

 4 (condividere) to share [appartamento, spese] ( con with)

 5 (scomporre, distinguere in parti) to divide, to split*; dividere qcs. a metà to halve sth., to divide sth. in half; dividere una parola in sillabe to break a word down o up into syllables

 7 mat. to divide [ numero] ( per by); dividere 9 per 3 to divide 3 into 9, to divide 9 by 3

II dividersi verbo pronominale

 1 (ramificarsi) [cellula, ramo, fiume, strada] to divide

 2 (separarsi) to separate, to part, to leave* (da from); - rsi dal marito to separate from one's husband

 3 (suddividersi) [persone, oggetti, esempi] to be* divided, to be* split (in into)

 4 mat. (essere divisibile) to divide, to be* divisible ( per by)

 5 (ripartirsi) to share, to spread* [lavoro, responsabilità, compiti]; to share out [ caramelle].

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v 1. < Comp> divide; 2. < Geschäft> share ■ etw. mit jmdm. teilen < Geschäft> share sth with sb ■ etw. mit jmdm. zu gleichen Teilen teilen < Geschäft> go halves with sb

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► verbo pronominal

1 (gen) to be reduced; (decrecer) to decrease

2 (resultar) to come down (a, to)

■ todo se redujo a una equivocación it all came down to a mistake

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1) (=disminuir) [inflación, población, beneficios] to fall; [calor] to become less intense, decrease; [salsa] to reduce

2) (=limitarse)