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1 reduce

[rɪ'djuːs] transitive verb

1) (diminish) senken [Preis, Gebühr, Fieber, Aufwendungen, Blutdruck usw.]; verbilligen [Ware]; reduzieren [Geschwindigkeit, Gewicht, Anzahl, Menge, Preis]

reduce waste — Müll vermeiden

at reduced prices — zu herabgesetzten Preisen

2)

reduce to despair/silence/tears — in Verzweiflung stürzen/verstummen lassen/zum Weinen bringen

reduce somebody to begging — jemanden an den Bettelstab bringen

be reduced to starvation — hungern müssen

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[rə'dju:s]
verb

1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) herabsetzen

2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) abnehmen

3) (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.) verwandeln, zwingen

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re·duce

[rɪˈdju:s, AM esp -ˈdu:s]

I. vt

1. (make less)

▪ to \reduce sth etw verringern [o reduzieren]

we must \reduce expenditures by 10% in the second quarter wir müssen die Ausgaben im zweiten Quartal um 10 % reduzieren

the television was \reduced from £500 to £350 in the sales der Fernseher war von 500 auf 350 Pfund heruntergesetzt

my wage has been \reduced to £160 mein Lohn wurde auf 160 Pfund gekürzt

the judge \reduced his sentence to 1 year in jail der Richter setzte sein Strafmaß auf 1 Jahr Gefängnis herab

to \reduce sb's authority/duties/responsibilities jds Autorität/Aufgaben/Verantwortlichkeiten einschränken; price etw heruntersetzen

after the scandal, the officer was \reduced in rank nach dem Skandal wurde der Offizier degradiert

to \reduce a backlog einen Rückstand aufholen

to \reduce speed/velocity die Geschwindigkeit verringern

to \reduce taxes Steuern senken

to \reduce wages Löhne kürzen

2. (make smaller)

to \reduce a drawing/photo eine Zeichnung/ein Foto verkleinern

to \reduce a fraction MATH einen Bruch kürzen [o fachspr reduzieren]

to \reduce liquids/a sauce Flüssigkeiten/eine Soße einkochen lassen

\reduce the sauce to [or by] half over a medium flame die Soße bis zur halben Menge bei mittlerer Hitze einkochen lassen

to \reduce sth to ashes CHEM etw veraschen

to \reduce sth to a common denominator MATH etw auf einen gemeinsamen Nenner bringen

3. (bring down)

to \reduce sth to ashes [or rubble] [or ruins] etw in Schutt und Asche legen

Allied bombing \reduced the city to ruins alliierte Bombenangriffe legten die Stadt in Schutt und Asche

▪ to \reduce sb to sth [or doing sth] jdn dazu treiben, etw zu tun

when he lost his job, they were \reduced to begging help from his parents als er seine Arbeit verlor, waren sie gezwungen, seine Eltern um Hilfe zu bitten

to \reduce sb to obedience/submission jdn zum Gehorsam/zur Unterwerfung bringen

to \reduce sb to the ranks MIL jdn [in den Mannschaftsdienstgrad] degradieren

to \reduce sb to tears jdn zum Weinen bringen

4. MED (repair)

to \reduce a dislocated arm/joint einen ausgekugelten Arm/ein Gelenk einrenken

II. vi AM abnehmen

to be reducing eine Diät machen

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[rɪ'djuːs]
1. vt

1) pressure, weight, swelling, risk, chances verringern, reduzieren; speed reduzieren, verlangsamen; authority schwächen; (= lower) standards, temperatures herabsetzen, reduzieren; prices ermäßigen, herabsetzen, reduzieren; taxes, costs senken; expenses, wages kürzen; value mindern; (= shorten) verkürzen; (in size) width, staff, drawing, photo verkleinern, reduzieren; scale of operations einschränken; output drosseln, reduzieren; (COOK) sauce einkochen lassen

to reduce one's weight —

to reduce the strength of a solution — eine Lösung abschwächen

to reduce speed (Mot) — langsamer fahren

"reduce speed now" (Mot) —

the facts may all be reduced to four main headings — die Tatsachen können alle auf vier Hauptpunkte reduziert werden

2) (in price) goods, item heruntersetzen, herabsetzen

3) (= change the form of CHEM) reduzieren; (MATH) zerlegen (to in +acc)

to reduce sth to a powder — etw pulverisieren

to reduce sth to its parts — etw in seine Einzelteile zerlegen

to reduce sth to a common denominator ( Math, fig ) — etw auf einen gemeinsamen Nenner bringen

to reduce an argument to a matter of principle — aus einem Argument eine Frage des Prinzips machen

it has been reduced to a mere... — es ist jetzt nur noch ein...

it has been reduced to nothing — es ist zu nichts zusammengeschmolzen

he's reduced to a skeleton — er ist zum Skelett abgemagert

to reduce sb to silence/despair/tears — jdn zum Schweigen/zur Verzweiflung/zum Weinen bringen

to reduce sb to begging/to slavery — jdn zum Betteln/zur Sklaverei zwingen

are we reduced to this! —

to be reduced to submission — aufgeben müssen

4) (MED) joint wieder einrenken

2. vi
(esp US: slim) abnehmen
to be reducing — eine Schlankheitskur machen

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reduce [rıˈdjuːs; US auch rıˈduːs]

A v/t

1. herabsetzen, vermindern, -ringern, reduzieren ( alle:

by um;

to auf akk):

reduce speed langsamer fahren;

reduce one’s weight (by five kilos) (fünf Kilo) abnehmen;

reduced-emission abgasreduziert (Auto, Motor); → minimum A

2. Preise herabsetzen (auch Waren), ermäßigen (from … to von … auf akk):

sell at reduced prices zu herabgesetzten Preisen verkaufen;

at a reduced fare zu ermäßigtem Fahrpreis

3. (im Rang, Wert etc) herabsetzen, -mindern, erniedrigen

4. auch reduce to the ranks MIL degradieren:

reduce to the rank of zum … degradieren

5. schwächen, erschöpfen

6. (finanziell) einengen: → circumstance 2

7. (to) verwandeln (in akk, zu), machen (zu):

reduce kernels Kerne zermahlen oder zerstampfen oder zerkleinern;

reduce to a heap of rubble in einen Schutthaufen verwandeln;

reduced to a skeleton zum Skelett abgemagert;

his anxiety reduced him to a nervous wreck machte aus ihm ein Nervenbündel; → pulp A 5

8. bringen (to zu, in akk):

reduce to a system in ein System bringen;

reduce to rules in Regeln fassen;

reduce to order in Ordnung bringen;

reduce to writing schriftlich niederlegen;

reduce theories into practice Theorien in die Praxis umsetzen

9. zurückführen, reduzieren ( beide:

to auf akk):

reduce to absurdity ad absurdum führen

10. zerlegen (to in akk)

11. einteilen (to in akk)

12. anpassen (to dat oder an akk)

13. CHEM, MATH reduzieren:

reduce an equation eine Gleichung auflösen;

reduce a fraction einen Bruch reduzieren oder kürzen; → denominator 1

14. verkleinern:

reduced scale verkleinerter Maßstab;

on a reduced scale in verkleinertem Maßstab

15. METALL (aus)schmelzen ( from aus)

16. zwingen ( to obedience zum Gehorsam), bringen ( to despair zur Verzweiflung; to silence zum Schweigen):

reduce sb to poverty ( oder beggary) jemanden an den Bettelstab bringen;

he was reduced to selling his house er war gezwungen, sein Haus zu verkaufen;

be reduced to tears zu Tränen gerührt sein

17. obs unterwerfen, besiegen, erobern

18. beschränken (to auf akk)

19. Farben etc verdünnen

20. FOTO ein Negativ etc abschwächen

21. BIOL eine Zelle reduzieren

22. MED einrenken, (wieder) einrichten

23. GASTR eine Soße etc reduzieren, einkochen lassen

B v/i

1. besonders US (an Gewicht) abnehmen:

be reducing eine Schlankheits- oder Abmagerungskur machen

2. BIOL sich unter Chromosomenreduktion teilen

red. abk reduce (reduced)

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[rɪ'djuːs] transitive verb

1) (diminish) senken [Preis, Gebühr, Fieber, Aufwendungen, Blutdruck usw.]; verbilligen [Ware]; reduzieren [Geschwindigkeit, Gewicht, Anzahl, Menge, Preis]

reduce waste — Müll vermeiden

at reduced prices — zu herabgesetzten Preisen

2)

reduce to despair/silence/tears — in Verzweiflung stürzen/verstummen lassen/zum Weinen bringen

reduce somebody to begging — jemanden an den Bettelstab bringen

be reduced to starvation — hungern müssen

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v.

ermäßigen v.

herabsetzen v.

reduzieren v.

verkleinern v.

vermindern v.

verringern v.

English-german dictionary > reduce
2 reduce

[rıʹdju:s] v (обыкн. to)
1. снижать; сбавлять, уменьшать; сокращать

to reduce expenditure [production, staff] - сокращать расходы [производство, штат]

to reduce taxes [prices, temperature] - снижать налоги [цены, температуру]

to reduce vitality [pressure] - понижать жизнеспособность [давление]

to reduce speed - уменьшать /сбавлять/ скорость

to reduce the likelihood of war - уменьшить опасность возникновения войны

to reduce the term of imprisonment - сократить срок тюремного заключения

reduce that passage to half the number of words - сократите это место ( текста) наполовину

2. ослаблять, уменьшать

to reduce pain - облегчать боль

to reduce one's sight [one's hearing, one's taste, one's sense of smell] - вызвать ослабление зрения [слуха, вкуса, обоняния]

old age reduces one's power to remember names and figures - в старости память на имена и цифры слабеет

3. 1) худеть; соблюдать диету для похудения

to reduce in weight - терять в весе

to reduce by 10 pounds - похудеть на 10 фунтов, сбросить 10 фунтов

to reduce from 160 pounds to 120 pounds - весить 120 фунтов вместо прежних 160

she has been reducing for six weeks - она шесть недель сидит на диете, чтобы похудеть

2) вызывать похудение, истощать

to be greatly reduced by illness - исхудать во время болезни

to be reduced to a shadow [to a skeleton] - превратиться в тень [в скелет]

reduced almost to nothing - ≅ кожа да кости

exercise reduces stout people - от моциона полные люди худеют

4. 1) превращать, обращать

to reduce to powder - истолочь

to reduce to its elements /components/ - разложить на части

to reduce to ashes - сжечь дотла

to reduce to dust - стереть в порошок

to reduce to matchwood - изрубить в щепки

to reduce wood to pulp - превратить древесину в целлюлозу

to reduce theory to practice - применить теорию на практике

to reduce to writing - изложить в письменной форме

to be reduced to a nervous wreck - дойти до полного нервного истощения

water can be reduced to oxygen and hydrogen by electrolysis - электролизом можно разложить воду на кислород и водород

his clothes were reduced to rags - его одежда превратилась в лохмотья

passions reduced to memories - пылкие чувства, превратившиеся в воспоминания

2) переводить, превращать (в другие, более мелкие меры, единицы и т. п.)

to reduce yards to inches [dollars to cents] - переводить ярды в дюймы [доллары в центы]

to reduce pounds to pence - превращать /обращать/ фунты в пенсы

3) мат. сокращать, преобразовывать; приводить

to reduce a common fraction to a decimal - превращать простую дробь в десятичную

to reduce fractions to a common denominator - приводить дроби к общему знаменателю

to reduce to scale - приводить к заданному масштабу; уменьшать до заданного масштаба

5. приводить (в определённую систему, порядок и т. п.)

to reduce to a system - привести в систему

to reduce to classes - классифицировать

to reduce to order /to an orderly arrangement/ - привести в порядок; навести /восстановить/ порядок

6. 1) доводить (до какого-л. состояния)

to reduce to begging [to tears, to despair, to extremity] - довести до нищеты [до слёз, до отчаяния, до крайности]

to be reduced to penury - дойти до нищеты, впасть в нужду

he was reduced to stealing - он был вынужден воровать; он дошёл до того, что стал вором

he employed an accountant to reduce his money affairs to some semblance of order - он нанял счетовода, чтобы привести свои денежные дела хоть в какой-то порядок

2) сводить (к чему-л.)

to reduce to nothing - свести на нет

to reduce everything to a single principle - подвести всё под один принцип

to reduce anomalies to rule - подвести отклонения под правило

to reduce to an absurdity - довести до абсурда

to reduce bribery to a system - возвести /превратить/ взяточничество в систему

the facts may all be reduced to three headings - эти факты можно свести к трём рубрикам

this reduced him to asserting /редк. to assert/ an absurdity - из-за этого /в итоге/ он договорился до абсурда

an able barrister reduced the prosecutor's submissions to nothing - способный адвокат камня на камне не оставил от утверждений прокурора

irony reduced to an art - тончайшая ирония

the whole question reduces itself to the question whether... - весь вопрос сводится к тому, было ли...

7. понижать в должности, звании и т. п.

to reduce to the ranks - воен. разжаловать в рядовые

to reduce to a lower rank - воен. понизить в звании

8. заставлять, вынуждать

to reduce to silence - заставить замолчать

to reduce to submission - принудить к повиновению

to reduce smb. to discipline - дисциплинировать кого-л.

you must reduce those boys to order - вы должны заставить этих ребят слушаться

the Indians were reduced to small reservations - индейцев загнали в тесные резервации

9. 1) покорять, подчинять себе, побеждать

after a long siege they reduced the fort - после долгой осады они захватили форт

2) воен. подавлять ( огневую точку)

10. 1) упрощать (что-л.)

to reduce an argument - упростить рассуждение

2) мат. приводить /преобразовывать/ к более простому виду

11. укорачивать

to reduce the length of a skirt - укоротить юбку

to reduce an article - сократить /урезать/ статью

12. мед. вправлять ( вывих); исправлять положение отломков кости

13. уст., поэт. вернуть ( былое); восстановить ( положение)

14. фон. редуцировать, ослаблять

15. тех. измельчать; размалывать

to reduce clods - измельчать комки

16. разбавить ( вино); развести (краску и т. п.)

17. фото уменьшать плотность ( негатива)

18. 1) метал. раскислять

2) хим. восстанавливать

19. спец. пересчитывать показатели на нормальную температуру и давление

НБАРС > reduce
3 reduce

rə'dju:s
verb

1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) sette ned, redusere

2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) slanke seg, ta av

3) (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.) slå sønder og sammen, knuse; redusere

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- reducible
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redusere

verb \/rɪˈdjuːs\/

1) redusere, nedsette, senke, svekke, (for)minske, redusere størrelsen på, begrense, innskrenke, skjære ned

• reduce one's expenses

skjære ned på utgiftene sine

• the prices were reduced

prisene var satt ned

• for sale at reduced prices

til salgs til nedsatte priser

• in a very reduced state

i en svært svekket\/nedsatt tilstand

2) bringe til, hensette, hensette i en tilstand, forvandle (til), tvinge (til å gjøre noe)

• he was reduced to the necessity of selling

han ble til slutt tvunget til å selge

• they were reduced to slavery

de ble presset til slaveri

• she was reduced to tears by what they said

det de sa fikk henne til å briste i gråt

3) reduseres, minskes, forringes

4) innordne, klassifisere

• reduce something to a system

innordne noe i et system

5) degradere, flytte ned

• he was reduced to the ranks

han ble degradert til menig

6) ( matematikk) redusere, forkorte, forenkle

• reduce an equation

forenkle en ligning

• reduce a fraction

forkorte en brøk

7) nedkjempe, beseire, kue, slå ned, legge under seg

• reduce a fortress

• reduce an enemy

• reduce a country

8) ( medisin) sette sammen

• reduce a leg fracture

sette sammen et brukket ben

9) (kjemi, matlaging) redusere

10) ( mineralogi) konsentrere, smelte

11) fortynne

on a reduced scale i forminsket målestokk

reduce in strenght svekke styrken, redusere styrken

• her health was reduced

helsen hennes var svekket

reduce one's weight slanke seg, gå ned i vekt

reduce to bringe til, forvandle til

• reduce to ashes

legge i\/forvandle til aske

• be reduced to begging

være henvist til tigging, drives til å tigge

reduce to despair gjøre fortvilet, bringe til fortvilelse

reduce to misery styrte ut i elendighet

reduce to impotence se ➢ impotence

reduce to order få orden i, få orden på

reduce to subjection\/submission tvinge til underkastelse, tvinge i kne

English-Norwegian dictionary > reduce
4 reduce

1 შემცირება (შეამცირებს, შემცირდება), დაკლება

to reduce wages / expenses / quantity / pain ხელფასის / ხარჯის / რაოდენობის / ტკივილის შემცირება

to reduce speed / pace / prices სიჩქარის / ფასების / ნაბიჯის დაკლება

you must reduce your paper by one third შენი მოხსენება ერთი მესამედით უნდა შეამცირო / შეამოკლო

2 გახდომა (გახდება), წონაში დაკლება (დაიკლებს)

the illness reduced her to a shadow ავადმყოფობამ ჩხირად აქცია

I've reduced about ten kilograms ათ კილომდე დავიკელი

3 (ვისიმე გარკვეულ მდგომარეობამდე მიყვანა)

to reduce smb. to despair / poverty / tears ვისიმე სასოწარკვეთილებამდე / სიღატაკემდე მიყვანა // ვისიმე ატირება (აატირებს)

he was reduced to stealing იძულებული გახდა ქურდობა დაეწყო

the teacher's look reduced the children to silence მასწავლებლის გამოხედვამ ბავშვები ჩააჩუმა

he reduced us to submission დაგვიმორჩილა

to be reduced to penury გაღატაკება

he reduced the risk to a minimum რისკი მინიმუმამდე შეამცირა

English-Georgian dictionary > reduce
5 reduce

rɪˈdju:s гл.
1) а) ослаблять, понижать, сокращать, уменьшать We have been able to reduce our tax bill by 10%. ≈ Мы сумели уменьшить сумму налога на десять процентов. Syn: abate, curtail, diminish, lower Ant: enhance, enlarge, escalate, extend, raise б) понижать в должности и т. п. to reduce to a lower rank воен. ≈ понизить в звании в) ослабить;
вызвать похудение;
худеть, соблюдать диету для похудения to be reduced to a shadow/skeleton ≈ превратиться в тень (в скелет) Hunger had reduced the poor dog to skin and bone. ≈ От голода несчастный пес был кожа да кости. She has been reducing for six weeks. ≈ Она уже шесть недель на диете.
2) а) превращать, обращать;
переводить (в другие, более мелкие меры, единицы и т. п.) The whole town was reduced to ashes in the bombing. ≈ Бомбардировка преваритла весь город в кучку пепла. б) мат. сокращать, преобразовывать;
приводить;
приводить к более простому виду в) доводить( до какого-л. состояния) г) сводить, приводить ( to - к чему-л.) Now all history is reduced to the syllables of our name. ≈ Все в данный момент сводится к звукам наших имен (Питер Хэммилл, "Натюрморт") The facts may all be reduced to three headings. ≈ Все сводится к трем фактам.
3) а) вынуждать, заставлять б) побеждать, покорять After a long siege they reduced the fort. ≈ После долгой осады они взяли форт.
4) мед. вправлять (вывих) ;
исправлять положение осколков кости
5) хим. восстанавливать, раскислять( обыкн. to) снижать;
сбавлять, уменьшать;
сокращать - to * expenditure сокращать расходы - to * taxes снижать налоги - to * vitality понижать жизнеспособность - to * speed уменьшать /сбавлять/ скорость - to * the likelihood of war уменьшить опасность возникновения войны - to * the term of imprisonment сократить срок тюремного заключения - * that passage to half the number of words сократите это место( текста) наполовину ослаблять, уменьшать - to * pain облегчать боль - to * one's sight вызвать ослабление зрения - old age *s one's power to remember names and figures в старости память на имена и цифры слабеет худеть;
соблюдать диету для похудения - to * in weight терять в весе - to * by 10 pounds похудеть на 10 фунтов, сбросить 10 фунтов - to * from 160 pounds to 120 pounds весить 120 фунтов вместо прежних 160 - she has been reducing for six weeks она шесть недель сидит на диете, чтобы похудеть вызывать похудение, истощать - to be greatly *d by illness исхудать во время болезни - to be *d to a shadow превратиться в тень - *d almost to nothing кожа да кости - exercise *s stout people от моциона полные люди худеют превращать, обращать - to * to powder истолочь - to * to its elements /components/ разложить на части - to * to ashes сжечь дотла - to * to dust стереть в порошок - to * to matchwood изрубить в щепки - to * wood to pulp превратить древесину в целлюлозу - to * theory to practice применить теорию на практике - to * to writing изложить в письменной форме - to be *d to a nervous wreck дойти до полного нервного истощения - water can be * to oxygen and hydrogen by electrolysis электролизом можно разложить воду на кислород и водород - his clothes were *d to rags его одежда превратилась в лохмотья - passions *d to memories пылкие чувства, превратившиеся в воспоминания переводить, превращать (в другие, более мелкие меры, единицы и т. п.) - to * yards to inches переводить ярды в дюймы - to * pounds to pence превращать /обращать/ фунты в пенсы (математика) сокращать, преобразовывать;
приводить - to * a common fraction to a decimal превращать простую дробь в десятичную - to * fractions to a common denominator приводить дроби к общему знаменателю - to * to scale приводить к заданному масштабу;
уменьшать до заданного масштаба приводить (в определенную систему, порядок и т. п.) - to * to a system привести в систему - to * to classes классифицировать - to * to order /to an orderly arrangement/ привести в порядок;
навести /восстановить/ порядок доводить (до какого-л. состояния) - to * to begging довести до нищеты - to be *d to penury дойти до нищеты, впасть в нужду - he was *d to stealing он был вынужден воровать;
он дошел до того, что стал вором - he employed an accountant to * his money affairs to some semblance of order он нанял счетовода, чтобы привести свои денежные дела хоть в какой-то порядок сводить( к чему-л.) - to * to nothing свести на нет - to * everything to a single principle подвести все под один принцип - to * anomalies to rule подвести отклонения под правило - to * to an absurdity довести до абсурда - to * bribery to a system возвести /превратить/ взяточничество в систему - the facts may all be *d to three headings эти факты можно свести к трем рубрикам - this *d him to asserting /(редк) to assert/ an absurdity из-за этого /в итоге/ он договорился до абсурда - an able barrister *d the prosecutor's submissions to nothing опытный адвокат камня на камне не оставил от утверждений прокурора - irony *d to an art тончайшая ирония - the whole question *s itself to the question whether... весь вопрос сводится к тому, было лИ... понижать в должности, звании и т. п. - to * to the rank (военное) разжаловать в рядовые - to * to a lower rank (военное) понизить в звании заставлять, вынуждать - to * to silence заставить замолчать - to * to submission принудить к повиновению - to * smb. to discipline дисциплинировать кого-л. - you must * those boys to order вы должны заставить этих ребят слушаться - the Indians were *d to small reservations индейцев загнали в тесные резервации покорять, подчинять себе, побеждать - after a long siege they * the fort после долгой осады они захватили форт (военное) подавлять( огневую точку) упрощать( что-л.) - to * an argument упростить рассуждение( математика) приводить /преобразовывать/ к более простому виду укорачивать - to * the length of a skirt укоротить юбку - to * an article сократить /урезать/ статью (медицина) вправлять (вывих) ;
исправлять положение отломков кости (устаревшее) вернуть (былое) ;
восстановить (положение) (фонетика) редуцировать, ослаблять ( техническое) измельчать;
размалывать - to * clods измельчать комки разбавить( вино) ;
развести( краску и т. п.) (фотографическое) уменьшать плотность( негатива) раскислять (химическое) восстанавливать (специальное) пересчитывать показатели на нормальную температуру и давление ~ похудеть;
to be reduced to a shadow (или to a skeleton) превратиться в тень (в скелет) ~ ослабить;
вызвать похудение;
he is greatly reduced by illness во время болезни он очень похудел reduce мед. вправлять ( вывих) ;
исправлять положение обломков кости ~ доводить до (to) ~ ослабить;
вызвать похудение;
he is greatly reduced by illness во время болезни он очень похудел ~ ослаблять ~ понижать в должности;
to reduce to a lower rank воен. понизить в звании ~ покорять, побеждать ~ понижать, ослаблять, уменьшать, сокращать;
to reduce one's expenditure сокращать свои расходы ~ понижать (в должности) ~ похудеть;
to be reduced to a shadow (или to a skeleton) превратиться в тень (в скелет) ~ мат. превращать (именованные числа) ;
приводить к общему знаменателю ~ превращать в другую валюту ~ предварительно обрабатывать ~ предварительно преобразовывать ~ приводить в определенное состояние;
сводить, приводить ( to - к) ;
to reduce to begging довести до нищеты ~ хим. раскислять, восстанавливать ~ сбавлять ~ сводить, превращать ~ снижать ~ сокращать, снижать, уменьшать ~ сокращать ~ уменьшать ~ уменьшить ~ вчт. упростить ~ вчт. упрощать ~ упрощать ~ понижать, ослаблять, уменьшать, сокращать;
to reduce one's expenditure сокращать свои расходы to ~ prices снижать цены;
to reduce the length of a skirt укоротить юбку;
to reduce the term of imprisonment сократить срок тюремного заключения to ~ prices снижать цены;
to reduce the length of a skirt укоротить юбку;
to reduce the term of imprisonment сократить срок тюремного заключения to ~ the temperature снизить температуру;
to reduce the vitality понижать жизнеспособность to ~ prices снижать цены;
to reduce the length of a skirt укоротить юбку;
to reduce the term of imprisonment сократить срок тюремного заключения to ~ the temperature снизить температуру;
to reduce the vitality понижать жизнеспособность ~ понижать в должности;
to reduce to a lower rank воен. понизить в звании to ~ to an absurdity доводить до абсурда;
to reduce to elements разложить на части ~ приводить в определенное состояние;
сводить, приводить (to - к) ;
to reduce to begging довести до нищеты to ~ to an absurdity доводить до абсурда;
to reduce to elements разложить на части to ~ to silence заставить замолчать;
to reduce to submission принудить к повиновению to ~ to silence заставить замолчать;
to reduce to submission принудить к повиновению

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > reduce
6 reduce

خَفَّضَ \ cut: to make less: The shops have cut their prices. cut down: to lessen: You must cut down your smoking. lower: to make (sth., such as a price, one’s voice, etc.) lower than it was. reduce: to make less: Reduce speed when you come to a bend in the road. I bought that at a reduced price.

Arabic-English glossary > reduce
7 συνακτέον

συνακτέον, ([etym.] συνάγω)

A one must bring together or collect, μαθήματα εἰς σύνοψιν Pl.R. 537c
; τὴν λιγνύν Dsc.1.77
; one must reduce, εἰς ὀλίγα καὶ κοινά Arist.Pol. 1319b24
; one must unite a wound, ῥαφῇ Antyll.
ap. Aët.7.74.

II one must conclude, ὅτι.. Arist.Rh. 1377b6
, cf. Hp.Hum.18.

Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > συνακτέον
8 ἀνακτέον

ἀνακτέον, ([etym.] ἀνάγω)

A one must bring up, φλέγμα διὰ τοῦ στόματος Hp.Dent.25.

II one must refer, εἰς τὴν ὕλην τὰς αἰτίας Arist.GA 778b1
.

III one must reduce, bring back, εἰς τὴν παλαιὰν ἀταξίαν Plu.Nob.3
.

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9 λέπτυνσις

λέπτυν-σις, εως, [dialect] Ion. ιος, ἡ,

A attenuation, Hp.Prorrh.2.25; αἱ τοῦ ὑγροῦ λ. evaporation, Hero Spir.1 Praef. - τέον, one must reduce, τὸ πάχος Aët.16.61
.

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10 מעט

מָעַט(b. h.; cmp. מוּט) to be thin, minute.Part. pass. מָעוּט, f. מְעוּטָה; pl. מְעוּטִים, מְעוּטִין; מְעוּטוֹת. Y.Pes.V, 32a bot.; Y.Snh.I, 18c bot. גסי רוח ומְעוּטֵי תידה big in spirit (haughty) and small in learning (of narrow capacity). Tosef.Ḥall.I, 7; a. e.Tam.IV, 2 במעוטה at least (Talm. ed. 31a במעוטן, comment. במיעוטן on the smallest of the tables). Pi. מִעֵט, מִיעֵט 1) to diminish, reduce; to do little. Ab. IV, 10 הוי מְמַעֵט בעסקוכ׳ do less business, and busy thyself with the Law. M. Kat. 22a, v. עֵסֶק. Taan. I, 7 מְמַעֲטִין במשאוכ׳ we must reduce business transactions, building Ib. IV, 6 משנכנס אב ממעטין בשמחה with the beginning of the month of Ab we must reduce rejoicing. Ḥull.60b לכי ומַעֲטִי את עצמך go and make thyself smaller (be reduced). Snh.17a הואיל ומִיעַטְתֶּם עצמיכם because you made yourselves small (were modest); Num. R. s. 15. Tosef.Erub.IX (VI), 15 מִיעֲטָהּ באבניםוכ׳ if he reduced the size of the gap by means of stones Y. ib. VII, beg.24b ממעטין בכלים you may use utensils for reducing the opening. Bab. ib. 77b ממעט effects the reduction, i. e. puts the two adjoining places in the legal condition of dwellings connected by a gate; a. fr. 2) (interpret.) to limit, qualify, exclude from the rule. Shebu.26a היה דורש את כל התורה בריבה ומיעט interpreted the entire Law on the principle of ‘It includes and it excludes, i. e. on the principle that if, in the Biblical text, a specification is preceded and followed by general terms, both an extension ( ריבוי) and a limitation ( מיעוט) must be found; e. g. ib. (ref. to Lev. 5:4) או נפש … להרע … מי׳וכ׳ ‘or if a soul swears, this is a general expression, ‘for bad or for good, this limits (the sphere of the law to things which are either an advantage or a disadvantage); ‘whatsoever it be, this is again a generalization; now what does it include? All kinds of words (vows); ומאי מ׳ מ׳וכ׳ and what does it exclude? It excludes a religious act (the vow of doing a forbidden thing or not doing a commanded thing). Sifra Tsav, ch. XV, Par. 11 אם מִיעַטְתִּים מסמיכה מרובה לא אֲמַעֲטֵם בתנופהוכ׳ if I exclude them (the gentiles) from the privilege of laying hands on the sacrifice, which has a wider sphere of application, must I not exclude them from the privilege of waving ?; a. fr.Part. pass. מְמוּעָט, v. מוּעָט. Hif. הִמְעִיט to do little, less. Ber.I7a שמא תאמר אני מרבה והוא מַמְעִיט lest you say, I do much good, and he but little; שנינו אחד המרבה ואחד הממעיטוכ׳ we have learned, whether one does much or little (they are equally worthy), provided one directs his heart ; Men. XIII, 11; a. fr. Nithpa. נִתְמַעֵט, Hithpa. הִתְמַעֵט to be diminished, reduced. Erub.VII, 5 נ׳ התבן מעשרהוכ׳ if the pile of straw has been reduced to less than ten handbreadths. Ib. 54b; Ab. Zar.19a מִתְמַעֵט he will become less (will decline in learning). Arakh.30b נ׳ כספו if his value was reduced. Tosef.Sot.XIV, 10 נִתְמַעֲטוּ הימיםוכ׳ the days were reduced, and the years shortened. Ib. התחילו הגוים להתרבות וישראל להִתְמעֵט the nations began to grow and the Israelites to be reduced (in rank). Pesik. R. s. 14 נִתְמַעֲטָה ידו he became reduced in fortune. Midr. Till. to Ps. 12, end נפשם מִתְמַעֶטֶת עליהם their soul within them shrinks, i. e. they feel jealous and angry; Yalk. ib. 659; Lev. R. s. 32, beg. מתמענת (corr. acc.). Sifra l. c. נִתְמַעֶטֶת תנופה the sphere of the act of waving is the smaller one; נִתְמַעֲטָה סמיכה the laying on of hands has the smaller sphere; a. fr.Erub.80b מאי נתמעט נתמטמט ‘it was reduced (Mish. VII, 7) means, it was reduced to atoms, v. מִטְמֵט.B. Mets.71a נכסיו מִתְמַעֲטִין, v. סוּט h.Tosef.Mikv.VI (VII), 14 מִתְמַעֲטִין, v. מָעַךְ.

Jewish literature > מעט
11 מָעַט

מָעַט(b. h.; cmp. מוּט) to be thin, minute.Part. pass. מָעוּט, f. מְעוּטָה; pl. מְעוּטִים, מְעוּטִין; מְעוּטוֹת. Y.Pes.V, 32a bot.; Y.Snh.I, 18c bot. גסי רוח ומְעוּטֵי תידה big in spirit (haughty) and small in learning (of narrow capacity). Tosef.Ḥall.I, 7; a. e.Tam.IV, 2 במעוטה at least (Talm. ed. 31a במעוטן, comment. במיעוטן on the smallest of the tables). Pi. מִעֵט, מִיעֵט 1) to diminish, reduce; to do little. Ab. IV, 10 הוי מְמַעֵט בעסקוכ׳ do less business, and busy thyself with the Law. M. Kat. 22a, v. עֵסֶק. Taan. I, 7 מְמַעֲטִין במשאוכ׳ we must reduce business transactions, building Ib. IV, 6 משנכנס אב ממעטין בשמחה with the beginning of the month of Ab we must reduce rejoicing. Ḥull.60b לכי ומַעֲטִי את עצמך go and make thyself smaller (be reduced). Snh.17a הואיל ומִיעַטְתֶּם עצמיכם because you made yourselves small (were modest); Num. R. s. 15. Tosef.Erub.IX (VI), 15 מִיעֲטָהּ באבניםוכ׳ if he reduced the size of the gap by means of stones Y. ib. VII, beg.24b ממעטין בכלים you may use utensils for reducing the opening. Bab. ib. 77b ממעט effects the reduction, i. e. puts the two adjoining places in the legal condition of dwellings connected by a gate; a. fr. 2) (interpret.) to limit, qualify, exclude from the rule. Shebu.26a היה דורש את כל התורה בריבה ומיעט interpreted the entire Law on the principle of ‘It includes and it excludes, i. e. on the principle that if, in the Biblical text, a specification is preceded and followed by general terms, both an extension ( ריבוי) and a limitation ( מיעוט) must be found; e. g. ib. (ref. to Lev. 5:4) או נפש … להרע … מי׳וכ׳ ‘or if a soul swears, this is a general expression, ‘for bad or for good, this limits (the sphere of the law to things which are either an advantage or a disadvantage); ‘whatsoever it be, this is again a generalization; now what does it include? All kinds of words (vows); ומאי מ׳ מ׳וכ׳ and what does it exclude? It excludes a religious act (the vow of doing a forbidden thing or not doing a commanded thing). Sifra Tsav, ch. XV, Par. 11 אם מִיעַטְתִּים מסמיכה מרובה לא אֲמַעֲטֵם בתנופהוכ׳ if I exclude them (the gentiles) from the privilege of laying hands on the sacrifice, which has a wider sphere of application, must I not exclude them from the privilege of waving ?; a. fr.Part. pass. מְמוּעָט, v. מוּעָט. Hif. הִמְעִיט to do little, less. Ber.I7a שמא תאמר אני מרבה והוא מַמְעִיט lest you say, I do much good, and he but little; שנינו אחד המרבה ואחד הממעיטוכ׳ we have learned, whether one does much or little (they are equally worthy), provided one directs his heart ; Men. XIII, 11; a. fr. Nithpa. נִתְמַעֵט, Hithpa. הִתְמַעֵט to be diminished, reduced. Erub.VII, 5 נ׳ התבן מעשרהוכ׳ if the pile of straw has been reduced to less than ten handbreadths. Ib. 54b; Ab. Zar.19a מִתְמַעֵט he will become less (will decline in learning). Arakh.30b נ׳ כספו if his value was reduced. Tosef.Sot.XIV, 10 נִתְמַעֲטוּ הימיםוכ׳ the days were reduced, and the years shortened. Ib. התחילו הגוים להתרבות וישראל להִתְמעֵט the nations began to grow and the Israelites to be reduced (in rank). Pesik. R. s. 14 נִתְמַעֲטָה ידו he became reduced in fortune. Midr. Till. to Ps. 12, end נפשם מִתְמַעֶטֶת עליהם their soul within them shrinks, i. e. they feel jealous and angry; Yalk. ib. 659; Lev. R. s. 32, beg. מתמענת (corr. acc.). Sifra l. c. נִתְמַעֶטֶת תנופה the sphere of the act of waving is the smaller one; נִתְמַעֲטָה סמיכה the laying on of hands has the smaller sphere; a. fr.Erub.80b מאי נתמעט נתמטמט ‘it was reduced (Mish. VII, 7) means, it was reduced to atoms, v. מִטְמֵט.B. Mets.71a נכסיו מִתְמַעֲטִין, v. סוּט h.Tosef.Mikv.VI (VII), 14 מִתְמַעֲטִין, v. מָעַךְ.

Jewish literature > מָעַט
12 encore

encore [ɑ̃kɔʀ]

adverb

   a. ( = toujours) still

• il restait encore quelques personnes there were still a few people left

• ça ne s'était encore jamais vu it had never happened before

   b. ► pas encore not yet

• il n'est pas encore prêt he's not ready yet

   c. ( = pas plus tard que) only

• il me le disait hier encore he was saying that to me only yesterday

   d. ( = de nouveau) again

• encore une fois one more time

• encore une fois non ! how many times do I have to tell you: no!

• il a encore laissé la porte ouverte he has left the door open again

• encore vous ! you again!

• quoi encore ? what is it this time?

   e. ( = de plus, en plus) more

• encore un ! one more!

• encore une tasse ? another cup?

• encore un peu de thé ? more tea?

• encore quelques gâteaux ? more cakes?

• j'en veux encore I want some more

• encore un mot, avant de terminer one more word before I finish

• que te faut-il encore ? what else do you want?

• pendant encore deux jours for two more days

• mais encore ? could you explain further?

   f. (avec comparatif) even

• il fait encore plus froid qu'hier it's even colder than yesterday

• pire encore even worse

• encore autant as much again

   g. (restrictif) il en est sûrement capable, encore faut-il qu'il le fasse he's obviously capable, but whether he does it or not is another matter

• on t'en donnera peut-être 100 €, et encore they might give you 100 euros for it, if that

• c'est passable, et encore ! it's passable but only just!

• si encore je savais où ça se trouve if only I knew where it was

► encore que ( = quoique) even though

• encore que je n'en sache rien though I don't really know

* * *
ɑ̃kɔʀ
1.

adverbe

1) ( toujours) still

je m'en souviens encore — I still remember

il n'est encore que midi — it's only midday

tu en es encore là? — fig haven't you got GB ou gotten US beyond that by now?

qu'il soit impoli passe encore, mais... — the fact that he's rude is one thing, but...

encore heureux or une chance que je m'en sois aperçu — it's lucky that I realized

2) ( toujours pas)

pas encore — not yet

tu n'as encore rien vu — you haven't seen anything yet

cela ne s'est encore jamais vu/fait — it has never been seen/done before

les abricots ne sont pas encore assez mûrs — the apricots aren't ripe enough yet

3) ( de nouveau) again

les prix ont encore augmenté — prices have gone up again

encore toi! — you again!

encore! — ( à un spectacle) more!

encore une fois — once more

qu'est-ce que j'ai encore fait? — what have I done now?

elle s'est encore acheté une nouvelle robe — she has bought herself yet another new dress

4) ( davantage) more

j'en veux encore — I want some more

tu devrais encore raccourcir ta robe — you should take your dress up a little more

cela va encore aggraver les choses — it's going to make things even worse

c'est encore mieux/moins — it's even better/less

5) ( en plus)

encore un gâteau? — another cake?

pendant encore trois jours — for another three days

il me reste encore 50 euros — I've still got 50 euros left

que dois-je prendre encore? — what else shall I take?

qu'est-ce qu'il te faut encore? — fig what more do you need ou want?

et puis quoi encore! — (colloq) what next! (colloq)

que dire encore? — what else can be said?

ou encore — or else

6) ( toutefois)

il ne suffit pas d'avoir de bonnes idées, encore faut-il savoir les exprimer — it's not enough to have good ideas, one must be able to articulate them

encore faut-il qu'elle accepte — but she still has to accept

si encore il était généreux! — if he were at least generous!

7) ( seulement) only, just

il y a encore trois mois — only ou just three months ago

2.

et encore locution adverbiale if that

3.

encore que locution conjonctive ( bien que) even though

••

Lorsqu'il signifie toujours, encore se traduit généralement par still dans une phrase affirmative ou interrogative: il était encore étudiant quand il s'est marié = he was still a student when he got married; habite-t-elle encore ici? = does she still live here?; pas encore se traduit par not yet: elle n'était pas encore mariée quand elle a eu son premier bébé = she wasn't yet married when she had her first baby, she still wasn't married when she had her first baby; il n'est pas encore rentré = he hasn't come home yet, he still hasn't come home; dans ce dernier cas, still marque l'étonnement ou l'exaspération, alors que yet indique un énoncé neutre des faits

Des exceptions aux traductions fournies ci-dessus et les autres sens de encore sont traités dans l'article ci-contre

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ɑ̃kɔʀ adv
1) (continuation) still

Il y travaille encore. — He's still working on it.

Il est encore au travail. — He's still at work.

pas encore — not yet

Il n'est pas encore rentré. — He isn't home yet.

2) (= de nouveau) again

Il m'a encore demandé de l'argent. — He asked me for money again.

J'irai encore demain. — I'll go again tomorrow.

3) (= de plus)

encore un...; encore une... — one more..., another...

encore un effort — one last effort

encore un verre — another glass

encore deux jours — two more days

Encore un peu de gâteau? — Would you like some more cake?

Il reste encore deux morceaux de gâteau. — There are two pieces of cake left.

encore une fois — once again

encore! (insatisfaction) — not again!

quoi encore? — what now?

4) (intensif) even, still

encore plus fort — even louder, louder still

encore mieux — even better, better still

hier encore — as recently as yesterday

non seulement..., mais encore... — not only..., but also...

5)

si encore — if only

encore que — although

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encore ⇒ Note d'usage

A adv

1 ( toujours) still; je m'en souviens encore I still remember; il n'est encore que midi it's only midday; tu en es encore là? fig haven't you got GB ou gotten US beyond that by now?; il se plaignait, encore et toujours he was complaining as usual; hier soir encore elle allait bien only yesterday evening she was fine; qu'il soit impoli passe encore, mais je n'accepte pas sa méchanceté the fact that he's rude is one thing, but I won't tolerate his nastiness; encore heureux ou une chance que je m'en sois aperçu it's lucky that I realized;

2 ( toujours pas) pas encore not yet; tu n'as encore rien vu you haven't seen anything yet; cela ne s'est encore jamais vu/fait it has never been seen/done before; je n'ai encore jamais pu être tranquille ici up to now, I've never had any peace here; les abricots ne sont pas encore mûrs the apricots aren't ripe yet; les abricots ne sont pas encore assez mûrs the apricots aren't ripe enough yet; il n'était pas encore célèbre à cette époque at that time he wasn't yet famous; le nom de son remplaçant n'est pas encore connu the name of his replacement is still not known; ce n'est pas encore de leur âge they're not old enough yet; on n'en est pas encore là we haven't got to that stage yet; ce n'est pas encore sûr it still isn't definite, it's not definite yet;

3 ( de nouveau) again; les prix ont encore augmenté prices have gone up again; encore toi! you again!; elle a encore gagné/perdu she has won/lost again; encore de la purée! not mashed potatoes again!; encore! ( à un spectacle) encore!; encore une fois ou un coup once again, one more time; c'est encore une histoire d'amour it's another love story; qu 'est-ce que j'ai encore fait? what have I done now?; il m'en reste encore autant à faire I've still got as much to do again; j'ai encore cassé une assiette I've broken another plate; elle s'est encore acheté une nouvelle robe she has bought herself yet another new dress; son dernier livre est encore un roman policier his/her last book is also a ou is another detective novel; là encore, fais attention ( à cet endroit aussi) be careful there too ou as well; là encore, tu dois utiliser le subjonctif there again, you must use the subjunctive; ici encore on retrouve le thème de la mort here again we find the theme of death;

4 ( davantage) more; j'en veux encore I want some more; mange encore un peu have some more to eat; mange encore un peu d'agneau have some more lamb; je vais travailler encore un peu I'm going to do a little more work; tu devrais encore raccourcir ta robe you should take your dress up a little more; cela va encore aggraver les choses it's going to make things even worse; c'est encore mieux/pire it's even better/worse; encore moins/plus even less/more; il fait encore plus froid que d'habitude it's even colder than usual; elle est encore plus grande que moi she's even taller than me;

5 ( en plus) veux-tu encore un gâteau? would you like another cake?; pendant encore trois jours for another three days; tu as encore 10 minutes you've still got 10 minutes, you've got another 10 minutes; on a encore 100 km à faire we (still) have another 100 km to do; il me reste encore 100 euros I've still got 100 euros left; que dois-je prendre encore? what else shall I take?; qu'est-ce qu'il te faut encore? fig what more do you need ou want?; et puis quoi encore○! what next○! ; quoi encore! what now!; qui encore! who is it now!; mais encore? which is to say?; que dire encore? what else can be said?; ou encore or else; vous pouvez pratiquer la natation, la plongée sous-marine ou encore vous initier à la voile you can swim, go scuba diving, or else learn to sail;

6 ( toutefois) il ne suffit pas d'avoir de bonnes idées, encore faut-il savoir les exprimer it's not enough to have good ideas, one must be able to articulate them; encore faut-il qu'elle accepte but she still has to accept; encore, s'il voulait travailler, ce serait déjà bien if he were at least prepared to work, it would be something; si encore il était généreux, cela compenserait if he were at least generous, that would make up for a lot;

7 ( seulement) only, just; il était pratiquement inconnu il y a encore trois mois he was practically unknown only ou just three months ago.

B et encore loc adv if that; c'est tout au plus mangeable, et encore! it's only just edible, if that!; en voyage, elle n'emporte que sa brosse à dents, et encore! when she travels, she only takes her toothbrush with her, if that!

C encore que loc conj ( bien que) even though; encore qu'il soit jeune, il a déjà beaucoup de talent even though he's young, he's already very talented; ce n'est pas mal, encore que cela pourrait être mieux it's not bad, but it could still be better.

[ɑ̃kɔr] adverbe

1. [toujours] still

ils en sont encore à taper tout à la machine they're still using typewriters

2. [pas plus tard que] only

ce matin encore, il était d'accord only this morning he was in agreement

3. [dans des phrases négatives]

pas encore not yet

je n'ai pas encore fini I haven't finished yet

encore rien still nothing, nothing yet

vous n'avez encore rien vu! you haven't seen anything yet!

je n'avais encore jamais vu ça! I'd never seen anything like it before!

4. [de nouveau]

tu manges encore! you're not eating again, are you!

je me suis coupé — encore! I've cut myself — not again!

encore une fois, c'est non! the answer's still no!

si tu fais ça encore une fois... if you do that again ou one more time ou once more...

encore de la glace? some more ou a little more ice-cream?

je te sers encore un verre? will you have another drink?

quoi encore?

a. [dans une énumération] what else?

b. (familier) [ton irrité] now what?

qu'est-ce qu'il y a encore? what is it this time?

et puis quoi encore?

a. [dans une émunération] what else?

b. (ironique) will that be all?

c. [marquant l'incrédulité] whatever next?

elle est bien élevée, charmante, mais encore? she's well brought-up and charming, and (apart from that)?

encore un qui ne sait pas ce qu'il veut! another one who doesn't know what he wants!

5. [davantage]

il va grandir encore he's still got a bit more growing to do

réduisez-le encore reduce it even more

il faudra encore travailler cette scène that scene still needs more work on it

[devant un comparatif]

il est encore plus gentil que je n'imaginais he is even nicer than I'd imagined (he'd be)

encore autant as much again

encore pire even ou still worse

6. [introduisant une restriction]

c'est bien beau d'avoir des projets, encore faut-il les réaliser it's all very well having plans, but the important thing is to put them into practice

si encore il ou encore s'il était franc, on lui pardonnerait if only ou if at least he was honest you could forgive him

je t'en donne 100 euros, et encore! I'll give you 100 euros for it, if that!

et encore, on ne sait pas tout! and even then we don't know the half of it!

encore heureux! thank goodness for that!

encore une chance qu'il n'ait pas été là! thank goodness ou it's lucky he wasn't there!

encore que locution conjonctive

j'aimerais y aller, encore qu'il soit tard I'd like to go even though it's late

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > encore
13 mildern

I v/t (Schmerz) soothe, ease, alleviate; (Urteil) moderate; (Strafe) reduce; (Aussage etc.) qualify; (Wirkung etc.) reduce, soften; mildernde Umstände JUR. extenuating ( oder mitigating) circumstances

II v/refl Schmerz: ease; Emotionen: cool off; Wetter: turn milder

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to attemper; to mitigate; to soothe; to blunt; to extenuate; to mellow; to alleviate; to soften;

sich mildern

to tone down

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mịl|dern ['mɪldɐn]
1. vt (geh)
Schmerz to ease, to soothe, to alleviate; Kälte to alleviate; Angst to calm; Strafe, Urteil to moderate, to mitigate; Gegensätze to reduce, to make less crass or severe; Schärfe, Konflikt, Problem, Härte, Druck to reduce; Ausdrucksweise, Zorn to moderate; Sanktionen to relax; Folgen to make less severe
mildernde Umstände (Jur) — mitigating or extenuating circumstances

2. vr
(Wetter) to become milder; (Gegensätze) to become less crass; (Zorn) to abate; (Schmerz) to ease
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1) (to ease (pain etc): The medicine soothed the child's toothache.) soothe

2) (to soften or make less severe: One must try to temper justice with mercy.) temper

3) (to make or become softer, less harsh etc: He toned down some of his criticisms.) tone down

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mil·dern

[ˈmɪldɐn]

I. vt

▪ etw \mildern

1. (abschwächen) to moderate sth

das Strafmaß \mildern to reduce the sentence

\mildernde Umstände mitigating [or extenuating] circumstances

2. (weniger schlimm machen) to alleviate sth

jds Leid \mildern to ease sb's sorrow [or suffering

3. KOCHK to make sth milder [or less sharp

II. vr METEO

▪ sich akk \mildern to become milder

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1.
transitives Verb moderate <criticism, judgement>; mitigate < punishment>; soothe < anger>; reduce <intensity, strength, effect>; modify < impression>; ease, soothe, relieve < pain>; alleviate <poverty, need>

mildernde Umstände — (Rechtsw.) mitigating circumstances
2.
reflexives Verb < anger, rage, agitation> abate

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mildern

A. v/t (Schmerz) soothe, ease, alleviate; (Urteil) moderate; (Strafe) reduce; (Aussage etc) qualify; (Wirkung etc) reduce, soften;

mildernde Umstände JUR extenuating ( oder mitigating) circumstances

B. v/r Schmerz: ease; Emotionen: cool off; Wetter: turn milder

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1.
transitives Verb moderate <criticism, judgement>; mitigate < punishment>; soothe < anger>; reduce <intensity, strength, effect>; modify < impression>; ease, soothe, relieve < pain>; alleviate <poverty, need>

mildernde Umstände — (Rechtsw.) mitigating circumstances
2.
reflexives Verb <anger, rage, agitation> abate

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adj.

mellow adj. v.

to alleviate v.

to mitigate v.

to mollify v.

to soften v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > mildern
14 abnehmen

(unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)

I v/t

1. (herunternehmen) take off (von etw. (from) s.th.); remove ( von from) (beide auch TECH.); (Hut, Mantel) auch take off; (Bild, Wäsche, Vorhang) auch take down; (Obst, Strauchfrüchte) pick

2. (Bein etc.) amputate, take off; (Bart) shave off; ( jemandem) Blut abnehmen take a blood sample (from s.o.)

3. (wegnehmen) jemandem etw. abnehmen take s.th. away from s.o.; jemandem den Führerschein abnehmen take s.o.’s driving licen|ce (Am. -se) away

4. umg. (verlangen) jemandem etw. abnehmen charge s.o. s.th. allg.; jemandem zu viel abnehmen overcharge s.o.

5. (von etw. befreien) jemandem etw. abnehmen (Aufgabe, Last, Sorge etc.) relieve s.o. of s.th.; darf ich Ihnen Ihre Tasche abnehmen? can I carry your bag for you?, may I help you with your bag?; kann ich dir etwas abnehmen? can I give you a hand with anything?; den Weg kann ich dir abnehmen I can save you the journey

6. WIRTS. (Ware) buy ( Dat from); (Lieferung) take delivery of; das nimmt ihm keiner ab umg., fig. (glaubt ihm keiner) nobody will buy that

7. (prüfen) inspect, test; TECH. accept; (Prüfung) hold; (Parade) take the salute (at a parade)

8. fig.: jemandem die Beichte abnehmen hear s.o.’s confession; jemandem einen Eid / ein Versprechen abnehmen make s.o. swear an oath / make a promise; jemandem die Fingerabdrücke abnehmen take ( oder get) s.o.’s fingerprints

II vt/i

1. (Gewicht verlieren) lose weight; durch Diät: be slimming (Am. dieting, reducing); 10 Pfund etc. abnehmen lose 10 pounds etc.

2. beim Stricken: (Maschen) decrease

3. ( den Hörer) abnehmen pick up the receiver, answer (the phone); nimmst du mal ab? can you get it?

III v/i decrease, decline, diminish, grow less; Kräfte, Leistungsvermögen: diminish, langsam: dwindle; Geschwindigkeit: slacken (off), slow down; Sturm: abate, subside; Macht, Begeisterung, Nachfrage, Anzahl etc.: decline, wane; Mond: (be on the) wane; Temperatur, Fieber, Todesfälle: drop, fall, subside; Druck, Erregung, Schwellung, Schmerzen, Spannung: subside, lessen, fall off; Helligkeit: fade, diminish; Kälte, Niveau: drop

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(Bart) to shave off;

(Gewicht) to lose weight;

(Mond) to wane; to be on the wane;

(Telefon) to answer the phone; to answer the telephone;

(Ware) to take delivery of; to buy;

(akzeptieren) to accept;

(amputieren) to amputate; to take off;

(herunternehmen) to take off; to take down;

(sich verringern) to decrease; to decline; to fall; to lessen; to diminish;

(wegnehmen) to remove

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ạb|neh|men sep
1. vt

1) (= herunternehmen) to take off, to remove; Hörer to lift, to pick up; (= lüften) Hut to raise; Vorhang, Bild, Wäsche to take down; Maschen to decrease; (= abrasieren) Bart to take or shave off; (= amputieren) to amputate; (CARDS ) Karte to take from the pile

das Telefon abnehmen — to answer the telephone

2)

(= an sich nehmen) jdm etw abnehmen — to take sth from sb, to relieve sb of sth (form); (fig) Arbeit, Sorgen to take sth off sb's shoulders, to relieve sb of sth

darf ich Ihnen den Mantel/die Tasche abnehmen? — can I take your coat/bag?

jdm die Beichte abnehmen — to hear confession from sb

jdm einen Eid abnehmen — to administer an oath to sb

jdm ein Versprechen abnehmen — to make sb promise something

jdm einen Weg abnehmen — to save sb a journey

jdm eine Besorgung abnehmen — to do some shopping for sb

3) (= wegnehmen) to take away (jdm from sb); (= rauben, abgewinnen) to take (jdm off sb); (inf = abverlangen) to take (jdm off sb)

jdm den Ball abnehmen (Sport) — to steal the ball from sb

diese Schweine haben mir alles abgenommen (inf) — the bastards have taken everything (I had) (sl)

4) (= begutachten) Gebäude, Wohnung, Auto to inspect; (= abhalten) Prüfung to hold; TÜV to carry out

5) (= abkaufen) to take (+dat off), to buy (+dat from, off)

6) Fingerabdrücke to take; Totenmaske to make (+dat of)

7) (fig inf = glauben) to buy (inf)

dieses Märchen nimmt dir keiner ab! (inf) — nobody will buy that tale! (inf)

2. vi

1) (= sich verringern) to decrease; (Vorräte) to go down, to decrease; (zahlenmäßig, mengenmäßig) to drop, to decrease; (Unfälle, Diebstähle etc) to decrease (in number); (Niveau) to go down, to decline; (Kräfte, Energie) to fail, to decline; (Fieber) to lessen, to go down; (Interesse, Nachfrage) to fall off, to decline; (Aufmerksamkeit) to fall off, to flag, to wane; (Mond) to wane; (Tage) to grow or get shorter; (beim Stricken) to decrease

(an Gewicht) abnehmen — to lose weight

in letzter Zeit hast du im Gesicht abgenommen — your face has got thinner recently

2) (TELEC) to answer

es hat keiner abgenommen — no-one answered

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1) (to make or become less: Their numbers had decreased over the previous year.) decrease

2) (to unfasten or remove (from): I detached the bottom part of the form and sent it back.) detach

3) (to become smaller in number or amount: Audiences often fall off during the summer.) fall off

4) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) reduce

5) (the process or practice of trying to become slimmer: Slimming should be done carefully.) slimming

6) ((of the moon) to appear to become smaller as less of it is visible.) wane

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ab|neh·men¹

irreg

I. vt

1. (abmachen)

▪ etw \abnehmen to take off sth sep; (herunternehmen) to take down sth sep

nehmen Sie bitte den Hut ab! please take your hat off!

bei der Jacke kann man die Kapuze \abnehmen the jacket has a detachable hood

sich dat den Bart \abnehmen to shave one's beard off

ein Bild/Vorhänge \abnehmen to take down a picture/curtains sep

ein Bild von der Wand \abnehmen to take a picture off the wall

den Deckel \abnehmen to take off the lid sep

die Wäsche von der Leine \abnehmen to take the washing off the line

nimm bitte draußen die Wäsche ab! can you get the washing in, please?

2. (hochheben)

den Hörer \abnehmen to pick up the receiver sep

das Telefon \abnehmen to answer the phone

3. MED (amputieren)

▪ jdm ein Arm/Bein \abnehmen to take off sep [or amputate] sb's arm/leg

das zerquetschte Bein musste ihm abgenommen werden they had to take off [or amputate] his crushed leg

4. (zusammenstricken)

zehn Maschen \abnehmen to decrease ten stitches

5. (entgegennehmen, tragen helfen)

▪ jdm etw \abnehmen:

kann ich dir was \abnehmen? can I carry something?

kannst du mir bitte kurz das Paket \abnehmen? could you take [or hold] the parcel for a moment?

kann ich dir die [o deine] Tasche \abnehmen? can I take [or carry] your bag?

darf ich Ihnen den Mantel \abnehmen? may I take your coat?

6. (fig: entgegennehmen)

jdm die Beichte \abnehmen to hear sb's confession

jdm einen Eid \abnehmen to administer an oath to sb

jdm Fingerabdrücke \abnehmen to take sb's fingerprints

jdm das Versprechen \abnehmen, etw zu tun to make sb promise to do sth

7. (wegnehmen)

▪ jdm etw \abnehmen to take sth from [or off] sb; (jds Eigentum stehlen, entziehen) to take sb's sth; (fig: abgewinnen) to win sth from sb; (fig: abverlangen) to charge sb sth

die Lehrerin nahm ihm sein Handy ab, weil er im Unterricht Nachrichten verschickte the teacher took his mobile off him because he was writing text messages in the lesson

er nahm seinem Gegenüber beim Poker große Summen ab he won a lot of money from his opponent at poker

jdm die [o seine] Brieftasche/Uhr \abnehmen to take sb's wallet/watch

jdm den Führerschein \abnehmen to withdraw sb's driving licence [or AM driver's license

8. (a. fig: abkaufen)

▪ jdm etw \abnehmen to buy sth from sb a. fig

niemand wollte ihm die Ladenhüter \abnehmen no one wanted to buy the line that was not selling from him

das [Märchen] nimmt dir keiner ab! (fig) nobody will buy that [fairy tale]! fig

9. (übernehmen)

▪ jdm etw \abnehmen to take sth off sb's shoulders

kann ich dir etwas \abnehmen? can I help you?

deine Arbeit kann ich dir nicht \abnehmen I can't do your work for you

kann ich dir die eine oder andere Besorgung \abnehmen? would you like me to do some of the shopping for you?

10. (begutachten und genehmigen)

ein Fahrzeug \abnehmen lassen to take a car for an MOT test

der Wagen konnte nicht abgenommen werden the car failed its MOT

ein Gebäude/eine Wohnung \abnehmen to pass a building/a flat after inspection

ein Gerät \abnehmen to accept an appliance

11. (abhalten)

eine Prüfung \abnehmen to hold an exam

II. vi

1. (Telefon) to answer [the phone], to pick up sep the phone

gestern nahm bei ihr niemand ab no one answered her phone yesterday

2. (beim Stricken, Häkeln) to decrease

ab|neh·men²

vi irreg

1. (Gewicht verlieren) to lose weight

fünf Kilo/einige Pfund \abnehmen to lose five kilo/a few pounds

im Gesicht/an den Hüften \abnehmen to lose weight in the face/on the hips

2. (sich verringern) to decrease; Nachfrage a. to fall

3. (nachlassen) to diminish; Fieber to go down; Aufmerksamkeit to wane; (sich verschlechtern) to deteriorate

durch die Krankheit nahmen ihre Kräfte immer mehr ab her strength continued to decrease due to her illness

bei zu hohen Preisen nimmt das Interesse der Kunden deutlich ab when the price is too high, customers lose interest

ihre Sehkraft nimmt immer mehr ab her eyesight is deteriorating more and more

4. Mond to wane; Tage to get shorter

bei \abnehmendem Mond during a waning moon

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (entfernen) take off; remove; take down <picture, curtain, lamp>

jemandem das Bein abnehmen — take somebody's leg off

2) (übernehmen) take

jemandem den Koffer abnehmen — take somebody's suitcase [from him/her]

kann/darf ich Ihnen etwas abnehmen? — can/may I carry something for you?

jemandem seine Sorgen abnehmen — relieve somebody of his/her worries

3) (entgegennehmen)

jemandem ein Versprechen/einen Eid abnehmen — make somebody give a promise/swear an oath

jemandem die Beichte abnehmen — hear somebody's confession

eine Prüfung abnehmen — conduct an examination

4) (prüfen) inspect and approve; test and pass < vehicle>

5) (wegnehmen) take away <driving licence, passport>

jemandem etwas abnehmen — take something off somebody

6) (abverlangen)

jemandem etwas abnehmen — charge somebody something

7) (abkaufen)

jemandem etwas abnehmen — buy something from somebody

8) (ugs.): (glauben)

das nehme ich dir/ihm usw. nicht ab — I won't buy that (coll.)

9) (beim Telefon) pick up < receiver>; answer < telephone>

10) auch itr. (Handarb.) decrease
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) (ans Telefon gehen) answer the telephone

es nimmt niemand ab — there is no answer

2) (Gewicht verlieren) lose weight

sechs Kilo abnehmen — lose six kilos

3) (sich verringern) decrease; drop; <attention, interest> flag; < brightness> diminish; < moon> wane

wir haben abnehmenden Mond — there is a waning moon

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abnehmen (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)

A. v/t

1. (herunternehmen) take off (

von etwas (from) sth); remove (

von from) ( beide auch TECH); (Hut, Mantel) auch take off; (Bild, Wäsche, Vorhang) auch take down; (Obst, Strauchfrüchte) pick

2. (Bein etc) amputate, take off; (Bart) shave off;

(jemandem) Blut abnehmen take a blood sample (from sb)

3. (wegnehmen)

jemandem etwas abnehmen take sth away from sb;

jemandem den Führerschein abnehmen take sb’s driving licence (US -se) away;

jemandem den Ball abnehmen steal the ball from sb

4. umg (verlangen)

jemandem etwas abnehmen charge sb sth allg;

jemandem zu viel abnehmen overcharge sb

5. (von etwas befreien)

jemandem etwas abnehmen (Aufgabe, Last, Sorge etc) relieve sb of sth;

darf ich Ihnen Ihre Tasche abnehmen? can I carry your bag for you?, may I help you with your bag?;

kann ich dir etwas abnehmen? can I give you a hand with anything?;

den Weg kann ich dir abnehmen I can save you the journey

6. WIRTSCH (Ware) buy (dat from); (Lieferung) take delivery of;

das nimmt ihm keiner ab umg, fig (glaubt ihm keiner) nobody will buy that

7. (prüfen) inspect, test; TECH accept; (Prüfung) hold; (Parade) take the salute (at a parade)

8. fig:

jemandem die Beichte abnehmen hear sb’s confession;

jemandem einen Eid/ein Versprechen abnehmen make sb swear an oath/make a promise;

jemandem die Fingerabdrücke abnehmen take ( oder get) sb’s fingerprints

B. v/t & v/i

1. (Gewicht verlieren) lose weight; durch Diät: be slimming (US dieting, reducing);

10 Pfund etc

abnehmen lose 10 pounds etc

2. beim Stricken: (Maschen) decrease

3.

(den Hörer) abnehmen pick up the receiver, answer (the phone);

nimmst du mal ab? can you get it?

C. v/i decrease, decline, diminish, grow less; Kräfte, Leistungsvermögen: diminish, langsam: dwindle; Geschwindigkeit: slacken (off), slow down; Sturm: abate, subside; Macht, Begeisterung, Nachfrage, Anzahl etc: decline, wane; Mond: (be on the) wane; Temperatur, Fieber, Todesfälle: drop, fall, subside; Druck, Erregung, Schwellung, Schmerzen, Spannung: subside, lessen, fall off; Helligkeit: fade, diminish; Kälte, Niveau: drop

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (entfernen) take off; remove; take down <picture, curtain, lamp>

jemandem das Bein abnehmen — take somebody's leg off

2) (übernehmen) take

jemandem den Koffer abnehmen — take somebody's suitcase [from him/her]

kann/darf ich Ihnen etwas abnehmen? — can/may I carry something for you?

jemandem seine Sorgen abnehmen — relieve somebody of his/her worries

3) (entgegennehmen)

jemandem ein Versprechen/einen Eid abnehmen — make somebody give a promise/swear an oath

jemandem die Beichte abnehmen — hear somebody's confession

eine Prüfung abnehmen — conduct an examination

4) (prüfen) inspect and approve; test and pass < vehicle>

5) (wegnehmen) take away <driving licence, passport>

jemandem etwas abnehmen — take something off somebody

6) (abverlangen)

jemandem etwas abnehmen — charge somebody something

7) (abkaufen)

jemandem etwas abnehmen — buy something from somebody

8) (ugs.): (glauben)

das nehme ich dir/ihm usw. nicht ab — I won't buy that (coll.)

9) (beim Telefon) pick up < receiver>; answer < telephone>

10) auch itr. (Handarb.) decrease
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) (ans Telefon gehen) answer the telephone

es nimmt niemand ab — there is no answer

2) (Gewicht verlieren) lose weight

sechs Kilo abnehmen — lose six kilos

3) (sich verringern) decrease; drop; <attention, interest> flag; < brightness> diminish; < moon> wane

wir haben abnehmenden Mond — there is a waning moon

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-ungen n.

abatement n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > abnehmen
15 воспользоваться

. использовать

•
In order to explain..., one must draw on the principles of quantum mechanics.

•
The designer must fall back on semiempirical numerical methods of analysis.

•
Pascal invoked the principle of indifference by referring to a coin flip in his famous wager.

•
Recourse was made (or We resorted) to a propulsion unit incorporating...

•
To take advantage of the higher potential,…

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Воспользоваться -- to make use of, to avail oneself of, to take advantage of, to make resort to, to use to advantage; to resort to, to exploit; to capitalize (с выгодой); to enlist (заручиться содействием); to invoke, to enter (рисунком, таблицей)
In determining the extent of the hysteresis, we again make use of the concept of a critical blockage.

In order for you to avail yourself of this reliable method of journal copy transmittal it would be prudent for you to ask Mr. X. to continue the same arrangements as his predecessor.

The resulting system was unable to take advantage of all available trends due to the in-house limitations of some system subcontractors.

Because stress levels in the bearing lining have never been easily calculated, resort has been made instead to specific load as a design parameter.

This directionality of properties can be used to advantage and must be considered in component design.

This phenomenon could possibly be exploited to reduce design mass.

First a search program is invoked which, based on these assumptions, locates the liquid-liquid interfaces.

We may now enter Fig. to determine the crack growth rates.

— воспользоваться благоприятными свойствами

— воспользоваться в полной мере

— воспользоваться возможностью

— воспользоваться достижениями передовой техники

— воспользоваться несколько иным подходом

— воспользоваться тем, что

— воспользоваться удобным случаем и увеличить

— воспользоваться услугами

— воспользоваться экономическими преимуществами

— воспользуемся теперь

— которыми можно было бы воспользоваться непосредственно

— можно воспользоваться

— полностью воспользоваться

— слишком..., чтобы им можно было воспользоваться для

— удобно воспользоваться

— чтобы полностью воспользоваться преимуществами

Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > воспользоваться
16 length

leŋƟ
noun

1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) longitud, largo

2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) pedazo, trozo

3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) largo

•

- lengthen
- lengthways/lengthwise
- lengthy
- at length
- go to any lengths

length n

1. longitud

it's ten metres in length tiene una longitud de diez metros

a mile is a unit of length la milla es una unidad de longitud

2. largo de piscina

she swims five lengths every morning hace cinco largos de piscina cada mañana

length

tr[leŋɵ]

noun

1 longitud nombre femenino

■ it's 4 metres in length tiene una longitud de 4 metros

■ what length is the skirt? ¿qué largo tiene la falda?

2 (of time) duración nombre femenino

3 (piece) trozo; (of cloth) largo

4 (of road) tramo; (of swimming pool) largo

■ Tom won by a length Tom ganó por un largo

■ we walked the length of the river anduvimos a lo largo del río

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at length (finally) a la larga 2 (in depth) en detalle, a fondo

■ they talked at length hablaron largo y tendido

the length and breadth of something a lo largo y ancho de algo

to go to any lengths to do something hacer lo que sea para hacer algo

to go to great lengths to do something hacer lo imposible por hacer algo

to keep somebody at arm's length mantener las distancias con alguien

to measure one's length figurative use medir el suelo

length ['lɛŋkɵ] n

1) : longitud f, largo m

10 feet in length: 10 pies de largo

2) duration: duración f

3) : trozo m (de madera), corte m (de tela)

4)

to go to any lengths : hacer todo lo posible

5)

at length : extensamente

to speak at length: hablar largo y tendido

length

n.

• duración s.f.

• eslora s.f.

• largo s.m.

• largor s.m.

• largura s.f.

• longitud s.f.

• tirantez s.f.

• tiro s.m.

• tramo s.m.

leŋθ
noun

1) u

a) (of line, surface) longitud f, largo m; (of sleeve, coat) largo m

it's the wrong length — es demasiado largo/corto

it's 5m in length — mide or tiene 5 metros de largo

he traveled the length and breadth of the country — viajó a lo largo y (a lo) ancho del país

the beach is polluted along its entire length — la playa está contaminada en toda su extensión

to go to great/any lengths: he went to great lengths to send me the money hizo todo lo posible para enviarme el dinero; he'd go to any lengths to get what he wants — es capaz de hacer cualquier cosa con tal de obtener lo que se propone

b) (of book, list) extensión f

2) u

a) ( duration) (of movie, play) duración f

after a considerable length of time — después de mucho tiempo

the length of his absence — lo prolongado de su ausencia

length of service — antigüedad f ( en el trabajo)

b)

at length — ( finally) finalmente, por fin; ( for a long time) extensamente, por extenso; ( in detail) detenidamente, con detenimiento

to talk at length — hablar largo y tendido

3) c (section - of wood, pipe) trozo m; (- of river, road) tramo m, parte f

a length of cloth — un corte de tela, una tela

4) c ( Sport)

a) ( in swimming) largo m

b) (in horse, dog racing) cuerpo m; ( in rowing) largo m

[leŋ(k)θ]
1. N

1) (=size) largo m, longitud f

what is its length?, what length is it? — ¿cuánto tiene or mide de largo?

two pieces of cable of roughly equal or the same length — dos trozos mpl de cable de aproximadamente el mismo largo or la misma longitud

the tail was at least twice the length of the body — el rabo medía por lo menos el doble que el cuerpo

his trousers were never the right length for him — los pantalones nunca le quedaban bien de largo

• it was two metres in length — tenía or medía dos metros de largo

they range in length from three to six metres — su longitud varía entre los tres y los seis metros

they vary in length — son de diferentes medidas
measure 2., 1)
2) (=extent)

a) [of street, river, house]

the room runs the length of the house — la habitación tiene el largo de la casa

he walked the length of the beach — recorrió toda la orilla de la playa

I walked the entire length of the street — recorrí la calle de una punta a la otra

• I have travelled the length and breadth of the country — he viajado a lo largo y ancho del país, he viajado por todo el país
arm I
b) [of book, letter, essay] extensión f

• an essay 4,000 words in length — un ensayo de 4.000 palabras (de extensión)

c)

- go to great lengths to do sth

I'd go to any length(s) to protect her — haría cualquier cosa por protegerla

they went to extraordinary lengths to keep their relationship secret — llegaron a extremos insospechables para mantener su relación en secreto

3) (=duration) duración f

• a concert two hours in length — un concierto de dos horas de duración

• length of service — antigüedad f, años mpl de servicio

• we must reduce the length of time patients have to wait — tenemos que reducir el tiempo de espera de los pacientes

you couldn't keep that effort up for any length of time — un esfuerzo así no se puede mantener (durante) mucho tiempo

if you were outside for any length of time you'd freeze to death — si te quedases en la calle más de un cierto tiempo, morirías congelado

4)

• at length — (=finally) finalmente, por fin; (=in detail) [discuss] detenidamente; [explain] con mucho detalle; [write] extensamente; (=for a long time) largo y tendido

she spoke at (some) length — habló largo y tendido

he would quote Shakespeare at great length — se recreaba dando interminables citas de Shakespeare

5) (=piece) [of rope, wire, tubing] trozo m, pedazo m ; [of cloth] largo m, corte m ; [of track, road] tramo m

• dress length — largo m para vestido

6) [of vowel, syllable] duración f, cantidad f (Tech)

7) (Sport) (in horse races) cuerpo m ; (in rowing) largo m ; [of pool] largo m

to win by half a length/four lengths — ganar por medio cuerpo/cuatro cuerpos

2.

CPD

length mark N — (Ling) signo m de vocal larga

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[leŋθ]
noun

1) u

a) (of line, surface) longitud f, largo m; (of sleeve, coat) largo m

it's the wrong length — es demasiado largo/corto

it's 5m in length — mide or tiene 5 metros de largo

he traveled the length and breadth of the country — viajó a lo largo y (a lo) ancho del país

the beach is polluted along its entire length — la playa está contaminada en toda su extensión

to go to great/any lengths: he went to great lengths to send me the money hizo todo lo posible para enviarme el dinero; he'd go to any lengths to get what he wants — es capaz de hacer cualquier cosa con tal de obtener lo que se propone

b) (of book, list) extensión f

2) u

a) ( duration) (of movie, play) duración f

after a considerable length of time — después de mucho tiempo

the length of his absence — lo prolongado de su ausencia

length of service — antigüedad f ( en el trabajo)

b)

at length — ( finally) finalmente, por fin; ( for a long time) extensamente, por extenso; ( in detail) detenidamente, con detenimiento

to talk at length — hablar largo y tendido

3) c (section - of wood, pipe) trozo m; (- of river, road) tramo m, parte f

a length of cloth — un corte de tela, una tela

4) c ( Sport)

a) ( in swimming) largo m

b) (in horse, dog racing) cuerpo m; ( in rowing) largo m

English-spanish dictionary > length
17 понижать

. снижать

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To bring the pressure down to this value, one must...

•
This will heat the thermistor enough to lower (or decrease, or reduce, or diminish, or cut) the resistance to 200 ohms.

•
The transformer is suitable for stepping down (or reducing, or decreasing) the supply voltage to 85 volts on open circuit.

Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > понижать
18 third

მესამე

you must reduce your paper by one third შენი მოხსენება ერთი მესამედით უნდა შეამცირო / შეამოკლო

this is our third move ეს ბინიდან ბინაში ჩვენი მესამე გადასვლაა // საცხოვრებელ ადგილს მესამედ ვიცვლით

English-Georgian dictionary > third
19 consumo

"consumption;

Verbrauch;

consumo"

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m consumption

( usura) wear

beni m pl di consumo consumer goods

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consumo s.m. consumption; ( uso) use; ( spreco) waste; ( usura) wear: bisogna limitare il consumo di energia elettrica, we must reduce power consumption (o the consumption of electricity); automobile dalle elevate prestazioni e dai bassi consumi, high performance car with low fuel consumption // per proprio uso e consumo, for one's private use // (econ.): consumo interno, domestic (o inland) consumption; consumi nazionali, home (o national) consumption; consumo pro capite, per capita consumption; consumi delle famiglie, personal consumption; consumo finale, intermedio, final, intermediate consumption; consumo di capitale, capital consumption; pagare a consumo, to pay according to the amount consumed; generi, articoli di largo consumo, convenience goods (o articles of wide consumption); indice dei prezzi al consumo, consumer-price index; civiltà dei consumi, consumer culture; la società dei consumi, the consumer society // (dir.) imposta sui consumi, excise duty (o consumption tax).

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[kon'sumo]
sostantivo maschile

1) (di cibo, alcol, carburante, merci) consumption

un alto consumo di zucchero — a high sugar intake

fare un grande o forte consumo di — to use a lot of

2) econ. (fruizione)

beni, generi di consumo — consumer goods, products

prezzi al consumo — consumer prices

3)

letteratura di consumo — entertainment literature

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consumo

/kon'sumo/

sostantivo m.

1 (di cibo, alcol, carburante, merci) consumption; un alto consumo di zucchero a high sugar intake; fare un grande o forte consumo di to use a lot of

2 econ. (fruizione) beni, generi di consumo consumer goods, products; prezzi al consumo consumer prices

3 letteratura di consumo entertainment literature.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > consumo
20 приводить

reduce, reduce to, bring, cite, deduce, list, adduce, enter
• Были приведены дальнейшие аргументы, показавшие, что... - Further arguments were given which showed that...

• Было бы легко привести значительно больше примеров... - It would be easy to give many more examples of...

• В основном, различные подходы приводят к... - Different approaches will, in general, lead to...

• В свою очередь это может привести к тому, что... - This in turn can lead to...

• В таблице 1 мы приводим вместе все данные относительно... - In Table 1 we summarize the...

• В этом приложении мы приводим результаты... - In this appendix we present the results of...

• Все эти данные приводили к очевидному требованию, что... - All this evidence led to a clear requirement that...

• Дальнейшее рассуждение затем привело бы к идее... - Further argument would then lead to the idea of...

• Данная процедура может быть продолжена, она приводит к... - The procedure can be continued, yielding...

• Здесь мы приводим другой пример (чего-л). - We give here another example of...

• Здесь мы приводим некоторые формулы для... - Неге we give some formulae for...

• Исследование каждого случая отдельно приводит к... - Examination of each individual case leads to...

• Можно привести еще одно замечание. - One further observation may be made.

• Мы можем привести геометрическую интерпретацию для... -It is possible to give a geometric interpretation of...

• Мы не можем привести здесь полный ответ. - We cannot give a complete answer here.

• Мы не приводим это рассуждение со всеми подробностями по следующим причинам. - We do not present this argument in detail for the following reasons.

• Мы приводим ниже значения для... - We quote below the values of...

• Мы теперь приведем приложение уравнения (5). - We now give an application of (5).

• Это привело нас к предложению, что... - We are led to the suggestion that...

• Наши рассуждения в предыдущем параграфе могли бы привести нас к предположению, что... - Our work in the previous section might lead us to suspect that...

• Однако здесь можно привести очень грубый довод. - A very rough reason, however, can be given here.

• Описанный здесь метод всегда приводит... - The procedure described here always yields...

• Перед тем как продолжить приводить примеры, мы приведем важное замечание, что... - Before proceeding to give examples, we make the important observation that...

• Подобные повреждения могут привести к потере... - Such injuries can result in a loss of...

• Понятно, что только один этот процесс не мог бы привести к... - Clearly such a process alone could not lead to...

• Предыдущее обсуждение приводит к идее, что... - The preceding discussion leads to the idea that...

• Приведем более полное доказательство, данное Гильбертом [2]. - A fuller proof, given by Hilbert [2], is as follows.

• Приведем исключения, которые указывает Смит [1]. - Smith [1] points out certain exceptions as follows.

• Приведем некоторый основной критерий для... - Let us list some major criteria for...

• Приведем соответствующие численные величины:... - The corresponding numerical values are as follows:...

• Приведем теперь пример, в котором... - We now give an example in which...

• Процесс приводит к замене в... - The process leads to a change in...

• Следовательно, мы обязаны попытаться развить теорию, которая приводит к... - Hence, we must try to develop a theory that leads to...

• Смит [1] приводит убедительный пример существования... - Smith [l] makes a persuasive case for the existence of...

• Сначала мы приведем некоторый дополнительный материал относительно... - We begin with some additional material relating to...

• Сначала мы приведем один результат из... - We first quote a result from...

• Такая практика приводит к серьезным недоразумениям. - This practice leads to serious confusion.

• Тем не менее эта формальная работа привела к конкретному результату. - Nevertheless, this formal work has produced a concrete result. I

• Тем самым нас довольно настойчиво приводит к идее, что... - This suggests quite strongly that...

• Теперь мы приведем некоторые экспериментальные данные относительно... - We shall now give some experimental data concerning...

• Теперь мы приведем список наиболее важных тождеств, включающих... - We shall now list the most important identities involving...

• Теперь мы приведем явную характеристику... - We now give an explicit characterization of...

• Теперь приведем несколько конкретных примеров. - A few concrete examples are in order.

• Чтобы привести еще более простой пример, мы можем рассмотреть... - То take an even simpler example, we can consider...

• Элегантное доказательство, которое мы здесь приводим, в основном принадлежит Гильберту. - The elegant proof we give is essentially due to Hilbert.

• Эти кажущиеся тривиальными результаты приводят к... - These seemingly trivial results lead to...

• Эти результаты мы приводим в таблице 1 для трех значений г. - The results are set out in Table 1 for three values of r.

• Это выражение можно привести к более удобному виду. - This expression can be put in a more convenient form.

• Это доказательство слишком сложное, чтобы приводить его здесь. - The proof is too complicated to give here.

• Это естественным образом приводило к различным схемам для... - It led naturally to various schemes for...

• Это заключение базируется на тех же самых идеях, которые приводят к... - This conclusion is based on the same ideas that lead to...

• Это могло бы также привести к лучшему пониманию... - This could also lead to a better understanding of...

• Это не приведет к ошибке, потому что... - This will not give rise to confusion because...

• Это не приводит ни к каким концептуальным трудностям, однако... - This introduces no conceptual difficulties, but...

• Это нестрогое рассуждение приводит нас к... - This crude argument leads to...

• Это позволяет нам привести уравнение (1) к следующему виду... - This enables us to reduce (1) to the form...

• Это привело нескольких авторов к заключению, что... - This has led several authors to believe that...

• Это приводит к возникновению так называемого... - This gives rise to the so-called...

• Это приводит к возрастанию... - This involves an increase in...

• Это приводит к выводу, что... - This carries the implication that...

• Это приводит к концепции... - This leads to a conception in which...

• Это приводит к новым концепциям. - This leads to new conceptions.

• Это приводит к полезным методам обращения с... - This leads to useful ways of dealing with...

• Это приводит к противоречию, и, следовательно, доказательство закончено. - This gives a contradiction, and the proof is complete.

• Это приводит к рассмотрению темы... - This leads into the topic of...

• Это приводит к следующему определению. - This motivates the following definition.

• Это приводит к тому, что известно как... - This leads to what is known as...

• Это приводит нас к важному свойству... - This leads us to an important property of...

• Это приводит нас к идее постулировать существование... - This leads us to postulate the existence of...

• Этот результат автоматически приводит к необходимости изучения... - This result automatically leads to a study of...

Русско-английский словарь научного общения > приводить

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To reduce a square — Reduce Re*duce (r[ e]*d[=u]s ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reduced} ( d[=u]st ),; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reducing} ( d[=u] s[i^]ng).] [L. reducere, reductum; pref. red . re , re + ducere to lead. See {Duke}, and cf. {Redoubt}, n.] 1. To bring or lead back to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To reduce an equation — Reduce Re*duce (r[ e]*d[=u]s ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reduced} ( d[=u]st ),; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reducing} ( d[=u] s[i^]ng).] [L. reducere, reductum; pref. red . re , re + ducere to lead. See {Duke}, and cf. {Redoubt}, n.] 1. To bring or lead back to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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