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21 downgrade
n. (bildligt) nedgång, försämring--------v. försämra* * *verb (to reduce to a lower level, especially of importance: His job was downgraded.) förringa, nedvärdera -
22 halve
v. halvera, dela lika* * *1) (to divide (something) into two equal parts: He halved the apple.) dela2) (to make half as great as before; to reduce by half: By going away early in the year, we nearly halved the cost of our holiday.) halvera -
23 imperative
adj. nödvändig, oumbärlig; befallande; imperativ (grammatik)--------n. imperativ (inom grammatik); plikt; tvingande nödvändighet* * *[im'perətiv] 1. noun, adjective1) (used of verbs that are expressing a command: In the sentence `Come here!', `come' is an imperative (verb).) imperativ; imperativisk2) (absolutely necessary: It is imperative that we take immediate action to reduce pollution.) absolut nödvändig2. nounIn `Sit down!' the verb is in the imperative.) imperativ -
24 knock down
slå ner; besegra* * *1) (to cause to fall by striking: He was so angry with the man that he knocked him down; The old lady was knocked down by a van as she crossed the street.)2) (to reduce the price of (goods): She bought a coat that had been knocked down to half-price.) -
25 slash
n. hugg, snitt, skråma; slash, (/); nedskärning, minskning--------v. skära, hacka sönder; såra; reducera, minska; piska; starkt kritisera* * *[slæʃ] 1. verb1) (to make long cuts in (cloth etc): He slashed his victim's face with a razor.) skära (rista, fläka) upp (sönder)2) ((with at) to strike out violently at (something): He slashed at the bush angrily with a stick.) slå [] mot (omkring sig)3) (to reduce greatly: A notice in the shop window read `Prices slashed!') sänka (skära ner) kraftigt2. noun1) (a long cut or slit.) skåra, hack2) (a sweeping blow.) hugg, slag -
26 tighten one's belt
(to make sacrifices and reduce one's standard of living: If the economy gets worse, we shall just have to tighten our belts.) -
27 turn down
1) (to say `no' to; to refuse: He turned down her offer/request.) avvisa, avslå2) (to reduce (the level of light, noise etc) produced by (something): Please turn down (the volume on) the radio - it's far too loud!) sänka, dämpa
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reduce — / rɛdutʃe/ s.m. e f. [dal lat. redux ŭcis, der. di ducĕre guidare , col pref. re ]. 1. [chi ritorna dalla guerra] ▶◀ ex combattente. 2. (estens.) [chi è appena uscito da un esperienza negativa, con la prep. da : essere r. da una lunga malattia ] … Enciclopedia Italiana
reduce — 1 *decrease, lessen, diminish, abate, dwindle Analogous words: *shorten, abridge, abbreviate, curtail, retrench: *contract, shrink, condense Contrasted words: *increase, augment, enlarge, multiply: *extend … New Dictionary of Synonyms
