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1 reduce
v. reducera, minska, skära ned* * *[rə'dju:s]1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) reducera, minska, sänka2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) gå ner i vikt3) (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.) tvinga, hänvisa, försätta, förvandla•- reduction -
2 reduce a prison term
minska ett fängelsestraff -
3 reduce expenditure
minska förbrukning -
4 reduce pain
minska smärta, lindra -
5 reduce prices
sänka priser -
6 reduce punishment
mildra ett straff -
7 reduce to an absurdity
inskränka till en absurditet -
8 reduce to tears
få någon att gråta -
9 reduce to the ranks
degradera -
10 axe
n. yxa; axel* * *[æks] 1. noun(a tool with a (long) handle and a metal blade for cutting down trees and cutting wood etc into pieces.) yxa2. verb1) (to get rid of; to dismiss: They've axed 50% of their staff.) sparka, avskeda2) (to reduce (costs, services etc): Government spending in education has been axed.) göra stora nedskärningar -
11 concentrate
v. koncentrera sig, koncentrera, samla* * *['konsəntreit]1) (to give all one's energies, attention etc to one thing: I wish you'd concentrate (on what I'm saying).) koncentrera sig2) (to bring together in one place: He concentrated his soldiers at the gateway.) koncentrera, samla, dra samman3) (to make (a liquid) stronger by boiling to reduce its volume.) koncentrera•- concentration -
12 cut
adj. skuren; reducerad, sänkt--------n. snitt, rispa; sår; bit, skiva; nedskärning--------v. skära; reducera, skära ned; snida, tälja* * *1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.)2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.)3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.)4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.)5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.)6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.)7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.)8) (to divide (a pack of cards).)9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!')10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.)11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.)12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.)13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.)2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) jack, []avbrott, klippning, []sänkning2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) skärning, modell3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) stycke, skiva, bit•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) bitande, sårande- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) mördande- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
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13 cut back
to reduce considerably: The government cut back (on) public spending (noun cutback) göra nedskärningar -
14 cut down
adj. hugga ner, fälla; inskränka, begränsa; sätta någon på plats, ta ner någon på jorden; avhuggen, nerfälld; avkortad; inskränkt; minskad--------v. hugga ner; minska; förnedra* * *1) (to cause to fall by cutting: He has cut down the apple tree.) hugga ner, fälla2) (to reduce (an amount taken etc): I haven't given up smoking but I'm cutting down.) skära ner -
15 damp down
1) (to make (a fire) burn more slowly.) kväva, dämpa2) (to reduce, make less strong: He was trying to damp down their enthusiasm.) dämpa -
16 decimate
v. arkebusera var tionde (av t.ex. upprorsmän); decimera* * *['desimeit]((of disease, battle etc) to reduce greatly in number: The population was decimated by the plague.) decimera -
17 deflate
v. tömma på luft; sänka; minska mängden betalningsmedel* * *[di'fleit]1) (to let gas out of (a tyre etc).) släppa luften ur2) (to reduce (a person's) importance, self-confidence etc: He was completely deflated by his failure.) få att tappa modet, stuka• -
18 demote
v. degradera* * *[di'məut](to reduce to a lower rank: He was demoted for misconduct.) degradera- demotion -
19 devalue
v. devalvera* * *[di:'vælju:](to reduce the value of (especially a currency): The government devalued the dollar.) devalvera -
20 disable
v. göra oförmögen; diskvalificera; handikappa; avaktivera en funktion (data)* * *[dis'eibl](to reduce the ability or strength of; to cripple: He was disabled during the war.) göra oförmögen, göra till invalid- disability payment
- disabled
- disablement
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