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1 reduce
reduce [rɪ'dju:s](a) (risk, scale, time, workload) réduire, diminuer; (temperature) abaisser; (speed) réduire, ralentir; (in length) réduire, raccourcir; (in size) réduire, rapetisser, diminuer; (in weight) réduire, alléger; (in height) réduire, abaisser; (in thickness) réduire, amenuiser; (in strength) réduire, affaiblir;∎ the record has been reduced by two seconds le record a été amélioré de deux secondes;∎ I'm trying to reduce my sugar consumption by half j'essaie de réduire ma consommation de sucre de moitié;∎ you must reduce the power il faut réduire la puissance;∎ to reduce output ralentir la production;∎ to reduce speed (driver) diminuer ou réduire la vitesse, ralentir(b) Commerce & Finance (price) baisser, réduire; (rate, expenses, cost, investment) réduire; (tax) alléger, réduire; (goods) solder, réduire le prix de; (output) ralentir;∎ the shirt was reduced to £15 la chemise était soldée à 15 livres∎ to reduce sth to ashes/to a pulp réduire qch en cendres/en bouillie;∎ to reduce sb to silence/to poverty/to submission réduire qn au silence/à la pauvreté/à l'obéissance;∎ his words reduced her to tears ses paroles l'ont fait fondre en larmes;∎ we were reduced to helpless laughter nous riions sans pouvoir nous arrêter;∎ she was reduced to buying her own pencils elle en était réduite à acheter ses crayons elle-même∎ to reduce fractions to a common denominator réduire des fractions à un dénominateur commun∎ to reduce sth to writing consigner qch par écrit -
2 level
level [ˈlevl]1. noun• the level of support for the government is high/low beaucoup/peu de gens soutiennent le gouvernement• the level of public interest in the scheme remains low le public continue à manifester peu d'intérêt pour ce projet► on + level• on a level with... au même niveau que...• is he on the level? (inf) est-ce qu'il joue franc-jeu ?2. adjectivea. [surface] plan• hold the two sticks absolutely level (with each other) tiens les deux bâtons exactement à la même hauteur• she slowed down a little to let the car draw level with her elle a ralenti un peu afin de permettre à la voiture d'arriver à sa hauteurc. [voice, tones] calmea. ( = make level) [+ site, ground] niveler ; [+ quantities] répartir égalementb. ( = demolish) raserc. ( = aim) to level a blow at sb allonger un coup de poing à qn5. compounds[statistics, results, prices] se stabiliser[statistics, results, prices] se stabiliser ; [road] s'aplanir* * *['levl] 1.1) gen, School niveau mon the same level — au même niveau or à la même hauteur
at waist-/knee-level — à la hauteur de la taille/des genoux
that is on a level with blackmail — fig ça revient à faire du chantage
2) ( degree) (of pollution, noise) niveau m; ( of unemployment) taux m; ( of spending) montant m; (of satisfaction, anxiety) degré m3) ( position in hierarchy) échelon m2.1) ( not at an angle) [shelf, floor] droit; [surface] plan; [table] horizontal2) ( not bumpy) [ground, surface, land] plat3) Culinary [teaspoonful] ras4) ( equally high)to be level — [shoulders, windows] être à la même hauteur; [floor, building] être au même niveau
5) fig (in achievement, rank)to be level — [competitors] être à égalité
3. 4.to remain level — [figures] rester stable
1) raser [village, area]2) ( aim) braquer [gun, weapon] (at sur); lancer [accusation] (at contre); adresser [criticism] (at à)•Phrasal Verbs:••to be on the level — ( trustworthy) être réglo (colloq)
to level with somebody — (colloq) être honnête avec quelqu'un
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