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[rə'dju:s]1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) a reduce2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) a face cură de slăbire3) (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.) a reduce (la); a obliga (să)•- reduction -
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[rə'dju:s]1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) μειώνω, ελαττώνω2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) αδυνατίζω3) (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.) φέρνω, (παθητ.) καταντώ•- reduction -
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[rə'dju:s]1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) réduire2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) maigrir3) (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.) réduire (en/à)•- reduction -
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[rə'dju:s]1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) reduzir2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) emagrecer3) (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.) reduzir•- reduction -
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[rıʹdju:s] v (обыкн. to)1. снижать; сбавлять, уменьшать; сокращатьto 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
2. ослаблять, уменьшатьto 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 похуденияto 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, истощатьto be reduced to a shadow [to a skeleton] - превратиться в тень [в скелет]
reduced almost to nothing - ≅ кожа да кости
4. 1) превращать, обращатьto reduce to its elements /components/ - разложить на части
water can be reduced to oxygen and hydrogen by electrolysis - электролизом можно разложить воду на кислород и водород
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; приводитьto 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 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 everything to a single principle - подвести всё под один принцип
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
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, вынуждатьto 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, побеждатьafter a long siege they reduced the fort - после долгой осады они захватили форт
2) воен. подавлять ( огневую точку)10. 1) упрощать (что-л.)2) мат. приводить /преобразовывать/ к более простому виду11. укорачиватьto reduce an article - сократить /урезать/ статью
12. мед. вправлять ( вывих); исправлять положение отломков кости14. фон. редуцировать, ослаблять15. тех. измельчать; размалывать16. разбавить ( вино); развести (краску и т. п.)18. 1) метал. раскислять2) хим. восстанавливать19. спец. пересчитывать показатели на нормальную температуру и давление -
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adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) (hacia) abajo2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) al suelo3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) a través de los tiempos4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) abajo5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) abajo
2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) abajo2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) hacia abajo3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) por
3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) tragarse rápidamente- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright
4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) total- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground
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noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) plumón- downie®- downy
down adv prep abajodon't look down! ¡no mires hacia abajo!she walked down the road bajó la calle andando down también combina con muchos verbos. Aquí tienes algunos ejemplostr[daʊn]1 (on bird) plumón nombre masculino; (on peach) pelusa; (on body, face) vello, pelusilla; (on upper lip) bozo, pelusilla————————tr[daʊn]1 (to a lower level) (hacia) abajo2 (at a lower level) abajo■ can you see that cottage down below in the valley? ¿ves aquella casita allá abajo en el valle?3 (along) por5 (in time) a través de■ why don't you go and lie down? ¿por qué no te echas?2 (at lower level) abajo■ down here/there aquí/allí abajo4 (less - of price, quantity, volume, etc)■ sales are down by 10% las ventas han bajado un diez por ciento5 (on paper, in writing)6 (of money - to be paid at once in cash) al contado; (- out of pocket) menos1 (to a lower level- escalator) de bajada; (- train) que va hacia las afueras2 familiar (finished, dealt with) acabado,-a, hecho,-a■ seven down, three to go! ¡he hecho siete, faltan tres!3 (not in operation) no operativo,-a4 familiar (depressed) deprimido,-a1 (knock over, force to ground) derribar, tumbar1 (to dog) ¡quieto!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLdown to (as far as) hastadown under (en) Australiadown with...! ¡abajo...!to be down on somebody tenerle ojeriza a alguiento be down to something quedar sólo algoto be/come/go down with something SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL estar con algoto down tools dejar de trabajarto have a down on somebody tenerle ojeriza a alguien, tenerle manía a alguiento keep food down retener comidato put something down dejar algo■ can you put that book down for a second? ¿puedes dejar ese libro un momento?to put the phone down colgardown ['daʊn] vt1) fell: tumbar, derribar, abatir2) defeat: derrotardown adv1) downward: hacia abajo2)to lie down : acostarse, echarse3)to put down (money) : pagar un depósito (de dinero)4)to sit down : sentarse5)to take down, to write down : apuntar, anotardown adj1) descending: de bajadathe down elevator: el ascensor de bajada2) reduced: reducido, rebajadoattendance is down: la concurrencia ha disminuido3) downcast: abatido, deprimidodown n: plumón mdown prep1) : (hacia) abajodown the mountain: montaña abajoI walked down the stairs: bajé por la escalera2) along: por, a lo largo dewe ran down the beach: corrimos por la playa3) : a través dedown the years: a través de los añosadj.• acostado, -a adj.• descendente adj.• triste adj.adv.• abajo adv.• bajo adv.• hacia abajo adv.n.• borra s.f.• plumón s.m.• vello s.m.prep.• abajo de prep.v.• derrocar v.
I daʊn1)a) ( in downward direction)to look down — mirar (hacia or para) abajo
down, boy! — abajo!
b) ( downstairs)can you come down? — ¿puedes bajar?
2)a) ( of position) abajodown here/there — aquí/allí (abajo)
down under — (colloq) en Australia
b) ( downstairs)I'm down in the cellar — estoy aquí abajo, en el sótano
c) (lowered, pointing downward) bajadod) ( in position)the carpet isn't down yet — aún no han puesto or colocado la alfombra
e) ( prostrate)3) (of numbers, volume, intensity)my temperature is down to 38° C — la fiebre me ha bajado a 38° C
4)a) (in, toward the south)to go/come down south/to London — ir*/venir* al sur/a Londres
b) (at, to another place) (esp BrE)5)a) (dismantled, removed)once this wall is down — una vez que hayan derribado esta pared; see also burn, cut, fall down
b) ( out of action)the system is down — ( Comput) el sistema no funciona
c) ( deflated)6) ( in writing)he's down for tomorrow at ten — está apuntado or anotado para mañana a las diez
she's down as unemployed — consta or figura como desempleada
7) ( hostile)to be down on somebody — (colloq)
my teacher's down on me at the moment — la maestra me tiene ojeriza, la maestra la ha agarrado conmigo (AmL fam)
8) down toa) ( as far as) hastab) ( reduced to)c) ( to be done by)
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1)a) ( in downward direction)b) ( at lower level)2)a) ( along)we drove on down the coast/the Mississippi — seguimos por la costa/a lo largo del Misisipí
b) ( further along)the library is just down the street — la biblioteca está un poco más allá or más adelante
c) (to, in) (BrE colloq)3) ( through)
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1) (before n) ( going downward)the down escalator — la escalera mecánica de bajada or para bajar
2) ( depressed) (colloq) (pred) deprimido
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1) ua) ( on bird) plumón mb) (on face, body) vello m, pelusilla fc) (on plant, fruit) pelusa f
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a) ( drink) beberse or tomarse rápidamenteb) ( knock down) \<\<person\>\> tumbar, derribar
I [daʊn] When down is an element in a phrasal verb, eg back down, glance down, play down, look up the verb.1. ADV1) (physical movement) abajo, hacia abajo; (=to the ground) a tierra•
to fall down — caerse•
I ran all the way down — bajé toda la distancia corriendo2) (static position) abajo; (=on the ground) por tierra, en tierrato be down — (Aer) haber aterrizado, estar en tierra; [person] haber caído, estar en tierra
he isn't down yet — (eg for breakfast) todavía no ha bajado
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down by the river — abajo en la ribera•
down on the shore — abajo en la playa3) (Geog)•
he came down from Glasgow to London — ha bajado or venido de Glasgow a Londresto go down under — (Brit) * (=to Australia) ir a Australia; (=to New Zealand) ir a Nueva Zelanda
4) (in writing)5) (in volume, degree, status)I'm £20 down — he perdido 20 libras
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I'm down to my last cigarette — me queda un cigarrillo nada más7) (=ill)8)down to: it's down to him — (=due to, up to) le toca a él, le incumbe a él
9) (as deposit)to pay £50 down — pagar un depósito de 50 libras, hacer un desembolso inicial de 50 libras
down with traitors! — ¡abajo los traidores!
11) (=completed etc)one down, five to go — uno en el bote y quedan cinco
12) (esp US)to be down on sb — tener manía or inquina a algn *
2. PREPlooking down this road, you can see... — mirando carretera abajo, se ve...
2) (=at a lower point on)he lives down the street (from us) — vive en esta calle, más abajo de nosotros
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face down — boca abajo3. ADJ1) (=depressed) deprimido2) (=not functioning)3) (Brit) [train, line] de bajada4. VT*1) [+ food] devorar; [+ drink] beberse (de un trago), tragarse2) [+ opponent] tirar al suelo, echar al suelo; [+ plane] derribar, abatir- down tools5.Nto have a down on sb — (Brit) * tenerle manía or inquina a algn *
6.CPDdown bow N — (Mus) descenso m de arco
down cycle N — (Econ) ciclo m de caída
down payment N — (Econ) (=initial payment) entrada f ; (=deposit) desembolso m inicial
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[daʊn]N (on bird) plumón m, flojel m ; (on face) bozo m ; (on body) vello m ; (on fruit) pelusa f ; (Bot) vilano m
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[daʊn]N (Geog) colina fthe Downs — (Brit) las Downs (colinas del sur de Inglaterra)
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I [daʊn]1)a) ( in downward direction)to look down — mirar (hacia or para) abajo
down, boy! — abajo!
b) ( downstairs)can you come down? — ¿puedes bajar?
2)a) ( of position) abajodown here/there — aquí/allí (abajo)
down under — (colloq) en Australia
b) ( downstairs)I'm down in the cellar — estoy aquí abajo, en el sótano
c) (lowered, pointing downward) bajadod) ( in position)the carpet isn't down yet — aún no han puesto or colocado la alfombra
e) ( prostrate)3) (of numbers, volume, intensity)my temperature is down to 38° C — la fiebre me ha bajado a 38° C
4)a) (in, toward the south)to go/come down south/to London — ir*/venir* al sur/a Londres
b) (at, to another place) (esp BrE)5)a) (dismantled, removed)once this wall is down — una vez que hayan derribado esta pared; see also burn, cut, fall down
b) ( out of action)the system is down — ( Comput) el sistema no funciona
c) ( deflated)6) ( in writing)he's down for tomorrow at ten — está apuntado or anotado para mañana a las diez
she's down as unemployed — consta or figura como desempleada
7) ( hostile)to be down on somebody — (colloq)
my teacher's down on me at the moment — la maestra me tiene ojeriza, la maestra la ha agarrado conmigo (AmL fam)
8) down toa) ( as far as) hastab) ( reduced to)c) ( to be done by)
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1)a) ( in downward direction)b) ( at lower level)2)a) ( along)we drove on down the coast/the Mississippi — seguimos por la costa/a lo largo del Misisipí
b) ( further along)the library is just down the street — la biblioteca está un poco más allá or más adelante
c) (to, in) (BrE colloq)3) ( through)
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1) (before n) ( going downward)the down escalator — la escalera mecánica de bajada or para bajar
2) ( depressed) (colloq) (pred) deprimido
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1) ua) ( on bird) plumón mb) (on face, body) vello m, pelusilla fc) (on plant, fruit) pelusa f
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a) ( drink) beberse or tomarse rápidamenteb) ( knock down) \<\<person\>\> tumbar, derribar -
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Ⅰ.down1 [daʊn]en bas de ⇒ 1 (b) le long de ⇒ 1 (c) à travers ⇒ 1 (d) en bas ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b) vers le bas ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (c) en panne ⇒ 2 (h) déprimé ⇒ 3 (a) mettre à terre ⇒ 4 (a) descendre ⇒ 4 (b)∎ a line down the middle of the page une ligne verticale au milieu de la page;∎ to go down the steps/the escalator/the mountain descendre l'escalier/l'escalier mécanique/la montagne;∎ she fell down the stairs elle est tombée dans l'escalier;∎ tears ran down her face des larmes coulaient le long de son visage;∎ her hair hung down her back les cheveux lui tombaient dans le dos;∎ to go down the plughole passer par le trou (de l'évier/de la baignoire/ etc);∎ the rabbit disappeared back down its hole le lapin a redisparu dans son trou(b) (at lower level of) en bas de;∎ it's down the stairs c'est en bas de l'escalier;∎ to work down a mine travailler au fond d'une mine;∎ they live down the street ils habitent plus loin ou plus bas dans la rue∎ he walked down the street il a descendu la rue;∎ look down the corridor regardez le long du couloir;∎ down the side of his trousers/the box le long de son pantalon/de la boîte∎ down (through) the ages à travers les âges∎ they went down the shops ils sont partis faire des courses2 adverb(a) (downwards) vers le bas, en bas;∎ down! (to dog) couché!, bas les pattes!;∎ down and down de plus en plus bas;∎ to come or go down descendre;∎ my trousers keep slipping down mon pantalon n'arrête pas de descendre ou tomber(b) (on lower level) en bas;∎ down at the bottom of the hill/page en bas de la colline/de la page;∎ down there là-bas;∎ I'm down here je suis ici en bas;∎ she lives three floors down elle habite trois étages plus bas;∎ his office is three doors down on the left (along passage) son bureau est trois portes plus loin sur la gauche;∎ the blinds are down les stores sont baissés;∎ the river is down la rivière est basse;∎ I'll be down in a minute (downstairs) je descends dans un instant;∎ they aren't down yet ils ne sont pas encore descendus; (on the ground or floor) à terre;∎ he was down for a count of eight il est resté à terre le temps de compter jusqu'à huit(c) (facing downwards) vers le bas, dessous;∎ he was lying face down il était couché sur le ventre;∎ smooth side down le côté lisse dessous(d) (reduced, lower)∎ prices are down les prix ont baissé;∎ Finance the pound is down two cents against the dollar la livre a baissé de deux cents par rapport au dollar(e) (below expected, desired level)∎ the cashier is £10 down il manque 10 livres au caissier;∎ bookings are down on last week's les réservations sont en baisse par rapport à la semaine dernière;∎ Football we were two goals down at half-time on avait deux buts de retard à la mi-temps∎ get it down in writing or on paper mettez-le par écrit;∎ it's down in my diary/on the calendar c'est dans mon agenda/sur le calendrier;∎ he's down to speak at the conference il est inscrit en tant qu'intervenant à la conférence(g) (from city, the north)∎ she came down from Berlin elle est arrivée de Berlin;∎ we're going down south nous descendons vers le sud;∎ they're going down to the coast ils descendent sur la côte;∎ American to go down East aller au nord-est de la Nouvelle-Angleterre;∎ British University she came down from Oxford (on vacation) elle est descendue d'Oxford; (graduated) elle est sortie d'Oxford;∎ familiar to go/to live down under (gen) aller/vivre aux antipodes□ ; (to Australia) aller/vivre en Australie□ ; (to New Zealand) aller/vivre en Nouvelle-Zélande□(h) (out of action → machine, computer) en panne;∎ the wires are down les lignes sont coupées;∎ the computer has gone down l'ordinateur est tombé en panne∎ he paid or put £5 down (whole amount) il a payé 5 livres comptant; (as deposit) il a versé (un acompte de) 5 livres;∎ 5 down and 3 to go ça fait 5, il en reste 3∎ he's (gone) down with flu il est au lit avec la grippe∎ to be down on sb être monté contre qn□ ;∎ down with…! à bas…!;∎ down with the system! à bas le système!;∎ down with it! (of medicine etc) avalez!(a) (depressed) déprimé, malheureux;∎ to feel down avoir le cafard(c) (elevator) qui descend∎ to be down on sb être dur ou sévère avec qn∎ the pilot downed two enemy aircraft le pilote a descendu deux avions ennemis∎ he downed three beers il a descendu trois bières5 noun(b) (in American football) = chacune des quatre tentatives pour avancer d'au moins 10 yards, au football américain;∎ first down premier "down"∎ to have a down on sb avoir une dent contre qn∎ she's down for physics elle est inscrite au cours de physique;∎ they've got me down for the 200m hurdles ils m'ont inscrit au 200m haies;∎ the meeting is down for today la réunion est prévue pour aujourd'hui(a) (through to and including) jusqu'à;∎ down to the smallest details jusqu'aux moindres détails;∎ she sold everything right down to the house elle a tout vendu, y compris la maison;∎ from the richest down to the poorest du plus riche (jusqu') au plus pauvre;∎ from the boss down to the office boy depuis le patron jusqu'au garçon de bureau;∎ from the Middle Ages down to the present du ou depuis le Moyen Âge jusqu'à nos jours∎ I'm down to my last pound il ne me reste qu'une livre;∎ the team was down to 10 men l'équipe était réduite à 10 hommes∎ it's down to you now c'est à toi de jouer maintenant;∎ any breakages will be down to you si vous cassez quelque chose, c'est vous qui paierez les dégâts►► Computing down arrow flèche f vers le bas;Computing down arrow key touche f de déplacement vers le bas;Finance down payment acompte m;∎ to make a down payment on sth verser un acompte pour qch;∎ he made a down payment of £500 il a versé un acompte de 500 livresⅡ.down2(a) (on bird, person, plant, fruit) duvet m
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reduce something (from something) to something doing something — reˈduce sb/sth (from sth) to sth/to doing sth derived usually passive to force sb/sth into a particular state or condition, usually a worse one • a beautiful building reduced to rubble • She was reduced to tears by their criticisms … Useful english dictionary
reduce somebody (from something) to to doing something — reˈduce sb/sth (from sth) to sth/to doing sth derived usually passive to force sb/sth into a particular state or condition, usually a worse one • a beautiful building reduced to rubble • She was reduced to tears by their criticisms … Useful english dictionary
reduce something (from something) to to doing something — reˈduce sb/sth (from sth) to sth/to doing sth derived usually passive to force sb/sth into a particular state or condition, usually a worse one • a beautiful building reduced to rubble • She was reduced to tears by their criticisms … Useful english dictionary
monstering — n British (a) chastisement, dressing down or harangue. A word which occurs predom inantly in middle aged usage in a pro fessional context and among members of the armed forces. ► In one confrontation, Montgomery, the group s chief executive,… … Contemporary slang
Controversy and criticism of Big Brother (UK) — Since its beginning in 2000, the concept and implementation of UK edition of the reality game show Big Brother has regularly been the subject of controversy and criticism among the British public and news media. There have been various… … Wikipedia