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1 reduce someone to tears

reduce someone to tears

iemand tot tranen bewegen

English-Dutch dictionary > reduce someone to tears
2 reduce sb to tears

gözyaslarina bogmak, aglatmak

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3 to reduce somebody to tears

to reduce somebody to tears

hacer llorar a alguien

English-spanish dictionary > to reduce somebody to tears
4 to reduce someone to tears

to reduce someone to tears

fazer alguém chorar.

English-Portuguese dictionary > to reduce someone to tears
5 reduce

reduce [rɪˈdju:s]

transitive verb

réduire (to à) (by de ) ; [+ price] baisser ; [+ swelling] résorber ; [+ output] ralentir

• to reduce speed (in car) ralentir

• "reduce speed now" « ralentir »

• to reduce sth to a powder réduire qch en poudre

• to reduce sb to despair réduire qn au désespoir

• to be reduced to begging en être réduit à mendier

• to reduce sb to tears faire pleurer qn

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[rɪ'djuːs], US [-'duːs] 1.
transitive verb

1) ( make smaller) réduire [inflation, number, pressure, impact] (by de); baisser [prices, temperature]; Medicine résorber [swelling]; faire baisser [fever]

the jackets have been reduced by 50% — Commerce le prix des vestes a été réduit de 50%

‘reduce speed now’ — Automobile ‘ralentir’

2) ( in scale) réduire [map, article]

3) ( alter the state of)

to reduce something to shreds — réduire quelque chose en pièces

to reduce somebody to tears — faire pleurer quelqu'un

to be reduced to begging — en être réduit à la mendicité

4) ( simplify) réduire [argument, equation, existence]

5) Law réduire [sentence]

6) Culinary faire réduire [sauce, stock]
2.
intransitive verb Culinary [sauce] réduire
3.
reduced past participle adjective réduit

reduced goods — marchandises en solde

in reduced circumstances — sout dans la gêne

English-French dictionary > reduce
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reduce, US [transcription][-"du ;s"]

A vtr

1 ( make smaller) réduire [inflation, number, pressure, impact] (by de) ; baisser [prices, temperature] ; Med résorber [swelling] ; faire baisser [fever] ; the jackets have been reduced by 50% Comm le prix des vestes a été réduit de 50% ; ‘reduce speed now’ Aut ‘ralentir’ ;

2 ( in scale) réduire [map, drawing] ; ( condense) réduire [chapter, article] ;

3 Mil ( in status) rétrograder ; to be reduced to the ranks être cassé ;

4 ( alter the state of) to reduce sth to shreds (book, document etc) réduire qch en pièces ; to reduce sth to ashes réduire qch en cendres ;

5 ( bring forcibly) to reduce sb to tears faire pleurer qn ; to be reduced to silence être réduit au silence ; to be reduced to begging/prostitution en être réduit à la mendicité/prostitution ; he was reduced to apologizing il en a été réduit à s'excuser ;

6 ( simplify) réduire [argument, existence] (to à) ; Math réduire [equation] ;

7 Jur réduire [sentence] (to à ; by de) ;

8 Culin faire réduire [sauce, stock].

B vi

1 US ( lose weight) maigrir (en suivant un régime) ;

2 Culin [sauce, stock] réduire ; let the sauce reduce to half its volume faites réduire la sauce de moitié.

C reduced pp adj

1 ( in price) réduit ; at a reduced price à prix réduit ; reduced goods marchandises en solde ;

2 [scale, rate] réduit ;

3 ( straitened) in reduced circumstances sout dans la gêne.

Big English-French dictionary > reduce
7 ■ reduce to

■ reduce to
v. t. + prep.

ridurre a: to reduce sb. to tears, ridurre q. in lacrime; to reduce st. to powder [to a pulp], ridurre qc. in polvere [in poltiglia]; The house was reduced to a pile of broken bricks, la casa era ridotta a un mucchio di mattoni rotti; to reduce sb. to obedience, ridurre q. all'obbedienza; He was reduced to skin and bones, si era ridotto a pelle e ossa; He was reduced to living on the charity of his neighbours, era ridotto a vivere della carità dei vicini; ( calcio) to be reduced to ten men, rimanere in dieci.

English-Italian dictionary > ■ reduce to
8 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
9 reduce

rə'dju:s
verb

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

2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) adelgazar, perder peso

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.) reducir (a)

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reduce vb

1. reducir / disminuir

reduce your speed disminuya la velocidad

2. rebajar

they've reduced the price of salt han rebajado el precio de la sal

El gerundio de reduce se escribe reducing

reduce

tr[rɪ'djʊːs]

transitive verb

1 (gen) reducir, disminuir

■ they're going to reduce the staff van a reducir la plantilla

■ the house was reduced to ashes la casa se redujo a cenizas

2 (price etc) rebajar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

'Reduce speed now' "Disminuya la velocidad"

to be reduced to doing something no tener más remedio que hacer algo, verse obligado,-a a hacer algo

■ he was reduced to begging se vio obligado a pedir limosna

to be reduced to something verse sumido,-a en algo

■ the country was reduced to poverty el país se vio sumido en la pobreza

to reduce somebody to tears hacer llorar a alguien

reduce [ri'du:s, -'dju:s] v, - duced ; - ducing vt

1) lessen: reducir, disminuir, rebajar (precios)

2) demote: bajar de categoría, degradar

3)

to be reduced to : verse rebajado a, verse forzado a

4)

to reduce someone to tears : hacer llorar a alguien

reduce vi

slim: adelgazar

reduce

v.

• abreviar v.

• achicar v.

• acortar v.

• adelgazar v.

• apocar v.

• bajar de peso v.

• cercenar v.

• ceñir v.

• deshinchar v.

• disminuir v.

• estrechar v.

• limitar v.

• moderar v.

• rebajar v.

• reducir v.

rɪ'duːs, rɪ'djuːs
transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<number/amount\>\> reducir*; \<\<tension/pressure/speed\>\> disminuir*, reducir*; \<\<price/taxes/rent\>\> reducir*, rebajar; \<\<goods\>\> rebajar; \<\<pain\>\> aliviar

b) \<\<photograph/image\>\> reducir*

2)

a) (break down, simplify)

to reduce something TO something — reducir* algo a algo

b) ( Math) simplificar*

3) ( bring to undesirable state)

to reduce something/somebody TO something — (often pass)

their policies have reduced the country to poverty — sus políticas han sumido al país en la pobreza

they reduced the city to ruins — dejaron la ciudad en ruinas

they were reduced to begging — se vieron obligados a mendigar

to reduce somebody to tears — hacer* llorar a alguien

[rɪ'djuːs]
1. VT

1) (=decrease) [+ number, costs, expenditure, inflation] reducir; [+ price] rebajar; (Ind) [+ output] reducir, recortar; [+ speed, heat, visibility] disminuir; [+ temperature] bajar; [+ stress, tension] reducir, disminuir; [+ pain] aliviar

it reduces the risk of heart disease (by 20%) — disminuye el riesgo de enfermedades cardíacas (en un 20%)

reduce speed now — disminuya la velocidad

2) (=cut price of) [+ goods] rebajar

3) (=make smaller) [+ drawing] reducir; (Med) [+ swelling] bajar; (Culin) [+ sauce] reducir

4) (=bring to specified state)

to reduce sb to despair — llevar a algn a la desesperación

to reduce sb to tears — hacer llorar a algn

to be reduced to penury — estar sumido en la miseria

to reduce sth to ashes/rubble — reducir algo a cenizas/escombros

to reduce sb to silence — hacer callar a algn

we were reduced to begging on the streets — nos vimos obligados a mendigar por las calles
minimum
5) (=capture, subjugate) tomar, conquistar

6) (Mil) (=demote) degradar

to reduce sb to the ranks — degradar a algn a soldado raso

7) (=simplify) reducir

to reduce an argument to its simplest form — reducir un argumento a su esencia

8) (Math) [+ equation, expression] reducir

9) (Chem) reducir

2. VI

1) (=decrease) reducirse, disminuir

2) (Culin) espesarse

3) (=slim) adelgazar

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[rɪ'duːs, rɪ'djuːs]
transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<number/amount\>\> reducir*; \<\<tension/pressure/speed\>\> disminuir*, reducir*; \<\<price/taxes/rent\>\> reducir*, rebajar; \<\<goods\>\> rebajar; \<\<pain\>\> aliviar

b) \<\<photograph/image\>\> reducir*

2)

a) (break down, simplify)

to reduce something TO something — reducir* algo a algo

b) ( Math) simplificar*

3) ( bring to undesirable state)

to reduce something/somebody TO something — (often pass)

their policies have reduced the country to poverty — sus políticas han sumido al país en la pobreza

they reduced the city to ruins — dejaron la ciudad en ruinas

they were reduced to begging — se vieron obligados a mendigar

to reduce somebody to tears — hacer* llorar a alguien

English-spanish dictionary > reduce
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[rɪ'djuːs] [AE -'duːs] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (make smaller) ridurre [inflation, pressure, impact] (by di); abbassare, ridurre [prices, temperature, number]; med. ridurre, fare riassorbire [ swelling]; fare abbassare [ fever]

the jackets have been reduced by 50% — comm. il prezzo delle giacche è stato ridotto del 50%

"reduce speed now" — aut. "rallentare"

2) (in scale) ridurre [ map]; (condense) ridurre, adattare [ article]

3) mil. degradare

to reduce to the ranks — degradare a soldato semplice

4) (alter the state of)

to reduce sth. to shreds, to ashes — ridurre qcs. a pezzi, in cenere

to reduce sb. to tears — fare piangere qcn.

to be reduced to begging — essere ridotto a mendicare

5) (simplify) ridurre [argument, existence]

6) dir. ridurre [ sentence] (by di)

7) gastr. ridurre [sauce, stock]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) AE (lose weight) calare (di peso)

2) gastr. [ sauce] ridursi

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[rə'dju:s]
verb

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

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

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.) ridurre

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[rɪ'djuːs] [AE -'duːs] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (make smaller) ridurre [inflation, pressure, impact] (by di); abbassare, ridurre [prices, temperature, number]; med. ridurre, fare riassorbire [ swelling]; fare abbassare [ fever]

the jackets have been reduced by 50% — comm. il prezzo delle giacche è stato ridotto del 50%

"reduce speed now" — aut. "rallentare"

2) (in scale) ridurre [ map]; (condense) ridurre, adattare [ article]

3) mil. degradare

to reduce to the ranks — degradare a soldato semplice

4) (alter the state of)

to reduce sth. to shreds, to ashes — ridurre qcs. a pezzi, in cenere

to reduce sb. to tears — fare piangere qcn.

to be reduced to begging — essere ridotto a mendicare

5) (simplify) ridurre [argument, existence]

6) dir. ridurre [ sentence] (by di)

7) gastr. ridurre [sauce, stock]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) AE (lose weight) calare (di peso)

2) gastr. [ sauce] ridursi

English-Italian dictionary > reduce
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[rə'dju:s]
verb

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

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

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.) reduzir

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re.duce

[ridj'u:s] vt+vi 1 reduzir, diminuir, abreviar, contrair. 2 rebaixar, degradar. 3 fazer voltar ao estado ou posição original. 4 emagrecer. 5 submeter, subjugar. 6 converter (por exemplo, libras em dólares). 7 pôr em outra forma (da forma oral para a forma escrita). 8 Chem a) combinar com hidrogênio. b) tirar oxigênio. c) modificar um composto. 9 diluir, enfraquecer. 10 transformar, converter. in reduced circumstances Euphem empobrecido. to reduce someone to tears fazer alguém chorar. to reduce to ashes reduzir a cinzas. to reduce to nothing reduzir a nada. to reduce to poverty reduzir à pobreza. to reduce wood to pulp reduzir madeira a polpa.

English-Portuguese dictionary > reduce
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v. inkrimpen, verminderen, bezuinigen

reduce

[ ridjoe:s]

I 〈 onovergankelijk werkwoord〉

1 afslanken ⇒ een vermageringskuur ondergaan

II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉

1 verminderen ⇒ beperken, verkleinen, verlagen, reduceren

2 herleiden ⇒ reduceren 〈ook scheikunde; techniek, technologie〉, omzetten/smelten

3 〈+to〉 terugbrengen (tot) ⇒ degraderen (tot)

4 veroveren 〈 vesting〉

5 〈+to〉 verpulveren (tot) ⇒ fijnmalen, klein maken 〈 ook figuurlijk〉

6 〈 medicijnen, geneeskunde〉 (in)zetten ⇒ in het lid plaatsen

7 〈 fotografie〉 verzwakken

♦voorbeelden:

1   a reduced pullover • een afgeprijsde pullover

     reduce your speed • verminder uw snelheid

     reduce this to a few pages • vat dit in enkele bladzijden samen

3   in a reduced state • in een verzwakte toestand

     be reduced to tears • alleen nog maar kunnen huilen

     reduce to obedience/silence • tot gehoorzaamheid/stilte brengen

     reduce someone to tears • iemand tot tranen bewegen

5   his arguments were reduced to nothing • van zijn argumenten bleef niets overeind

6   reduce a fractured arm • een gebroken arm zetten

English-Dutch dictionary > reduce
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[rɪ'djuːs]
vt

zmniejszać (zmniejszyć perf), redukować (zredukować perf)

to reduce sth by/to — redukować (zredukować perf) coś o +acc /do +gen

to reduce sb to — ( tears) doprowadzać (doprowadzić perf) kogoś do +gen; (begging, stealing, silence) zmuszać (zmusić perf) kogoś do +gen

"reduce speed now" — ≈ ograniczenie prędkości

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[rə'dju:s]
verb

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

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

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.) zredukować, doprowadzić

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English-Polish dictionary > reduce
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re·duce [rɪʼdju:s, Am esp -ʼdu:s] vt

1) ( make less)

to \reduce sth etw verringern [o reduzieren];

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;

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 heruntergesetzt;

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

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

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

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 vi (Am) abnehmen;

to be reducing eine Diät machen

English-German students dictionary > reduce
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[ri΄dju:s] v նվազեցնել, պա կասեցնել, քչացնել, թու լացնել. reduce prices/taxation/ wa ges գներն իջեցնել, հարկերը նվազեցնել. աշխատա վարձը պակասեցնել. reduce speed թուլացնել արագությունը. reduce pressure/ temperature/ pain/ smb’s chances թուլացնել ճնշումը, իջեցնել ջերմաստիճանը, թուլացնել ցավը. նվա զեց նել հնարավորությունները. reduce expenditure ծախսերը կրճատել. reduce production/staff ար տադ րան քը/հաստիքները կրճատել. (հասց նել) reduce to despair/tears/poverty հուսահատու թյան /աղքատու թյան հասցնել. լացացնել. (ստիպել, հարկադրել) reduce to stealing գո ղու թյան հարկադրել. reduce to submission ստիպել ենթարկվել. (նիհարել) I must reduce Ես պետք է նիհարեմ. be on a reducing diet նիհարելու դիետա կիրառել. be reduced to a shadow ստվերի վերածվել. reduce smth to ashes մինչև վերջ այրել, մոխիր դարձնել

English-Armenian dictionary > reduce
16 reduce to

phr.v.

1.reduce sb to tears расплакува некого; reduce sb to silence замолчува некого; reduce sb to begging/slavery прави просјак/роб од некого; сведува некого на просење/ропство; be reduced to begging принуден е да проси; reduce sb to submission покорува некого

2. reduce sth (from sth) to sth упростува/скратува нешто (од нешто) на нешто: The report can be reduced to three main points Извештајот може да се скрати на три главни точки

3. reduce sth to rubble/ashes/pieces/powder прав и пепел прави нешто

4. reduce sb to the ranks деградира (офицер) во обичен војник

5. math. скратува;подведува, сведува; reduce fractions to a common denominator math. сведува дропки на заеднички именител.; 6. reduce to writing lawпредава во писмена форма

English-Macedonian dictionary > reduce to
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reduce [rɪ'dju:s]

1 transitive verb

(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

(c) (render)

∎ 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

(d) Cookery (sauce) faire réduire

(e) Chemistry & Mathematics réduire;

∎ to reduce fractions to a common denominator réduire des fractions à un dénominateur commun

(f) Medicine (fracture) réduire; (swelling) résorber, résoudre

(g) (dilute) diluer

(h) Law

∎ to reduce sth to writing consigner qch par écrit

(i) archaic or literary (subjugate) soumettre

(j) Military dégrader

2 intransitive verb

(a) Cookery réduire

(b) (slim) maigrir

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > reduce
18 reduce

{ri'dju:s}
1. намалявам, понижавам, снишавам, ограничавам (разходи и пр.)
to REDUCE the establishment съкращавам персонала/разходите
2. намалявам (размерu-на снимка и пр.)
to REDUCE a sauce сгъстявам соc (чрез изваряване)
3. воен. понижавам, разжалвам, деградирам
4. прен. докарвам, довеждам (to до), принуждавам
to REDUCE to terror докарвам до ужас
to REDUCE to tears разплаквам
to REDUCE to silence накарвам да млъкне
to REDUCE to submission принуждавам да се подчини
to REDUCE someone to discipline принуждавам някого да спазва дисциплина, вкарвам някого в пътя
to be REDUCEd to borrowing принуден съм да вземам назаем
5. свеждам (to до)
to REDUCE to absurdity свеждам до абсурд
the facts may be REDUCEd to фактите могат да се сведат до
to REDUCE to classes класифицирам
6. превръщам (се)
to REDUCE to writing (пре) давам в писмена форма, записвам
to REDUCE to powder стривам на прах
7. изтощавам, отслабям, слабея, отслабвам, пазя линия
he is REDUCEd almost to nothing станал e кожа и кости, съвсем се е стопил
8. мат. подвеждам (под общ знаменател), съкращавам (дроб, уравнение)
9. мед. намествам (става и пр.)
10. хим. откислявам, редуцирам
11. метал. пресовам
12. мин. извличам (минерал) от руда
13. намалявам силата на, разреждам (алкохол)

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{ri'dju:s} v 1. намалявам, понижавам, снишавам, ограничавам (р

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смъквам; снижавам; смалявам; съкращавам; свеждам; ограничавам; отслабям; понижавам; отслабвам; привеждам; превръщам; принуждавам; намалявам; намествам;

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1. 1 метал. пресовам 2. 1 мин. извличам (минерал) от руда 3. 1 намалявам силата на, разреждам (алкохол) 4. he is reduced almost to nothing станал e кожа и кости, съвсем се е стопил 5. the facts may be reduced to фактите могат да се сведат до 6. to be reduced to borrowing принуден съм да вземам назаем 7. to reduce a sauce сгъстявам соc (чрез изваряване) 8. to reduce someone to discipline принуждавам някого да спазва дисциплина, вкарвам някого в пътя 9. to reduce the establishment съкращавам персонала/разходите 10. to reduce to absurdity свеждам до абсурд 11. to reduce to classes класифицирам 12. to reduce to powder стривам на прах 13. to reduce to silence накарвам да млъкне 14. to reduce to submission принуждавам да се подчини 15. to reduce to tears разплаквам 16. to reduce to terror докарвам до ужас 17. to reduce to writing (пре) давам в писмена форма, записвам 18. воен. понижавам, разжалвам, деградирам 19. изтощавам, отслабям, слабея, отслабвам, пазя линия 20. мат. подвеждам (под общ знаменател), съкращавам (дроб, уравнение) 21. мед. намествам (става и пр.) 22. намалявам (размерu-на снимка и пр.) 23. намалявам, понижавам, снишавам, ограничавам (разходи и пр.) 24. превръщам (се) 25. прен. докарвам, довеждам (to до), принуждавам 26. свеждам (to до) 27. хим. откислявам, редуцирам
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reduce[ri´dju:s] v 1. намалявам, понижавам; снижавам; ограничавам; at \reduceed prices на намалени цени; to \reduce expenses съкращавам разходи; to \reduce the establishment уволнявам, съкращавам служители; съкращавам разходи; in \reduceed circumstances обеднял; to \reduce the length of a dress скъсявам рокля; to \reduce a pain облекчавам болка; to \reduce a stock сгъстявам бульон (чрез варене); 2. понижавам, деградирам; 3. накарвам да, докарвам (довеждам) до; принуждавам; to \reduce s.o. to despair довеждам някого до отчаяние; to \reduce to submission подчинявам; \reduced to borrowing принуден да иска заем; 4. довеждам до; разделям на съставни части; to \reduce a rule to practice прилагам правило в практиката; to \reduce s.th. to writing давам нещо в писмена форма; to \reduce to absurdity свеждам до абсурд; 5. превръщам (to); to \reduce a forest to ashes изпепелявам гора; 6. изтощавам, отслабвам; разг. пазя линия (диета); слабея; he is \reduced almost to nothing станал е на кука; old age \reduces o.'s sight ( hearing) със старостта слухът (зрението) отслабва; 7. мат. подвеждам под общ знаменател; съкращавам (дроб, уравнение); 8. мед. намествам (счупена кост); 9. хим. откислявам, редуцирам; 10. мет. превръщам, разлагам; опростявам; валцувам; 11. завладявам (след нападение), поемам контрола над; 12. биол. деля се чрез мейоза (за клетъчното ядро).

English-Bulgarian dictionary > reduce
19 reduce

[rə'dju:s]
verb

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

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

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.) pritirati (do)

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- reducible
- reduction
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[ridjú:s]
1.

transitive verb

zmanjšati, znižati, skrčiti; mathematics & chemistry (z)reducirati, spremeniti (v); privesti (nazaj na), vrniti v prejšnje stanje; prignati, pritirati (k), zlomiti odpor; prisilno koga premestiti, prisiliti, privesti (to k); podvreči, podjarmiti; izreči sodbo; rešiti; sneti; pomanjšati, napraviti v manjšem merilu, v manjši obliki; omejiti (to na); stisniti, zategniti; oslabiti, izčrpati; razredčiti (barve); medicine uravnati; znižati, spustiti (cene); archaic spraviti na pravo pot; archaic zopet poklicati v spomin; military (redko) degradirati, znižati (odvzeti) službeno stopnjo; military (redko) odpustiti, razpustiti

reduced from 3 shillings — prej(šnja cena) ʌ šilinge

in reduce circumstances — obubožan, v bedi, v stiski (po obilju)

in a reduced state — v slabem stanju, oslabljen

at reduced prices — po znižanih cenah

at reduced fare — po znižani vozni ceni

on a reduced scale — v zmanjšanem merilu, v malem

to reduce to absurdity — privesti do absurda

to reduce to ashes — spremeniti v pepel, sežgati

to reduce to beggary — privesti, spraviti na beraško palico

to reduce to classes — razvrstiti v razrede

to reduce clerks — zmanjšati število uslužbencev, odpustiti uslužbence

to reduce to a common denominator — spraviti na skupni imenovalec

to reduce to despair — pritirati, spraviti v obup

she was reduced to despair — zapadla je v obup

to reduce a dislocation — naravnati izpahnjen ud

to reduce to distress — onesrečiti (s.o. koga)

to reduce a fraction — reducirati, skrčiti ulomek

to reduce ore to metal — staliti kovino iz rude

to reduce money — preračunati šilinge v penije ipd.

to reduce a non-commissioned officer to the ranks — degradirati podčastnika v navadnega vojaka

to reduce to nothing — uničiti

to reduce to obedience — prisiliti k pokorščini

to reduce to order — spraviti v red, urediti

to reduce a request to writing — napisati prošnjo

to reduce to poverty — osiromašiti (koga)

to reduce the speed — zmanjšati hitrost

to reduce to a system — spraviti v sistem

he was reduced to sell his house — bil je prisiljen prodati svojo hišo

to reduce to tears — ganiti do solz

to reduce theories to practice — uporabiti teorijo v praksi

to reduce a town military streti odpor mesta

to reduce to writing — spraviti v pismeno obliko;

2.

intransitive verb

shujšati; zmanjšati se, reducirati se

reduced to a skeleton — do kosti shujšan

English-Slovenian dictionary > reduce
20 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
- reduction

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

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