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1 reduce
reduce [rɪˈdju:s]• "reduce speed now" « ralentir »* * *[rɪ'djuːs], US [-'duːs] 1.transitive verb1) ( 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)4) ( simplify) réduire [argument, equation, existence]5) Law réduire [sentence]6) Culinary faire réduire [sauce, stock]2.intransitive verb Culinary [sauce] réduire3.reduced past participle adjective réduitin reduced circumstances — sout dans la gêne
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