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1 pulvériser
pulvériser [pylveʀize]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verba. ( = broyer) to reduce to powderb. [+ liquide, insecticide] to spray* * *pylveʀize1) ( projeter) to spray [liquide]2) ( broyer) to pulverize [solide]3) ( anéantir) to pulverize [bâtiment, ennemi]; to demolish (colloq) [argument]4) ( battre) to shatter (colloq) [record]* * *pylveʀize vt1) [bâtiment] to pulverizeL'explosion a pulvérisé le bâtiment. — The explosion pulverized the building.
2) [record] to smash, to shatter3) [adversaire] to pulverize4) [argument] to demolish5) (= vaporiser) [liquide] to sprayIl a pulvérisé de l'insecticide sur ses plantes. — He sprayed insecticide on his plants.
* * *pulvériser verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( projeter) to spray [liquide];2 ( broyer) to pulverize [solide];B se pulvériser vpr [matériau] to crumble (into powder).[pylverize] verbe transitif3. [vaporiser] to spray -
2 réduire
réduire [ʀedyiʀ]➭ TABLE 381. transitive verb( = diminuer) to reduce ; [+ texte] to shorten• réduire à sa plus simple expression [+ mobilier, repas] to reduce to the absolute minimum• réduire qch en miettes/en morceaux to smash sth to tiny pieces/to pieces2. intransitive verb[sauce] to reduce• faire or laisser réduire la sauce cook the sauce to reduce it3. reflexive verb* * *ʀedɥiʀ
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1) ( diminuer) to reduceréduire un article de 3% — to reduce an article by 3%
réduire quelque chose en taille — to make something smaller, to reduce the size of something
2) ( en reproduisant) to reduce [photographie]; to scale down [dessin]; ( en faisant des coupures) to cut [texte]3) ( transformer)être réduit en cendres — lit [ville] to be reduced to ashes; fig [espoirs, rêves] to turn to ashes
être réduit à rien or à néant — [efforts, travail, fortune] to be wiped out
4) ( en simplifiant)5) ( obliger)6) ( vaincre) to subdue [ennemi]; to silence [opposition]; to crush [émeute]7) Culinaire, Chimie to reduce [composé, sauce]8) Mathématique to reduce [fraction]
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verbe intransitif Culinaire [sauce] to reduce; [épinards] to shrink
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se réduire verbe pronominal1) ( diminuer) [coûts] to be reduced ou cut; [délais] to be reduced ou shortened; [importations] to be cut; [écart] to narrow2) ( consister seulement en)* * *ʀedɥiʀ vt1) (= diminuer) [pression, température] to lower, [prix, dépenses] to cut, to reduceIl faut réduire la pression interne à un niveau acceptable. — The internal pressure should be lowered to an acceptable level.
Ils ont réduit leurs prix. — They've cut their prices.
Il a réduit de moitié ses dépenses. — He has cut his spending by half.
2)L'explosion avait réduit l'immeuble à un tas de décombres. — The explosion had reduced the building to a pile of debris.
réduire en cendres — to reduce to ashes, to burn to ashes
Ce superbe tableau à été réduit en cendres. — This superb painting was burnt to ashes.
3)les circonstances qui l'avaient réduit à mendier; les circonstances qui l'avaient réduit à la mendicité — the circumstances that had reduced him to begging
4) CUISINE to reduce5) MATHÉMATIQUE to reduce6) [carte] to scale down, to reduce7) MÉDECINE, [fracture] to set* * *réduire verb table: conduireA vtr1 ( diminuer) to reduce [impôt, coût, vitesse, distance, stocks, inégalités]; to reduce, to cut [dépenses]; to reduce, to shorten [délai, durée]; to reduce, to lessen [chances, risques]; to reduce, to limit [choix]; to reduce, to bring down [chômage]; to limit [influence]; réduire le personnel to cut (down on) staff; réduire un article de 3% to reduce ou cut the price of an article by 3%; réduire d'un quart to reduce by a quarter; réduire qch de peu/de beaucoup to reduce sth slightly/greatly; réduire qch au minimum to reduce sth to a minimum; réduire les subventions de moitié to cut subsidies by half; réduire qch en taille/en longueur to make sth smaller/shorter, to reduce the size/length of sth; les jeans sont réduits de 20% jeans are reduced by 20%; réduire le nombre de succursales to cut down the number of branches; je dois réduire mes dépenses I must cut down on my spending; réduire l'écart entre to narrow the gap between;2 ( en reproduisant) to reduce [photographie, document]; to scale down [dessin]; ( en faisant des coupures) to cut [texte];3 ( transformer) réduire qch en poudre to crush sth to powder; réduire qch en bouillie to reduce sth to a pulp; réduire le blé en farine to grind wheat into flour; être réduit en cendres lit [bâtiment, ville] to be reduced to ashes; fig [espoirs, rêves] to turn to ashes; être réduit à rien ou à néant [efforts, travail, fortune] to be wiped out;4 ( en simplifiant) réduire qch à to reduce sth to; réduire un problème à l'essentiel to reduce a problem to its bare essentials; vous avez tort de réduire ce conflit à… it is wrong to consider this conflict as no more than…;5 ( obliger) réduire qn à qch to reduce sb to sth; réduire qn au silence to reduce sb to silence; réduire qn à la mendicité to reduce sb to begging; en être réduit à se taire/mendier to be reduced to silence/begging; voilà à quoi j'en suis réduit! this is what I've been reduced to!; réduire un peuple en esclavage to reduce a nation to slavery;6 ( vaincre) to subdue [ennemi, tribu]; to silence [opposition]; to crush [émeute, mouvement de résistance];9 Math to reduce [fraction]; réduire des fractions au même dénominateur to reduce fractions to a common denominator.B vi Culin [sauce, sirop] to reduce; [champignons, épinards] to shrink; faites réduire le mélange allow the mixture to reduce; les champignons réduisent à la cuisson mushrooms shrink when cooked.C se réduire vpr1 ( diminuer) [coûts] to be reduced ou cut; [délais] to be reduced ou shortened; [importations] to be cut; l'écart se réduit the gap is narrowing;2 ( consister seulement en) se réduire à to consist merely of; leur contribution se réduit à quelques sacs de blé their contribution consists merely of a few sacks of wheat; cela se réduit à bien peu de chose it doesn't amount to very much;3 ( se restreindre) se réduire dans ses dépenses to cut down on one's spending.[redɥir] verbe transitif1. [restreindre - consommation] to reduce, to cut down on ; [ - inflation] to reduce, to bring down (separable), to lower ; [ - dépenses, effectifs] to reduce, to cut back on ; [ - distance] to reduce, to decrease ; [ - chauffage] to lower, to turn down (separable)il a réduit le prix de 10 % he cut ou reduced the price by 10%réduire quelque chose de moitié to cut something by half, to halve something3. [changer]réduire quelque chose à néant: il a réussi à réduire à néant le travail de dix années he managed to reduce ten years' work to nothing4. [forcer]réduire la presse/l'opposition au silence to silence the press/the oppositionréduire quelqu'un à faire to force ou to compel ou to drive somebody to do————————[redɥir] verbe intransitif————————se réduire verbe pronominal intransitif[économiser] to cut down————————se réduire à verbe pronominal plus préposition[consister en] to amount to -
3 poudre
poudre [pudʀ]feminine noun* * *pudʀ1) gén powder2) ( cosmétique) powder3) ( explosif)•Phrasal Verbs:••* * *pudʀ nf1) (= matière) powderlait en poudre — powdered milk, dried milk powder
2) (= fard) face powder, powder3) (= explosif) gunpowder* * *poudre nf1 gén powder; réduire qch en poudre to grind sth to a powder;2 Cosmét powder; se mettre de la poudre to put on powder; poudre libre/compacte loose/pressed powder;poudre à éternuer sneezing powder; poudre à laver washing powder; poudre à lever raising agent; poudre de perlimpinpin hum magical cure; poudre à récurer scouring powder; poudre de riz Cosmét rice powder.mettre le feu aux poudres to bring things to a head; jeter de la poudre aux yeux to try to impress; c'est de la poudre aux yeux it's all a front; se répandre comme une traînée de poudre to spread like wildfire.[pudr] nom féminin1. [aliment, médicament] powdermettre ou réduire quelque chose en poudre to reduce something to powder, to pulverize ou to powder something3. [cosmétique - pour le visage] (face) powder ; [ - pour une perruque] powderpoudre compacte/libre pressed/loose powder4. (locution)jeter de la poudre aux yeux à quelqu'un to try to dazzle ou to impress somebodypoudre de perlimpinpin [faux remède] quack remedy————————en poudre locution adjectivale[amandes, lait] powdered
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