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1 reduce
[rə'dju:s]1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) zmanjšati2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) shujšati3) (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)•- reduction* * *[ridjú:s]1.transitive verbzmanjšati, 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, razpustitiin reduce circumstances — obubožan, v bedi, v stiski (po obilju)in a reduced state — v slabem stanju, oslabljenon a reduced scale — v zmanjšanem merilu, v malemto reduce to ashes — spremeniti v pepel, sežgatito reduce to beggary — privesti, spraviti na beraško palicoto reduce clerks — zmanjšati število uslužbencev, odpustiti uslužbenceto reduce to despair — pritirati, spraviti v obupto reduce to distress — onesrečiti (s.o. koga)to reduce a fraction — reducirati, skrčiti ulomekto reduce money — preračunati šilinge v penije ipd.to reduce to order — spraviti v red, ureditito reduce a town military streti odpor mestato reduce to writing — spraviti v pismeno obliko;2.intransitive verbshujšati; zmanjšati se, reducirati se -
2 tear
I [tiə] noun(a drop of liquid coming from the eye, as a result of emotion (especially sadness) or because something (eg smoke) has irritated it: tears of joy/laughter/rage.) solza- tearful- tearfully
- tearfulness
- tear gas
- tear-stained
- in tears II 1. [teə] past tense - tore; verb1) ((sometimes with off etc) to make a split or hole in (something), intentionally or unintentionally, with a sudden or violent pulling action, or to remove (something) from its position by such an action or movement: He tore the photograph into pieces; You've torn a hole in your jacket; I tore the picture out of a magazine.) raztrgati, iztrgati2) (to become torn: Newspapers tear easily.) trgati se3) (to rush: He tore along the road.) drveti2. noun(a hole or split made by tearing: There's a tear in my dress.) raztrganina- be torn between one thing and another- be torn between
- tear oneself away
- tear away
- tear one's hair
- tear up* * *I [tíə]nounsolza; (solzi podobna) kaplja; plural skrb, žalost, bolest; (redko) tožba, tarnanjcin tears — (ves) v solzah, ihteč, jokajočtears of strong wine — kaplje, ki se naredijo v čaši vina, ki ni čisto polnato draw tears from s.o., to reduce s.o. to tears — spraviti koga vjokII [tʌ/ə]nounraztrg, razporek, raztrgano mesto; razcep; drvenje, hitra, divja naglica, hitenje; razburjenje, pobesnelost; American slang popivanje, veseljačenjeat full tear — z vso brzino, v polnem zamahu (zagonu)III [tʌ/ə]transitive verb(raz)trgati; razkosati; pretrgati, prekiniti; iztrgati, izpuliti; vleči, natezati; odtrgati ( from od)to tear open — odpreti z raztrganjem, raztrgatito tear s.th. from s.o. — iztrgati komu kajto tear to pieces — raztrgati na kose, razkosatito be torn between hope and despair — biti razdvojen (kolebati) med upanjem in obupom; intransitive verb (po)vleči (at za), močno potegniti (at za); (raz)trgati se; pretrgati se; prekiniti se, pokati; colloquially drveti, dirjati, divje hiteti, leteti ( through skozi); colloquially divjati, besnetihe tore down the hill — zdrvel je po hribu navzdol;
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reduce to tears — If your behaviour or attitude makes someone cry, you reduce them to tears. The teacher criticized her presentation so harshly that she was reduced to tears … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
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