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rə'dju:s1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) sette ned, redusere2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) slanke seg, ta av3) (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•- reductionredusereverb \/rɪˈdjuːs\/1) redusere, nedsette, senke, svekke, (for)minske, redusere størrelsen på, begrense, innskrenke, skjære nedi en svært svekket\/nedsatt tilstand2) bringe til, hensette, hensette i en tilstand, forvandle (til), tvinge (til å gjøre noe)3) reduseres, minskes, forringes4) innordne, klassifisere5) degradere, flytte ned6) ( matematikk) redusere, forkorte, forenkle7) nedkjempe, beseire, kue, slå ned, legge under seg8) ( medisin) sette sammen9) (kjemi, matlaging) redusere10) ( mineralogi) konsentrere, smelte11) fortynneon a reduced scale i forminsket målestokkreduce in strenght svekke styrken, redusere styrkenreduce one's weight slanke seg, gå ned i vektreduce to bringe til, forvandle tillegge i\/forvandle til askevære henvist til tigging, drives til å tiggereduce to despair gjøre fortvilet, bringe til fortvilelsereduce to misery styrte ut i elendighetreduce to order få orden i, få orden påreduce to subjection\/submission tvinge til underkastelse, tvinge i kne
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reduce — re|duce W1S1 [rıˈdju:s US rıˈdu:s] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: reducere to lead back , from ducere to lead ] 1.) [T] to make something smaller or less in size, amount, or price = ↑cut →↑reduction ▪ The governor announced a new plan to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
reduce — verb 1 (T) to make something smaller or less in size, amount, or price: We were hoping that they would reduce the rent a little. | reduce sth by half/ten percent etc: The workforce has been reduced by half. (+ to): All the shirts were reduced to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
reduce — [[t]rɪdju͟ːs, AM du͟ːs[/t]] ♦♦ reduces, reducing, reduced 1) VERB If you reduce something, you make it smaller in size or amount, or less in degree. [V n] It reduces the risks of heart disease... [V n] Consumption is being reduced by 25 per cent … English dictionary
reduce — v. 1 tr. & intr. make or become smaller or less. 2 tr. (foll. by to) bring by force or necessity (to some undesirable state or action) (reduced them to tears; were reduced to begging). 3 tr. convert to another (esp. simpler) form (reduced it to a … Useful english dictionary
reduce somebody (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 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
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