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41 издялвам
(с нож) whittle down(отстранявам чрез дялане) whittle off/away(греда) smooth/square by hewing, rough-hew* * *издя̀лвам,гл. (с нож) whittle down; ( отстранявам чрез дялане) whittle off/away; (грубо) hack down/away; ( греда) smooth/square by hewing, rough-hew; \издялвам с длето chisel (out), carve (от out of); \издялвам фигура hack out a figure.* * *1. (греда) smooth/square by hewing, rough-hew 2. (отстранявам чрез дялане) whittle off/ away 3. (с нож) whittle down 4. ИЗДЯЛВАМ с длето chisel (out), carve (от out of) -
42 свести на нет
1) General subject: bring to naught, bring to nothing, bring to ought, cancel, knock out, knock the bottom out of (аргумент, теорию и т. п.), mock, negate, nullify, reduce to nothing, reduce to zero, stultify, render null, whittle away, whittle down, knock the bottom out of (аргумент, теорию), wipe away, destroy2) Literal: whittle away, whittle down3) Engineering: wipe-out4) Law: annul5) Set phrase: bring to nought6) Drilling: outweigh7) Makarov: knock the bottom out of (smth.) (аргумент, теорию и т.п.), cancel out -
43 snitte
slash, string, whittle* * *I. (en -r)( skive) slice;( i skiver) ( smørrebrød, omtr =) canapé.II. vb( skære spåner af) whittle ( fx he was whittling at a piece of wood);( tildanne) carve ( fx a head out of wood);( skære i stykker) cut up, slice,( skære i strimler) shred ( fx cabbage);( i boldspil) cut;( i billard) fine;[ snitte af] cut off, slice off ( fx a piece of meat),( spåner) whittle away;[ snitte sig i fingeren] cut one's finger;( gøre mindre) whittle down ( fx a piece of wood). -
44 сводить на нет
1) General subject: bring to naught, bring to nought, bring to ought, cancel, discount, dwindle to specks, erode, hamstring (усилия, планы), invalidate, micrify (значение чего-л.), mock (усилия), narrow down, negate, negative, nullify, stultify (результаты работы и т. п.), throw (smth.) out of the window, void, whittle away, whittle down, wind down (постепенно), tear the guts out, whittle, bring to nothing, vitiate, stymie, talk down2) Literal: derail3) Military: foil5) Business: frustrate, neutralize6) Makarov: offset, tear the guts out (что-л.), cancel out, fine away -
45 уменьшить
1) General subject: abate, allay, bate, de escalate, decrease, degrade, detract, diminish, discount, dock, impair, lessen, lower, minify, mitigate, narrow, reduce, relieve, whittle away, whittle down, whittle down2) Computers: decrement3) Obsolete: rebate4) Military: extenuate5) Mathematics: trim6) Patents: scale down -
46 kürzen
kürzen v 1. BÖRSE shorten; 2. FIN cut; 3. GEN truncate; prune, whittle down, pare down (Ausgaben, Kosten, Provision) • jmds. Arbeitslohn kürzen PERS cut sb’s wages, lower sb’s wages* * *v 1. < Börse> shorten; 2. < Finanz> cut; 3. < Geschäft> truncate, Ausgaben, Kosten, Provision prune, whittle down, pare down ■ jmds. Arbeitslohn kürzen < Person> cut sb's wages, lower sb's wages* * *kürzen
to reduce, to abate, (Ausgaben, Gehälter) to cut down, to curtail, (Rationen) to cut, to slash;
• einem Arbeiter den Lohn kürzen to dock a worker’s wage;
• Arbeitszeit kürzen to reduce working time;
• Artikel um die Hälfte kürzen to cut an article by half;
• drastisch kürzen to slash;
• jem. das Gehalt kürzen to cut [down] (reduce) s. one’s salary;
• Gehälter kürzen to whittle down salaries;
• Legate anteilsmäßig zur Schuldentilgung kürzen to abate legacies pro rata to pay debts;
• Löhne kürzen to scale down wages;
• bereitgestellte Mittel um 4% kürzen to trim one’s appropriations by 4 per cent;
• jds. Pension (Ruhegehalt) kürzen to retrench s. one’s pension;
• Spesenetat kürzen to cut down expenditure;
• Steuerfreibetrag kürzen to reduce the tax credit rate;
• Unterhaltszuschuss kürzen to curtail an allowance [of money];
• nach dem Verhältnis der Beträge kürzen to reduce pro rata. -
47 schnitzen
vt/i carve; einen Stock / eine Flöte schnitzen carve a stick / carve out a whistle; aus Elfenbein geschnitzt carved in ivory; er kann gut schnitzen he’s a good carver; Holz* * *to carve; to whittle; to sculpture* * *schnịt|zen ['ʃnɪtsn]vtito carveSee:→ Holz* * *(to make designs, shapes etc by cutting a piece of wood etc: A figure carved out of wood.) carve* * *schnit·zen[ˈʃnɪtsn̩]I. vtII. vi* * *transitives, intransitives Verb carvean etwas (Dat.) schnitzen — carve away at something
* * *schnitzen v/t & v/i carve;einen Stock/eine Flöte schnitzen carve a stick/carve out a whistle;aus Elfenbein geschnitzt carved in ivory;* * *transitives, intransitives Verb carvean etwas (Dat.) schnitzen — carve away at something
* * *v.to carve (into) v.to engrave (on) v.to whittle v. -
48 reducir
v.1 to reduce.nos han reducido el sueldo our salary has been cutreducir algo a algo to reduce something to somethingreducir algo al absurdo to make a nonsense of somethingElla redujo la velocidad She reduced the speed.2 to suppress, to subdue (someter) (país, ciudad).3 to convert (Mat) (convertir).4 to set (medicine).5 to shorten, to shrink.Ellos redujeron las tablas They shortened the boards.6 to cut down, to depress, to de-escalate, to deescalate.Ellos redujeron los gastos They cut down expenses.7 to conquer, to subdue, to subjugate.Ellos redujeron a los nativos They conquered the natives.8 to hydrogenate.* * *1 (gen) to reduce2 (disminuir) to reduce, cut, cut down on3 (vencer) to subdue4 MEDICINA to set5 (una salsa, etc) to reduce, boil down1 AUTOMÓVIL to change down, change to a lower gear1 (gen) to be reduced; (decrecer) to decrease2 (resultar) to come down (a, to)* * *verb1) to reduce, cut2) decrease3) subdue* * *1. VT1) (=disminuir)a) [en cantidad] [+ gastos, inflación, precio] to reduce, bring down, cut; [+ tensión, ansiedad] to reduce; [+ riesgo] to reduce, lessenmedidas encaminadas a reducir el número de parados — measures designed to reduce o bring down o cut the number of unemployed
han reducido las listas de espera en los hospitales — they have reduced o cut hospital waiting lists
el autobús redujo su velocidad — the bus reduced speed, the bus slowed down
el banco redujo su beneficio un 12% — the bank saw its profits fall by 12%
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reducir algo en algo — to reduce sth by sth, cut sth by sthtenemos que reducir la producción en un 20% — we have to reduce o cut production by 20%
b) [en tiempo] [+ jornada laboral] to reduce, shorten; [+ sentencia] to reducehan reducido la mili a nueve meses — they have reduced o cut military service to nine months
sus abogados consiguieron reducir la sentencia a dos meses — his lawyers managed to get his sentence reduced to two months
c) [en tamaño] [+ copia] to reduce; [+ discurso, artículo] to cut down, shorten2)•
reducir algo a algo —a) (=limitar) to limit sth to sth; (=simplificar) to reduce sth to sthredujo su intervención a criticar al gobierno — her participation was limited to criticizing the government
b) (=convertir) [+ cantidad, medida] to convert sth into sth; [+ fracción, ecuación] to reduce sth into sth3) (=someter) [+ ladrón, fugitivo, loco] to overpower; [+ alborotadores] to subdue; [+ fortaleza] to subdue, reduce frm•
reducir a algn al silencio — [por la fuerza, por miedo] to silence sb; [por vergüenza, humillación] to reduce sb to silence4) (Med) [+ hueso, hernia] to set, reduce frm5) (Quím) to reduce6) LAm [en el mercado negro] to get rid of *2.VI (Aut) to change down3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <gastos/costos> to cut, reduce; <velocidad/producción/consumo> to reducereducir al mínimo los riesgos — to minimize o to reduce the risks to a minimum
le redujeron la pena — they shortened o reduced his sentence
reducir algo a su mínima expresión — (Mat) to reduce something to its simplest form
b) <fotocopia/fotografía> to reduce2)a) ( transformar)reducir algo A algo: reducir los gramos a milígramos to convert the grams to milligrams; quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes; mis ilusiones quedaron reducidas a la nada — my dreams came to nothing
b) (Quím) to reducec) (AmS) < objeto robado> to receive, fence (colloq)4) <fractura/hernia> to set, reduce (tech)2.reducir vi1) (Coc) to reduce, boil down2) (Auto) to shift into a lower gear3.reducirse v pronreducirse A algo: todo se reduce a tener tacto it all comes down to being tactful; todo se redujo a un paseo por el río — in the end it was just a walk by the river
* * *= abridge, compress, contract, curtail, erode, gut, narrow, prune, reduce, shorten, stifle, lower, cut back (on), cut, cut down (on), deplete, lessen, pare down, keep down + Nombre, retrench, narrow down, whittle (away/down/at), slim down, slow down, slow up, taper, wind + Nombre + down, cut + Nombre + short, scale back, downgrade [down-grade], shave off, shrink, mark + Nombre + down.Ex. Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.Ex. A library of a million volumes could be compressed into one end of a desk.Ex. In the face of emergencies, breadth of vision tends to contract, narrowing the range of responses.Ex. The imposition of fee-based services may radically curtail the breadth of resources available to library users where historically information has been offered freely.Ex. These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.Ex. Prices of European produced scientific, technical and medical serials continue to gut US research libraries.Ex. Hierarchical relationships must be indicated in order that the users may broaden or narrow the search parameters.Ex. More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.Ex. The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.Ex. If there are holds on the title, the loan period is shortened to 14 days.Ex. Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.Ex. When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.Ex. But higher education, which expanded between 1959 and 1979 from 164,000 to 519,600 students in full-time higher education, has also been cutting back on purchases.Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex. Abstracts cut down considerably on legwork in hunting for information.Ex. This intermediate grade would equate with the senior library assistant, a category much depleted in UK academic librarianship.Ex. Two possible solutions are possible: (1) to lessen the frequency of production, or (2) to reduce the amount of detail in the entries.Ex. He said again that we should pare it down to something much more in line with his figures.Ex. Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.Ex. In the face of overpublishing and growing scepticism, this once booming area is now retrenching and broadening its coverage = En vista del exceso de publicaciones y del creciente escepticismo, este área que una vez estuvo en auge ahora ha venido a menos.Ex. By specifying the fields to be searched, the user can narrow down the search in a very convenient way.Ex. However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.Ex. The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.Ex. However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.Ex. Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.Ex. The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.Ex. Not the least of the ironies of this venture is that going ahead with it is as full of hazard as winding it down abruptly.Ex. May I just cut you short, because I've discussed this problem with Peter Jacobs just this week.Ex. He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.Ex. The opposite of the 'halo effect' -- downgrading someone you dislike but whose work is good -- is also an error.Ex. You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.Ex. The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.Ex. They have just marked down all summer handbags to 50 percent off.----* que reduce el estrés = stress-reducing.* reducir a cero = reduce to + nil.* reducir a la mitad = halve, cut in + half, halve, reduce by + half.* reducir a la nada = reduce to + nil.* reducir al mínimo = minimise [minimize, -USA], reduce to + a minimum, cut down to + a minimum, keep to + a (bare) minimum, cut to + the bone.* reducir a lo mínimo = cut to + the bone.* reducir a miniatura = miniaturise [miniaturize, -USA].* reducir costes = reduce + costs.* reducir de plantilla = downsize.* reducir de tamaño = reduce in + size.* reducir el esfuerzo = reduce + effort.* reducir el impacto = minimise + impact.* reducir el papeleo = slash + red tape.* reducir el precio = reduce + price, cut + price.* reducir el presupuesto = cut + monies from + budget.* reducir el riesgo = reduce + risk.* reducir el tamaño = reduce + size.* reducir el tiempo = cut down + time.* reducir el valor = reduce + value.* reducir gastos = cut + costs, cut + spending, make + economies, make + cuts, reduce + costs.* reducir gradualmente = scale down.* reducir la burocracia = slash + red tape.* reducir la posibilidad = minimise + possibility.* reducir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.* reducir las diferencias = bridge + the gap, bridge + the divide, bridge + the chasm, bridge + the gulf, close + the gap.* reducir las diferencias entre... y = narrow + the gap between... and.* reducir las distancias = reduce + distance, close + the gap.* reducir las posibilidades de = narrow + the vision of.* reducir los beneficios = cut + profit.* reducir los impuestos = cut + taxes.* reducir pérdidas = cut down + losses, cut + losses.* reducir progresivamente = phase out.* reducirse a = boil down to, come down to.* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.* reducir una limitación = push + limits (further and further back).* reducir una palabra a su raíz = stem.* reducir un obstáculo = lower + barrier.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <gastos/costos> to cut, reduce; <velocidad/producción/consumo> to reducereducir al mínimo los riesgos — to minimize o to reduce the risks to a minimum
le redujeron la pena — they shortened o reduced his sentence
reducir algo a su mínima expresión — (Mat) to reduce something to its simplest form
b) <fotocopia/fotografía> to reduce2)a) ( transformar)reducir algo A algo: reducir los gramos a milígramos to convert the grams to milligrams; quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes; mis ilusiones quedaron reducidas a la nada — my dreams came to nothing
b) (Quím) to reducec) (AmS) < objeto robado> to receive, fence (colloq)4) <fractura/hernia> to set, reduce (tech)2.reducir vi1) (Coc) to reduce, boil down2) (Auto) to shift into a lower gear3.reducirse v pronreducirse A algo: todo se reduce a tener tacto it all comes down to being tactful; todo se redujo a un paseo por el río — in the end it was just a walk by the river
* * *= abridge, compress, contract, curtail, erode, gut, narrow, prune, reduce, shorten, stifle, lower, cut back (on), cut, cut down (on), deplete, lessen, pare down, keep down + Nombre, retrench, narrow down, whittle (away/down/at), slim down, slow down, slow up, taper, wind + Nombre + down, cut + Nombre + short, scale back, downgrade [down-grade], shave off, shrink, mark + Nombre + down.Ex: Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.
Ex: A library of a million volumes could be compressed into one end of a desk.Ex: In the face of emergencies, breadth of vision tends to contract, narrowing the range of responses.Ex: The imposition of fee-based services may radically curtail the breadth of resources available to library users where historically information has been offered freely.Ex: These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.Ex: Prices of European produced scientific, technical and medical serials continue to gut US research libraries.Ex: Hierarchical relationships must be indicated in order that the users may broaden or narrow the search parameters.Ex: More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.Ex: The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.Ex: If there are holds on the title, the loan period is shortened to 14 days.Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.Ex: When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.Ex: But higher education, which expanded between 1959 and 1979 from 164,000 to 519,600 students in full-time higher education, has also been cutting back on purchases.Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex: Abstracts cut down considerably on legwork in hunting for information.Ex: This intermediate grade would equate with the senior library assistant, a category much depleted in UK academic librarianship.Ex: Two possible solutions are possible: (1) to lessen the frequency of production, or (2) to reduce the amount of detail in the entries.Ex: He said again that we should pare it down to something much more in line with his figures.Ex: Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.Ex: In the face of overpublishing and growing scepticism, this once booming area is now retrenching and broadening its coverage = En vista del exceso de publicaciones y del creciente escepticismo, este área que una vez estuvo en auge ahora ha venido a menos.Ex: By specifying the fields to be searched, the user can narrow down the search in a very convenient way.Ex: However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.Ex: The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.Ex: However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.Ex: Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.Ex: The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.Ex: Not the least of the ironies of this venture is that going ahead with it is as full of hazard as winding it down abruptly.Ex: May I just cut you short, because I've discussed this problem with Peter Jacobs just this week.Ex: He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.Ex: The opposite of the 'halo effect' -- downgrading someone you dislike but whose work is good -- is also an error.Ex: You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.Ex: The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.Ex: They have just marked down all summer handbags to 50 percent off.* que reduce el estrés = stress-reducing.* reducir a cero = reduce to + nil.* reducir a la mitad = halve, cut in + half, halve, reduce by + half.* reducir a la nada = reduce to + nil.* reducir al mínimo = minimise [minimize, -USA], reduce to + a minimum, cut down to + a minimum, keep to + a (bare) minimum, cut to + the bone.* reducir a lo mínimo = cut to + the bone.* reducir a miniatura = miniaturise [miniaturize, -USA].* reducir costes = reduce + costs.* reducir de plantilla = downsize.* reducir de tamaño = reduce in + size.* reducir el esfuerzo = reduce + effort.* reducir el impacto = minimise + impact.* reducir el papeleo = slash + red tape.* reducir el precio = reduce + price, cut + price.* reducir el presupuesto = cut + monies from + budget.* reducir el riesgo = reduce + risk.* reducir el tamaño = reduce + size.* reducir el tiempo = cut down + time.* reducir el valor = reduce + value.* reducir gastos = cut + costs, cut + spending, make + economies, make + cuts, reduce + costs.* reducir gradualmente = scale down.* reducir la burocracia = slash + red tape.* reducir la posibilidad = minimise + possibility.* reducir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.* reducir las diferencias = bridge + the gap, bridge + the divide, bridge + the chasm, bridge + the gulf, close + the gap.* reducir las diferencias entre... y = narrow + the gap between... and.* reducir las distancias = reduce + distance, close + the gap.* reducir las posibilidades de = narrow + the vision of.* reducir los beneficios = cut + profit.* reducir los impuestos = cut + taxes.* reducir pérdidas = cut down + losses, cut + losses.* reducir progresivamente = phase out.* reducirse a = boil down to, come down to.* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.* reducir una limitación = push + limits (further and further back).* reducir una palabra a su raíz = stem.* reducir un obstáculo = lower + barrier.* * *reducir [I6 ]vtA1 ‹gastos/costos› to cut, cut down on, reduce; ‹velocidad› to reduce; ‹producción/consumo› to reducehemos reducido el número de casos we have brought down o reduced the number of casesredujeron el número de plazas they cut the number of places o the number of places was reducedhan prometido reducir los impuestos they have promised to cut o reduce taxescon esto se intenta reducir al mínimo el riesgo de infección this is intended to minimize o to reduce to a minimum the risk of infectionejercicios para reducir (la) cintura exercises to reduce your waistlinereducir algo A algo to reduce sth TO sthhan reducido el texto a 50 páginas they have shortened o reduced the text to fifty pagesle han reducido la pena a dos años they have commuted o shortened o reduced his sentence to two yearsla población quedó reducida a la mitad the population was reduced to half of its former sizereducir algo a su mínima expresión ( Mat) to reduce sth to its simplest expression o formel suéter quedó reducido a su mínima expresión ( hum); the sweater shrank to nothingreducir algo EN algo to reduce sth BY sthpretenden reducir el gasto en cinco millones they aim to reduce costs by five million2 ‹fotocopia/fotografía› to reduceB1 (transformar) reducir algo A algo:reducir los gramos a miligramos to convert the grams to milligramsreducir quebrados a un mínimo común denominador to reduce fractions to their lowest common denominatorquedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashestodas sus ilusiones quedaron reducidas a la nada all his dreams were shattered2 ( Quím) to reduceC (dominar, someter) ‹enemigo/rebeldes› to subdue; ‹ladrón› to overpowerreducir a un pueblo a la esclavitud to reduce a people to slaveryD ‹fractura/hernia› to set, reduce ( tech)E (CS) ‹cadáver/restos mortales› to exhume ( for reburial in a niche or smaller coffin)■ reducirviA ( Coc) to reduce, boil downdejar reducir la salsa leave the sauce to boil down o reducereducirse A algo:todo se reduce a saber interpretar las cifras it all comes down to knowing how to interpret the figurestodo se redujo a una visita a la catedral y un paseo por el río in the end it was just a visit to the cathedral and a walk along the river* * *
reducir ( conjugate reducir) verbo transitivo
1
‹velocidad/producción/consumo› to reduce;
reducir algo A algo to reduce sth to sth;
reducir algo EN algo to reduce sth by sth
2a) ( transformar):
quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes
3 ( dominar) ‹enemigo/rebeldes› to subdue;
‹ ladrón› to overpower
reducirse verbo pronominal:
reducir
I verbo transitivo
1 (disminuir) to reduce
reducir algo en algo, to reduce sthg by sthg
(gastos, consumo, etc) to cut (down), minimize
2 (convertir, transformar) to reduce: el incendio redujo el bosque a cenizas, the fire reduced the wood to ashes
3 (subyugar) to subdue
II vi Auto to change down, US to downshift
' reducir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bajar
- ceniza
- encaminada
- encaminado
- moler
- disminuir
- minimizar
- mínimo
- mira
English:
administrative
- austerity
- ax
- axe
- change down
- corner
- curtail
- cut
- cut back
- cut down
- decrease
- deficit
- deplenish
- deplete
- depress
- downsize
- effective
- halve
- lighten
- lower
- narrow down
- prune
- pulp
- rate
- receive
- reduce
- retrench
- scale down
- shorten
- slow
- wind down
- bring
- cost
- deaden
- decelerate
- diminish
- discount
- get
- lessen
- loss
- minimize
- over
- pare
- scale
- slacken
- traffic
- whittle
- wind
* * *♦ vt1. [disminuir] to reduce;[gastos, costes, impuestos, plantilla] to cut; [producción] to cut (back on);nos han reducido el sueldo our salary has been cut;reduzca la velocidad [en letrero] reduce speed now;reducir algo a algo to reduce sth to sth;el edificio quedó reducido a escombros the building was reduced to a pile of rubble;reducir algo al mínimo to reduce sth to a minimum;tú todo lo reduces a tener dinero the only thing you care about is money;reducir a la mínima expresión to cut down to the bare minimum2. [fotocopia] to reduce3. [someter] [país, ciudad] to suppress, to subdue;[atracador, ladrón, sublevados] to overpower6. Quím to reduce8. Andes, RP [objetos robados] to receive, to fence9. RP [cadáver] to exhume [for reburial in smaller container]♦ vireduce a tercera change down into third (gear)* * *v/t1 reduce (a to); gastos cut;reducir personal cut jobs, reduce staff numbers;reducir la marcha AUTO downshift, shift into a lower gear2 MIL overcome* * *reducir {61} vt1) disminuir: to reduce, to decrease, to cut2) : to subdue3) : to boil down* * *reducir vb to reduce -
49 tallar
m.coppice, small wood, thicket, copse.v.1 to carve (esculpir) (madera, piedra).El joyero grabó el anillo The jeweller engraved the ring.2 to measure (the height of).3 to scrub (limpiar). (Mexican Spanish)* * *2 (medir) to measure the height of3 (valorar) to value, appraise4 (en naipes) to deal* * *verb1) to carve2) cut* * *I1. VT1) [+ madera] to carve, work; [+ piedra] to sculpt; [+ diamante] to cut; [+ metal] to engrave2) [+ persona] to measure (the height of)3) (Naipes) to deal2.VI (Naipes) to deal, be banker3.See:II *1. VT1) And (=fastidiar) to bother, annoy2) And (=azotar) to beat2.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < madera> to carve; <escultura/mármol> to sculpt; < piedras preciosas> to cut2) (Esp) < reclutas> to measure ( and kit out)3) (Méx)a) ( para limpiar) to scrubb) ( para aliviar) to rub2. 3.tallarse v pron1) (Méx) ( para limpiarse) to scrub oneself; ( para aliviar) to rub oneself2) (Méx fam) ( batallar mucho) to work one's butt off (AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out (BrE colloq)* * *= carve, cut, carve out, hew, chisel.Ex. What the presidency needs is a job description; not one carved in a tablet of stone and certainly not one which would form all future presidents in the same sanitised mould.Ex. Fraktur, cut with a contrived formality that belied its cursive origins, became the most successful of all the gothic types, surviving as a book face in Germany until the mid twentieth century.Ex. In consequence, deafened people have to carve out a sense of identity by developing associations & communicative strategies.Ex. Oak was shaped by splitting with wooden wedges, and by hewing with axes or adzes.Ex. It was a huge space with hundreds of workers, some digging ditches, some mixing cement, some laying bricks and one chiseling a piece of marble into a statue.----* tallar con una navaja = whittle.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < madera> to carve; <escultura/mármol> to sculpt; < piedras preciosas> to cut2) (Esp) < reclutas> to measure ( and kit out)3) (Méx)a) ( para limpiar) to scrubb) ( para aliviar) to rub2. 3.tallarse v pron1) (Méx) ( para limpiarse) to scrub oneself; ( para aliviar) to rub oneself2) (Méx fam) ( batallar mucho) to work one's butt off (AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out (BrE colloq)* * *= carve, cut, carve out, hew, chisel.Ex: What the presidency needs is a job description; not one carved in a tablet of stone and certainly not one which would form all future presidents in the same sanitised mould.
Ex: Fraktur, cut with a contrived formality that belied its cursive origins, became the most successful of all the gothic types, surviving as a book face in Germany until the mid twentieth century.Ex: In consequence, deafened people have to carve out a sense of identity by developing associations & communicative strategies.Ex: Oak was shaped by splitting with wooden wedges, and by hewing with axes or adzes.Ex: It was a huge space with hundreds of workers, some digging ditches, some mixing cement, some laying bricks and one chiseling a piece of marble into a statue.* tallar con una navaja = whittle.* * *tallar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹madera› to carveuna cruz tallada en madera a cross carved in wood2 ‹escultura/figura/mármol› to sculpt3 ‹piedras preciosas› to cutun florero de cristal tallado a cut-glass vaseB ‹reclutas› to measure ( and kit out)C ( Méx)1 (para limpiar) to scrub2 (para aliviar) to rub■ tallarvi( Col) «zapatos» (+ me/te/le etc) to be too tightestas botas me tallan these boots are too tight for me, these boots are pinching me■ tallarseno te talles los ojos don't rub your eyesB ( Méx fam) (batallar mucho) to work one's butt off ( AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out ( BrE colloq)* * *
tallar ( conjugate tallar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ madera› to carve;
‹escultura/mármol› to sculpt;
‹ piedras preciosas› to cut
2 (Méx)
verbo intransitivo (Col) [ zapatos] to be too tight
tallarse verbo pronominal (Méx)
‹ ojos› to rub
tallar verbo transitivo
1 (dar forma, esculpir) to sculpt
(piedras preciosas) to cut
(la madera) to carve
(el metal) to engrave
2 (medir a una persona) to measure the height of
' tallar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
talla
English:
carve
- chisel
- cut
- shape
- scrub
- uncut
- whittle
* * *♦ vt1. [esculpir] [madera] to carve;[piedra] to sculpt, to carve; [metal] to sculpt; [piedra preciosa] to cut;talló un corazón en el árbol he carved a heart in the tree trunk2. [medir] to measure (the height of)* * *v/t2 Méxrub; al lavarse scrub* * *tallar vt1) : to sculpt, to carve2) : to measure (someone's height)3) : to deal (cards)* * *tallar vb (esculpir) to carve -
50 bozmak
v. undo, break, unmake, break down, upset, put out of action, vitiate, damage, whittle away, disorder, whittle down, disrupt, whittle off, adulterate, discomfit, ruin, spoil, corrupt, violate, wreck, cash, change, exchange, put to shame, disappoint* * *spoil -
51 yavaş yavaş azaltmak
v. whittle away, whittle down, whittle off -
52 rogner
rogner [ʀɔɲe]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verba. [+ ongle, page, plaque] to trimb. rogner sur [+ dépense, prix, salaires] to cut back on* * *ʀɔɲe1) ( couper les bords de) to trim [bâton, angle]; to clip [griffes, ongles]rogner les ailes à quelqu'un — fig to clip somebody's wings
2) ( prélever)rogner sur — to cut down ou back on something [budget]; to whittle away [économies]
3) ( découper) to trim [feuille]* * *ʀɔɲe vt1) (= couper) to trim2) fig (= diminuer) to whittle down* * *rogner verb table: aimer vtr1 ( couper les bords de) to trim [bâton, angle]; to clip [griffes]; to clip, to trim [ongles]; rogner les ailes à qn fig to clip sb's wings;[rɔɲe] verbe transitif1. [couper - métal] to pare, to clip ; [ - cuir] to pare, to trim ; [ - papier] to trim ; [ - livre] to guillotine, to trim2. [réduire - budget, salaire] to cut (back)rogner sur to cut back ou down onrogner sur la nourriture to cut back ou to skimp on food————————[rɔɲe] verbe intransitif(familier) [être en colère] to be hopping mad -
53 изтънявам
1. изтъня make thin/thinner(чрез дялане) whittle downизтънявам се grow/become thin/thinner, thin out(ставам заострен) taper (off)2. изтънея become/get thin; become/get slim(отслабвам) lose flesh, waste away(за предмет) wear thinсъвсем съм изтънял be broke, be on the rocks* * *изтъня̀вам,——————гл. become/get thin; become/get slim; ( отслабвам) lose flesh, waste away; (за предмет) wear thin; • съвсем съм изтънял be broke, be on the rocks.* * *diminish; thin{Tin}; thin away* * *1. (за предмет) wear thin 2. (отслабвам) lose flesh, waste away 3. (ставам заострен) taper (off) 4. (чрез дялане) whittle down 5. 1, изтъня make thin/thinner 6. 2, изтънея become/get thin;become/ get slim 7. ИЗТЪНЯВАМ се grow/become thin/thinner, thin out 8. съвсем съм изтънял be broke, be on the rocks -
54 намалявам
1. намалея decrease, diminish, grow/become smaller, lessen, contract, be on the decrease; dwindle(за болка, сили, вятър) abate(за вода-на река, езеро) lower, sink(след наводнение) subside(за луна) wane, be on the wane(за приходи, посещение и пр.) drop away(за интерес) wane, languish(за дъжд) let up, diminish(за вятър) go down(за температура) go down(за умора) drop away(за аудитория) drop off, fall off, drop away(за клиенти) drop off(за производство, търсене, популярност, абонати) fall off(за дните есен) become/grow shorter, draw inреките са намалели от лятната жега summer has shrunk the streamsпровизиите ни са много намалели we are running out/short of provisionsраждаемостта е намаляла много the birth rate is very much downпроизводството на ориз е намаляло rice production is downпродажбата на книги намаля book sales droppedнаселението намаля от войната и болестите war and disease thinned down the populationклиентелата на лекаря намаля the doctor's practice has dropped off2. намаля decrease, diminish, lessen, reduce; modify(изисквания) reduce(напрежение) ease, lessen, reduceел. kill(разходи) cut down. put down, pare away, pare down, draw in(цени) cut, reduce, lower(радио) tone down(надници, заплати) cut down, put down, whittle down(светлина) dim(фитил на лампа) turn down(храна-за отслабване и пр.) cut down on(вина и пр.) palliate, extenuate(болка) abate, alleviateнамалявам скоростта slow down, ease upнамалявам хода/крачката slacken up, ease upнамалявам теглото си lose weight, get o.'s weight downнамалявам фаровете (на автомобил) dip the headlightsще трябва да намаля разходите си I'll have to draw in my expenditure, I'll have to draw in, I'll have to pull inнамалявам работното време shorten working hoursнамалени цени reduced pricesмагазин с намалени цени a discount shop/storeтя си намалява годините she makes herself out younger than she isтой започна да намалява посещенията си he began to drop off in his visitsтова намалява удоволствието ми that takes the edge off my enjoymentсъдията намали присъдата му от десет на пет години the judge commuted his sentence from ten years to fiveтой искаше 20 лири, но после намали на 10 he wanted J 20, but then knocked his price down to J 103. намалявам косата на някого trim s.o.'s hair, take s.o.'s hair offнамалете косата ми малко (повече) отгоре/отстрани take a bit (more) off the top/sides* * *намаля̀вам,гл. decrease, diminish, grow/become smaller, lessen, contract, be on the decrease; dwindle; (за болка, сили, вятър) abate, let up, ease off; (за вода на река, езеро) lower, sink; ( след наводнение) subside; (за луна) wane, be on the wane; (за приходи, посещение и пр.) drop away; (за интерес) wane, languish; (за дъжд) let up, diminish; (за вятър) go down; (за температура) go down; (за умора) drop away; (за аудитория) drop off, fall off, drop away; (за клиенти) drop off; (за производство, търсене, популярност, абонати) fall off; (за дните есен) become/grow shorter, draw in; (за цени, опасност и пр.) recede; населението намаля от войната и болестите war and disease thinned down the population; провизиите ни са много намалели we are running out/short of provisions; продажбата на книги намаля book sales dropped; производството на ориз е намаляло rice production is down; раждаемостта е намаляла много the birth rate is very much down; разстоянието между бегачите намалява the distance between the runners is closing; реките са намалели от лятната жега summer has shrunk the streams.——————гл. decrease, diminish, lessen, reduce; modify; downsize; ( изисквания) reduce; ( напрежение) ease, lessen, reduce; ел. kill; ( разходи) cut down, put down, pare away, pare down, curb, draw in; ( цени) cut, reduce, lower, knock off; ( радио) turn/tone down; ( надници, заплати) cut down, put down, whittle down; ( светлина) dim; ( фитил на лампа) turn down; ( храна за отслабване и пр.) cut down on; ( вина и пр.) palliate, extenuate; ( болка) ease, relieve, abate, alleviate; магазин с намалени цени a discount shop/store; \намалявам загубите mitigate the loss; \намалявам косата на някого trim s.o.’s hair, take s.o.’s hair off; \намалявам работното време shorten working hours; \намалявам скоростта slow down, ease up; \намалявам теглото си lose weight, get o.’s weight down; \намалявам фаровете (на автомобил) dip the headlights; \намалявам хода/крачката slacken up, ease up; съдията намали присъдата му от десет на пет години the judge commuted his sentence from ten years to five; това намалява удоволствието ми that takes the edge off my enjoyment; той започна да намалява посещенията си he began to drop off in his visits; той искаше 50 лири, но после намали на 45 he wanted 50 pounds, but then knocked his price down to 45, ( понеже аз го накарах) at first he asked 50 pounds but I beat him down to 45; тя намалява годините си she makes herself out younger than she is.* * *mark down (цената); аbate (за болка, сили, вятър); abridge; curtail; decrease; detract{di'trEkt}; diminish; ease down; extenuate; limit{'limit}; lower; minify; minimize; ooze{u;z}; palliate; rebate{ri'beit}; reduce; slacken{'slEkn}; slash (данъци); wane* * *1. (болка) abate, alleviate 2. (вина и пр.) palliate, extenuate 3. (за аудитория) drop off, fall off, drop away 4. (за болка, сили, вятър) abate 5. (за вода - на река, езеро) lower, sink 6. (за вятър) go down 7. (за дните есен) become/grow shorter, draw in 8. (за дъжд) let up, diminish 9. (за интерес) wane, languish 10. (за клиенти) drop off 11. (за луна) wane, be on the wane 12. (за приходи, посещение и пр.) drop away 13. (за производство, търсене, nonyлярност, абонати) fall off 14. (за температура) go down 15. (за умора) drop away 16. (изисквания) reduce 17. (надници, заплати) cut down, put down, whittle down 18. (напрежение) ease, lessen, reduce 19. (радио) tone down 20. (разходи) cut down. put down, pare away, pare down, draw in 21. (светлина) dim 22. (след наводнение) subside 23. (фитил на лампа) turn down 24. (храна -за отслабване и пр.) cut down on 25. (цени) cut, reduce, lower 26. 1, намалея decrease, diminish, grow/become smaller, lessen, contract, be on the decrease;dwindle 27. 2, намаля decrease, diminish, lessen, reduce;modify 28. 3 лири, но после намали на 29. 4 he wanted Ј 30. 5, but then knocked his price down to Ј 31. 6, (понеже аз го накарах) at first he asked Ј 32. 7 but I beat him down to Ј 33. 8; НАМАЛЯВАМ косата на някого trim s.o.'s hair, take s.o.'s hair off 34. НАМАЛЯВАМ работното време shorten working hours 35. НАМАЛЯВАМ скоростта slow down, ease up 36. НАМАЛЯВАМ теглото си lose weight, get o.'s weight down 37. НАМАЛЯВАМ фаровете (на автомобил) dip the headlights 38. НАМАЛЯВАМ хода/крачката slacken up, ease up 39. ел. kill 40. клиентелата на лекаря намаля the doctor's practice has dropped off 41. магазин с намалени цени а discount shop/store 42. намалени цени reduced prices 43. намалете косата ми малко (повече) отгоре/отстрани take a bit (more) off the top/sides 44. населението намаля от войната и болестите war and disease thinned down the population 45. провизиите ни са много намалели we are running out/short of provisions 46. продажбата на книги намаля book sales dropped 47. производството на ориз е намаляло rice production is down 48. раждаемостта е намаляла много the birth rate is very much down 49. реките са намалели от лятната жега summer has shrunk the streams 50. съдията намали присъдата му от десет на пет години the judge commuted his sentence from ten years to five 51. това намалява удоволствието ми that takes the edge off my enjoyment 52. той започна да намалява посещенията си he began to drop off in his visits 53. той искаше 54. тя си намалява годините she makes herself out younger than she is 55. ще трябва да намаля разходите си I'll have to draw in my expenditure, I'll have to draw in, I'll have to pull in -
55 обкромсать
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56 сточить
1) General subject: grind down, whittle away, whittle down2) Engineering: grind away -
57 beschneiden
beschneiden v GEN truncate, cut back (on) (Rechte); cut, whittle down, pare down, trim (Kosten); prune (Ausgaben)* * *v < Geschäft> Rechte truncate, cut back (on), Kosten cut, whittle down, pare down, trim, Ausgaben prune* * *beschneiden
(Ausgaben) to curtail, to scale down, to cut, to make cuts in;
• jds. Einkommen beschneiden to dock s. one’s income;
• jds. Monatswechsel beschneiden to cut down s. one’s monthly allowance;
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58 beschneiden
v/t (unreg.)2. fig. (kürzen) trim, cut (down); (Gehalt) cut; (Betrieb etc.) pare down, whittle down; jemandes Rechte beschneiden restrict ( oder curtail) s.o.’s rights; jemanden in seiner Freiheit beschneiden restrict ( oder curb) s.o.’s freedom3. MED. und rituell: circumcise; Flügel* * *(medizinisch) to circumcise;(stutzen) to prune; to clip; to cut back; to trim; to lop* * *be|schnei|den ptp beschni\#tten [bə'ʃnɪtn]vt irreg1) (= zurechtschneiden, stutzen) to trim; Sträucher, Reben to prune; Bäume to prune, to trim, to lop; Flügel to clip2) (MED, REL) to circumcise3) (fig = beschränken) Rechte, Ansprüche to cut back, to curtail* * *1) (to remove the foreskin (of a man).) circumcise* * *be·schnei·den *▪ etw \beschneiden to cut [or trim] sth; (stutzen) to clip sth; HORT to prune sth; TYPO, VERLAG to cut sth; Bild to crop sth2. MED, REL▪ jdn \beschneiden to circumcise sb▪ etw \beschneiden to curtail [or curb] sthWirtschaftshilfe \beschneiden to cut [or form curtail] economic aidEinkommen \beschneiden to cut [or reduce] income* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) cut, trim, clip < hedge>; prune, cut back < bush>; cut back < tree>; clip < bird's wings>2) (Med., Rel.) circumcise* * *beschneiden v/t (irr)jemandes Rechte beschneiden restrict ( oder curtail) sb’s rights;jemanden in seiner Freiheit beschneiden restrict ( oder curb) sb’s freedom* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) cut, trim, clip < hedge>; prune, cut back < bush>; cut back < tree>; clip < bird's wings>2) (Med., Rel.) circumcise* * *n.trimming n. -
59 strugać
(-am, -asz); vtstrugać wariata — pot to play dumb (pot)
strugać ważniaka — pot to put on airs
* * *ipf.1. ( nożem) whittle.2. (= heblować) plane.3. (ołówek, kredkę) point, sharpen.4. ( rzeźbić) carve; strugać wariata act l. play the fool; strugać ważniaka be too big for one's boots.5. dial. (= obierać warzywa) scrape, peel.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > strugać
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60 cascar
v.1 to crack.cascar un huevo to crack an egg2 to damage, to harm (informal). (peninsular Spanish)3 to make croaky (informal) (la voz).4 to thump (informal) (pegar).5 to witter on (informal) (hablar). (peninsular Spanish)6 to hit, to bop.* * *1 (romper) to crack1 (romperse) to crack2 (la voz) to become harsh, become hoarse\cascársela tabú to wank, US jerk off* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=romper) [+ nuez] to crack; [+ huevo] to break, crack; [+ taza, plato] to chip2) * (=pegar)cuando se entere tu padre, te casca — when your father finds out, he'll thump you o give you a bashing *
cuando se pelea con sus amigos, siempre le cascan — when he fights with his friends they always give him a bashing *
3) * (=poner)me cascaron una multa por aparcar mal — I was landed with o slapped with a fine for parking in the wrong place *
4) (=chivar) to squeal *, tell *5)- cascarla2.VI * (=charlar) to chatter, natter *3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <nuez/huevo> to crack; < taza> to chip2) (fam) to knock... about3) (Esp fam) <multa/pena>me cascaron una multa de 5.000 pesetas — I got a 5,000 peseta fine
2.cascarla — (fam) to peg out (colloq), to kick the bucket (colloq)
cascar vi1) (Esp fam) ( charlar) to chat2) (Chi fam) ( huir) to run away3.cascarse v pronb) ( pegarse) (recípr)c) (Esp fam) ( estropearse) to break* * *= crack, whittle on about, shoot + the breeze, shoot + the bull.Ex. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.Ex. And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.Ex. While they eat, they shoot the breeze, telling tall tales and talking about the guy who just left.Ex. I wish him well in his retirement, he always seemed like the kind of guy you could talk sports with or just shoot the bull.----* cascársela = jerk + Reflexivo + off, wank.* estar a punto de cascarlas = be on + Posesivo + last legs.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <nuez/huevo> to crack; < taza> to chip2) (fam) to knock... about3) (Esp fam) <multa/pena>me cascaron una multa de 5.000 pesetas — I got a 5,000 peseta fine
2.cascarla — (fam) to peg out (colloq), to kick the bucket (colloq)
cascar vi1) (Esp fam) ( charlar) to chat2) (Chi fam) ( huir) to run away3.cascarse v pronb) ( pegarse) (recípr)c) (Esp fam) ( estropearse) to break* * *= crack, whittle on about, shoot + the breeze, shoot + the bull.Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.
Ex: And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.Ex: While they eat, they shoot the breeze, telling tall tales and talking about the guy who just left.Ex: I wish him well in his retirement, he always seemed like the kind of guy you could talk sports with or just shoot the bull.* cascársela = jerk + Reflexivo + off, wank.* estar a punto de cascarlas = be on + Posesivo + last legs.* * *cascar [A2 ]vtA ‹nuez/huevo› to crack; ‹taza› to chipC( Esp fam) ‹multa/pena› me cascaron una multa de 30 euros I got a 30 euro fine, they hit me with a 30 euro fine ( colloq)le cascaron cinco años en chirona they gave him five years, he got five years ( colloq)■ cascarvi■ cascarse1 «huevo» to crack; «taza» to chip* * *
cascar ( conjugate cascar) verbo transitivo ‹nuez/huevo› to crack;
‹ taza› to chip
cascarse verbo pronominal [ huevo] to crack;
[ taza] to chip
cascar
I verbo transitivo
1 (romper) to crack
2 fam (pegar) to hit: el otro día le cascaron, he was beaten up the other day
II verbo intransitivo familiar
1 (charlar) to chat away, gab
(hablar mucho) to talk non-stop
2 (morir, palmar) to kick the bucket, snuff it
' cascar' also found in these entries:
English:
crack
- chip
* * *♦ vt1. [romper] to crack;cascar un huevo to crack an eggEsp Vulgcomo no te calles, te casco una hostia if you don't shut up, I'll smash your face in♦ viEsp Fam2. [morir] to kick the bucket* * *I v/t1 crack; algo quebradizo break2 fig famwhack fam3:cascarla peg out fam II v/i famchat* * *cascar {72} vt: to crack (a shell)
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