Reduce in spanish
Reducir
pronunciation: reduθiɹ̩ part of speech: verb
pronunciation: reduθiɹ̩ part of speech: verb
In gestures
reduce = reducir, disminuir, limitar, atenuar, mermar.
Example: The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.more:
» reduce by + half = reducir a la mitad.
Example: Their aims is to reduce by half the proportion of people who suffer from hunger.» reduce + costs = reducir costes, reducir gastos, disminuir costes, disminuir gastos.
Example: The use of new printing technologies has helped to reduce costs.» reduce + effort = reducir el esfuerzo.
Example: The authors examined whether Machiavellianism moderates the use of sandbagging -- a manipulative strategy in which people display low ability to induce an opponent to reduce effort or lower his or her guard.» reduce in + size = reducir de tamaño, disminuir de tamaño.
Example: Microfiche is a flat piece of transparent film containing images greatly reduced in size.» reduce + Nombre + to matchwood = reducir a astillas. hacer astillas.
Example: Cyclonic wind reduces whole towns to matchwood, killing and injuring thousands, and causing almost incalculable damage.» reduce + Nombre + to nil = reducir a cero, reducir a la nada.
Example: During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by 'obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.» reduce + Nombre + to tears = hacer llorar, hacer que + Pronombre + saltar + las lágrimas.
Example: Teachers can reduce a child to tears by picking them out in an assembly and giving her a dressing down in front of the whole school.» reduce + Posesivo + risk = disminuir el riesgo, reducir el riesgo.
Example: Perhaps the 2 most important factors in capitalising on opportunities and reducing risks in the acquisition of information companies is the application of a careful screening procedure = Quizás los dos factores más importantes para aprovechar oportunidades y reducir riesgos en la adquisición de empresas dedicadas a la información es la aplicación de un procedimiento cuidadoso de selección.» reduce + Posesivo + sentence = reducir la condena, reducir la sentencia.
Example: The court reduced his sentence slightly because he had voluntarily given information about his offences and thus helped to clear up the crime.» reduce + the chances = reducir la probabilidad, disminuir la probabilidad.
Example: This article suggests the steps that libraries might take during periods of instability to reduce their chances of being injured by a vendor that fails.» reduce + the distance = reducir las distancias.
Example: One simple way to reduce the distance between the user and the librarian is to provide nameplates introducing the librarian(s) on duty.» reduce + the price = reducir el precio.
Example: The author urges publishers to reduce prices and review the rationale behind their structuring of book prices.» reduce + the size = reducir el tamaño.
Example: Technical advances since that time have helped to reduce the size and the cost and to improve the quality of micro-images.» reduce + the value = reducir el valor.
Example: Owners of rare and valuable books face a special dilemma -- identification marks can be disfigurements and actually reduce the value of the books.» reduce to + a minimum = reducir al mínimo.
Example: Because not all files need to be reorganized at once, but only those which are very full, the time required for this procedure is reduced to a minimum.