Reducir in english
Reduce
pronunciation: rədus part of speech: verb
pronunciation: rədus part of speech: verb
In gestures
reducir = 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 ; slash ; top-slice ; bring down.
Example: Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.Example: A library of a million volumes could be compressed into one end of a desk.Example: In the face of emergencies, breadth of vision tends to contract, narrowing the range of responses.Example: The imposition of fee-based services may radically curtail the breadth of resources available to library users where historically information has been offered freely.Example: These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.Example: Prices of European produced scientific, technical and medical serials continue to gut US research libraries.Example: Hierarchical relationships must be indicated in order that the users may broaden or narrow the search parameters.Example: More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.Example: The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.Example: If there are holds on the title, the loan period is shortened to 14 days.Example: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.Example: When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.Example: 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.Example: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Example: Abstracts cut down considerably on legwork in hunting for information.Example: This intermediate grade would equate with the senior library assistant, a category much depleted in UK academic librarianship.Example: Two possible solutions are possible: (1) to lessen the frequency of production, or (2) to reduce the amount of detail in the entries.Example: He said again that we should pare it down to something much more in line with his figures.Example: 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.Example: In the face of overpublishing and growing scepticism, this once booming area is now retrenching and broadening its coverage = In the face of overpublishing and growing scepticism, this once booming area is now retrenching and broadening its coverage.Example: The two countries have kept open the political and military channels and are trying to narrow down differences.Example: However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.Example: 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.Example: 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.Example: Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.Example: The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.Example: 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.Example: May I just cut you short, because I've discussed this problem with Peter Jacobs just this week.Example: He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.Example: The opposite of the 'halo effect' -- downgrading someone you dislike but whose work is good -- is also an error.Example: You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.Example: The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.Example: They have just marked down all summer handbags to 50 percent off.Example: Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).Example: This week thousands of us worked together to persuade the government not to top-slice the licence fee from the BBC funding.Example: Is it true that rubbing alcohol helps bring down a child's fever?.more:
» alternativas + reducirse a = choices + come down to .
Example: If following your heart's desire seems crazy but not following it is becoming more and more difficult, your choices come down to taking a leap of faith or living with the regret of never having tried.» persona u organismo que recorta presupuestos o ayuda a reducir gasto = cost-cutter .
Example: NGOs play an important role in civil society; they are its legislative assistants, innovators, cost-cutters and watchdogs.» posibilidades + reducirse a = choices + come down to .
Example: If following your heart's desire seems crazy but not following it is becoming more and more difficult, your choices come down to taking a leap of faith or living with the regret of never having tried.» que reduce el estrés = stress-reducing .
Example: This article briefly reviews some of the research on stress and links this back to assertiveness -- standing up for one's rights without violating the rights of others -- as a stress-reducing technique which might be applicable in the library situation.» reducir a astillas = reduce + Nombre + to matchwood .
Example: Cyclonic wind reduces whole towns to matchwood, killing and injuring thousands, and causing almost incalculable damage.» reducir a cenizas = burn + Nombre + to the ground ; burn + Nombre + to (a) cinder(s) ; burn + Nombre + to ashes ; burn + Nombre + down .
Example: I don't really understand how someone could put so much work into something only to burn it to the ground. Example: Then we just had to cross our fingers, because if a disease like foulbrood happens to infect your hive, you have to burn it to cinders. Example: Then set it on fire and burn it to ashes. Example: I wish officials would have taken the necessary precautions to preserve it and protect it from the assholes who burned it down.» reducir a cero = reduce + Nombre + to nil .
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.» reducir a la mitad = halve ; cut + Nombre + in half ; halve ; reduce by + half ; halve + Posesivo + numbers .
Example: The author concludes that this technique almost halves the storage required with no loss of information. Example: The article 'Wages, hours, bookfunds take a dive' examines how some authorities are proposing cuts in wages to preserve services; others reducing bookfunds by as much as a quarter, or cutting their opening hours in half. Example: The author concludes that this technique almost halves the storage required with no loss of information. Example: Their aims is to reduce by half the proportion of people who suffer from hunger. Example: The hunting of primates for food and profit has halved their numbers in African rainforests.» reducir a la nada = reduce + Nombre + to nil .
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.» reducir al mínimo = minimise [minimize, -USA] ; reduce to + a minimum ; cut down to + a minimum ; keep to + a (bare) minimum ; cut to + the bone .
Example: Many of these problems can be minimised by restricting indexing to titles and abstracts. 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. Example: Often the material will be collected on cards or loose-leaf paper so that internal reorganization is quite an easy matter and re-writing is thereby cut down to a minimum. Example: Length is also a function of style and most abstracts, though avoiding clipped telegraphese, have certain stylistic features which help to keep wordage to a minimum. Example: Vulture numbers are cut to the bone.» reducir a lo básico = strip + Nombre + (down) to the bone .
Example: An unfortunate cow was then pushed into the water at which point the piranhas lived up to their reputation and promptly stripped it to the bone.» reducir a lo esencial = strip + Nombre + (down) to the bone .
Example: An unfortunate cow was then pushed into the water at which point the piranhas lived up to their reputation and promptly stripped it to the bone.» reducir a lo mínimo = cut to + the bone .
Example: Vulture numbers are cut to the bone.» reducir a miniatura = miniaturise [miniaturize, -USA] .
Example: Optical disc recording techniques are used to miniaturize and store print and nonprint images.» reducir costes = reduce + costs ; bring down + costs ; cut down + costs .
Example: The use of new printing technologies has helped to reduce costs. Example: The UK government is providing £6m to help bring down the costs of solar power. Example: Another way to cut down costs is by travelling off-season.» reducir de plantilla = downsize .
Example: The library is located in a city with a very large state mental hospital that has been sharply downsized in the trend towards de-institutionalisation.» reducir de tamaño = reduce in + size ; make + small(er) ; shrink in + size ; dwindle in + size .
Example: Microfiche is a flat piece of transparent film containing images greatly reduced in size. Example: She said that she loves her breasts and that it is not true that she wants to make them smaller to look better in her wedding dress. Example: The fact is that competition drives prices down and so grow bags have shrunk in size and the quality of the compost inside has become awful in many cases. Example: This has been the case with newspapers which suddenly find that their audiences are both growing older and dwindling in size and they are facing great difficulty appealing to the new electronic generation.» reducir distancias = gain on .
Example: In 2013, white wine production in Italy continued to gain on red wine, 53 percent for white to only 47 percent for red and rosé.» reducir el colesterol = lower + Posesivo + cholesterol .
Example: According to the study, the benefits of statins for lowering cholesterol far outweigh the risks.» reducir el dinero = slash + the money .
Example: This year the Government has slashed the money we receive by more than 14%, and we fear similar cuts in years to come.» reducir el esfuerzo = reduce + effort .
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.» reducir el impacto = minimise + impact .
Example: The author provides an overview of what can be done to minimize the impact of safety and security threats in libraries.» reducir el papeleo = slash + the red tape .
Example: And some way down the list of benefits was a rash promise to 'slash the red tape that hinders our trade with Europe -- and thereby safeguard the 2 1/2 million jobs involved'.» reducir el precio = reduce + the price ; cut + price .
Example: The author urges publishers to reduce prices and review the rationale behind their structuring of book prices. Example: Officials say the company's poor second quarter performance is due to cutting prices too low.» reducir el presupuesto = cut + monies from + the budget ; slash + the budget .
Example: This also allows funding agencies to place programs into perspective and to evaluate the effects of cutting monies from or adding monies to the budget. Example: Can the government reduce poverty while also slashing the budget?.» reducir el riesgo = reduce + Posesivo + risk ; cut + Posesivo + risk .
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. Example: Women who have been on the pill for 10 or more years cut their risk of ovarian cancer by about 45%.» reducir el ritmo = downshift .
Example: While claiming your dreams takes discipline and tenacity you need to downshift so you can persevere and enjoy the journey.» reducir el tamaño = reduce + the size .
Example: Technical advances since that time have helped to reduce the size and the cost and to improve the quality of micro-images.» reducir el tiempo = cut down + time ; slash + the time .
Example: Priority is awarded to projects aiming to cut down the lead time for exploiting newly discovered fields. Example: In four years Ford slashed the time required to build a car from more than 12 hours to just 93 minutes.» reducir el valor = reduce + the value .
Example: Owners of rare and valuable books face a special dilemma -- identification marks can be disfigurements and actually reduce the value of the books.» reducir gastos = cut + costs ; cut + spending ; make + economies ; make + cuts ; reduce + costs ; bring down + costs ; tighten + the purse strings ; cut down + costs .
Example: This information would be an extremely useful service to the traveller seeking to cut his travel costs. Example: However, the need to cut local authority spending and rivalry between the city libraries and provincial library centres prevented these networks from achieving their full potential. Example: Further economies could perhaps be made by taking a closer look at the way in which our university libraries are used. Example: Economy drives in corporations, especially for overhead operations such as libraries, occur because management never knows what it should spend on support services and feels that it does not hurt to try to make cuts. Example: The use of new printing technologies has helped to reduce costs. Example: The UK government is providing £6m to help bring down the costs of solar power. Example: Labor spent the money when it was needed and is taking steps to tighten the purse strings to begin honouring the debt it has accrued. Example: Another way to cut down costs is by travelling off-season.» reducir gradualmente = scale down .
Example: Pressure is being brought to bear on the library to readdress its priorities in terms of services rendered and to scale down excesses in terms of funds and manpower.» reducir hirviendo = boil down .
Example: There's generally no need to add liquid, most types of tomatoes have so much water, we will need to boil it down to thicken the sauce.» reducir la burocracia = slash + the red tape .
Example: And some way down the list of benefits was a rash promise to 'slash the red tape that hinders our trade with Europe -- and thereby safeguard the 2 1/2 million jobs involved'.» reducir la condena = reduce + Posesivo + sentence .
Example: The court reduced his sentence slightly because he had voluntarily given information about his offences and thus helped to clear up the crime.» reducir la ingestión de calorías = cut down on + calories .
Example: Many people believe that using artificial sweeteners in tea and coffee or drinking 'lite' drinks is a good way to cut down on calories and therefore lose weight.» reducir la población = depopulate .
Example: It is my intention to give you clips from documents, many from the United Nations, that prove there is a plan to depopulate this planet.» reducir la posibilidad = minimise + possibility .
Example: Thus care in indexing is essential, and systems should be designed in such a way as to minimise the possibility of error.» reducir la probabilidad = reduce + the chances .
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.» reducir las calorías = cut down on + calories .
Example: Many people believe that using artificial sweeteners in tea and coffee or drinking 'lite' drinks is a good way to cut down on calories and therefore lose weight.» reducir las diferencias = bridge + the gap ; bridge + the divide ; bridge + the chasm ; bridge + the gulf ; close + the gap .
Example: This project aims to bridge the gap between academics and practitioners through the sharing of their experiences. Example: The theme of this round table is 'bridging the digital divide in Asia and Oceania'. Example: I believe that the reality is that the chasm between these two interests can't be bridged simply by including an alternative rule as a footnote at the bottom of a page in a code. Example: The language of poetry bridges the gulf of cultural conflict. Example: During the 19 years that statistics have been gathered women have been gradually closing the earnings gap.» reducir las diferencias entre... y... = narrow + the gap between ... and .
Example: Their goal is to relate abstract management principles and theories to actual management practice, and to help narrow the gap between the classroom and the real world.» reducir las distancias = reduce + the distance ; close + the gap .
Example: One simple way to reduce the distance between the user and the librarian is to provide nameplates introducing the librarian(s) on duty. Example: During the 19 years that statistics have been gathered women have been gradually closing the earnings gap.» reducir la sentencia = reduce + Posesivo + sentence .
Example: The court reduced his sentence slightly because he had voluntarily given information about his offences and thus helped to clear up the crime.» reducir las posibilidades de = narrow + the vision of .
Example: There are grounds for the fear that coping strategies, necessarily adopted by SLIS in the past, have seriously narrowed the vision of what will be necessary to meet the demands of the future.» reducir la velocidad a paso de tortuga = slow down to + a crawl .
Example: However, the storm system has slowed down to a crawl and is moving just 1 mph in a westerly direction.» reducir los beneficios = cut + profit .
Example: Trading for cash, not credit, Lackington cut his profit on new books to less than half of what booksellers normally took.» reducir los impuestos = cut + taxes .
Example: The truckers say they plan to drive in a convoy to the state capital, where they will call on policymakers to cut the gas tax.» reducir pérdidas = cut down + losses ; cut + losses .
Example: It will be interesting to learn if we could cut down appreciably on our losses with an electronic device. Example: Periodic searches for missing volumes over a 2 year period cut the original losses by more than half.» reducir + Posesivo + número (a) = cut + Posesivo + numbers (to) .
Example: A cull of ruddy ducks in the UK has cut their numbers to just 120.» reducir + Posesivo + número a la mitad = halve + Posesivo + numbers .
Example: The hunting of primates for food and profit has halved their numbers in African rainforests.» reducir progresivamente = phase out .
Example: At the end of 1983 all customs duties between EFTA (European Free Trade Association) and EC countries were phased out = A finales de l983, se eliminaron progresivamente todos los aranceles entre los países de la EFTA (Asociación Europea para el Libre Comercio) y los de la CE.» reducirse a = boil down to ; come down to ; narrow into ; be down to ; go down to .
Example: The dilemmas of charging finally boil down to political judgements of the value of information in society. Example: The French are as determined as anyone can be when it comes down to protecting national interests. Example: As the presidential campaign narrows into a dead heat, the Secret Service learns of a catastrophic plot to assassinate one of the candidates. Example: In my father's time I'd say there were about twenty hatter's shops -- now we're down to one. Example: We played well against serious opponents who only tried to defend when they went down to 10 men.» reducirse poco a poco = dribble off .
Example: This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.» reducir una limitación = push + limits (further and further back) .
Example: In other cases, the capacity and performance of computer equipment prove to be the limiting factor, although continuing advances in fields like data networks, voice input and output, and computer vision keep pushing these limits further and further back.» reducir una palabra a su raíz = stem [Eliminar sufijos y afijos de una palabra de tal modo que aparezca sólo su raíz léxica] .
Example: The original query statement is stemmed automatically.» reducir un obstáculo = lower + a barrier .
Example: Unfortunately, we are not plenipotentiary but there is no country in the world where librarians cannot make some small progress toward lowering the barriers which separate cultures.» reducir un riesgo = lower + a risk .
Example: Cross-trainers are a great way to get fit without putting any excess pressure on your joints, lowering the risk of injuries.» reducir velocidad cambiando de marcha = downshift .
Example: If you've ever watched an Indy race on TV and see a driver lose control going into corners it's because they downshift too early.reducirse = taper in.
Example: Some of these trenches have walls that taper in at the bottom or flare at the top.more:
» reducirse a = boil down to ; come down to ; narrow into ; be down to ; go down to .
Example: The dilemmas of charging finally boil down to political judgements of the value of information in society. Example: The French are as determined as anyone can be when it comes down to protecting national interests. Example: As the presidential campaign narrows into a dead heat, the Secret Service learns of a catastrophic plot to assassinate one of the candidates. Example: In my father's time I'd say there were about twenty hatter's shops -- now we're down to one. Example: We played well against serious opponents who only tried to defend when they went down to 10 men.