reduces in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for reduces in the English»French Dictionary

I.reduce [Brit rɪˈdjuːs, rɪˈdʒuːs, Am rəˈd(j)us] VB trans

1. reduce (make smaller):

reduce inflation, number, pressure, impact

réduire (by de)

reduce prices, temperature

baisser

reduce MED swelling

résorber

reduce fever

faire baisser

the jackets have been reduced by 50% COMM

le prix des vestes a été réduit de 50%

‘reduce speed now’ MOTOR

‘ralentir’

2. reduce:

reduce (in scale) map, drawing

réduire

reduce (condense) chapter, article

réduire

3. reduce MIL (in status):

reduce

rétrograder

to be reduced to the ranks

être dégradé

4. reduce (alter the state of):

to reduce sth to shreds (book, document etc)

réduire qc en pièces

to reduce sth to ashes

réduire qc en cendres

5. reduce (bring forcibly):

to reduce sb to tears

faire pleurer qn

to be reduced to silence

être réduit au silence

to be reduced to begging/prostitution

en être réduit à la mendicité/prostitution

he was reduced to apologizing

il en a été réduit à s'excuser

6. reduce (simplify):

reduce argument, existence

réduire (to à)

reduce MATH equation

réduire

7. reduce LAW:

reduce sentence

réduire (to à, by de)

8. reduce FOOD:

reduce sauce, stock

faire réduire

II.reduce [Brit rɪˈdjuːs, rɪˈdʒuːs, Am rəˈd(j)us] VB intr

1. reduce Am (lose weight):

reduce

maigrir (en suivant un régime)

2. reduce FOOD:

reduce sauce, stock:

réduire

let the sauce reduce to half its volume

faites réduire la sauce de moitié

III.reduced ADJ

1. reduced (in price):

reduced

réduit

at a reduced price

à prix réduit

reduced goods

marchandises en solde

2. reduced scale, rate:

reduced

réduit

3. reduced (straitened):

in reduced circumstances form

dans la gêne

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he reduces everything to the lowest common denominator pej

il rabaisse tout à ce qu'il y a de plus trivial

drastically change, reduce

radicalement

drastically reduce, limit

sévèrement

to reduce sth to matchwood

réduire qc en miettes

Translations for reduces in the French»English Dictionary

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décarboner

to reduce CO₂ emissions

déstocker

to reduce stocks of

déstocker des surplus

to reduce surplus stocks

déstocker

to reduce stocks, to cut down on stocks

dévolter

to reduce the voltage of

minorer prix, taux

to reduce (de by)

démultiplier

to reduce

paupériser

to pauperize, to reduce to abject poverty

reduces in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for reduces in the English»French Dictionary

I.reduce [rɪˈdju:s, Am -ˈdu:s] VB trans

1. reduce (make less):

reduce

réduire

reduce speed

modérer

reduce taxes

diminuer

to reduce a backlog

rattraper un retard

2. reduce (make cheaper):

reduce

solder

reduce price

baisser

3. reduce MIL:

reduce

dégrader

4. reduce (cook):

reduce

réduire

5. reduce (force):

reduce

réduire

to reduce sb/sth to sth

réduire qc/qn à qc

reduced to tears

en larmes

to be reduced to doing sth

être réduit à faire qc

II.reduce [rɪˈdju:s, Am -ˈdu:s] VB intr

1. reduce Am (diet):

reduce

maigrir

to be reducing

être au régime

2. reduce (cook):

reduce sauce

réduire

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to reduce sth to rubble

réduire qc en poussière

to reduce sth to (a) pulp

réduire qc en pâte

to reduce sth to (a) pulp

réduire qc en purée

tuck to reduce fat

liposuccion f

tuck to reduce flesh

lifting m

Translations for reduces in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

réduire qn à la mendicité

to reduce sb to beggary

alléger impôts, dettes

to reduce

nos dépenses ne sont pas compressibles

our spending is impossible to reduce

réduire

to reduce

réduire qc en bouillie

to reduce sth to a pulp

faire diminuer

to reduce

diminuer

to reduce

faire diminuer un nombre de qc

to reduce the number of sth

diminuer violence

to reduce

modérer vitesse

to reduce

reduces Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to reduce sb to tears

faire pleurer qn

to reduce sth to a powder

réduire qc en poudre

to reduce sth to rubble

réduire qc en poussière

to reduce sb/sth to sth

réduire qc/qn à qc

to reduce sth to (a) pulp

réduire qc en pâte

to reduce sth to (a) pulp

réduire qc en purée

to reduce sth to a pulp

réduire qc en bouillie

to reduce the prices on all one's stock

solder tout son stock

our spending is impossible to reduce

nos dépenses ne sont pas compressibles

to reduce the number of sth

faire diminuer un nombre de qc