reduce in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for reduce in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

1. reduce (make smaller):

reduce inflation, number, pressure, impact

ridurre (by di)

reduce prices, temperature

abbassare, ridurre

reduce MED swelling

ridurre, fare riassorbire

reduce MED fever

fare abbassare

the jackets have been reduced by 50% COMM

il prezzo delle giacche è stato ridotto del 50%

“reduce speed now” MOTOR

“rallentare”

2. reduce:

reduce (in scale) map, drawing

ridurre

reduce (condense) chapter, article

ridurre, adattare

3. reduce MIL (in status):

reduce

degradare

to be reduced to the ranks

essere degradato a soldato semplice

4. reduce (alter the state of):

to reduce sth to shreds book, document etc.

ridurre qc a pezzi

to reduce sth to ashes

ridurre qc in cenere

5. reduce (bring forcibly):

to reduce sb to tears

fare piangere qn

to be reduced to silence

essere ridotto al silenzio

to be reduced to begging, prostitution

essere ridotto a mendicare, a prostituirsi

he was reduced to apologizing

è stato ridotto or obbligato a scusarsi

6. reduce (simplify):

reduce argument, existence

ridurre (to a)

reduce MATH equation

ridurre

7. reduce LAW:

reduce sentence

ridurre (to a; by di)

8. reduce FOOD:

reduce sauce, stock

ridurre

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

1. reduce Am (lose weight):

reduce

calare (di peso)

2. reduce FOOD:

reduce sauce, stock:

ridursi

let the sauce reduce to half its volume

lasciate ridurre la salsa a metà del suo volume

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drastically change, reduce

drasticamente, radicalmente

drastically reduce, limit

drasticamente, severamente

to reduce sth to matchwood

fare a pezzi qc

massively reduce, increase

enormemente, considerevolmente

Translations for reduce in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

derubricare un reato

to reduce a charge

rimpicciolire

to reduce

decurtare

to reduce

decurtare debito

to reduce

falcidiare patrimonio

to reduce

ridurre

to reduce

ridurre dimensioni, lunghezza, velocità, disuguaglianze, distanza

to reduce

ridurre dimensioni, lunghezza, velocità, disuguaglianze, distanza

to reduce

ridurre divario

to reduce

ridurre rischi, probabilità

to reduce

ridurre disoccupazione

to reduce

ridurre di un quarto

to reduce by a quarter

ridurre qc al minimo

to reduce sth to the minimum

ridurre foto, documento

to reduce

ridurre

to reduce in: to

ridurre qc in polvere

to reduce or crush sth to (a) powder

ridurre qc in poltiglia

to reduce or crush sth to a pulp

ridurre un problema all'essenziale

to reduce a problem to its bare essentials

ridurre qn al silenzio

to reduce sb to silence

ridurre qn in miseria

to reduce sb to begging

ridurre un popolo in schiavitù

to reduce a nation to slavery

ridurre composto

to reduce

ridurre frazione

to reduce

ridurre delle frazioni a un denominatore comune

to reduce fractions to a common denominator

ridursi sugo, sciroppo:

to reduce

restringere campo d'indagine, ambito, orizzonte

to reduce

restringere salsa, sciroppo, brodo

to reduce

fate restringere il composto

allow the mixture to reduce

restringersi sugo, sciroppo:

to reduce

reduce in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for reduce in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.reduce [rɪ·ˈdu:s] VB trans

1. reduce (diminish):

reduce

ridurre

2. reduce MIL:

reduce

degradare

3. reduce:

to reduce sb to tears

ridurre qn in lacrime

to reduce sth to rubble/ashes

ridurre qc in rovine/cenere

to be reduced to doing sth

essere ridotto a fare qc

4. reduce MATH:

reduce fraction

ridurre

II.reduce [rɪ·ˈdu:s] VB intr

reduce

dimagrire

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to reduce sth to a minimum

ridurre qc al minimo

Translations for reduce in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

decurtare

to reduce

deprezzare

to reduce the value of

ridurre in cenere

to reduce to ashes

ridurre qu sul lastrico

to reduce sb to poverty

ridurre

to reduce

ridurre in cenere a. fig

to reduce to ashes

ridurre

to reduce

assottigliare (ridurre: scorte, viveri, vantaggio)

to reduce

assottigliare (gruppo, numero, guadagno)

to reduce the size of

calmare (ira, rabbia)

to reduce

diminuire

to reduce

reduce Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to reduce sb to tears

ridurre qn in lacrime

to reduce sth to rubble/ashes

ridurre qc in rovine/cenere

to crush [or reduce] sth to a powder

ridurre qc in polvere

these measures are designed to reduce criminality

questi provvedimenti hanno come obiettivo la riduzione della criminalità

to reduce sth to a minimum

ridurre qc al minimo

to reduce to the lowest terms

ridurre ai minimi -i

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

What can not be reduced they should try to reuse.

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Finally, longline fishing is the biggest threat to this bird, even though it has been reduced.

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On appeal the award was reduced to 40%.

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Some sufferers will ingest water to reduce the irritation of bile and acid on the esophagus during emesis.

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Pain is extremely severe and almost always requires the use of opiates to reduce it to tolerable levels.

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Any new source of supply might also reduce speculators buying in the hope of making a quick profit.

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In general the bending strength is reduced up to 30% with more reduction at higher temperatures.

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A 36-hole cut had been introduced in 1898 to reduce numbers on the final day.

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The introduction of bond notes and the aggressive use of plastic money has helped to reduce the demand for cash, which created queues at banks.

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The open design of the trestle was used to reduce wind resistance and is a major reason why the trestle is still in service today.

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