Translations for „cut down“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

cut down VB trans

1. cut down t. ECON (reduce):

cut down

obcinać [perf obciąć]

cut down

redukować [perf z-]

cut down production

zmniejszać [perf zmniejszyć]

2. cut down (cut):

cut down

ścinać [perf ściąć]

3. cut down (shorten):

cut down

skracać [perf skrócić]

Phrases:

to cut sb down to size inf

przytrzeć komuś nosa

cut down on VB trans

to cut down on cigarettes

ograniczać [perf ograniczyć] palenie papierosów

to cut down on one's drinking

ograniczać [perf ograniczyć] spożycie alkoholu

cut down on VB

User Entry

cut down on

ograniczyć ilość czegoś

Usage examples with cut down

to cut down on cigarettes

ograniczać [perf ograniczyć] palenie papierosów

to cut down on one's drinking

ograniczać [perf ograniczyć] spożycie alkoholu

to cut sb down to size inf

przytrzeć komuś nosa

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

As more space was needed, a method of moving shelves on tracks (compact shelving) was introduced to cut down on otherwise wasted aisle space.

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When he married he cut down his work schedule to become a househusband after his son was born in 1988 whilst his wife worked full-time as a doctor.

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Spinney suspects that an organism that was dormant in the tree for centuries was disturbed when the tree was illegally cut down.

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On the front, there's a hole designed for a 6mm dowel, or in my case, a plastic knitting needle cut down to size.

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The narcissi should be cut down ruthlessly when they have flowered so that the leaves do not die messily.

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Without the comma, this would mean that only those trees over six feet tall were cut down.

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After hanging for the prescribed 15 minutes, his body was cut down.

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Some 45pc of parents cut down on the number of hours for which they sought a childminder in 2010, the research found.

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Without wanting to cut down a tall poppy, there are certainly holes in the script and score.

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Whenever you indulge in fried food items or sweets, try to cut down the consumption of carbohydrates in the form of chapatti and rice.

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