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I . cut down VB trans

1. cut down tree:

2. cut down (reduce):

to cut down expenses

reduzir as despesas

II . cut down VB intr

to cut down on sth

to cut down on smoking

Usage examples with cut down

to cut down expenses

reduzir as despesas

to cut down on smoking

to cut down on sth

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. en.wikipedia.org

An express train will be added that will cut down travel time to 2025 minutes with limited stops on dedicated tracks. en.wikipedia.org

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

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

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

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

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

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

Flash her temper; an instance of the use of irony because she is very angry at the idea of having the tree cut down. en.wikipedia.org

Song structure was freer, with each musician playing multiple tracks on various instruments, to be cut down and refined as pieces later. en.wikipedia.org

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