reducing in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for reducing 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

Translations for reducing in the Italian»English Dictionary

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riducente

reducing

riducente

reducing agent

riduttore

reducing

riduttore (riduttrice)

reducing agent

derubricare un reato

to reduce a charge

rimpicciolire

to reduce

decurtare

to reduce

decurtare debito

to reduce

ammortamento per quote decrescenti

depreciation on a reducing balance

riduzione (di armamenti, disuguaglianze)

reducing

la riduzione di una teoria ad alcuni principi di base

reducing a theory to a few basic principles

reducing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for reducing 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 reducing in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

devitaminizzante

vitamin-reducing

antisudorifero

sweat-reducing

antistress

stress-reducing

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

reducing 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

The girls' toilet was renovated, reducing the number of cubicles to make space for a new room.

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Since debt financing is often tax-deductible, companies are incentivized to borrow, thus reducing taxable income but leveraging the growth rate of profits and capital gains.

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It attempts to be readable by reducing the use of technical language.

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They save on the total number of wheels and bogies, reducing initial cost, weight, noise, vibration and maintenance expenses.

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Optical bonding improves the contrast ratio by reducing the amount of reflected light, thus improving the viewability of the LCD screen.

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This is useful for a mixture of scenery and putting the focus on your subject while reducing the bendy lines caused by the fisheye effect.

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This mast is insulated from the ground and is designed as a fading reducing transmission aerial with multiple feeding.

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The government is pursuing a vigorous policy of public health improvement, with considerable success in reducing sleeping sickness, leprosy, and other endemic diseases.

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Herbicides can successfully be used for reducing thistle populations and giving grasses a competitive advantage.

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Two other methods of reducing sights are the longitude by chronometer and the ex-meridian method.

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