reduce

reduce
rə'dju:s
verb
1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) sette ned, redusere
2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) slanke seg, ta av
3) (to drive, or put, into a particular (bad) state: The bombs reduced the city to ruins; She was so angry, she was almost reduced to tears; During the famine, many people were reduced to eating grass and leaves.) slå sønder og sammen, knuse; redusere
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redusere
verb \/rɪˈdjuːs\/
1) redusere, nedsette, senke, svekke, (for)minske, redusere størrelsen på, begrense, innskrenke, skjære ned
• reduce one's expenses
skjære ned på utgiftene sine
• the prices were reduced
prisene var satt ned
• for sale at reduced prices
til salgs til nedsatte priser
• in a very reduced state
i en svært svekket\/nedsatt tilstand
2) bringe til, hensette, hensette i en tilstand, forvandle (til), tvinge (til å gjøre noe)
• he was reduced to the necessity of selling
han ble til slutt tvunget til å selge
• they were reduced to slavery
de ble presset til slaveri
• she was reduced to tears by what they said
det de sa fikk henne til å briste i gråt
3) reduseres, minskes, forringes
4) innordne, klassifisere
• reduce something to a system
innordne noe i et system
5) degradere, flytte ned
• he was reduced to the ranks
han ble degradert til menig
6) (matematikk) redusere, forkorte, forenkle
• reduce an equation
forenkle en ligning
• reduce a fraction
forkorte en brøk
7) nedkjempe, beseire, kue, slå ned, legge under seg
• reduce a fortress
• reduce an enemy
• reduce a country
8) (medisin) sette sammen
• reduce a leg fracture
sette sammen et brukket ben
9) (kjemi, matlaging) redusere
10) (mineralogi) konsentrere, smelte
11) fortynne
on a reduced scale i forminsket målestokk
reduce in strenght svekke styrken, redusere styrken
• her health was reduced
helsen hennes var svekket
reduce one's weight slanke seg, gå ned i vekt
reduce to bringe til, forvandle til
• reduce to ashes
legge i\/forvandle til aske
• be reduced to begging
være henvist til tigging, drives til å tigge
reduce to despair gjøre fortvilet, bringe til fortvilelse
reduce to misery styrte ut i elendighet
reduce to impotence se ➢ impotence
reduce to order få orden i, få orden på
reduce to subjection\/submission tvinge til underkastelse, tvinge i kne

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