Italian English Dictionary

ridurre in English:

1. shrink

If you wish to get on in the world, you must not shrink from effort.

Will this sweater shrink when washed?

Your sweater will shrink if you wash it at too high a temperature

Jeans shrink a little in the wash.

You know, it's funny. When my parents got divorced, they sent me to this shrink

To tell the truth these shrinks need us more than we need them.

My new blouse shrank after I washed it in cold water. shrink shrank shrunk

Families have been shrinking since the 1970s.

A 2005 Survey of 442 glaciers from the World Glacier Monitoring Service found that 90 percent of the world's glaciers are shrinking as the planet warms.

you should see a shrink

2. to reduce

We need to reduce costs.

Change gear to reduce speed.

English word "ridurre"(to reduce) occurs in sets:

500 most important Italian verbs 426 - 450

3. to boil down to

English word "ridurre"(to boil down to) occurs in sets:

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4. abate

Chopin airport must apply noise abatement operational procedures,

the storm suddenly abated

Our ship could not sail until the storm abated.

1. to make or become less in amount, intensity, degree, etc. the storm has abated 2 to diminish in intensity, violence, amount, etc.: The storm has abated. 3 Law. to end; become null and void.

In an hour or so the storm would abate and they could leave.

the violence is not going to abate

English word "ridurre"(abate) occurs in sets:

TOEFL - Most important words 1 - 25

5. boil down

Could you boil down your essay to 5 lines?

Money, why did so many things always boil down to that? And we managed to boil it down to nine.

English word "ridurre"(boil down) occurs in sets:

TOEFL - Phrasal verbs 1 - 25

6. cut down

I think you should cut down hours you spend in front of TV.

I'm trying to cut down on caffeine. She used to work 50 hours a week, but recently she's cut down.

My doctor says I should cut down on cigarettes. Cut down on fatty foods if you want to lose weight.

What can we do to cut down the expenses?

I have to cut down to one cup of coffee a day

We need to cut down on junk food

cut down a tree

phr v /kʌt daʊn ɒn/ I need to cut down on sugar and fat to lose weight.

Ian cut down the tall trees around his garden to make it brighter.

If you want to lose weight try to cut down on fatty snacks such as crisps

cut down on chocolate

Do you think it's easier to cut down on smoking or to cut it out (or give it up) altogether?

They cut down staff and he was the one to go.

I've spend far too much money this month- I really must cut down

cut down on fatty foods

English word "ridurre"(cut down) occurs in sets:

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