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/ɹɪˈdjuːs/ /ɹɪˈduːs/

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verb

Verringern, senken, reduzieren

To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.

Examples :

"to reduce weight, speed, heat, expenses, price, personnel etc."

Gewicht, Geschwindigkeit, Hitze, Ausgaben, Preise, Personal usw. reduzieren.

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Abnehmen, Gewicht verlieren

To lose weight.

Examples :

"To prepare for the marathon, Sarah decided to reduce her weight. "

Um sich auf den Marathon vorzubereiten, beschloss Sarah, abzunehmen.

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Herabstufen, degradieren

To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote.

Examples :

"Hester Prynne was shocked at the condition to which she found the clergyman reduced."

Hester Prynne war schockiert über den Zustand, auf den sie den Geistlichen herabgestuft fand.

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Demütigen, besiegen, unterwerfen, erobern

To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.

Examples :

"to reduce a province or a fort"

eine Provinz oder eine Festung demütigen

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Vermindern, verringern

To bring to an inferior state or condition.

Examples :

"to reduce a city to ashes"

Eine Stadt in Asche zu verwandeln.

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Einkochen, reduzieren

To decrease the liquid content of food by boiling much of its water off.

Examples :

"The chef reduced the tomato sauce, simmering it for hours to thicken it. "

Der Koch hat die Tomatensauce eingekocht und sie stundenlang köcheln lassen, um sie einzudicken.

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Elektronen/Wasserstoff hinzufügen oder Sauerstoff entfernen

To add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen.

Examples :

"The chemist reduced the copper oxide to pure copper. "

Der Chemiker reduzierte das Kupferoxid zu reinem Kupfer.

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Reduzieren, verringern

To produce metal from ore by removing nonmetallic elements in a smelter.

Examples :

"The factory reduces iron ore to produce metal for building new bridges. "

Die Fabrik reduziert Eisenerz, um Metall für den Bau neuer Brücken herzustellen.

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Vereinfachen, kürzen

To simplify an equation or formula without changing its value.

Examples :

"The teacher reduced the complex math equation to a simpler form, but the answer stayed the same. "

Der Lehrer vereinfachte die komplexe mathematische Gleichung in eine einfachere Form, aber die Antwort blieb gleich.

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Auf ein anderes (bekanntes) Verfahren zurückführen

To express the solution of a problem in terms of another (known) algorithm.

Examples :

"To solve the complex math problem, the student reduced it to a simpler equation using the quadratic formula. "

Um das komplexe Matheproblem zu lösen, führte der Schüler es mit der quadratischen Formel auf eine einfachere Gleichung zurück.

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Vereinfachen, reduzieren

To convert a syllogism to a clearer or simpler form

Examples :

"To understand the argument better, the teacher reduced the complex syllogism to a simpler form. "

Um das Argument besser zu verstehen, vereinfachte der Lehrer den komplexen Syllogismus zu einer einfacheren Form.

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verb

Zu Papier bringen, niederschreiben

To convert to written form. (Usage note: this verb almost always appears as "reduce to writing".)

Examples :

"It is important that all business contracts be reduced to writing."

Es ist wichtig, dass alle Geschäftsverträge schriftlich niedergelegt werden.

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verb

Reduzieren, verringern, einrichten

To perform a reduction; to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment.

Examples :

"The doctor reduced the dislocated shoulder back to its proper position. "

Der Arzt richtete die ausgerenkte Schulter wieder in die richtige Position ein.

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Eine Reihe oder Spalte aus (einem Quadrat) umformen

To reform a line or column from (a square).

Examples :

"The teacher reduced the rows of students to smaller groups for the activity. "

Der Lehrer teilte die Schülerreihen für die Aktivität in kleinere Gruppen auf.

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verb

Entlassen, abbauen

To strike off the payroll.

Examples :

"The company reduced several employees from the payroll due to financial difficulties. "

Das Unternehmen entließ aufgrund finanzieller Schwierigkeiten mehrere Mitarbeiter.

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Aufheben, annullieren

To annul by legal means.

Examples :

"The court reduced the student's suspension by legal means. "

Das Gericht hob die Suspendierung des Schülers auf legalem Wege auf.

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Übersetzen

To translate (a book, document, etc.).

Examples :

"a book reduced into English"

ein ins Englische übersetztes Buch

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