verb🔗ShareRéduire, diminuer, baisserTo bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower."to reduce weight, speed, heat, expenses, price, personnel etc."Réduire le poids, la vitesse, la chaleur, les dépenses, le prix, le personnel, etc.amountvaluebusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMaigrir, perdre du poidsTo lose weight."She is reducing by eating healthier foods and exercising more. "Elle maigrit en mangeant des aliments plus sains et en faisant plus d'exercice.bodymedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRabaisser, dégraderTo bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote."Hester Prynne was shocked at the condition to which she found the clergyman reduced."Hester Prynne fut choquée de l'état auquel elle trouva le pasteur rabaissé.positionjobbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHumilier, vaincre, soumettre, capturerTo humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture."to reduce a province or a fort"humilier une province ou un fortactionmilitarywarachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRéduire, diminuerTo bring to an inferior state or condition."to reduce a city to ashes"Réduire une ville en cendres.conditionprocessstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRéduire, faire réduireTo decrease the liquid content of food by boiling much of its water off."The cook is reducing the tomato sauce to make it thicker for the pasta dish. "Le cuisinier fait réduire la sauce tomate pour l'épaissir pour le plat de pâtes.foodtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRéduireTo add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen."Adding hydrogen to the oil is reducing it, turning it into margarine. "L'ajout d'hydrogène à l'huile la réduit, la transformant en margarine.chemistrybiochemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRéduireTo produce metal from ore by removing nonmetallic elements in a smelter."The factory is reducing iron ore to produce pure iron for construction. "L'usine réduit le minerai de fer pour produire du fer pur pour la construction.materialsciencechemistryelementprocessindustrytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSimplifier, réduireTo simplify an equation or formula without changing its value."Reducing the fraction 4/8 to 1/2 makes it easier to understand. "Simplifier la fraction 4/8 en 1/2 facilite la compréhension.mathtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRéduire, simplifierTo express the solution of a problem in terms of another (known) algorithm.""The programmer is reducing the complex image recognition problem to a simpler pattern-matching algorithm that has already been solved." "Le programmeur réduit le problème complexe de reconnaissance d'images à un algorithme de correspondance de motifs plus simple qui a déjà été résolu.computingmathtechnicallogicscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSimplifier, réduireTo convert a syllogism to a clearer or simpler form"The teacher helped the student by reducing his complicated argument into a simple, three-step syllogism so everyone could understand it. "Le professeur a aidé l'élève en simplifiant son argument compliqué en un syllogisme simple en trois étapes, afin que tout le monde puisse le comprendre.logiclanguagephilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMettre par écrit, consignerTo convert to written form. (Usage note: this verb almost always appears as "reduce to writing".)"It is important that all business contracts be reduced to writing."Il est important que tous les contrats commerciaux soient mis par écrit.writinglanguagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRéduire, diminuer, remettre en placeTo perform a reduction; to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment."The doctor is reducing the dislocated shoulder in the emergency room. "Le médecin remet l'épaule luxée en place aux urgences.medicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRéformer une ligne ou une colonne à partir de (un carré)To reform a line or column from (a square)."The carpenter is reducing the square frame by removing the excess wood. "Le charpentier réforme le cadre carré en enlevant le bois en trop.mathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLicencier, supprimerTo strike off the payroll."Due to budget cuts, the company is reducing staff in the sales department next month. "En raison des coupes budgétaires, l'entreprise va licencier du personnel dans le service commercial le mois prochain.businessjobeconomyorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAnnuler, abrogerTo annul by legal means."The judge is considering reducing the contract due to fraud. "Le juge envisage d'annuler le contrat en raison de la fraude.lawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTraduireTo translate (a book, document, etc.)."a book reduced into English"un livre traduit en anglaislanguageliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareRéducteur, qui réduitThat causes reduction."The company implemented a cost-reducing strategy to improve profits. "L'entreprise a mis en œuvre une stratégie de réduction des coûts pour améliorer ses bénéfices.amountsciencephysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
