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cut down

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
cut down vi phrasal	(reduce consumption)	reducir el consumo, bajar el consumo loc verb
		reducir la cantidad, bajar la cantidad loc verb
		recortar⇒ vtr
	If you can't give up smoking altogether, you should at least try to cut down.
	Si no puedes dejar de fumar, al menos podrías tratar de reducir el consumo.
cut down on [sth] vi phrasal + prep	(reduce, consume less of) (informal)	cortar con vtr + prep
		reducir el consumo de loc verb
	It's hard to cut down on alcohol when my friends keep inviting me out for drinks.
	Es difícil cortar con el alcohol cuando mis amigos me invitan a tomar algo.
cut [sth] down, cut down [sth] vtr phrasal sep	(reduce)	reducir⇒ vtr
	When the team decided to cut down their roster, everyone was upset.
	Cuando el equipo decidió reducir sus listas, todos estuvieron molestos.
cut [sth] down, cut down [sth] vtr + adv	(tree: fell) (árbol)	talar⇒ vtr
		cortar⇒ vtr
	It's a pity that they cut down that old tree.
	Es una pena que hayan talado el viejo árbol.
cut [sb] down vtr phrasal sep	figurative (kill, strike down)	matar⇒ vtr
		liquidar⇒ vtr
		derribar⇒ vtr
	Many soldiers were cut down by enemy fire.
	El fuego enemigo mató a muchos soldados.

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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
cut-down adj	figurative (reduced in number)	reducido/a adj
	During the pandemic restrictions, musicians and comedians had to perform to cut-down audiences.
cut-down adj	figurative (reduced in size)	reducido/a adj
		recortado adj
	This theatre company performs cut-down versions of Shakespeare plays for schoolchildren.
cut-down adj	(tree, etc.: severed and fallen)	talado adj
		cortado/a adj
	The forest was dotted with the stumps of cut-down trees.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
cut [sb/sth] down to size expr	(criticize, find faults) (coloquial)	bajar los humos expr
	Rick was cocky at first, but his new teammates cut him down to size.

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