| Principal Translations |
| reduce [sth]⇒ vtr | (lessen, decrease) | reducir⇒ vtr |
| | | disminuir⇒ vtr |
| | Now Trevor has lost his job, he needs to reduce his monthly outgoings. |
| | Ahora que Trevor perdió el trabajo tiene que reducir sus salidas mensuales. |
| reduce [sth] to [sth] vtr + prep | (lessen, decrease) | reducir algo a loc verb |
| | By extending the term of her mortgage, Jane reduced her monthly payments to £400. |
| | Extendiendo los términos de su hipoteca, Jane redujo sus pagos mensuales a £400. |
| reduce [sth] vtr | (rate, etc.: lower) | reducir⇒ vtr |
| | | disminuir⇒ vtr |
| | | bajar⇒ vtr |
| | The bank has lowered the interest rate on our mortgage. |
| | El banco ha reducido el interés de nuestra hipoteca. |
| reduce [sth] to [sth] vtr + prep | (rate, etc.: lower) | rebajar a vtr + prep |
| | | reducir a vtr + prep |
| | The Bank of England has reduced interest rates to 0.5%. |
| | El Banco de Inglaterra rebajó sus tasas de interés a 0.5%. |
| reduce [sth] vtr | (lower the quantity of) | reducir⇒ vtr |
| | | rebajar⇒ vtr |
| | | disminuir⇒ vtr |
| | The factory had to reduce its staff due to a lack of demand for its product. |
| | La fábrica tuvo que reducir personal debido a una falta de demanda de sus productos. |
| reduce [sth] to [sth] vtr + prep | (lower the quantity to) | reducir algo a loc verb |
| | | bajar algo a loc verb |
| | Ian is giving up smoking and has reduced the number of cigarettes he smokes each day to three. |
| | Ian está dejando de fumar y ha reducido la cantidad de cigarrillos que fuma por día a tres. |
| reduce [sth] vtr | (copy: make smaller) (una copia) | reducir⇒ vtr |
| | | achicar⇒ vtr |
| | I need to reduce this A3 poster so that it will fit onto a sheet of A4. |
| | Necesito reducir este póster A3 para que entre en una hoja A4. |
| reduce⇒ vi | (lessen, decrease) | reducirse⇒ v prnl |
| | | bajar⇒ vi |
| | The number of visitors to this town has reduced in recent years. |
| | El número de turistas en este pueblo se ha reducido en los últimos años. |
| Additional Translations |
| reduce [sb] to doing [sth] v expr | often passive (worsen status of) | reducir a alguien a hacer algo vtr + prep |
| | (be reduced to doing sth) | quedar reducido a hacer algo, verse reducido a hacer algo loc verb |
| | A once-wealthy woman, she has been reduced to begging in the street. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Esa difícil situación me redujo a vivir en un mundo de mentiras. |
| | Alguna vez fue rica, pero quedó reducida a pedir limosna en la calle. |
| reduce [sb] to doing [sth] v expr | usually passive (make resort to) | reducir a alguien a hacer algo vtr + prep |
| | (be reduced to doing sth) | verse obligado a hacer algo, no tener más opción que hacer algo loc verb |
| | We were so poor back then that we were reduced to living on peanut butter and crackers. |
| | Éramos tan pobres en esa época que nos veíamos obligados a sobrevivir a base de pasta de cacahuate y galletas. |
| reduce [sth]⇒ vtr | (cookery: boil down) (cocina) | reducir⇒ vtr |
| | Reduce the wine by boiling it in a saucepan. |
| | Reduce el vino hirviéndolo en una olla. |
| reduce [sth] vtr | (mathematics: simplify) (matemáticas) | simplificar⇒ vtr |
| | The fraction 5/10 can be reduced to 1/2. |
| | Puedes simplificar la fracción 5/10 a 1/2. |
| reduce [sth] vtr | (broken bone: set) | acomodar⇒ vtr |
| | Surgery was needed to reduce the fractured bone. |
| | Se necesitaba cirugía para reducir el hueso fracturado. |
| reduce [sth] to [sth] vtr + prep | (simplify, condense) | reducir a vtr + prep |
| | The conflict cannot be reduced to a simple view of good versus evil. |
| | No se puede reducir el conflicto a una cuestión del bien contra el mal. |
| reduce [sth] to [sth] vtr + prep | (break down into: pieces) | reducir a vtr + prep |
| | The building was reduced to pieces by the force of the explosion. |
| | La fuerza de la explosión redujo el edificio a escombros. |
| reduce [sth] to [sth] vtr + prep | (idea, text: condense) | reducirse a v prnl + prep |
| | That whole speech could be reduced to "Be nice." |
| | El discurso completo podía reducirse a "Pórtate bien". |
| reduce [sth/sb] to [sth] vtr + prep | (worsen condition of) | reducir a vtr + prep |
| | They have reduced education to rote learning and memorization. |
| | She was reduced to poverty. |
| | Redujeron la educación a la memorización. |