reduce

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

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

   reduzieren, herabsetzen, vermindern

   уменьша́тьumenʹšátʹ, уме́ньшитьuménʹšitʹ, снижа́тьsnižátʹ

   зме́ншуватиzménšuvaty, зме́ншитиzménšyty, зни́жуватиznýžuvaty

2. (intransitive)To lose weight.

   abnehmen

   худе́тьxudétʹ

   take off weight

3. (transitive)To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote.

   to reduce a sergeant to the ranks

   понижа́тьponižátʹ, пони́зитьponízitʹ

4. (transitive)To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.

   to reduce a province or a fort

5. (transitive)To bring to an inferior state or condition.

   to reduce a city to ashes

   bring to humbler or weaker state or condition

6. (transitive)To be forced by circumstances (into something one considers unworthy).

   reduced to silence

7. (transitive)To decrease the liquid content of (a food) by boiling much of its water off.

8. (transitive)To add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen.

   Formaldehyde can be reduced to form methanol.

   to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons

9. (transitive)To produce metal from ore by removing nonmetallic elements in a smelter.

10. (transitive)To simplify an equation or formula without changing its value.

    упроща́тьuproščátʹ, упрости́тьuprostítʹ

    simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another

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

12. (transitive)To convert a syllogism to a clearer or simpler form.

1. He tried to reduce his weight.

   Він намагався схуднути.

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2. We need to reduce labor costs.

   Нам потрібно зменшити витрати на робочу силу.

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3. Could you reduce the price a little?

   Ти не міг би трохи зкинути ціну?

   ruВы не могли бы немного снизить цену?

   deKönnten Sie den Preis etwas reduzieren?

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4. I've reduced the amount of meat I eat.

   Я зменшив кількість м'яса, яке я їм.

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5. We have to reduce the cost to a minimum.

   Ми повинні зменшити затрати до мінімального рівня.

   ruМы должны снизить затраты до минимума.

   deWir müssen die Kosten auf ein Minimum reduzieren.

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