reduce

ridurre, diminuire

Rendere qualcosa più piccolo o diminuirne la quantità, la forza o il valore.

In inglese semplice: To make something smaller or lower in amount, strength, or value.

• We need to reduce costs.
• The shop reduced its prices yesterday.
• Can you reduce the amount of salt?

Come si usa: reduce something by an amount (We reduced our spending by twenty percent.); reduce something to an amount (They reduced the price to ten pounds.)

Sinonimi: lower, decrease, cut, lessen

Contrari: increase, raise

Espressioni comuni: reduce costs, reduce the risk, reduce something by half, reduce speed

far restringere, ridurre

Far bollire un liquido perché parte dell’acqua evapori e diventi più denso.

In inglese semplice: To boil a liquid so some water disappears and the liquid becomes thicker.

• Reduce the sauce gently.
• She reduced the wine in a small pan.
• Let the liquid reduce until it becomes thick.

Come si usa: reduce something by half (Reduce the stock by half before adding cream.)

Sinonimi: boil down

Espressioni comuni: reduce the sauce, reduce by half, reduce over heat

ridurre

Trasformare una sostanza aggiungendo elettroni o idrogeno, oppure togliendo ossigeno.

In inglese semplice: To change a substance by adding electrons or hydrogen, or taking away oxygen.

• Hydrogen can reduce this oxide.
• The compound was reduced in the laboratory.
• They used carbon to reduce the iron oxide.

Come si usa: reduce something to something (Carbon can reduce the oxide to metal.)

Contrari: oxidize

Espressioni comuni: reduce an oxide, reduce with hydrogen, reduce to metal