slim down

dimagrire, far dimagrire

Diventare più magro perdendo peso, oppure aiutare qualcuno a farlo.

In inglese semplice: To become thinner by losing weight, or to help someone do this.

• She wants to slim down.
• I slimmed down by walking every day.
• Will this exercise plan help me slim down?

Come si usa: slim down by + amount (He slimmed down by five kilos.)

Sinonimi: lose weight

Contrari: gain weight

Espressioni comuni: slim down gradually, slim down someone

ridursi, ridurre

Diventare più piccolo o meno forte, oppure ridurre le dimensioni o la forza di qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: To become smaller or less strong, or to make something smaller or less strong.

• The company needs to slim down.
• They slimmed down the product range.
• Can we slim this plan down further?

Come si usa: slim something down (We slimmed the report down to ten pages.)

Sinonimi: reduce, scale down

Contrari: expand

Espressioni comuni: slim down something, slim down operations