reducir
B1#2,418Hear it
verb
to reduce, to lower, to cut, to scale back
to narrow, to narrow downe.g. suspects, a search, a gap, choices
to whittle
to curtailrestrict
Used in the library
- Hay que reducir el ruido en el pasillo, dice el cartel.The noise in the corridor has to be reduced, says the sign.B1Otra vez, por favor (9) — Once more, please (9) (B1)
- Hay que reducir el ruido a partir de las diez, por los vecinos.The noise has to be reduced from ten o'clock, because of the neighbours.B1Otra vez, por favor (16) — Once more, please (16) (B1)
- Se los llamó reducciones, porque la idea era reducir a la gente a vivir en pueblos.They were called reductions, because the idea was to reduce people to living in towns.B1Las misiones jesuíticas guaraníes — The Guaraní Jesuit Missions
- En España la propina es voluntaria y modesta, y a menudo se reduce a dejar la vuelta.In Spain the tip is voluntary and modest, and often comes down to leaving the change.B2La propina — The Tip
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