Betekenissen van Reduce in het Portugees

Reduzir

Voorbeeld:

We need to reduce our expenses.

Precisamos reduzir nossas despesas.

The company aims to reduce its carbon footprint.

A empresa visa reduzir sua pegada de carbono.

Gebruik: FormalContext: Business, environmental discussions, financial contexts

Opmerking: Commonly used in both formal and informal situations, especially when discussing costs, emissions, or quantities.

Diminuir

Voorbeeld:

The medication will help reduce the pain.

O medicamento ajudará a diminuir a dor.

He tried to reduce his stress levels.

Ele tentou diminuir seus níveis de estresse.

Gebruik: InformalContext: Everyday conversations, health discussions

Opmerking: Often used in casual contexts to refer to lowering levels of discomfort, stress, or intensity.

Abaixar

Voorbeeld:

Please reduce the volume.

Por favor, abaixe o volume.

He reduced the price of the product.

Ele abaixou o preço do produto.

Gebruik: InformalContext: Social interactions, everyday requests

Opmerking: Typically used in contexts where something is physically lowered or decreased, such as volume, prices, or intensity.

Cortar

Voorbeeld:

We need to reduce the number of employees.

Precisamos cortar o número de funcionários.

They decided to reduce the budget for the project.

Eles decidiram cortar o orçamento do projeto.

Gebruik: Formal/InformalContext: Business, financial planning, project management

Opmerking: Used when talking about cutting costs, budgets, or resources, and can be used in both formal and informal contexts.

Diminuir a quantidade

Voorbeeld:

The recipe calls for reducing the quantity of sugar.

A receita pede para diminuir a quantidade de açúcar.

You can reduce the amount of time spent on social media.

Você pode diminuir a quantidade de tempo gasto nas redes sociais.

Gebruik: InformalContext: Cooking, lifestyle changes

Opmerking: Commonly used in contexts involving measurements or amounts, especially in recipes or discussions about habits.

Decrease

To decrease means to make something smaller in size, amount, extent, or number.

Voorbeeld: The company plans to decrease its production costs by implementing new strategies.

Opmerking: Reduce and decrease are often used interchangeably, but decrease specifically focuses on making something smaller in quantity or size.

Diminish

To diminish means to make something smaller or less intense.

Voorbeeld: The effects of the medication helped diminish the patient's pain.

Opmerking: Diminish implies a gradual reduction or weakening of something.

Cut

To cut means to reduce something by removing a part of it.

Voorbeeld: The government decided to cut funding for certain programs to address budget constraints.

Opmerking: Cut is often used in the context of reducing expenses, budgets, or resources by a specific amount.

Lower

To lower means to reduce the height, level, or value of something.

Voorbeeld: The store lowered its prices to attract more customers.

Opmerking: Lower is commonly used when referring to decreasing prices, rates, or values.

Cut back

To reduce the amount of something, usually expenses or consumption.

Voorbeeld: I need to cut back on my spending to save more money.

Opmerking: Similar to reduce, but implies a deliberate action to decrease.

Scale down

To reduce the size, scope, or extent of something.

Voorbeeld: The company decided to scale down its operations due to financial difficulties.

Opmerking: Focuses on decreasing the overall magnitude or extent of something.

Trim down

To reduce the size, amount, or number of something.

Voorbeeld: I need to trim down my to-do list to focus on priority tasks.

Opmerking: Often used in the context of making something leaner or more efficient.

Shave off

To reduce a small amount from something, usually time or quantity.

Voorbeeld: You should shave off a few minutes from your presentation to keep it within the time limit.

Opmerking: Implies a precise or specific reduction, typically in small increments.

Whittle down

To gradually reduce the size or number of something through careful consideration or selection.

Voorbeeld: The committee had to whittle down the list of candidates to the final three.

Opmerking: Suggests a gradual and deliberate process of reducing something to a smaller or more manageable size.

Dial back

To reduce or lessen the intensity, amount, or level of something.

Voorbeeld: I need to dial back my criticism and offer more constructive feedback.

Opmerking: Focuses on adjusting the intensity or level of something, often in a measured or controlled manner.

Downsize

To reduce the size or number of something, especially in business or organizational contexts.

Voorbeeld: The company had to downsize its workforce to cut costs.

Opmerking: Specifically refers to reducing the size of an organization, workforce, or operation.

Cut down

To reduce the amount of something, especially in terms of quantity or frequency.

Voorbeeld: I need to cut down on my sugar intake.

Opmerking: Although it includes the word 'cut' similar to 'cut back,' it is more commonly used when focusing on reducing quantity rather than simply decreasing.

Knock down

To reduce the cost or value of something, typically through negotiation or discounts.

Voorbeeld: Let's knock down the price and make a deal.

Opmerking: This term often implies a deliberate action aimed at reducing the price or value, as opposed to a general reduction.

Curtail

To limit, restrict, or reduce something, usually in response to a specific situation or need.

Voorbeeld: The company had to curtail its expenses to survive the recession.

Opmerking: It carries a sense of intentional restriction or control to achieve a specific goal or outcome.

Downplay

To make something seem less important or significant than it actually is.

Voorbeeld: He tends to downplay his achievements to avoid attention.

Opmerking: This term is focused on minimizing the significance or impact of something rather than reducing its quantity or size.

Ease off

To reduce or relax the intensity or pressure of something.

Voorbeeld: She asked her boss to ease off on the strict deadlines.

Opmerking: It emphasizes a decrease in pressure, stress, or strictness rather than a general reduction in size or quantity.

Ton down

To reduce the intensity or level of something, usually to make it more moderate or acceptable.

Voorbeeld: Please tone down the music; it's too loud.

Opmerking: It specifically refers to reducing the intensity, often associated with loudness or vividness, rather than a general reduction.

Simplify

To make something easier or more straightforward by reducing complexity or unnecessary elements.

Voorbeeld: Let's simplify the process to make it more efficient.

Opmerking: While it involves reduction, the emphasis is on making something easier to understand or use by streamlining rather than merely cutting back.

Increase the heat and reduce the liquid

Aumente o fogo e reduza o líquido

Reduce - Werkwoord (Verb) / Werkwoord, basisvorm (Verb, base form)

Lemma: reduce

Vervoegingen

Werkwoord, verleden tijd (Verb, past tense): reduced

Werkwoord, gerundium of tegenwoordig deelwoord (Verb, gerund or present participle): reducing

Werkwoord, 3e persoon enkelvoud tegenwoordige tijd (Verb, 3rd person singular present): reduces

Werkwoord, basisvorm (Verb, base form): reduce

Werkwoord, tegenwoordige tijd niet 3e persoon enkelvoud (Verb, non-3rd person singular present): reduce

Lettergrepen, Woordafbreking en Klemtoon

Reduce bevat 2 lettergrepen: re • duce

Fonetische transcriptie: ri-ˈdüs

re duce , ri ˈdüs (De rode lettergreep is benadrukt)

De frequentie- en belangrijkheidsindex van woorden geeft aan hoe vaak een woord in een bepaalde taal voorkomt. Hoe kleiner het getal, hoe vaker het woord wordt gebruikt. De meest gebruikte woorden variëren meestal van ongeveer 1 tot 4000.

Reduce: 500 - 600 (Extreem Veelvoorkomend).

Deze belangrijkheidsindex helpt je te focussen op de meest nuttige woorden tijdens je taal leerproces.

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