Dizionario Italiano - Inglese

italiano - English

ridurre in inglese:

1. shrink


If you wish to get on in the world, you must not shrink from effort.
Will this sweater shrink when washed?
Your ​sweater will shrink if you ​wash it at too high a ​temperature
Jeans shrink a little in the wash.
You know, it's funny. When my parents got divorced, they sent me to this shrink
To tell the truth these shrinks need us more than we need them.
My new blouse shrank after I washed it in cold water. shrink shrank shrunk
Families have been shrinking since the 1970s.
A 2005 Survey of 442 glaciers from the World Glacier Monitoring Service found that 90 percent of the world's glaciers are shrinking as the planet warms.
you should see a shrink

2. to reduce


We need to reduce costs.
Change gear to reduce speed.

Inglese parola "ridurre"(to reduce) si verifica in set:

500 most important Italian verbs 426 - 450

3. to boil down to



Inglese parola "ridurre"(to boil down to) si verifica in set:

CAE 976 - 1000

4. abate


Chopin airport must apply noise abatement operational procedures,
the storm suddenly abated
Our ship could not sail until the storm abated.
1. to make or become less in amount, intensity, degree, etc. the storm has abated 2 to diminish in intensity, violence, amount, etc.: The storm has abated. 3 Law. to end; become null and void.
In an hour or so the storm would abate and they could leave.
the violence is not going to abate

Inglese parola "ridurre"(abate) si verifica in set:

TOEFL - Most important words 1 - 25

5. boil down


Could you boil down your essay to 5 lines?
Money, why did so many things always boil down to that? And we managed to boil it down to nine.

Inglese parola "ridurre"(boil down) si verifica in set:

TOEFL - Phrasal verbs 1 - 25

6. cut down


I think you should cut down hours you spend in front of TV.
I'm trying to cut down on caffeine. She used to work 50 hours a week, but recently she's cut down.
My doctor says I should cut down on cigarettes. Cut down on fatty foods if you want to lose weight.
What can we do to cut down the expenses?
I have to cut down to one cup of coffee a day
We need to cut down on junk food
cut down a tree
phr v /kʌt daʊn ɒn/ I need to cut down on sugar and fat to lose weight.
Ian cut down the tall trees around his garden to make it brighter.
If you want to lose weight try to cut down on fatty snacks such as crisps
cut down on chocolate
Do you think it's easier to cut down on smoking or to cut it out (or give it up) altogether?
They cut down staff and he was the one to go.
I've spend far too much money this month- I really must cut down
cut down on fatty foods

Inglese parola "ridurre"(cut down) si verifica in set:

TOEFL - Phrasal verbs 51 - 75