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Detailed Translations for reducing from English to French

reducing:


Translation Matrix for reducing:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- reduction
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
abaissant reducing
amoindrissant declining; decreasing; diminishing; reducing abating; declining; decreasing; diminishing; fading; lessening; subsiding; weakening
baissant declining; decreasing; diminishing; reducing abating; declining; decreasing; diminishing; fading; lessening; subsiding; weakening
condescendant reducing arrogant; contemptuous; contumelious; derisive; disdainful; haughty; high-handed; presumptuous; scornful; sneering; supercilious; superior
diminuant declining; decreasing; diminishing; reducing abating; declining; decreasing; diminishing; dwindling; fading; lessening; shrinking; shrinking back; subsiding; weakening; writhing
décroissant declining; decreasing; diminishing; reducing abating; declining; decreasing; diminishing; dwindling; fading; lessening; shrinking; shrinking back; subsiding; weakening; writhing
dégradant reducing

Related Words for "reducing":


Synonyms for "reducing":


Related Definitions for "reducing":

  1. loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer1
    • a doctor supervised her reducing1
  2. any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent1

reducing form of reduce:

to reduce verb (reduces, reduced, reducing)

  1. to reduce
  2. to reduce (decrease; diminish; curtail; )
    diminuer; réduire; baisser; décroître; amoindrir; défaillir; amenuiser
    • diminuer verb (diminue, diminues, diminuons, diminuez, )
    • réduire verb (réduis, réduit, réduisons, réduisez, )
    • baisser verb (baisse, baisses, baissons, baissez, )
    • décroître verb (décroîs, décroît, décroîssons, décroîssez, )
    • amoindrir verb (amoindris, amoindrit, amoindrissons, amoindrissez, )
    • défaillir verb
    • amenuiser verb (amenuise, amenuises, amenuisons, amenuisez, )
  3. to reduce (make smaller)
    réduire; décroître; diminuer; amoindrir; s'amoindrir; rendre plus petit
    • réduire verb (réduis, réduit, réduisons, réduisez, )
    • décroître verb (décroîs, décroît, décroîssons, décroîssez, )
    • diminuer verb (diminue, diminues, diminuons, diminuez, )
    • amoindrir verb (amoindris, amoindrit, amoindrissons, amoindrissez, )
  4. to reduce (confine; limit; cut back)
    limiter; restreindre; borner; entourer; délimiter; tailler; clôturer
    • limiter verb (limite, limites, limitons, limitez, )
    • restreindre verb (restreins, restreint, restreignons, restreignez, )
    • borner verb (borne, bornes, bornons, bornez, )
    • entourer verb (entoure, entoures, entourons, entourez, )
    • délimiter verb (délimite, délimites, délimitons, délimitez, )
    • tailler verb (taille, tailles, taillons, taillez, )
    • clôturer verb (clôture, clôtures, clôturons, clôturez, )
  5. to reduce (lower; mark down)
    baisser; solder
    • baisser verb (baisse, baisses, baissons, baissez, )
    • solder verb (solde, soldes, soldons, soldez, )
  6. to reduce (trace back; simplify)
    réduire à; réduire en; transformer
    • transformer verb (transforme, transformes, transformons, transformez, )
  7. to reduce (remove; transfer; shift; )
    déplacer; transférer; transposer
    • déplacer verb (déplace, déplaces, déplaçons, déplacez, )
    • transférer verb (transfère, transfères, transférons, transférez, )
    • transposer verb (transpose, transposes, transposons, transposez, )
  8. to reduce (shrink; diminish; decrease; )
    amoindrir; décroître; fondre; diminuer
    • amoindrir verb (amoindris, amoindrit, amoindrissons, amoindrissez, )
    • décroître verb (décroîs, décroît, décroîssons, décroîssez, )
    • fondre verb (fonds, fond, fondons, fondez, )
    • diminuer verb (diminue, diminues, diminuons, diminuez, )
  9. to reduce (diminish; shrink; decrease)
    rappetisser; réduire; minimiser; rabaisser; diminuer; comprimer; dégonfler; ravaler; amoindrir; miniaturiser
    • réduire verb (réduis, réduit, réduisons, réduisez, )
    • minimiser verb (minimise, minimises, minimisons, minimisez, )
    • rabaisser verb (rabaisse, rabaisses, rabaissons, rabaissez, )
    • diminuer verb (diminue, diminues, diminuons, diminuez, )
    • comprimer verb (comprime, comprimes, comprimons, comprimez, )
    • dégonfler verb
    • ravaler verb (ravale, ravales, ravalons, ravalez, )
    • amoindrir verb (amoindris, amoindrit, amoindrissons, amoindrissez, )
  10. to reduce (boil down; thicken; concentrate; condense)
  11. to reduce (minimize; scale down; crop; )
    minimiser; diminuer; écourter; réduire; raccourcir
    • minimiser verb (minimise, minimises, minimisons, minimisez, )
    • diminuer verb (diminue, diminues, diminuons, diminuez, )
    • écourter verb (écourte, écourtes, écourtons, écourtez, )
    • réduire verb (réduis, réduit, réduisons, réduisez, )
    • raccourcir verb (raccourcis, raccourcit, raccourcissons, raccourcissez, )
  12. to reduce (damp)
    modérer; tempérer
    • modérer verb (modère, modères, modérons, modérez, )
    • tempérer verb (tempère, tempères, tempérons, tempérez, )

Conjugations for reduce:

present
  1. reduce
  2. reduce
  3. reduces
  4. reduce
  5. reduce
  6. reduce
simple past
  1. reduced
  2. reduced
  3. reduced
  4. reduced
  5. reduced
  6. reduced
present perfect
  1. have reduced
  2. have reduced
  3. has reduced
  4. have reduced
  5. have reduced
  6. have reduced
past continuous
  1. was reducing
  2. were reducing
  3. was reducing
  4. were reducing
  5. were reducing
  6. were reducing
future
  1. shall reduce
  2. will reduce
  3. will reduce
  4. shall reduce
  5. will reduce
  6. will reduce
continuous present
  1. am reducing
  2. are reducing
  3. is reducing
  4. are reducing
  5. are reducing
  6. are reducing
subjunctive
  1. be reduced
  2. be reduced
  3. be reduced
  4. be reduced
  5. be reduced
  6. be reduced
diverse
  1. reduce!
  2. let's reduce!
  3. reduced
  4. reducing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for reduce:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
diminuer tiring out; wearing out
décroître die away
tailler gash
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
amenuiser curtail; decrease; diminish; dwindle; lessen; mark down; reduce; scale down; shrink away
amoindrir curtail; decrease; diminish; drop; dwindle; go down; lessen; make smaller; mark down; reduce; scale down; shrink; shrink away; shrink back; shrivel; shrivel up be shortcoming; cut down; decline; decrease; diminish; dwindle; economise; economize; go thieving; regress; remove; save; shrink; take away; wain; waining
baisser curtail; decrease; diminish; dwindle; lessen; lower; mark down; reduce; scale down; shrink away be shortcoming; bring down; cut down; decline; decrease; dim; diminish; drop; dwindle; economise; economize; fall; go thieving; regress; remove; save; shrink; sink; take away; tumble; wain; waining
borner confine; cut back; limit; reduce bound; clearly define; cover; curtail; define; demarcate; embank; enclose; end; fence; fence in; fence off; limit; lock up; map out; mark out; outline; protect; restrict; surround; trace out
clôturer confine; cut back; limit; reduce clearly define; conclude; cover; define; demarcate; end; fence; fence in; fence off; finish; lock up; map out; mark out; outline; partition off; protect; screen; trace out
comprimer decrease; diminish; reduce; shrink clamp; clasp; clutch; compress; constrict; crush; flatten; gag; grasp; grip; oppress; pack; pinch; press; press in; press together; seize; squash; squeeze
diminuer crop; curtail; decrease; diminish; drop; dwindle; go down; lessen; make smaller; mark down; minimise; minimize; reduce; scale down; shorten; shrink; shrink away; shrink back; shrivel; shrivel up; trim abridge; be shortcoming; clip; crop; curtail; cut down; cut short; decline; decrease; diminish; drop; dwindle; economise; economize; fall; go down; go thieving; moderate; recoil; recoil from; regress; remove; save; shorten; shrink; shrink back; sink; take away; trim; tumble; use sparingly; wain; waining; withdraw
décroître curtail; decrease; diminish; drop; dwindle; go down; lessen; make smaller; mark down; reduce; scale down; shrink; shrink away; shrink back; shrivel; shrivel up be shortcoming; decline; decrease; diminish; drop; dwindle; fall; go down; go thieving; recoil; recoil from; regress; remove; shrink; shrink back; sink; take away; tumble; wain; waining; withdraw
défaillir curtail; decrease; diminish; dwindle; lessen; mark down; reduce; scale down; shrink away
dégonfler decrease; diminish; reduce; shrink
délimiter confine; cut back; limit; reduce bound; bring to a close; bring to a conclusion; bring to an end; conclude; curtail; define; embank; enclose; end; finish; finish off; limit; restrict; state precisely; surround
déplacer convert; dislocate; move; reduce; remove; resolve; shift; simplify; trace back; transfer; transform carry; move; move over; nudge; relocate; shift; transfer; transport
entourer confine; cut back; limit; reduce besiege; border; circle; clearly define; define; demarcate; divert; draw a circle around; edge; encircle; enfold; envelope; fence; fence in; fence off; map out; mark out; outflank; outline; round; surround; trace out; trim; turn
fondre decrease; diminish; drop; dwindle; go down; lessen; reduce; shrink; shrink away; shrink back; shrivel; shrivel up become less stiff; burn out; defrost; dissolve; fuse; fuze; melt; melt away; melt down; melt together; merge; smelt; stop freezing; thaw
limiter confine; cut back; limit; reduce bound; bring to a close; bring to a conclusion; bring to an end; conclude; confine; curtail; dam; embank; encapsulate; enclose; end; envelope; finish; finish off; limit; restrict; surround
miniaturiser decrease; diminish; reduce; shrink
minimiser crop; decrease; diminish; minimise; minimize; reduce; scale down; shorten; shrink; trim gloss over; play down; smooth over; trivialise; trivialize
modérer damp; reduce control; ease; keep back; mellow; moderate; relax; relieve; restrain; soften; soothe; subdue; use sparingly; weaken
rabaisser decrease; diminish; reduce; shrink belittle; break down; break up; demolish; destroy; disregard; drag down; get down; hold cheap; hold in contempt; humiliate; look down upon; pull down; scorn; sharply critize; slight; take down; tear down; tear loose; treat unkindly; treat with disregard; wreck
raccourcir crop; minimise; minimize; reduce; scale down; shorten; trim abbreviate; abridge; clip; crop; curtail; cut; cut close; cut down; cut short; economise; economize; just stay for a while; make short; pare; save; shorten; skim; trim
rappetisser decrease; diminish; reduce; shrink
ravaler decrease; diminish; reduce; shrink bring down; chip away; chip off; hack away; scrape
reduire reduce
rendre plus petit make smaller; reduce
rendre épais boil down; concentrate; condense; reduce; thicken concentrate; condense; thicken
restreindre confine; cut back; limit; reduce bound; curtail; enclose; end; limit; restrict; surround
réduire crop; curtail; decrease; diminish; dwindle; lessen; make smaller; mark down; minimise; minimize; reduce; scale down; shorten; shrink; shrink away; trim abbreviate; abridge; be shortcoming; boil down; clip; collapse; concentrate; condense; convert; crop; curtail; cut down; cut short; decline; decrease; diminish; dwindle; economise; economize; go down; go thieving; minimize; moderate; regress; remove; save; shorten; shrink; sink; take away; thicken; trim; use sparingly; wain; waining
réduire en reduce; simplify; trace back
réduire en bouillant boil down; concentrate; condense; reduce; thicken boil down; concentrate; condense; thicken
réduire à reduce; simplify; trace back
s'amoindrir make smaller; reduce diminish; dwindle; shrink
solder lower; mark down; reduce clean; clear; clear away; get even; level; make even; pay; pay on account; pay up; put away; sell off; sell out; settle; tidy up
tailler confine; cut back; limit; reduce carve out; clip; cut; cut away; cut back; cut close; cut off; cut out; cut to size; excise; grind; jag; nick; notch; pare; prune; reap; resect; score; sharpen; skim; sting; strop; style someone's hair; tailor to; trim; whet
tempérer damp; reduce moderate; restrain
transformer reduce; simplify; trace back alter; amend; barter; change; change form; convert; create; deform; disfigure; exchange; interchange; invent; make; modify; process; rebuild; reconstruct; reform; regenerate; remodel; reorganise; reorganize; reshape; reverse; review; revise; revolve; rewrite; roll; rotate; swap; swing around; switch; switch over the current; trade in; transform; transmogrify; transpose; turn; twist; twist words; use up; vary; whirl
transférer convert; dislocate; move; reduce; remove; resolve; shift; simplify; trace back; transfer; transform deposit; forward; move; relocate; remit; transfer; transpose
transposer convert; dislocate; move; reduce; remove; resolve; shift; simplify; trace back; transfer; transform transfer; transpose
écourter crop; minimise; minimize; reduce; scale down; shorten; trim abbreviate; abridge; clip; crop; curtail; cut down; cut short; shorten; trim
épaissir en bouillant boil down; concentrate; condense; reduce; thicken
- abbreviate; abridge; boil down; bring down; come down; concentrate; contract; cut; cut back; cut down; decoct; deoxidise; deoxidize; dilute; foreshorten; keep down; lose weight; melt off; quash; repress; scale down; shorten; shrink; slenderise; slenderize; slim; slim down; subdue; subjugate; thin; thin out; tighten; trim; trim back; trim down
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- allow a deduction; allow a discount; bring down; cut down; diminish; lessen; lower

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Antonyms for "reduce":


Related Definitions for "reduce":

  1. take off weight1
  2. lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture1
  3. narrow or limit1
    • reduce the influx of foreigners1
  4. cook until very little liquid is left1
    • The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time1
  5. be cooked until very little liquid is left1
    • The sauce should reduce to one cup1
  6. be the essential element1
  7. to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons1
  8. make smaller1
    • reduce an image1
  9. reduce in size; reduce physically1
  10. make less complex1
    • reduce a problem to a single question1
  11. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements1
  12. cut down on; make a reduction in1
    • reduce your daily fat intake1
  13. destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it1
  14. reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site1
  15. undergo meiosis1
    • The cells reduce1
  16. lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation1
    • She reduced her niece to a servant1
  17. simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another1
  18. lessen and make more modest1
    • reduce one's standard of living1
  19. bring to humbler or weaker state or condition1
    • He reduced the population to slavery1
  20. put down by force or intimidation1
  21. In a graphical user interface, to decrease the size of a window. A user can reduce a window either by clicking the appropriate button in the title bar or by clicking the mouse on the border of the window and dragging the border toward the middle of the window.2

Wiktionary Translations for reduce:

reduce
verb
  1. to bring down
reduce
verb
  1. Diminuer la quantité
  2. Réduire le prix d’un objet
  3. restreindre, diminuer, ou faire diminuer.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
reduce diminuer verminderen — doen afnemen in aantal, kleiner maken
reduce réducer verkleinen — tot minder grote proporties terugbrengen
reduce atténuer; adoucir abbauen — (vor allem auch übertragen) verringern, beseitigen; mindern von Hindernissen, die Prozesse behindern
reduce restreindre einschränkenSchranken setzen, Grenzen setzen, eingrenzen

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