reducirse

reducirse

► verbo pronominal

1 (gen) to be reduced; (decrecer) to decrease

2 (resultar) to come down (a, to)

■ todo se redujo a una equivocación it all came down to a mistake

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VPR

1) (=disminuir) [inflación, población, beneficios] to fall; [calor] to become less intense, decrease; [salsa] to reduce

el número de accidentes se ha reducido en un 16,5% — the number of accidents has fallen by 16.5%

sus gastos se redujeron a la mitad — their expenses were cut o reduced by half

2) (=limitarse)

• reducirse a —

a) [en cantidad]

el mobiliario se reduce a unas pocas mesas y sillas — the furniture amounts to no more than o is simply a few tables and chairs

sus ingresos se reducen a una pensión por invalidez de 500 euros — his income is limited to o consists only of a disability pension of 500 euros

b) [en extensión]

el consumo de heroína se ha ido reduciendo a la población más joven — heroin consumption has gradually been reduced to just the younger population

el problema se reduce a una pura cuestión económica — the problem comes down to o boils down to simple economics, the problem is simply a question of economics

la entrevista se redujo a un cuarto de hora escaso — the interview lasted barely a quarter of an hour

el pensamiento del autor se puede reducir a lo siguiente — the author's thinking can be simplified o summarized as follows

c) [persona] to limit o.s. to

en este ensayo nos reduciremos a la situación en el siglo XVIII — in this essay we will limit ourselves to considering the situation in the 18th century

se vieron reducidos a pedir limosna — they were reduced to begging for alms

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= taper in.

Ex. Some of these trenches have walls that taper in at the bottom or flare at the top.

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= taper in.

Ex: Some of these trenches have walls that taper in at the bottom or flare at the top.

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■reducirse verbo reflexivo
1 (mermar, disminuir) to be reduced
2 (limitarse) to be limited: todo se reduce a ser educado, it all comes down to being polite
'reducirse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
resumirse
- reducir
English:
boil down
- ease off
- ease up
- narrow down
- boil
- diminish
- dwindle
- halve
- narrow
- shrink

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vpr

1. [disminuir] to go down, to fall, to decrease;

se ha reducido la diferencia the gap has closed;

los salarios se han reducido un 2 por ciento salaries have gone down o fallen o decreased by 2 percent

2.

reducirse a [limitarse a] [m5]toda su ayuda se redujo a unas palabras de ánimo her help amounted to nothing more than a few words of encouragement;

me he reducido a lo esencial I've concentrated on the bare essentials

3.

reducirse a [equivaler a] to boil o come down to;

todo se reduce a una cuestión de dinero it all boils o comes down to money

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reducirse

v/r come down (a to)

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vr

reducirse a : to come down to, to be nothing more than