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reduce
to reduce /reˈdut͡ʃe/
verb#2198 most common
Also: to cut down, to lower, to decrease
Example sentences
Vreau să reduc zahărul din cafea.
I want to reduce the sugar in my coffee.
Magazinul reduce prețurile în fiecare vară.
The store reduces prices every summer.
Trebuie să reducem cheltuielile lunare.
We need to reduce our monthly expenses.
Guvernul a redus taxele pentru afacerile mici.
The government reduced taxes for small businesses.
Medicul i-a recomandat să reducă consumul de sare.
The doctor recommended that he reduce his salt intake.
Compania va reduce personalul dacă vânzările continuă să scadă.
The company will reduce its staff if sales keep falling.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | reduc | redusei | voi reduce |
| 2sg | reduci | reduseși | vei reduce |
| 3sg | reduce | reduse | va reduce |
| 1pl | reducem | reduserăm | vom reduce |
| 2pl | reduceți | reduserăți | veți reduce |
| 3pl | reduc | reduseră | vor reduce |
Word family
reducerereduction, discount
redusreduced, limited
reductibilreducible
ireductibilirreducible
reducătorreducing agent
Etymology
The verb comes from Latin reducere, a compound of the prefix re- (back, again) and ducere (to lead). The same Latin root gave Romanian a set of parallel verbs such as produce, conduce, and introduce. Romanian inherited the word through direct descent from spoken Latin in the region, not as a later borrowing.
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