réduire

A. vtr

• 1 to reduce; to cut [tax]; to cut down on [staff, spending] Definition of reduce in the British & World English dictionary Definition of reduce in the US English dictionary Translate reduce | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2 to reduce [photograph]; to scale down [drawing]; to cut [text] Definition of reduce in the British & World English dictionary Definition of reduce in the US English dictionary Translate reduce | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 3réduire qch en poudre = to crush sth to powder être réduit en cendres [city] = to be reduced to ashes; [dreams] = to turn to ashes

• 4réduire à = to reduce to voilà à quoi j'en suis réduit! = this is what I've been reduced to!

• 5 to reduce [sauce] Definition of reduce in the British & World English dictionary Definition of reduce in the US English dictionary Translate reduce | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

B. vi

• [sauce] to reduce; [spinach] to shrink Definition of reduce in the British & World English dictionary Definition of reduce in the US English dictionary Translate reduce | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

C. v refl (+ v être) (se réduire)

• 1 [costs] to be reduced; [imports] to be cut

• 2cela se réduit à bien peu de chose = it doesn't amount to very much