Usage examples of "réduire" in French with translation to English

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Pourriez-vous réduire un peu le prix ? Could you reduce the price a little?
Ils devront réduire leurs dépenses. They will have to cut down their expenses.
Je dois réduire mes dépenses ce mois-ci. I have to reduce my expenses this month.
Nous devons réduire les coûts. We need to cut costs.
Il dut réduire le prix de ses marchandises. He had to reduce the price of his wares.
Nous devons réduire nos dépenses. We must cut down our expenses.
Nous devons réduire le coût à un minimum. We have to reduce the cost to a minimum.
Nous devons réduire nos dépenses mensuelles. We have to cut down our monthly expenses.
Il a dû réduire le prix de ses marchandises. He had to reduce the price of his wares.
La nouvelle loi est censée réduire la pollution de l'air de soixante pour cent. The new law is expected to cut air pollution by 60%.
Réduire le déficit de l’État est l'une des préoccupations majeures du gouvernement. Reducing the budget deficit is a major concern of the government.
Elle lui recommanda de réduire sa consommation de tabac mais il pensa qu'il ne pouvait pas. She advised him to cut down on smoking, but he didn't think that he could.
Cette entreprise cherche à réduire le nombre de ses employés en mettant à disposition beaucoup d'argent pour les départs volontaires. That company aims to reduce employee numbers by arranging a lot of retirement money for voluntary redundancies.
Elle lui a recommandé de réduire sa consommation de tabac mais il pensait qu'il ne pouvait pas. She advised him to cut down on smoking, but he didn't think that he could.
Nous avons pris votre proposition en considération et nous avons décidé que nous ne sommes pas en mesure de réduire le prix. We have considered your proposal, and we have decided that we are not able to reduce the price.
Nous devons réduire les frais d'entreprise. Ne vous a-t-on jamais dit de regarder combien vous gagnez avant de commencer à dépenser ? We have to cut business expenses here. Haven't you ever heard of looking at how much you're getting before you start spending?
Selon une révision de recherches antérieures, un haut niveau de consommation de chocolat peut réduire le risque de maladies coronariennes et d'accident vasculaire cérébral. According to a review of previous research, high levels of chocolate consumption can reduce the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke.
Une empreinte carbone est la somme de pollution au dioxyde de carbone que nous produisons par nos activités. Certaines personnes essaient de réduire leur empreinte carbone parce qu'elles sont inquiètes du changement climatique. A carbon footprint is the amount of carbon dioxide pollution that we produce as a result of our activities. Some people try to reduce their carbon footprint because they are concerned about climate change.
Notre école a été réduite en cendres. Our school was reduced to ashes.
Les libertés individuelles se réduisent de nos jours. Personal liberty is diminishing nowadays.
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