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

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Could you reduce the price a little? Pourriez-vous réduire un peu le prix ?
To reduce misunderstandings we should learn the techniques for communicating successfully. Afin de diminuer les incompréhensions, nous devons apprendre les techniques pour communiquer avec succès.
I have to reduce my expenses this month. Je dois réduire mes dépenses ce mois-ci.
He had to reduce the price of his wares. Il dut réduire le prix de ses marchandises.
We have to reduce the cost to a minimum. Nous devons réduire le coût à un minimum.
That company aims to reduce employee numbers by arranging a lot of retirement money for voluntary redundancies. Cette entreprise cherche à réduire le nombre de ses employés en mettant à disposition beaucoup d'argent pour les départs volontaires.
We have considered your proposal, and we have decided that we are not able to reduce the price. Nous avons pris votre proposition en considération et nous avons décidé que nous ne sommes pas en mesure de réduire le prix.
According to a review of previous research, high levels of chocolate consumption can reduce the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke. 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.
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. 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.
Those shoes have been reduced. Le prix de ces souliers a été réduit.
Karaoke is good for reducing stress. Le karaoké est bon pour diminuer le stress.
Our school was reduced to ashes. Notre école a été réduite en cendres.
I've reduced the amount of meat I eat. J'ai diminué la quantité de viande que je mange.
We reduced our spending during the recession. Nous avons réduit nos dépenses pendant la récession.
The fire reduced the house to ashes. La maison fut réduite en cendres par l'incendie.
The fire reduced the whole village to ashes. Le feu a réduit le village en cendres dans son intégralité.
That man was reduced to begging for money. Cet homme en était réduit à mendier pour de l'argent.
Mass production reduced the price of many goods. La production en masse a réduit le prix de beaucoup de biens.
The big fire reduced the whole town to ashes. Le grand incendie réduisit toute la ville en cendres.
The poor old man was reduced to just a skeleton. Le pauvre vieillard était réduit à l'état de squelette.
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