B1🔤 Letters R & S
Italian word
ridurre
to reduce, to decrease
Looks like
to reduce
to make smaller or less
⚠️ The trap
Near-true cognate, but 'ridurre' can also mean 'to reduce to a state' (ridurre in polvere = to reduce to dust) or 'to adapt' (ridurre un romanzo per il cinema). English 'reduce' rarely has this meaning.
To say "to make smaller or less" in Italian:
ridurre (true cognate)
"ridurre" in English means:
to reduce, to decrease
Example
"Dobbiamo ridurre le spese inutili."
"We need to reduce unnecessary expenses."
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