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- [減らす] *reduce|他|【D】 【S】(人・物が)(数量・程度・値など)を減少させる∥ reduce production 生産を減らす.*decrease|他|…を減少させる, 減らす∥ decrease crime 犯罪を減らす.cut down[他](数・量)を減らす;(費用)を削減する∥ Cut down the number of cigarettes you are smoking. タバコの数を減らしなさい《◆×Cut down cigarettes ... は不可》.*diminish|他|【S】【D】 《正式》(事・物・人が)(事・物)を減らす, 小さく[少なく]する.*lessen|他|【D】 【S】(人・物・事が)(物・事)を少なく[小さく]する, 減らす.*lower|他|【D】 (数量)を減らす;(速度・温度・程度)を下げる;(勢い・力)を弱める∥ lower the expenses 経費を減らす.whittle|他|《正式》…を減らす, 削減する, そぐ(away, down, off, up)∥ whittle down his salary 彼の給料を減らす.▲As your doctor, I advise you to eat less. あなたの医者として, 食事の量を減らすよう忠告します / sweat off [away] one's excessive weight 汗をかいて余分な体重を減らす.減らす
to decrease
to diminish
to shorten* * *へらす【減らす】*reduce|他|〖D〗 〖S〗(人・物が)(数量・程度・値など)を減少させるreduce production 生産を減らす.
*decrease|他|…を減少させる, 減らすdecrease crime 犯罪を減らす.
cut down[他](数・量)を減らす;(費用)を削減するCut down the number of cigarettes you are smoking. タバコの数を減らしなさい《◆×Cut down cigarettes... は不可》.
*diminish|他|〖S〗〖D〗 《正式》(事・物・人が)(事・物)を減らす, 小さく[少なく]する.*lessen|他|〖D〗 〖S〗(人・物・事が)(物・事)を少なく[小さく]する, 減らす.*lower|他|〖D〗 (数量)を減らす;(速度・温度・程度)を下げる;(勢い・力)を弱めるlower the expenses 経費を減らす.
whittle|他|《正式》…を減らす, 削減する, そぐ(away, down, off, up)whittle down his salary 彼の給料を減らす.
▲As your doctor, I advise you to eat less. あなたの医者として, 食事の量を減らすよう忠告します
sweat off [away] one's excessive weight 汗をかいて余分な体重を減らす.
* * *へらす【減らす】1 〔減少させる〕 reduce; decrease; diminish; lessen; abate; 〔切り詰める〕 shorten; curtail; cut (down, back); cut down on…; slash; 〔軽減させる〕 lighten; alleviate.●社員数を一割減らす reduce (the number of) staff by 10 percent; make a 10-percent cut in staff numbers
・スポーツで体重[体脂肪]を減らす lose weight [take off some body fat] through sports
・無駄遣いを減らす reduce [cut down on] waste(fulness)
・小遣いを減らす cut sb's pocket money
・地方の負担を減らす lighten the burden on the regions
・口数を減らす 〔発言回数を〕 cut back on the number of times one speaks; speak less; 〔扶養家族数を〕 reduce the number of mouths one has to feed.
●肉を減らしてもっと野菜を食べなさい. Eat less meat and more vegetables.
2 〔摩耗させる〕 wear out.●刑事は捜査に靴の底を減らして歩きまわった. The detective wore out a lot of shoe leather on his investigations.
3 〔空腹にする〕●腹を減らした子供たち hungry children
・腹を減らして食事を待つ wait for a meal with [on] an empty stomach
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.