English-Dutch translations for reduce

verminderen
Daarmee is de prijsprikkel om CO2 te verminderen, verdwenen. This removes the cost incentive to reduce CO2. Hoe kunnen we morgen ongelijkheden verminderen? How can we reduce inequalities? Testen kan de gezondheidsrisico's verminderen. Testing can reduce the health risks.
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reduceren
We moeten samenwerken om de bureaucratie te reduceren. We must work together to reduce bureaucracy. We moeten de uitstoot van schadelijke stoffen flink reduceren. We must reduce emissions significantly. Men mag deze verscheidenheid niet reduceren tot uniformiteit. This diversity cannot be reduced to uniformity.
verkleinen
De supermarkten moeten hun winstmarges verkleinen. The supermarkets need to reduce their profit margins. Verkleinen we de welvaartskloof, dan vertragen we de migratiestromen. Reduce the prosperity gap, and you slow migratory flows. We moeten ervoor zorgen dat ook anderen hun visserijvloot verkleinen. We must ensure that others also reduce their fishing fleets.
verlagen
Het lukte ons zelfs om de uitstoot te verlagen. We even managed to reduce emissions. We moeten uiteraard de werkloosheid verlagen. Of course we must reduce unemployment. We moeten onze CO2-uitstoot drastisch verlagen. We must reduce our CO2 emissions dramatically.

To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower
To lose weight
To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture
To bring to an inferior state or condition
To decrease the liquid content of food by boiling much of its water off
To add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen
To simplify an equation or formula without changing its value
To convert a syllogism to a clearer or simpler form
To perform a reduction; to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment
To strike off the payroll
To translate (a book, document, etc

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