pare down

• Phrasal verb, das bedeutet, etwas in Größe, Menge oder Anzahl zu verringern, oft indem unnötige Teile entfernt werden.

A phrasal verb meaning to reduce something in size, amount, or number, often by cutting away unnecessary parts.

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Reduce in size or amountformal

   To reduce something, especially by cutting away unnecessary parts.

   Reduzieren

   • We need to pare down the budget to meet our goals.
   • She pared down her wardrobe to only essential items.
   • The editor pared down the manuscript to half its original length.

   Synonymecurtailcutdiminishlessenprunereducescale downshrinktrimwhittle down

   Antonymeaugmentenlargeexpandextendincrease

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