pare down

• Verbe à particule signifiant réduire quelque chose en taille, quantité ou nombre, souvent en éliminant les parties inutiles.

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

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Reduce in size or amountformal

   To reduce something, especially by cutting away unnecessary parts.

   réduire (en taillant)

   • 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.

   Synonymescurtailcutdiminishlessenprunereducescale downshrinktrimwhittle down

   Antonymesaugmentenlargeexpandextendincrease

Verbe de basepare