■ cut down

■ cut down
■ cut down
A v. t. + avv.
1 abbattere (un albero, ecc.)
2 abbattere (ferendo o uccidendo); falciare: They were cut down by machine-gun fire, sono stati falciati dalle mitragliatrici
3 tagliare; accorciare: to cut down an article, tagliare un articolo; to cut down the curtains, accorciare le tende
4 tagliare, ridurre, diminuire: (econ.) to cut down production, ridurre la produzione; (fin.) to cut down expenditure, tagliare le spese; I haven't given up smoking but I'm cutting down, non ho smesso di fumare ma mi sto limitando; to cut down prices, ridurre (o diminuire) i prezzi
5 portare (un venditore) a più miti pretese: He was asking £120 but I managed to cut him down to 100, chiedeva 120 sterline ma sono riuscito a portarlo a 100
B v. i. + avv.
– to cut down on ► cut down, A, def. 5 □ to cut down to size, tagliare su misura; ridurre alla misura voluta; (fig.) ridimensionare; far abbassare la cresta a (q.) (fam.).

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