Oxford Spanish Dictionary
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I. decrease VB intr [Am dəˈkris, Brit dɪˈkriːs]
1. decrease (in quantity):
- decrease amount/numbers/output:
- disminuir
- decrease amount/numbers/output:
- decrecer
- decrease prices:
- bajar
- decrease speed:
- disminuir
2. decrease (in degree, intensity):
- decrease quality:
- disminuir
- decrease quality:
- bajar
- decrease power/effectiveness:
- disminuir
- decrease power/effectiveness:
- decrecer
- decrease interest:
- disminuir
- decrease interest:
- decaer
II. decrease VB trans [Am dəˈkris, Brit dɪˈkriːs]
- decrease
- disminuir
- decrease
- reducir
- we must decrease our spending on armaments
- debemos disminuir or reducir los gastos de armamento
III. decrease N C or U [Am ˈdiˌkris, dəˈkris, Brit ˈdiːkriːs]
- decrease
- disminución f
- decrease
- descenso m
- crime is on the decrease
- la delincuencia está disminuyendo
- threefold reduction/decrease
- de dos tercios
- threefold to decrease
- por dos tercios
Spanish
English
- decremento
- decrease
- menguado
- decrease
- decrecimiento
- decrease
- desvalorizarse moneda:
- to decrease in value
- desvalorizarse terreno/propiedad:
- to decrease in value
- disminución (de gastos, salarios, precios)
- decrease
- disminución (de la población)
- decrease
- la disminución de la población estudiantil
- the decrease o fall in the student population
- decrecer afición/interés:
- to decrease
- decrecer importancia:
- to decrease
- merma
- decrease
- las pensiones de jubilación no sufrirán merma alguna
- there will be no reduction o decrease in the value of pensions
- disminuir número/cantidad:
- to decrease
- disminuir desempleo/exportaciones/gastos:
- to decrease
- los impuestos no disminuyeron
- there was no decrease o cut in taxes
- los casos de malaria han disminuido
- there has been a drop o fall o decrease in the number of malaria cases
- disminuir
- to decrease
- disminuir puntos
- to decrease
in the PONS Dictionary
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Spanish
I. decrease [dɪˈkri:s, Am ˈdi:kri:s] VB intr
- decrease
- disminuir
- decrease prices
- bajar
II. decrease [dɪˈkri:s, Am ˈdi:kri:s] VB trans
- decrease
- disminuir
III. decrease [dɪˈkri:s, Am ˈdi:kri:s] N
- decrease
- disminución f
Spanish
English
- derogación
- decrease
- merma
- decrease
- decrecimiento
- decrease
- menguante
- decrease
- menoscabo
- decrease
- menguar
- to decrease
- mella
- decrease
- mermar
- to decrease
- decrecer
- to decrease
in the PONS Dictionary
English
Spanish
I. decrease1 [dɪ·ˈkris] VB intr
- decrease
- disminuir
- decrease prices
- bajar
II. decrease1 [dɪ·ˈkris] VB trans
- decrease
- disminuir
decrease2 [ˈdi·kris] N
- decrease
- disminución f
Spanish
English
- merma
- decrease
- menguante
- decrease
- menoscabo
- decrease
- menguar
- to decrease
- decrecer
- to decrease
- mengua
- decrease
- disminuir (número)
- to decrease
- disminución
- decrease
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
- a decrease/an increase in weight
- una disminución/un aumento de peso
- to increase/decrease in size
- aumentar/disminuir de tamaño
