No. 392 in Italian
ridurre
To reduce.
In a sentence
Devo ridurre il consumo di zucchero nella mia dieta.
I need to reduce my sugar intake in my diet.
Here, 'ridurre' is used in a general context meaning to decrease or cut back on something.
Per completare il progetto, dobbiamo ridurre i costi.
To complete the project, we need to cut costs.
In this context, 'ridurre' refers to lowering expenses or reducing monetary requirements.
Il cambiamento climatico potrebbe ridurre la biodiversità.
Climate change could reduce biodiversity.
The term 'ridurre' here is employed to indicate a diminishment or decrease in the variety of life forms in a particular ecosystem.
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