No. 563 in Latvian
samazināt
To reduce.
In a sentence
Mums vajadzētu samazināt mūsu ikmēneša izdevumus.
We should reduce our monthly expenses.
Here, 'samazināt' refers to lowering or reducing the amount of monthly expenses in a financial context.
Lietus trūkums var samazināt ražas apjomu.
A lack of rain can decrease the yield of crops.
In this sentence, 'samazināt' signifies a decrease in the quantity or size of something due to external factors.
Ārsti cenšas samazināt pacientu sāpes.
Doctors are trying to minimize the patients' pain.
'Samazināt' here is used to imply an effort to make something less intense or painful.
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