decrease

diminuire, calare

Diventare minore per quantità, numero o valore.

In inglese semplice: To become smaller in amount, number, or value.

• The number of visitors decreased.
• Prices have decreased by ten percent.
• Will demand decrease next year?

Come si usa: decrease by an amount (Sales decreased by twenty percent.); decrease from A to B (Attendance decreased from fifty to thirty.); decrease in something (The shares decreased in value.)

Sinonimi: fall, drop, decline

Contrari: increase, rise

Espressioni comuni: decrease by something, decrease in value, decrease in size, decrease over time

ridurre, diminuire

Rendere minore una quantità, un numero o un livello.

In inglese semplice: To make an amount, number, or level smaller.

• Please decrease the volume.
• The company decreased its spending last month.
• Can we decrease the risk of accidents?

Come si usa: decrease something by an amount (We decreased the price by five pounds.); decrease something to an amount (Decrease the temperature to twenty degrees.)

Sinonimi: reduce, lower, cut

Contrari: increase, raise

Espressioni comuni: decrease the volume, decrease something by

diminuzione, calo

Cambiamento per cui una quantità, un numero o un valore diventa minore.

In inglese semplice: A change that makes an amount, number, or value smaller.

• There was a decrease in sales.
• The town reported a sharp decrease in crime.
• A decrease in temperature is expected tonight.

Come si usa: a decrease in something (We noticed a decrease in noise.)

Sinonimi: reduction, drop, decline

Contrari: increase, rise

Espressioni comuni: decrease in something, sharp decrease

calo, riduzione

La quantità di cui un numero, un valore o una quantità totale diminuisce.

In inglese semplice: The amount by which a number, value, or quantity becomes smaller.

• The decrease was five percent.
• We recorded a decrease of twenty customers.
• This year’s decrease was larger than last year’s.

Come si usa: a decrease of an amount (There was a decrease of ten percent.)

Sinonimi: reduction, drop

Contrari: increase

Espressioni comuni: decrease of something, annual decrease