cut down

Anglisy

Matoanteny

1. Endrika:transitiveTo bring down by cutting.

   They want to cut down several trees to make room for the parking lot.

2. Endrika:idiomEndrika:transitive To insult, to belittle.
3. Endrika:idiom To reduce the amount of something.

   He wants to cut down on extra steps.

   Please don't put the candy jar right next to my desk. I'm trying to cut down on sugar.

Usage notes

• In all senses, the object may appear before or after the particle. If it is a pronoun, it MUST precede the particle.

Translations

To bring down a tree

Dutch: Endrika:t+ German: Endrika:t+

Russian: Endrika:t Spanish: Endrika:t+

To insult, to belittle

Russian: Endrika:t

To reduce the amount of something

Russian: Endrika:t+, Endrika:t, Endrika:t

See also

• cut up