reduzir

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin redūcere, possibly a borrowing.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.duˈzi(ʁ)/ [he.duˈzi(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʁe.duˈzi(ɾ)/ [he.duˈzi(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁe.duˈzi(ʁ)/ [χe.duˈzi(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.duˈzi(ɻ)/ [he.duˈzi(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.duˈziɾ/ [ʁɨ.ðuˈziɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.duˈzi.ɾi/ [ʁɨ.ðuˈzi.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: re‧du‧zir

Verb

reduzir (first-person singular present reduzo, first-person singular preterite reduzi, past participle reduzido)

  1. to reduce, cut, shorten
  2. to decrease, lessen, diminish

Conjugation