сокращать
Translation of сокращать
cut back on
Russian word in Latin letters: sokraschat / sokrashchat
Meaning of сокращать
уменьшать количество или потребление чего-то, например сахара или кофе
to reduce spending on or use of something
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You should cut back on sugar.
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Тебе стоит сократить потребление сахара.
I'm trying to cut back on coffee.
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Я стараюсь сократить потребление кофе.
сокращать synonyms
What's the difference between сокращать, уменьшать, урезать, and экономить на
Neutral: to make smaller in amount.
Colloquial: to cut sharply, often money or budgets.
Advanced: broader words
To spend less money on something.
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сокращать meaning: what does it mean?
to reduce spending on or use of something
сокращать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
сокращать is pronounced as [səkrɐˈɕːatʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
сокращать definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
You should cut back on sugar. Translation: Тебе стоит сократить потребление сахара.
Is сокращать part of Phrasal Verbs vocabulary?
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