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Meanings of cut down in English

Portuguese
reduzir
Catalan
tallar
Spanish
rebajar

Cut down on; make a reduction in.

      reduzir
      Spanish
      derribar

      Cause to come or go down.

            derribar
            Portuguese
            abater
            Spanish
            derribar

            Cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow.

                  abater
                  Portuguese
                  cortar
                  Spanish
                  acuchillar

                  Cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete.

                        cortar
                        Usage of cut down in English
                        1
                        This had seen areas of woodland in parts of Europe cut down.
                        Reuters
                        2
                        Given the spaces are smaller, they also significant cut down water use.
                        Radio NZ
                        3
                        The deal will also help Aditya Birla cut down debt, analysts said.
                        Reuters
                        4
                        Today, 10bn more trees are cut down than are planted every year.
                        The Guardian
                        5
                        The logs that the axes cut down are sawed in the mill.
                        The Lords of the Wild: A Story of the Old New York Border
                        6
                        One of my new year resolutions was to cut down on coffee.
                        The Irish Times
                        7
                        Modi also wants to cut down on energy imports, especially crude oil.
                        Reuters
                        8
                        Most of these jumped through the window; the rest were cut down.
                        From Pole to Pole: A Book for Young People
                        9
                        I'd cut down all the hedges and let the sun shine in.
                        The Lilac Lady
                        10
                        He loses his crop in a night; his trees are cut down.
                        The Net
                        11
                        That way the house knows its cut down to the last penny.
                        Death angel
                        12
                        I am really trying to cut down on food waste this year.
                        The Irish Times
                        13
                        We need to cut down some small trees for a new pole-drag.
                        The Land of Painted Caves
                        14
                        The trees themselves were not cut down; as that was not necessary.
                        The Cliff Climbers / A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters"
                        15
                        The piece cut down is dragged through the jungle to the river-bank.
                        The Pagan Tribes of Borneo / A Description of Their Physical Mor...
                        16
                        The protesters said they wouldn't let destruction crews cut down the trees.
                        Reuters
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