reduire

réduire /ʀedɥiʀ/ (conjugate⇒)

1. transitive verb
   1. to reduce;
      to cut [tax];
      to cut down on [staff, spending];
   2. to reduce [photograph];
      to scale down [drawing];
      to cut [text];
   3. ~ qch en poudre to crush sth to powder;
      être réduit en cendres [city] to be reduced to ashes;
      [dreams] to turn to ashes;
   4. ~ à to reduce to;
      voilà à quoi j'en suis réduit! this is what I've been reduced to!;
   5. to reduce [sauce].

2. intransitive verb [sauce] to reduce;
   [spinach] to shrink.

3. se réduire reflexive verb (+ v être)
   1. [costs] to be reduced;
      [imports] to be cut;
   2. cela se réduit à bien peu de chose it doesn't amount to very much.