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diminuer

to decrease

verb dee-mee-NÜAY Rare

Origin: Latin deminuere (to lessen)

Also means

to reduce

Usage Note

diminuer can be intransitive (the price decreased: le prix a diminué) or transitive (they reduced the price: ils ont diminué le prix). The noun form is diminution (decrease, reduction).

Examples

"La douleur a diminué après le médicament."

Natural Translation

The pain decreased after the medication.

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