disminuir
verbo transitivo
1 (reducir) [+nivel, precio, gastos, intereses] to reduce; bring down; [+riesgo, incidencia, dolor] to reduce; lessen; [+temperatura] to lower; bring down; [+prestigio, autoridad] to diminish; lessen; [+fuerzas] to sap; [+entusiasmo] to dampen
algunos bancos han disminuido en un 0,15% sus tipos de interés some banks have reduced o brought down their interest rates by 0.15%; hemos tenido que disminuir la dosis we've had to reduce the dose; las vacunas disminuyen la resistencia a otros virus vaccinations lower resistance to other germs; disminuyó la velocidad para tomar la curva she slowed down o reduced her speed to go round the bend
durante el día disminuyen la vigilancia security is not so strict during the day; esta medicina me disminuye las fuerzas this medicine is making me weaker o sapping my strength
verbo intransitivo
1 (decrecer) [+número, población] to decrease; drop; fall; [+temperatura, precios] to drop; fall [+distancia, diferencia, velocidad, tensión] to decrease; [+fuerzas, autoridad, poder] to diminish; [+días] to grow shorter [+luz] to fade; [+prestigio, entusiasmo] to dwindle
ha disminuido la tasa de natalidad the birth rate has decreased o dropped o fallen; el número de asistentes ha disminuido últimamente attendance has decreased o dropped o fallen recently; ya le está disminuyendo la fiebre his temperature is dropping o falling now; el paro disminuyó en un 0,3% unemployment dropped o fell by 0.3%
su poder disminuyó con el paso del tiempo his power diminished as time went by
con esta pastilla te disminuirá el dolor this tablet will relieve o ease your pain