| לְהוֹרִיד |
lehorid |
to lower, reduce, bring down |
הם הורידו את המחיר. (hem horidu et ha-mechir) – They lowered the price. |
| לָרֶדֶת |
laredet |
to go down, decline, or decrease in level or value |
הטמפרטורה ירדה בלילה. (ha-temperatura yarda ba-laila) – The temperature went down during the night. |
| לִדְעוֹךְ |
lid’och |
to fade, to wane |
ההתלהבות דעכה עם הזמן. (ha-hitlahavut da’acha im ha-zman) – The enthusiasm faded over time. |
| לְהַחְסִיר |
lehachsir |
to subtract, deduct; to omit or leave out |
המורה החסיר חמש נקודות מן הציון. (ha-more hechsir chamesh nekudot min ha-tziyun) – The teacher deducted five points from the grade. |
| לְחַסֵּר |
lechaser |
to subtract or deduct, especially in arithmetic |
צריך לחסר שלוש מעשר. (tzarich lechaser shalosh me-eser) – You need to subtract three from ten. |
| לְהַמְעִיט |
leham’it |
to reduce the amount or frequency of something; to do or use less, usually with ב־ |
כדאי להמעיט בצריכת סוכר. (kedai leham’it bitzrichat sukar) – It is advisable to reduce sugar consumption. |
| לְהַנְמִיךְ |
lehanmich |
to lower in height, volume, pitch, or tone |
הוא הנמיך את הקול. (hu hinmich et ha-kol) – He lowered his voice. |
| לִפְחוֹת |
lifchot |
to decrease, to become less; general intransitive decrease |
מספר התאונות פחת השנה. (mispar ha-te’unot pachat ha-shana) – The number of accidents decreased this year. |
| לְהַפְחִית |
lehafchit |
to reduce, lessen, decrease something |
החברה הפחיתה את ההוצאות. (ha-chevra hifchita et ha-hotza’ot) – The company reduced its expenses. |
| לְהִצְטַמְצֵם |
lehitztamtzem |
to shrink, become smaller or more limited in scope |
היקף הפעילות הצטמצם. (hekef ha-pe’ilut hitztamtzem) – The scope of activity shrank. |
| לְצַמְצֵם |
letzamtzem |
to reduce, cut back, restrict, or narrow the scope of something |
החברה צמצמה את כוח האדם. (ha-chevra tzimtzema et ko’ach ha-adam) – The company reduced its workforce. |
| לִקְטוֹן |
likton |
to diminish or become smaller; mostly formal or literary |
הסיכוי יקטן אם נחכה. (ha-sikui yiktan im nechake) – The chance will diminish if we wait. |
| לְהַקְטִין |
lehaktin |
to make smaller; to reduce in size or magnitude |
הם הקטינו את התמונה. (hem hiktinu et ha-tmuna) – They made the picture smaller. |
| לְהָקֵל |
lehakel |
to ease, alleviate, or make something less severe or burdensome |
התרופה הקלה על הכאב. (ha-trufa hekela al ha-ke’ev) – The medicine alleviated the pain. |
| לְמַזְעֵר |
lemaz’er |
to minimize; to reduce to the smallest possible extent |
המערכת נועדה למזער את הסיכון. (ha-ma’arechet no’ada lemaz’er et ha-sikun) – The system is designed to minimize the risk. |
| לְקַצֵּר |
lekatzer |
to shorten in length or duration |
הם קיצרו את הפגישה. (hem kitzru et ha-pgisha) – They shortened the meeting. |
| לְהִתְקַצֵּר |
lehitkatzer |
to become shorter in length or duration |
הימים מתקצרים בחורף. (ha-yamim mitkatzrim ba-choref) – The days become shorter in winter. |
| לִפּוֹל |
lipol |
to fall or drop, often considerably or suddenly |
המכירות נפלו בעשרים אחוזים. (ha-mchirot naflu b’esrim achuzim) – Sales fell by twenty percent. |
| לְהִתְכַּוֵּץ |
lehitkavetz |
to shrink or contract, physically or economically |
הבד התכווץ בכביסה. (ha-bad hitkavetz ba-kvisa) – The fabric shrank in the wash. |