Retrench
Translation- Retrench
- Retrench Re*trench", v. i. To cause or suffer retrenchment; specifically, to cut down living expenses; as, it is more reputable to retrench than to live embarrassed. [1913 Webster]
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Retrench — Re*trench , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retrenched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Retrenching}.] [OF. retrenchier, F. retrancher; pref. re re + OF. trenchier, F. trancher, to cut. See {Trench}.] 1. To cut off; to pare away. [1913 Webster] Thy exuberant parts… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
retrench — 1> сокращать, урезывать, срезать Ex: to retrench expenditure сокращать расходы 2> экономить Ex: they retrenched by cutting down the staff они навели экономию путем сокращения штата 3> сокращать; делать купюры … Новый большой англо-русский словарь
retrench — v. 1) сокращать, урезывать (расходы); экономить 2) mil. окапы ваться … Англо-русский словарь Мюллера
retrench — rɪˈtrentʃ гл. 1) сокращать, урезывать (расходы); экономить to retrench one s expenditure ≈ сокращать траты 2) удалять, отсекать; вырезать, выпускать ( … Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь
retrench — verb a) To cut down or reduce something We must retrench and try to hold on long enough for products in development to reach the market or we will be out of business. b) To dig or redig a trench where one already was … Wiktionary
retrench — verb Etymology: obsolete French retrencher (now retrancher), from Middle French retrenchier, from re + trenchier to cut Date: 1596 transitive verb 1. a. cut down, reduce b. to cut out ; excise … New Collegiate Dictionary
retrench — retrenchable, adj. retrencher, n. /ri trench /, v.t. 1. to cut down, reduce, or diminish; curtail (expenses). 2. to cut off or remove. 3. Mil. to protect by a retrenchment. v.i. 4. to economize; reduce expenses: They retrenched by eliminating… … Universalium
Retrenched — Retrench Re*trench , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retrenched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Retrenching}.] [OF. retrenchier, F. retrancher; pref. re re + OF. trenchier, F. trancher, to cut. See {Trench}.] 1. To cut off; to pare away. [1913 Webster] Thy exuberant… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Retrenching — Retrench Re*trench , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retrenched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Retrenching}.] [OF. retrenchier, F. retrancher; pref. re re + OF. trenchier, F. trancher, to cut. See {Trench}.] 1. To cut off; to pare away. [1913 Webster] Thy exuberant… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shorten — verb (shortened; shortening) Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to reduce the length or duration of b. to cause to seem short 2. a. to reduce in power or efficiency < is my hand shortened, that it cannot redeem Isaiah 50:2 (Revised Standard … New Collegiate Dictionary