Cool MateDecrease vs Reduction
Quand utiliser chacun en anglais, avec le sens, le registre et des exemples.
Decrease
Top 2000 (courant)B2verb
Reduction
Top 2000 (courant)B2noun
| Decrease | Reduction | |
|---|---|---|
| Prononciation | 🇬🇧 //dɪˈkriːs//🇺🇸 //dɪˈkriːs// | 🇬🇧 /["/rɪˈdʌkʃn/"]/🇺🇸 /["/rɪˈdʌkʃn/"]/ |
| Sens | To make something smaller or lower. | Making something smaller or less in amount. |
| Exemple | The government plans to decrease taxes next year. | The reduction in noise levels has made the city much more pleasant to live in. |
| Registre | Neutre | Neutre |
| Fréquence | Top 2000 (courant) | Top 2000 (courant) |
| Niveau CEFR | B2 | B2 |
| Nature grammaticale | verb | noun |
| Collocations | decrease in size, decrease in temperature, significantly decrease, gradually decrease, decrease the risk | big, considerable, great, achieve, make, secure, occur, take place, target, through a/the reduction, reduction by, reduction from, a reduction in numbers, a reduction in the amount of something, a reduction in the number of something, big, considerable, great, achieve, make, secure, occur, take place, target, through a/the reduction, reduction by, reduction from, a reduction in numbers, a reduction in the amount of something, a reduction in the number of something |
| Antonymes | increase, rise, augment | increase, addition, expansion |
| Erreurs fréquentes | Confusing 'decrease' with 'increase'., Using 'decrease' without an object, e.g. 'decrease' must have something to decrease., Incorrectly conjugating the verb in different tenses. | Confusing 'reduction' with 'deduction'., Using 'reduction' as a verb instead of a noun., Omitting the preposition when saying 'reduction of'. |
| Notes d'usage | Use 'decrease' in formal and neutral contexts to describe reductions, such as in appetite or temperature. | Commonly used in discussions about economics, health, and environmental policies. Less suitable in casual conversations. |
Questions fréquentes : Decrease vs Reduction
Quelle est la différence entre Decrease et Reduction ?
Decrease: To make something smaller or lower. Reduction: Making something smaller or less in amount.
Decrease et Reduction sont-ils au même niveau CEFR ?
Decrease: B2, Reduction: B2 sur l'échelle CEFR.
Quelle est la nature grammaticale de Decrease et Reduction ?
Decrease: verb, Reduction: noun.
Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?
Decrease: The government plans to decrease taxes next year. Reduction: The reduction in noise levels has made the city much more pleasant to live in.
Puis-je utiliser Decrease et Reduction de façon interchangeable ?
Pas toujours. Decrease et Reduction sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.