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Learn French: diminuer - to decrease

French
/The near vs. distant future
/diminuer

diminuer

Word

diminuer

Meaning

to decrease

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

The near vs. distant future

Usages of diminuer

Leurs chiffres vont diminuer bientôt.

Their figures are going to decrease soon.

À l'avenir, le chiffre diminuera.

In the future, the figure will decrease.

Leur taux diminuera rapidement.

Their rate will decrease rapidly.

Autrefois, la croissance diminuait, mais elle va augmenter.

In the past, the growth was decreasing, but it is going to increase.

Dans un siècle, le pourcentage d'habitants diminuera.

In a century, the percentage of inhabitants will decrease.

Quand la population urbaine aura vieilli, elle diminuera.

When the urban population has aged, it will decrease.

Dès que la natalité aura diminué, la densité changera.

As soon as the birth rate has decreased, the density will change.

Quand la population rurale aura diminué, le déclin commencera.

When the rural population has decreased, the decline will start.

Est-ce que le juge aurait diminué la peine si la défense avait parlé ?

Would the judge have reduced the sentence if the defense had spoken?

Tu pourras maintenir cet effort cardiovasculaire à condition de diminuer l'intensité.

You will be able to maintain this cardiovascular effort provided you reduce the intensity.

L'aménagement de la place va diminuer la circulation.

The development of the square is going to reduce traffic.

L'homme inactif bouge moins que toi, alors son métabolisme diminue.

The inactive man moves less than you, so his metabolism decreases.

Après que la mi-temps a commencé, la tension a diminué.

After halftime started, the tension decreased.

L'acidité va en diminuant, pourtant le fromage reste fort.

The acidity keeps decreasing, yet the cheese remains strong.

La solidarité est forte, donc l'hostilité diminue.

Solidarity is strong, therefore hostility decreases.

La prolifération des méduses diminue au fur et à mesure que l'eau refroidit.

The proliferation of jellyfish decreases as the water cools down.

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