rebajar
verbo:transitivo
1 (reducir) (en dinero) [+impuesto, coste, precio] to reduce; cut; lower
algunos bancos rebajaron ayer sus tipos de interés some banks reduced cut lowered their interest rates yesterday;oo
le rebajaron el precio en un cinco por ciento they reduced cut the price by five per cent;o they took five per cent off
¿nos han rebajado algo? have they taken something off?; have they given us a reduction discount?;o hemos rebajado todos nuestros artículos we have reduced all our stock
(en tiempo) [+condena, castigo] to reduce; [+edad, límite] to lower le rebajaron la condena por buen comportamiento his sentence was reduced for good behaviour; han rebajado la edad penal a los 16 años they have lowered the age of criminal responsibility to 16
propusieron rebajar la jornada de trabajo they proposed shortening the working day
rebajó la plusmarca mundial en 1,2 segundos he took 1.2 seconds off the world record
(en cantidad) [+nivel, temperatura] to reduce; lower; [+luz, tensión, intensidad] to reduce; [+peso] to lose; [+dolor] to ease; alleviate la OMS aconseja rebajar el consumo de azúcar en la dieta the WHO recommends reducing lowering the sugar intake in one's diet;o
quiere rebajar cinco kilos he wants to take off lose five kilos;o
el hotel rebajó su categoría de cinco a cuatro estrellas the hotel reduced its rating from five-star to four-star
2 (diluir) [+líquido] to dilute; [+pintura] to thin; [+color] to tone down; [+droga] to cut; adulterate
siempre rebaja el vino con gaseosa he always dilutes his wine with soda water; echa un poco más de agua al caldo para rebajarlo de sal put a bit more water in the soup to make it less salty
3 (bajar la altura de) [+terreno] to lower; lower the level of; [+tejado] to lower [+puerta] to rabbet
4 (humillar) to humiliate; put down
rebajó a su mujer delante de sus amigos he put his wife down humiliated his wife in front of their friends;o piensa que ese trabajo lo rebaja he thinks that job is beneath him is humiliating;o
ese tipo de comportamiento te rebaja that sort of behaviour does you no credit
verbo:intransitivo
rebajar de peso (Arg) (Uru) to slim; lose weight; una dieta para rebajar de peso a diet to lose weight; a slimming diet
verbo:pronominal
rebajarse
