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disminuir

to decrease

verb dees-mee-NWEER Less Common
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Also means

to diminish

Usage Note

Disminuir belongs to the same construir conjugation class as distribuir: the i becomes y before a, e, o (disminuye, disminuyo). It is used for quantities, levels, and intensities that go down (el dolor disminuye, el precio disminuyó). The noun disminución is the standard term for 'decrease' in formal and statistical writing.

Examples

"El dolor disminuye con el tiempo."

Natural Translation

The pain decreases over time.

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