- slash , to reduce
- expr.drastisch kürzen ausdr.
English-german dictionary. 2013.
slash , to reduce
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slash — [[t]slæ̱ʃ[/t]] slashes, slashing, slashed 1) VERB If you slash something, you make a long, deep cut in it. [V n] He came within two minutes of bleeding to death after slashing his wrists. N COUNT Slash is also a noun. Make deep slashes in the… … English dictionary
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