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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries最小化
Pronunciation / Transliteration: zuìxiǎohuà
"我们需要把风险最小化。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
To reduce something to the smallest possible amount or degree.
"We need to minimize the risk of infection."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the early 19th century from minimum + -ize, influenced by French minimiser.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "minimize" is said worldwide
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minimiser
Transliteration: minimiser
"Il faut minimiser les risques."
minimieren
Transliteration: minimieren
"Wir müssen die Kosten minimieren."
minimizzare
Transliteration: minimizzare
"Dobbiamo minimizzare i danni."
minimizar
Transliteration: minimizar
"Intentamos minimizar el impacto ambiental."
minimizar
Transliteration: minimizar
"Precisamos minimizar os erros."
कम करना
Transliteration: kam karna
"हमें जोखिम को कम करना चाहिए।"
最小化
Transliteration: zuìxiǎohuà
"我们需要把风险最小化。"
최소화하다
Transliteration: choesohwakhada
"우리는 위험을 최소화해야 합니다."
最小限に抑える
Transliteration: saishougen ni osaeru
"リスクを最小限に抑える必要があります。"
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