bớt

Từ điển Việt Anh (Vietnamese English Dictionary)

noun
Birth-mark
verb
To diminish, to cut down, to decrease, to reduce
giảm bớt chi phí sản xuất to cut down production cost
thêm bạn bớt thù to increase the number of friends and to decrease that of foes
bớt giấy tờ, bớt hội họp to cut down red tape and meetings
bệnh mười phần bớt tám the disease has diminished by eight-tenths (four-fifths), the disease has nearly completely abated
cái gậy này dài quá, chặt cho ngắn bớt this stick is too long, let's shorten it
To lay by part of
bớt lại một ít để dành

	[bớt]
	danh từ.
		birth-mark
		mole
	động từ.
		to diminish, to cut down, to decrease, to reduce, to lessen, to lower
			bớt chi tiêu
			cut down expenses, curtail/retrench expenses
			giảm bớt chi phí sản xuất
			to cut down production cost
			thêm bạn bớt thù
			to increase the number of friends and to decrease that of foes
			bớt giấy tờ, bớt hội họp
			to cut down red tape and meetings
			bệnh mười phần bớt tám
			the disease has diminished by eight-tenths (four-fifths), the disease has nearly completely abated
			cái gậy này dài quá, chặt cho ngắn bớt
			this stick is too long, let's shorten it
		to wane, abate
		to lay by part of
			bớt lại một ít để dành
			to lay by part of it for saving, to save part of it
		to yield, to let someone have
			bớt cho anh ta một ít gạch để xây giếng
			to let him have some of your bricks to build a well with
		better in health