Decrease vs. increase - WordReference Forums In Russian, the verbs for "increase" and "decrease" are увеличивать and уменьшать Both use the prefix у-, whereas the stems relate to "big" and "small", respectively The semantic of the prefix basically has to do with the "orbit" of the subject object, which in many verbs is further interpreted as some kind of distancing
Increase (decrease) of in - WordReference Forums Hi to everybody! I have read a few post about "Increase in of" and actually I can't understand when should I use increase in or increase of For example: "An increase of sound velocity and a decrease of the wave amplitude were found when the magnetic field is applied",I've been told I should
decrease up down to - WordReference Forums Hi, can you tell "temperature was decreased up to -20ºC"? I don't know if you can tell "down to" instead any suggestion? thanks for helping
reduce decrease - WordReference Forums reduce decrease When they are used in "verb + noun" form, what's (if any) the main difference between them? Are the following phrases correct? 1 reduce air pollution decrease air pollution 2 reduce happiness decrease happiness 3 reduce the speed decrease the speed 4 reduce
to decrease to be decreased - WordReference Forums To my ears, 'will have to be decreased' sounds even stranger than 'will have to decrease' I would look for some other way of saying it And although the verb 'decrease' exists, it is somewhat formal and academic You might use it in a technical paper but not in ordinary dialogue How about using 'reduce' instead? 'Our company's net loss will have to be reduced by double digits in order to
decrease or decreases? - WordReference Forums Use "decrease" to match your description Remember, what you should be describing is what the data represents, not the form it is presented in This does not mean that you cannot say that the number of local calls decreased in each of the three years 2000-2002, and then use "decreases", but don't feel that you have to describe the shape of the chart If the data had been plotted on a line
decrease by 2 by 2 times - WordReference Forums Where have you seen "decrease something by X times" ? It is the direct translation of the phrase "decrease something by a factor of" from the russian language
dielectric creepage strength - WordReference Forums The complete sentence is: A decrease in dielectric strength of the liquid can have an accentuated effect on the dielectric creepage strength of the solid insulating materials immersed in the liquid
half twice as much as, two three times more than Thanks for the prompt reply 🙂 So you mean that the following sentences are wrong, because they imply decrease, is that right? B runs two times slower than A The blue car is two times cheaper than the red one B is two times smaller than A B runs three times slower than A You also mentioned that comparative adjectives are incompatible with