scale back

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Translation of scale back into German

Verbal expression

1.

reduce intensity

decrease the intensity or frequency of an activity
  • The company decided to scale back its marketing efforts this quarter.Das Unternehmen beschloss, seine Marketingbemühungen in diesem Quartal zurückzufahren.
2.

reduce size

reduce the size, amount, or extent of something
  • Due to budget cuts, we had to scale back our project's scope.Aufgrund von Budgetkürzungen mussten wir den Umfang unseres Projekts reduzieren.
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Synonyms and analogies of scale back in English

v.cut backdiminishreduceMore synonyms

Examples of scale back in a sentence

  • They decided to scale back the project timeline.
  • We need to scale back our spending this month.
  • The company decided to scale back production due to low demand.

Translations of "scale back" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
reduzierenv.

In tough times, businesses often scale back their workforce to reduce expenses.

In schwierigen Zeiten reduzieren Unternehmen oft ihre Belegschaft, um Kosten zu senken.

zurückfahrenv.

A sudden budget cut meant the festival had to scale back its planned events.

Eine plötzliche Budgetkürzung bedeutete, dass das Festival seine geplanten Veranstaltungen zurückfahren musste.

zurückschraubenv.

Because of the drought, farmers had to scale back their water consumption drastically.

Wegen der Dürre mussten die Bauern ihren Wasserverbrauch drastisch zurückschrauben.

verkleinernv.

In response to low sales, the restaurant had to scale back its menu offerings.

In Reaktion auf niedrige Verkaufszahlen musste das Restaurant sein Menüangebot verkleinern.

kürzenv.

The project manager advised the team to scale back their original timeline for delivery.

Der Projektmanager riet dem Team, den ursprünglichen Zeitplan für die Lieferung zu kürzen.

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scale back: Examples and translations in context

After the merger, the company will scale back duplicate roles across departments.

Nach der Fusion wird das Unternehmen doppelte Rollen über Abteilungen hinweg reduzieren.

Investors urged the startup to scale back spending until revenue became more stable.

Investoren drängten das Startup, die Ausgaben zu reduzieren, bis die Einnahmen stabiler wurden.

To meet environmental goals, the factory must scale back its energy consumption.

Um die Umweltziele zu erreichen, muss die Fabrik ihren Energieverbrauch reduzieren.

To protect the environment, they decided to scale back plastic packaging significantly.

Zum Schutz der Umwelt beschlossen sie, die Plastikverpackung deutlich zu reduzieren.

We may need to scale back production if demand continues to decline this quarter.

Wir müssen die Produktion eventuell reduzieren, wenn die Nachfrage dieses Quartal weiter sinkt.

After the audit, management decided to scale back unnecessary travel and conference budgets.

Nach der Prüfung beschloss die Geschäftsleitung, unnötige Reise- und Konferenzbudgets zu reduzieren.

She had to scale back her grocery shopping to stay within her budget.

Sie musste ihren Lebensmitteleinkauf reduzieren, um im Budget zu bleiben.

As winter approaches, they will scale back their outdoor activities to stay warm.

Mit dem Wintereinbruch werden sie ihre Aktivitäten im Freien reduzieren, um warm zu bleiben.

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