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decrease demands
[dɪˈkris dɪˈmændz]
verb phrase
diminuir exigências
1.
to reduce the level or intensity of requirements or requests
The company decided to decrease demands on its employees during the restructuring period.
A empresa decidiu diminuir as exigências sobre seus funcionários durante o período de reestruturação.
2.
to lower expectations or standards
We need to decrease demands if we want to reach a compromise.
Precisamos diminuir nossas exigências se quisermos chegar a um acordo.
Synonyms
reduce requirements
lower expectations
ease demands
relax standards
cut back on demands
Antonyms
increase demands
raise expectations
heighten requirements
toughen standards
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
diminuir exigências
most common usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
reduzir cobranças
alternative phrasing sometimes used
São Paulo
diminuir demandas
more technical/business context
Portugal
diminuir exigências
standard European Portuguese equivalent
Related Idioms & Phrases
take it easy on someone
ease up on
cut someone some slack
lower the bar
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