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scale back efforts

[/skeɪl bæk ˈɛfərts/]
verb phrase
reduzir esforços
1. to reduce the amount of work, resources, or intensity devoted to a task or project
The company decided to scale back efforts on the expansion project due to budget constraints.
A empresa decidiu reduzir seus esforços no projeto de expansão devido a restrições orçamentárias.
2. to decrease the scope or magnitude of an undertaking
We need to scale back efforts in marketing to focus on product development.
Precisamos reduzir os esforços em marketing para focar no desenvolvimento de produtos.
Synonyms
reduce effortscut back on effortsdiminish effortsdownsize effortscurtail effortsminimize efforts
Antonyms
scale up effortsincrease effortsramp up effortsexpand effortsintensify efforts

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
reduzir esforços
most common usage in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
diminuir os esforços
alternative phrasing
São Paulo
reduzir/cortar esforços
business Portuguese commonly used in corporate context
Portugal
reduzir esforços
European Portuguese uses same phrasing

Related Idioms & Phrases

pull back efforts
tone down efforts
dial back efforts
ease off efforts
throttle back efforts
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