je diminue

decreases, reduces

→ diminuer
diminu to reduce, to decrease + e je/il/elle present or subjunctive; tu command
verb · 1st-person singular, present tense / 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Rare #27,059
decreases, reduces Can also be an informal singular command: “decrease!” or “reduce!”
FR: Le bruit diminue peu à peu.
EN: The noise is gradually decreasing.
Conjugation of diminuer
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First diminue —
Third diminue —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First diminue —
Third diminue —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second diminue —

Ça diminue.

It's decreasing.

La qualité du riz diminue.

The quality of rice is declining.

On diminue la vitesse ?

Should we reduce the speed?

— Salyut-7 (2017)

Ne diminue pas de ton ambition.

Don’t lower your ambitions.

Un bon outil diminue le travail de moitié.

A good tool cuts the work in half.

Un récent sondage montre que le nombre de fumeurs diminue.

A recent survey shows that the number of smokers is decreasing.

Diminue la pluie.

Turn down the rain.

— La Nuit américaine (1973)

Je diminue les doses, pour pouvoir travailler.

I’m reducing the doses so I can work.

— Douleur et gloire (2019)

La population de ce pays diminue progressivement.

The population of this country is gradually decreasing.

Le trafic diminue un peu ici, c'est là que nous les attraperons.

Traffic is slowing down a bit here; this is where we'll catch them.

— Assassination (2015)

La population de cette ville diminue chaque année.

The population of this city is decreasing every year.

L'attention des élèves diminue après le déjeuner.

Students' attention decreases after lunch.

Le nombre d'étudiants diminue.

The number of students is decreasing.

La population japonaise diminue.

Japan's population is declining.

La poche d'air diminue.

The air pocket is shrinking.

— Avatar : La Voie de l'eau (2022)