Meaning
just back from, surviving
- just returned or recovering from an experience, journey, or ordeal
- surviving, veteran (often used substantively as a noun)
In a sentence
Sono ancora reduce da una settimana di lavoro estenuante.
I am still recovering from an exhausting week of work.
I soldati reduci dalla guerra hanno ricevuto un'accoglienza calorosa.
The soldiers returning from the war received a warm welcome.
Reduce da un lungo viaggio, Marco ha preferito riposarsi a casa.
Fresh from a long trip, Marco preferred to rest at home.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| reduce | masculine · singular |
| reduce | feminine · singular |
| reduci | masculine · plural |
| reduci | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Commonly followed by 'da' to mean 'fresh from' or 'just back from'.
- Has two endings: -e in the singular (both genders) and -i in the plural.