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"achicar" in English

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to work down [idiom] (something)
to bail[bailed · bailed] {v.t.} [naut.]
Nuestro barco hace aguas y aunque aún no se hunde, es hora de comenzar a achicar.
Our boat is taking on water. Even if it is not yet sinking, it is high time we started bailing.

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Nuestro barco hace aguas y aunque aún no se hunde, es hora de comenzar a achicar.
Our boat is taking on water. Even if it is not yet sinking, it is high time we started bailing.
La experiencia demuestra que es imposible achicar el agua de una habitación encharcada sin cerrar los grifos.
Experience shows that it is no use trying to dry out a flooded room without turning off the taps.
Con los dedos también puedes agrandar o achicar algunas piezas, según el grado de rendimiento deseado.
You can also use your fingers to make some game pieces bigger or smaller, depending on how strongly you want them to perform.
Pero me gustaría que reconociera conmigo que quizás ahora tenemos aquí la posibilidad de dar un buen primer paso para intentar achicar distancias.
But I would like you to agree with me that perhaps we now have here the possibility of a first good step to try and catch up.