Mar 11, 2022 09:01
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English term

Ratched down

Non-PRO English to Indonesian Bus/Financial Journalism International trade
In a piece of opinion article about economics there is this sentence:
"Another option for western countries would be to ratchet down oil imports rather than halting them completely."

According to the internet, it means "to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually"

Could anyone help me find the equivalent word for "ratchet down" in Indonesian?

Thank you for your help.
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Proposed translations

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mengurangi secara bertahap

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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I agree, based on the article this seems to be the closest in meaning. Thank you so much for your help :)"
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mengecilkan keran / mengecilkan kucuran

Karena ratchet sendiri berarti kunci (dalam kerja mekanik atau pertukangan) maka cocoknya dicarikan kata-kata yang juga bernada mekanika/pertukangan. Dalam hal ini kata yang paling tepat adalah keran yang fungsinya bisa dibesar-kecilkan secara bertahap, bukan biner nyala-padam seperti tombol lampu.
Example sentence:

Salah satu opsi negara-negara barat adalah mengecilkan keran impor minyak alih-alih menghentikannya sama sekali.

Salah satu pilihan negara-negara barat adalah memperkecil kucuran impor minyak alih-alih menghentikannya sama sekali.

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