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Each beaker should be kept covered (watchglass or clear plastic lid) during the pretest and test periods, to minimize evaporation and to reduce the possibility of contamination.
On devrait couvrir les enceintes au moyen d'un verre de montre ou d'un couvercle en plastique transparent avant et pendant la procédure expérimentale afin de réduire au minimum l'évaporation et les risques de contamination.
© Sa Majesté la Reine du Canada (Environnement Canada) 2001
© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada (Environment Canada) 2001
Governments should consider introducing appropriate and effective measures to minimize the potential for corruption.
Les pays devraient envisager de prendre des mesures adaptées et efficaces pour réduire au minimum les risques de corruption.
© United Nations 2010
© Organisation des Nations Unies, 2010
This gradual exposure should minimize any stress on the animals caused by different water quality characteristics.
Cette exposition graduelle devrait réduire au minimum le stress causé par des caractéristiques différentes dans la qualité de l'eau.
© Sa Majesté la Reine du chef du Canada, représentée par le ministre de l’Environnement, 2011
© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, represented by the Minister of the Environment, 2011
Care should be taken to minimize the exposure to the atmosphere during this stage.
Il convient de réduire l'exposition à l'air au cours de cette opération.
inform the public of research results and actions they can take to minimize their negative and maximize their beneficial impacts on bird populations and their habitats;
informer le public des résultats de recherches, et des mesures que les citoyens peuvent prendre pour réduire au minimum leurs effets négatifs sur les populations d'oiseaux et leurs habitats et maximiser leurs effets bénéfiques;
Each beaker or jar should be kept covered (watchglass or plastic lid) during the pretest and test periods, to minimize evaporation and to reduce the possibility of contamination.
On devrait couvrir chaque becher ou jarre (d'un verre de montre ou d'un couvercle de plastique) avant et durant l'essai, afin de réduire au minimum l'évaporation de l'eau et le risque de contamination.
© Ministre de Travaux publics et Services gouvernementaux 1997
© Minister of Public Works and Government Services 1997
When handling is necessary, it should be done gently, carefully, and quickly to minimize stress to the animals.
S’il faut les manipuler, il faudrait le faire avec douceur, soigneusement et rapidement, pour réduire au minimum le stress subi par les animaux.
© Sa Majesté du chef du Canada (Environnement Canada) 2004
© Her Majesty in Right of Canada (Environment Canada) 2004
Each culture vessel should be covered to exclude dust and minimize evaporation.
On devrait couvrir les réservoirs d'élevage, afin de les mettre à l'abri de la poussière et de minimiser l'évaporation.
©Ministre des Approvisionnements et Services Canada 1990
© Minister of Supply and Services Canada, 1990
Cultures are stored in cryovials and then may be slowly cooled in a -80°C freezer to minimize ice crystal formation, followed by immersion directly into liquid nitrogen at -196° C.
On entrepose les cultures dans des cryovials, après quoi on les refroidit lentement jusqu'à -80 °C afin de réduire au minimum la formation de cristaux de glace avant de les immerger directement dans de l'azote liquide à -196 °C.
© Sa Majesté du chef du Canada (Environnement Canada) 2006-10-23
© Her Majesty in Right of Canada (Environment Canada) 2006
Obviously, except for the most trivial settings, it is generally impossible to uniformly minimize (in d) the loss function (F) when (F) is unknown.
Évidemment, sauf pour les cas les plus triviaux, il est généralement impossible de minimiser uniformément (en d) la fonction de coût (F) quand (F) est inconnu.
Robert, Christian P. / The Bayesian ChoiceRobert, Christian P. / Le choix bayesien
Le choix bayesien
Robert, Christian P.
© Springer-Verlag France, Paris, 2006
The Bayesian Choice
Robert, Christian P.
© 2007 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC
Vehicles must be in good working order to minimize the risk of breakdowns causing delays in release of the geese.
Les véhicules doivent être en bon état afin de réduire au minimum les risques de panne et de ne pas retarder d'autant le moment où les bernaches seront relâchées.
© Sa Majesté la Reine du chef du Canada représentée par le ministre de l’Environnement, 2011
© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, represented by the Minister of the Environment, 2011
To minimize the chance of contamination, the lining of the furnace may not contain high levels of the elements to be determined.
Afin de réduire les risques de contamination, le garnissage du four ne peut contenir de grandes quantités des éléments à doser.
Ceilings and overhead fixtures should be constructed and finished to minimize the buildup of dirt and condensation, and the shedding of particles.
les plafonds et accessoires suspendus au plafond devraient être construits et finis de manière à réduire l'accumulation de saleté, la condensation de vapeur et l'écaillage;
© FAO et OMS 2011
© FAO and WHO 2011
Riparian buffer zones reduce runoff, which can carry pesticides, and therefore help to minimize the impacts of pesticides on aquatic ecosystems.
Les zones riveraines tampons réduisent le ruissellement, lequel peut transporter des pesticides, et peuvent par conséquent permettre de minimiser les effets des pesticides sur les écosystèmes aquatiques.
© Sa Majesté la Reine du chef du Canada, représentée par le ministre de l’Environnement, 2010
© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, represented by the Minister of the Environment, 2010
Buildings should be designed to minimize reliance on directional signage.
Les bâtiments devraient être conçus de manière à minimiser le recours à des panneaux indicateurs pour s'orienter.
© Ministre des Travaux publics et services gouvernementaux Canada, 2007
© Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, 2007

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minimize

verb
Basic forms
Pastminimized
Imperativeminimize
Present Participle (Participle I)minimizing
Past Participle (Participle II)minimized
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I minimizewe minimize
you minimizeyou minimize
he/she/it minimizesthey minimize
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am minimizingwe are minimizing
you are minimizingyou are minimizing
he/she/it is minimizingthey are minimizing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have minimizedwe have minimized
you have minimizedyou have minimized
he/she/it has minimizedthey have minimized
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been minimizingwe have been minimizing
you have been minimizingyou have been minimizing
he/she/it has been minimizingthey have been minimizing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I minimizedwe minimized
you minimizedyou minimized
he/she/it minimizedthey minimized
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was minimizingwe were minimizing
you were minimizingyou were minimizing
he/she/it was minimizingthey were minimizing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had minimizedwe had minimized
you had minimizedyou had minimized
he/she/it had minimizedthey had minimized
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been minimizingwe had been minimizing
you had been minimizingyou had been minimizing
he/she/it had been minimizingthey had been minimizing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will minimizewe shall/will minimize
you will minimizeyou will minimize
he/she/it will minimizethey will minimize
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be minimizingwe shall/will be minimizing
you will be minimizingyou will be minimizing
he/she/it will be minimizingthey will be minimizing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have minimizedwe shall/will have minimized
you will have minimizedyou will have minimized
he/she/it will have minimizedthey will have minimized
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been minimizingwe shall/will have been minimizing
you will have been minimizingyou will have been minimizing
he/she/it will have been minimizingthey will have been minimizing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would minimizewe should/would minimize
you would minimizeyou would minimize
he/she/it would minimizethey would minimize
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be minimizingwe should/would be minimizing
you would be minimizingyou would be minimizing
he/she/it would be minimizingthey would be minimizing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have minimizedwe should/would have minimized
you would have minimizedyou would have minimized
he/she/it would have minimizedthey would have minimized
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been minimizingwe should/would have been minimizing
you would have been minimizingyou would have been minimizing
he/she/it would have been minimizingthey would have been minimizing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am minimizedwe are minimized
you are minimizedyou are minimized
he/she/it is minimizedthey are minimized
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being minimizedwe are being minimized
you are being minimizedyou are being minimized
he/she/it is being minimizedthey are being minimized
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been minimizedwe have been minimized
you have been minimizedyou have been minimized
he/she/it has been minimizedthey have been minimized
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was minimizedwe were minimized
you were minimizedyou were minimized
he/she/it was minimizedthey were minimized
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being minimizedwe were being minimized
you were being minimizedyou were being minimized
he/she/it was being minimizedthey were being minimized
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been minimizedwe had been minimized
you had been minimizedyou had been minimized
he/she/it had been minimizedthey had been minimized
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be minimizedwe shall/will be minimized
you will be minimizedyou will be minimized
he/she/it will be minimizedthey will be minimized
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been minimizedwe shall/will have been minimized
you will have been minimizedyou will have been minimized
he/she/it will have been minimizedthey will have been minimized

minimize

noun
SingularPlural
Common caseminimize*minimizes
Possessive caseminimize's*minimizes'