切きり下さげる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

cut down; prune; reduce; cut shorter

General verb for physically cutting something shorter or reducing length, amount, or level. Also used for pruning plants.

• 枝えだを切きり下さげて、木きの形かたちを整ととのえた。

  I pruned the branches to shape the tree.

• 政せい府ふは来らい年ねん度どの予よ算さんを切きり下さげる方ほう針しんだ。

  The government plans to cut the budget for next fiscal year.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

round down

Mathematical or numerical use: to round a number down to the nearest whole number or specified decimal place.

• 計けい算さん結けっ果かの小しょう数すう点てん以い下かを切きり下さげて整せい数すうにした。

  I rounded down the decimal part of the calculation result to an integer.