. ограничиваться • Under these conditions Eq. () reduces to α = (+1) + 4bτ1/χ2e. • The investigation amounts (or boils down) to finding out the cause... смотреть
be reduced
be reduced to quadrature
• Wear of the thread is minimized (or is reduced to a minimum) since the only load placed on ... is the constant weight of the spindle itself.
зводитися (звестися) до нуля
Разг. Терять всякий смысл, значение. ФСРЯ, 141.
• СВОДИТЬСЯ/СВЕСТИСЬ К НУЛЮ [VP; subj: abstr]===== ⇒ to be diminished to the point of having no importance, role, meaning etc at all:- X свёлся к нулю... смотреть
化为乌有
• Cohesion is greatest in fine clays and diminishes to nothing (or vanishes) [or reduces (or goes) to zero] in sand.