minimización
/minimiθaˈθjon/feminine
The English phrase minimization is translated into Spanish as minimización.
minimización is a noun referring to the act of lowering something to its smallest value or extent.
Meaning: act of lowering something to its smallest value or extent (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
minimización is a feminine noun, so it requires feminine articles such as la or una. The corresponding verb for this noun is minimizar.
How do you pronounce it?
/minimiθaˈθjon/
Did you know?
- While minimización refers to reducing a value, the verb minimizar is often used in social contexts to mean 'downplaying' or 'belittling' someone's feelings or achievements.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, if you are talking about the 'minimization' of a problem, people are more likely to say they are 'downplaying' it using the verb restar importancia.
- In legal and formal Spanish, minimización is used specifically in the context of data protection to describe the principle of collecting only the strictly necessary amount of personal info.
Examples in context
- La minimización de los riesgos es fundamental en este proyecto.Minimization of risks is crucial in this project.
- Voy a reducir al mínimo las actividades extra para poder tomar un descanso.I'm going to minimize extra activities to be able to take a break.
- La empresa está enfocada en la minimización de los impactos ambientales.The company is focused on minimizing environmental impacts.
- Es importante reducir al mínimo el consumo de energía en nuestros hogares.It is important to minimize energy consumption in our households.
- La minimización de los costos es vital.The minimization of costs is vital.
- Buscamos la minimización de los riesgos financieros.We seek the minimization of financial risks.
- La minimización del impacto ambiental es necesaria.The minimization of environmental impact is necessary.
Example conversation
Lucía and Javier are discussing a business plan.
- LucíaJavier, ¿cómo podemos reducir los gastos mensuales?Javier, how can we reduce the monthly expenses?
- JavierNecesitamos un plan para la minimización de los costos.We need a plan for the minimization of costs.
- LucíaEstoy de acuerdo, Lucía se encargará de analizarlo.I agree, Lucía will be in charge of analyzing it.
- JavierPerfecto, así optimizaremos todo el presupuesto.Perfect, that way we will optimize the entire budget.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “minimization” translations and entries minimización, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
