specken

ab|spe·cken [ʼapʃpɛkn̩]

vi

(fam)

1) (abnehmen) to slim down, to lose weight

2) (den Gürtel enger schnallen) to reduce, to cut back;

da hilft nur \specken reduction [or cutting back] is the only answer

vt (fam: reduzieren)

etw \specken to reduce the size of sth