réduire à sa plus simple expression

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁe.dɥiʁ a sa ply sɛ̃pl ɛk.spʁɛ.sjɔ̃/ ~ /ʁe.dɥiʁ a sa ply sɛ̃pl ɛk.spʁe.sjɔ̃/ === Verb === réduire à sa plus simple expression (transitive) to reduce to its simplest form, to its simplest terms; to reduce to the bare minimum ==== Usage notes ==== Often used in the past participle: réduit à sa plus simple expression (“bare-bones”).