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von uffiee, 2017-08-07, 11:03   Spam?  80.144.119...

in German? Sie sind in ein kleineres Haus gezogen.

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von Proofreader, 2017-08-07, 11:04   Spam?  80.108.140....

dict.cc: sich verkleinern

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von Mikeo1938 (GB), 2017-08-07, 11:15   Spam?  

Thank you ... easier than I'd thought!
M

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von Proteus-, 2017-08-07, 13:24   Spam?  194.118.23....

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von uffiee, 2017-08-07, 14:29   Spam?  80.144.119...

NB the dict entry is for companies, not houses. I don't think sich einschränken works either. Many (older) people downsize to free up some capital, it is a voluntary decision and not connected to any external influence.

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von Mikeo1938 (GB), 2017-08-07, 14:52   Spam?  

Thanks again.
It does seem more common in GB than in D for older people to 'downsize' and thus make life easier and more affordable in retirement.
M

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von Proteus-, 2017-08-07, 15:52   Spam?  194.118.23....

Google: "ältere Menschen müssen sich einschränken" "" ""

Google: "Senioren" "sich einschränken" ""

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von MichaelK (US), Last modified: 2017-08-07, 16:51   Spam?  

Agree that sich einschränken doesn't really work here. The context is the "large, rambling family house," so kleineres Haus or something similar indicating a smaller residence works well. As usual, the poster "Proteus" picked a word, then looked for anything that would substantiate his choice. Didn't work in this case--the links at 15:52 show that sich einschränken is much too general.

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von Proofreader, 2017-08-07, 21:20   Spam?  80.110.104....

I concur. "sich einschränken" refers to the money you have to spend, not to the size of your house. On the other hand, "sich verkleinern" does work for private individuals, cf.
Google: "werden uns verkleinern und"

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von uffiee, 2017-08-08, 14:15   Spam?  80.144.119...

thanks for that info Proofreader. Well, 185 g-hits and mostly forums. But it's good to know that it is entering the language.