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truncate in Portuguese

truncate in Portuguese is truncado, truncar, arredondar — truncate means to make something shorter by cutting a part off the end.

truncate in Portuguese

truncado
adj
Truncated.
truncar
verb
(transitive) To shorten (something) by, or as if by, cutting part of it off.
arredondar
verb
(mathematics, transitive) To shorten (a decimal number) by removing trailing (or leading) digits.

What does "truncate" mean?

  1. verb To make something shorter by cutting a part off the end.
    "All these great plans were in vain, however, for in the cold dawn following the "Mania" years of 1845-46 the M.B.M. & M.J.R. project was truncated to an 11½-mile line from Ambergate to Rowsley."
  2. verb (maths) To make a decimal number shorter by dropping some of its digits.
  3. verb (geometry) To cut off a corner of a shape or crystal, replacing it with a flat surface.
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truncate in a sentence

  • All these great plans were in vain, however, for in the cold dawn following the "Mania" years of 1845-46 the M.B.M. & M.J.R. project was truncated to an 11½-mile line from Ambergate to Rowsley.

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What is "truncate" in Portuguese?
"truncate" in Portuguese is truncado, truncar, arredondar. truncate means: To make something shorter by cutting a part off the end.
Are there other ways to say "truncate" in Portuguese?
Yes — Portuguese has 3 translations listed for "truncate": truncado, truncar, arredondar.
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