encurtar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abbreviate verb To make something shorter by leaving out some parts.
- abridge verb To take something away from someone; to cut it off.
- crop noun A plant grown and harvested for food, feed, or other economic use.
- curtail verb To cut something short or reduce it, especially something that would otherwise have continued at its full extent.
- shorten verb To make something shorter in length, duration, or extent.
Senses
encurtar is used for these senses in English:
- abbreviate (transitive) To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
- abridge (transitive) To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent. [First attested around 1350–1470]
- crop (transitive) To cut (especially hair or an animal's tail or ears) short.
- curtail (transitive) To shorten or abridge the duration of; to bring an end to; to truncate.
abbreviate — full definition
- verb To make something shorter by leaving out some parts.
- verb To speak or write briefly.
- verb To make something take less time than was planned.
- verb To shorten a word or phrase into a shorter form that people can still recognise.
abridge — full definition
- verb To take something away from someone; to cut it off.
- verb To stop someone from having or doing something.
- verb To make something shorter in length or time.
- verb To make a piece of writing shorter while keeping its main meaning.
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