What does abreviar in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word abreviar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use abreviar in Portuguese.

The word abreviar in Portuguese means shorten, abbreviate, bring forward, adapt, reduce, abreviar, condensar, para abreviar. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word abreviar

shorten

verbo transitivo (reduzir a duração)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

abbreviate

verbo transitivo (resumir) (text)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

bring forward

verbo transitivo (antecipar)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")

adapt

verbo transitivo (tornar igual)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

reduce

verbo transitivo (calcular de forma simples) (maths)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

abreviar

transitive verb (make shorter)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
It is hard to abbreviate the name "Ian."

condensar

transitive verb (often passive (cut, shorten: a text) (um texto)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The publisher has abridged the novel for recording as an audiobook.

para abreviar

adverb (as an abbreviation)

(locução adverbial: Duas ou mais palavras com função adverbial. Ex. durante a festa (loc adv de tempo); às pressas (loc adv de modo).)

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