What does encurtar in Portuguese mean?
What is the meaning of the word encurtar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use encurtar in Portuguese.
The word encurtar in Portuguese means shorten, curtail, encurtar, encurtar, diminuir, encurtar, encurtar, reduzir, encurtar, reduzir, encurtar, encurtar, encurtar, encurtar, encurtar, cortar. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word encurtar
shorten, curtail
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encurtartransitive verb (formal (cut short) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) Nós encurtamos nossas férias quando o tempo mudou. We curtailed our vacation when the weather changed. |
encurtar, diminuirtransitive verb (length: decrease) (cumprimento) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) The tailor shortened my trousers. |
encurtartransitive verb (depict from front in perspective) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) |
encurtar, reduzirtransitive verb (time: make briefer) (tempo) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) We need to shorten the time we take to process invoices. |
encurtar, reduzirtransitive verb (text, etc: edit, cut) (texto) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) Please shorten your story by two paragraphs if possible. |
encurtartransitive verb (vowel sound: make shorter) (som) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) A double consonant in English usually has the effect of shortening the previous vowel. |
encurtarintransitive verb (length: decrease) The waiting list has shortened significantly since I put my name on it. |
encurtarintransitive verb (time: become briefer) (tempo) Days begin to shorten after the summer solstice. |
encurtarintransitive verb (vowel sound: become shorter) (som) Vowels usually shorten after double consonants. |
encurtartransitive verb (often passive (crop [sth] short) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) The dog's tail had been bobbed. |
cortartransitive verb (shorten a word) (palavras ao falar) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) Susana fala rápido e corta as palavras. Susie speaks quickly and clips her words. |
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