Polyglot Dictionary

encurtar

/ẽkuɾˈtaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
encurto
preterite (eu)
encurtei
past participle
encurtado

Meaning

  1. to shorten

    • Encurtou a saia.

      She shortened the skirt.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

abreviar

abreviar is more about abbreviating text or words; encurtar is more general or physical, like shortening a path, a skirt, or a timeline.

Similar in other languages

German

verkürzen

verkürzen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to shorten."

Spanish

abreviar

abreviar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to shorten."

Spanish

acortar

acortar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to shorten."

Practice

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