curtail

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

A scroll termination, as of a step, etc.

Verb

1. (obsolete, transitive) To cut short the tail of (an animal).
2. (transitive) To shorten or abridge the duration of; to bring an end to; to truncate.
3. (figuratively, transitive) To limit or restrict; to keep in check.

Concepten

inkorten

beknotten

bekorten

verkorten

verminderen

beperken

korten

kortwieken

afkorten

inkrimpen

knotten

resumeren

rissen

ritsen

samenvatten

afhalen

afnemen

afpakken

afsnijden

afsteken

aftellen

aftrekken

excerperen

inhouden

weghalen

wegnemen

beperkingen opleggen aan

besnoeien

kort houden

inkoken

begrenzen

reduceren

verlagen

Synoniemen

shorten

reduce

abridge

lessen

abbreviate

cut

diminish

cut down

decrease

restrict

clip

cut off

retrench

cut short

cut back

remove

slash

limit

contract

circumscribe

abstract

shrink

save

truncate

confine

lower

trim

curb

check

be concise

take away

eliminate

take

take summary action

make short

seize

count down

dock

abate

moderate

attenuate

omit

deduct

mitigate

pare

economize

lop

recapitulate

subtract

cross out

Vertalingen

abréger

acortar

restreindre

abreviar

abkürzen

limiter

einschränken

verkürzen

kürzen

beschränken

raccourcir

réduire

écourter

disminuir

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/kɜːˈteɪl/

Etymologie (Engels)

Alteration of curtal, from Old French courtault (“which has been shortened”), itself from court (“short”) (from Latin curtus) + -ault