escurçar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to shorten, to shrink
2. (intransitive, pronominal) to become shorter, to shrink, to diminish

Concepts

shorten

abridge

abbreviate

contract

cut short

reduce

cut

shrink

epitomize

foreshorten

truncate

scrimp

clip

boil down

curtail

Synonyms

abreujar

fer drecera

encongir

atallar

desgastar

escurçar-se

acurtar

truncar

acurçar

contreure

retallar

contraure

Translations

raccourcir

abreviar

abréger

acortar

encurtar

écourter

diminuer

réduire

قصّر

تقاصر

اختصر

amoindrir

جعله هشا

limiter

قصر

Pronounced as (IPA)

[əs.kurˈsa]

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *excurtiare, from curtus (“short”).