encurtar

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encurtar

/ẽ.kuɾ.ˈtaɾ/ Portugal

Where it comes from

(Morfologia) en- + curto + -ar.

verb encurtando · encurtado · encurto · encurtas · encurta · encurtamos

tornar curto
diminuir
abreviar

In English

abbreviate to make shorter
abridge to make shorter
curtail shorten or abridge
crop to cut (hair/tail/ears) short
shorten to make shorter

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"encurtar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/encurtar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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encurtar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/encurtar

Chicago

"encurtar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/encurtar.

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@misc{encurtar_2026,
  title = {encurtar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/encurtar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}