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curtail Abrollform f (Geländerlauf)English-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > curtail
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transitive verbkürzen; abkürzen [Urlaub]; beschneiden [Macht]* * *[kə'teil](make less, shorter etc (than was originally intended): I've had to curtail my visit.) verkürzen- academic.ru/17936/curtailment">curtailment* * *cur·tail[kɜ:ˈteɪl, AM kɚˈ-]vt▪ to \curtail sth1. (reduce) etw kürzento \curtail expenditure die Ausgaben kürzento \curtail output die Produktion drosselnto \curtail public spending die öffentlichen Ausgaben kürzento \curtail sb's rights jds Rechte beschneiden2. (shorten) etw verkürzento \curtail a holiday einen Urlaub frühzeitig abbrechento \curtail a speech/visit eine Rede/einen Besuch abbrechen* * *[kɜː'teɪl]vtkürzen* * *1. (ab-, ver)kürzen:curtailed word Kurzwort n2. beschneiden, stutzen3. fig Ausgaben etc kürzen, Preise etc herabsetzen, auch jemandes Rechte etc beschneiden, be-, einschränken:curtail wages (die) Löhne kürzen oder herabsetzen* * *transitive verbkürzen; abkürzen [Urlaub]; beschneiden [Macht]* * *v.kürzen v. -
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cur·tail [kɜ:ʼteɪl, Am kɚʼ-] vtto \curtail sth1) ( reduce) etw kürzen;to \curtail expenditure die Ausgaben kürzen;to \curtail output die Produktion drosseln;to \curtail public spending die öffentlichen Ausgaben kürzen;to \curtail sb's rights jds Rechte pl beschneiden2) ( shorten) etw verkürzen;to \curtail a holiday einen Urlaub frühzeitig abbrechen;to \curtail a speech/ visit eine Rede/einen Besuch abbrechen -
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curtail step geschwungene Antrittsstufe fEnglish-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > curtail step
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1. intransitive verb(become shorter) kürzer werden2. transitive verb* * ** * *short·en[ˈʃɔ:tən, AM ˈʃɔ:r-]▪ to \shorten sth etw kürzento \shorten a pair of trousers/a holiday eine Hose/einen Urlaub verkürzento \shorten a name einen Namen abkürzenII. vi1. (become shorter) kürzer werden2. (reduce odds)the odds have \shortened on the German team winning the European Championship die Chancen des deutschen Teams, die Europameisterschaft zu gewinnen, sind gestiegen* * *['ʃɔːtn]1. vt1) (= make shorter) verkürzen; life, name abkürzen; dress, rope kürzer machen, kürzen; book, programme, letter, syllabus etc kürzen; odds verringern; sail reffen2) pastry Fett beigeben (+dat)2. vi(evenings, days) kürzer werden; (odds) sich verringern* * *shorten [ˈʃɔː(r)tn]A v/t2. fig verringern3. einen Teig mürbe machenB v/i1. kürzer werden2. fallen (Preise etc)* * *1. intransitive verb(become shorter) kürzer werden2. transitive verb(make shorter) kürzen; (curtail) verkürzen [Besuch, Wartezeit, Inkubationszeit]* * *v.abkürzen v.fallen (Preise) v.kürzen v.kürzer machen ausdr.kürzer werden ausdr.magern v.mürbe machen (Teig) ausdr.reffen (Segel) v.stutzen v.verkürzen v.vermindern v. -
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transitive verb* * *[ə'bri‹](to make (especially a book) shorter.) kürzen- academic.ru/171/abridged">abridged- abridgement
- abridgment* * *[əˈbrɪʤ]vt1. (shorten)to \abridge a book/script ein Buch/Manuskript kürzen2. (curtail)to \abridge sb's liberties jds Freiheiten einschränkento \abridge sb's rights jds Rechte beschneiden* * *[ə'brɪdZ]vtbook kürzen* * *abridge [əˈbrıdʒ] v/t2. be-, einschränken, beschneiden, schmälern* * *transitive verb* * *v.abkürzen v.kürzen v.verkürzen v. -
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curtail — cur‧tail [kɜːˈteɪl ǁ kɜːr ] verb [transitive] to reduce or limit something: • The Federal Bank s critics in Congress are eager to curtail its power. • Investment plans may be curtailed by high interest rates. * * * curtail UK US /kɜːˈteɪl/ verb… … Financial and business terms
Curtail — Cur tail (k?r t?l), n. The scroll termination of any architectural member, as of a step, etc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Curtail — Cur*tail (k[u^]r*t[=a]l ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curtailed} ( t[=a]ld ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Curtailing}.] [See {Curtal}.] To cut off the end or tail, or any part, of; to shorten; to abridge; to diminish; to reduce. [1913 Webster] I, that am… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
curtail — I verb abate, abbreviate, abridge, clip, coartare, cut, cut down, cut short, decrease, diminish, halt, lessen, lop, make smaller, minuere, pare, pare down, reduce, retrench, shorten, subtract, trim II index abate (lessen) … Law dictionary
curtail — late 15c., from M.Fr. courtault made short, from court short (O.Fr. cort, from L. curtus; see CURT (Cf. curt)) + ault pejorative suffix of Germanic origin. Originally curtal; used of horses with docked tails, which probably influenced the… … Etymology dictionary
curtail — *shorten, abbreviate, abridge, retrench Analogous words: reduce, *decrease, lessen: *cut, slash Antonyms: protract, prolong Contrasted words: *extend, lengthen, elongate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
curtail — [v] cut short; abridge abbreviate, boil down, chop, clip, contract, cramp, cut, cut back, decrease, diminish, dock, downsize, get to meat*, halt, lessen, lop, minify, pare down, put in nutshell*, reduce, retrench, roll back, shorten, slash, trim … New thesaurus
curtail — ► VERB ▪ reduce in extent or quantity. DERIVATIVES curtailment noun. ORIGIN from obsolete curtal «horse with a docked tail», from Latin curtus, influenced by TAIL(Cf. ↑tailless) … English terms dictionary
curtail — [kər tāl′] vt. [ME curtailen, altered (by assoc. with taillen < OFr taillier: see TAILOR) < OFr curtald, CURTAL] to cut short; reduce; abridge SYN. SHORTEN curtailment n … English World dictionary
curtail — [[t]kɜː(r)te͟ɪl[/t]] curtails, curtailing, curtailed VERB If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it. [FORMAL] [V n] NATO plans to curtail the number of troops being sent to the region... [V n] I told Louie that old age would curtail her… … English dictionary
curtail — UK [kɜː(r)ˈteɪl] / US [kɜrˈteɪl] verb [transitive] Word forms curtail : present tense I/you/we/they curtail he/she/it curtails present participle curtailing past tense curtailed past participle curtailed formal to reduce or limit something,… … English dictionary