Definition
Third person singular present tense of curtail; reduces, shortens, or limits something.
Etymology
From 'curtail' (to shorten), with the third person singular present suffix '-s'.
Kelly Says
Every school 'curtails' recess when it rains, every government 'curtails' spending in recession—it's the verb for when something gets cut down!
Translations
CACatalà
restringeix
re-st-rin-ge-ix
CSČeština
zkrátit
zkra-tit
DADansk
indsnævre
in-snae-vre
ELΕλληνικά
περιορίζει
pe-ri-o-ri-zei
ESEspañol
reduce
re-doo-se
FAفارسی
کوتاه می کند
ko-tah mee-kan-d
FISuomi
lyhentää
lyh-en-taa
FRFrançais
restreint
restrehn
GUGU
કમ કરે છે
kam kare che
HIहिन्दी
कम करता है
kam karta hai
HUMagyar
rövidíti
ro-vid-iti
IDBahasa Indonesia
mempersingkatkan
mem-per-sin-gat-kan
JA日本語
縮小する
suu-ko-suu-suru
MRMR
कमी करते
ka-mee ka-te
MSBahasa Melayu
pendekkan
pen-dek-kan
NLNederlands
korten
kor-ten
NONorsk
kortere
kor-te-re
PTPortuguês
restringe
reh-strin-je
RORomână
reduce
re-doo-se
RUРусский
укорачивает
ookor-a-chi-va-et
SWKiswahili
hufuliza
hu-fu-li-za
TAதமிழ்
குறைக்கிறது
guraikka-ritu
TLTL
pinipigilan
pi-ni-pi-gil-an
TRTürkçe
kısaltır
kis-al-tir
UKУкраїнська
скорочує
skor-o-chu-ye
URاردو
کٹاتا ہے
kat-ta-ha
VITiếng Việt
cắt ngắn
cat ngan