encurtar

shorten, make shorter

ẽ k u ɾ t a ɾ
en make or become + curt short + ar future subjunctive: I/he/she
verb Rare #37,759
shorten, make shorter
PO: Vamos encurtar a reunião para terminar mais cedo.
EN: Let's shorten the meeting so we can finish earlier.
Conjugation of encurtar
encurtar
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First encurtar —
Third encurtar —

Para encurtar a história, nós nos casamos.

To make a long story short, we got married.

A nova ponte irá encurtar o caminho entre as duas cidades.

The new bridge will shorten the route between the two cities.

Pra encurtar a história, meu pai é Nikolai Zakharov.

To make a long story short, my father is Nikolai Zakharov.

— Anora (2024)

Meu pai me perguntou se eu posso encurtar as calças dele.

My father asked me if I could shorten his pants.

Vamos encurtar um pouquinho essa história.

Let's shorten this story a little.

— Aquarius (2016)

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