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 #40,727
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.

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

My father asked me if I could shorten his pants.

Pra encurtar a história, meu pai é Nikolai Zakharov.

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

— Anora (2024)

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