curtail
معنی فارسی
کوتاه کردن (ازآخر) مرخم کردن کم کردن
معنی کامل و مثال‌ها
/kǝr tāl´/vt.
● کوتاه کردن، کاستن از، خلاصه کردن، مختصر کردن، کوته ساختن، زدن (از چیزی)
illness caused him to curtail his stay
بیماری موجب شد که از مدت اقامت خود بکاهد.
* curtailment, n.
کوته‌سازی، کاهش
the curtailment of liberty
محدودیت آزادی
the curtailment of expenditures
کاهش هزینه‌ها
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Middle English "curtailen", from Old French "courtauld" (made short), from "court" (short).
مثال
- They had to curtail their vacation due to unexpected expenses.
- The company decided to curtail production in response to declining sales.
- The government curtailed civil liberties during times of crisis.
ترکیب‌های رایج
Curtail vacation Curtail production Curtail civil liberties Curtail spending
تعریف انگلیسی
- place restrictions on “curtail drinking in school” “Somebody ----s something” “Something ----s somebody” “Something ----s something”
- terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent “My speech was cut short” “Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries” “Somebody ----s something” “Something ----s something”
مترادف‌ها
verb active
1. Shorten, abridge, retrench, lop, cut short.
2. Diminish, lessen, decrease.