encurtar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From en- +‎ curto +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kuʁˈta(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kuʁˈta(ʁ)/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kuɾˈta(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kuɾˈta(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kuʁˈta(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kuʁˈta(ʁ)/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kuɻˈta(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kuɻˈta(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: en‧cur‧tar

Verb

encurtar (first-person singular present encurto, first-person singular preterite encurtei, past participle encurtado)

  1. (transitive) to shorten (to make shorter)
  2. (intransitive) to shorten (to become shorter)

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