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Portuguese
Etymology
From en- + curto + -ar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kuʁˈta(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kuʁˈta(ʁ)/
- (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)/
Verb
encurtar (first-person singular present encurto, first-person singular preterite encurtei, past participle encurtado)
- (transitive) to shorten (to make shorter)
- (intransitive) to shorten (to become shorter)
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
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