abbreviated

• Décrit quelque chose qui a été raccourci ou comprimé, en particulier sous forme écrite.

Describes something that has been shortened or condensed, especially in written form.

1. Shortened formB1formal

   Made shorter by omitting letters or parts of a word or phrase.

   Forme abrégée

   • The word 'Dr.' is an abbreviated form of 'Doctor'.
   • The company uses an abbreviated name for its brand.
   • The report was an abbreviated version of the full study.

   Synonymesabridgedclippedcontractedshortenedtruncated

2. Reduced in lengthB1formal

   Made shorter in duration or extent.

   raccourci, abrégé

   • The meeting was abbreviated due to the emergency.
   • They gave an abbreviated presentation to save time.
   • The abbreviated version of the film was only 90 minutes long.

   Synonymesabridgedbriefshortenedsuccincttruncated

   Antonymesexpandedextendedlengthenedprolonged

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de raccourcir un mot, une phrase ou un texte en omettant des lettres ou en utilisant une forme plus courte.

A verb used to indicate the act of shortening a word, phrase, or text by omitting letters or using a shorter form.

1. Shorten a word or phraseB2formal

   To make a word or phrase shorter by omitting letters or using initials.

   Abréger un mot ou une phrase

   • The word 'Doctor' is often abbreviated to 'Dr.'
   • You can abbreviate 'United States' as 'U.S.'
   • In text messages, people often abbreviate 'laughing out loud' to 'LOL'.

   Synonymesabridgecondensecontractreduceshortentruncate

2. Shorten a text or speechB2formal

   To make a written or spoken text shorter while preserving its essential meaning.

   Abréger un texte ou un discours

   • The editor had to abbreviate the article to fit the page limit.
   • He abbreviated his speech due to time constraints.
   • The report was abbreviated for the executive summary.

   Synonymesabridgecompresscondenseshorten

   Antonymeselongateexpandextendlengthen