curtail

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de réduire, restreindre ou limiter quelque chose, notamment en durée, en portée ou en étendue.

A verb used to indicate the act of reducing, cutting short, or limiting something, especially in duration or extent.

1. Reduce or limitB2formal

   To reduce or restrict something, especially in duration, extent, or quantity.

   réduire ou limiter

   • The company had to curtail its spending due to budget cuts.
   • Bad weather forced them to curtail their outdoor activities.
   • The government decided to curtail public gatherings during the crisis.

   Synonymesabridgecutdecreasediminishlessenlimitreducerestrictretrenchshortenslashtrim

   Antonymesaugmentexpandextendincreaselengthenprolong

2. Shorten or cut shortB2formal

   To make something shorter or end it earlier than planned.

   Écourter, abréger

   • The speaker had to curtail his speech because of time constraints.
   • They curtailed their vacation after receiving an urgent call.
   • The project was curtailed due to lack of funding.

   Synonymesabbreviateabridgecurbcutcut shortdockreduceshortentrimtruncate

   Antonymesexpandextendlengthenprolong