encurtar

Portuguese

Etymology

From en- + curto + -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kuʁˈta(ʁ)/ [ẽ.kuhˈta(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kuʁˈta(ʁ)/ [ĩ.kuhˈta(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kuɾˈta(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kuɾˈta(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kuʁˈta(ʁ)/ [ẽ.kuχˈta(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kuʁˈta(ʁ)/ [ĩ.kuχˈta(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kuɻˈta(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kuɻˈta(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.kuɾˈtaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.kuɾˈta.ɾi/

  • 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)

Conjugation

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