Translation of "curtail" into French

abréger, écourter, restreindre are the top translations of "curtail" into French.

curtail verb noun grammar

(obsolete) To cut short the tail of an animal [..]

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  • abréger

    verb

    to shorten or abridge

    Your Honor, can we curtail this performance piece?

    M. le juge, pouvons-nous abréger ce cirque?

  • écourter

    verb

    to shorten or abridge [..]

    I have to point out that half of those applauding voted to curtail the debate.

    Je voudrais signaler que la moitié de ceux qui applaudissent voulaient écourter le débat.

  • restreindre

    verb

    to limit or restrict

    This law does not curtail freedom of research either.

    La liberté de recherche n'est pas, elle non plus, restreinte par cette loi.

  • Less frequent translations

    • raccourcir
    • limiter
    • retrancher
    • réduire
    • diminuer
    • supprimer
    • tronquer
    • oublier
    • omettre
    • rayer
    • freiner
    • suspendre
    • comprimer
    • résorber
    • paralyser
    • mettre un frein

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