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Detailed Translations for curtailing from English to French

curtailing form of curtail:

to curtail verb (curtails, curtailed, curtailing)

  1. to curtail (decrease; diminish; reduce; )
    diminuer; réduire; baisser; décroître; amoindrir; défaillir; amenuiser
    • diminuer verb (diminue, diminues, diminuons, diminuez, )
    • réduire verb (réduis, réduit, réduisons, réduisez, )
    • baisser verb (baisse, baisses, baissons, baissez, )
    • décroître verb (décroîs, décroît, décroîssons, décroîssez, )
    • amoindrir verb (amoindris, amoindrit, amoindrissons, amoindrissez, )
    • défaillir verb
    • amenuiser verb (amenuise, amenuises, amenuisons, amenuisez, )
  2. to curtail (shorten; crop; abridge; trim; clip)
    raccourcir; écourter; réduire; diminuer
    • raccourcir verb (raccourcis, raccourcit, raccourcissons, raccourcissez, )
    • écourter verb (écourte, écourtes, écourtons, écourtez, )
    • réduire verb (réduis, réduit, réduisons, réduisez, )
    • diminuer verb (diminue, diminues, diminuons, diminuez, )
  3. to curtail (restrict)
    restreindre; limiter; borner; délimiter
    • restreindre verb (restreins, restreint, restreignons, restreignez, )
    • limiter verb (limite, limites, limitons, limitez, )
    • borner verb (borne, bornes, bornons, bornez, )
    • délimiter verb (délimite, délimites, délimitons, délimitez, )

Conjugations for curtail:

present
  1. curtail
  2. curtail
  3. curtails
  4. curtail
  5. curtail
  6. curtail
simple past
  1. curtailed
  2. curtailed
  3. curtailed
  4. curtailed
  5. curtailed
  6. curtailed
present perfect
  1. have curtailed
  2. have curtailed
  3. has curtailed
  4. have curtailed
  5. have curtailed
  6. have curtailed
past continuous
  1. was curtailing
  2. were curtailing
  3. was curtailing
  4. were curtailing
  5. were curtailing
  6. were curtailing
future
  1. shall curtail
  2. will curtail
  3. will curtail
  4. shall curtail
  5. will curtail
  6. will curtail
continuous present
  1. am curtailing
  2. are curtailing
  3. is curtailing
  4. are curtailing
  5. are curtailing
  6. are curtailing
subjunctive
  1. be curtailed
  2. be curtailed
  3. be curtailed
  4. be curtailed
  5. be curtailed
  6. be curtailed
diverse
  1. curtail!
  2. let's curtail!
  3. curtailed
  4. curtailing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for curtail:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
diminuer tiring out; wearing out
décroître die away
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
amenuiser curtail; decrease; diminish; dwindle; lessen; mark down; reduce; scale down; shrink away
amoindrir curtail; decrease; diminish; dwindle; lessen; mark down; reduce; scale down; shrink away be shortcoming; cut down; decline; decrease; diminish; drop; dwindle; economise; economize; go down; go thieving; lessen; make smaller; reduce; regress; remove; save; shrink; shrink away; shrink back; shrivel; shrivel up; take away; wain; waining
baisser curtail; decrease; diminish; dwindle; lessen; mark down; reduce; scale down; shrink away be shortcoming; bring down; cut down; decline; decrease; dim; diminish; drop; dwindle; economise; economize; fall; go thieving; lower; mark down; reduce; regress; remove; save; shrink; sink; take away; tumble; wain; waining
borner curtail; restrict bound; clearly define; confine; cover; cut back; define; demarcate; embank; enclose; end; fence; fence in; fence off; limit; lock up; map out; mark out; outline; protect; reduce; surround; trace out
diminuer abridge; clip; crop; curtail; decrease; diminish; dwindle; lessen; mark down; reduce; scale down; shorten; shrink away; trim abridge; be shortcoming; crop; cut down; cut short; decline; decrease; diminish; drop; dwindle; economise; economize; fall; go down; go thieving; lessen; make smaller; minimise; minimize; moderate; recoil; recoil from; reduce; regress; remove; save; scale down; shorten; shrink; shrink away; shrink back; shrivel; shrivel up; sink; take away; trim; tumble; use sparingly; wain; waining; withdraw
décroître curtail; decrease; diminish; dwindle; lessen; mark down; reduce; scale down; shrink away be shortcoming; decline; decrease; diminish; drop; dwindle; fall; go down; go thieving; lessen; make smaller; recoil; recoil from; reduce; regress; remove; shrink; shrink away; shrink back; shrivel; shrivel up; sink; take away; tumble; wain; waining; withdraw
défaillir curtail; decrease; diminish; dwindle; lessen; mark down; reduce; scale down; shrink away
délimiter curtail; restrict bound; bring to a close; bring to a conclusion; bring to an end; conclude; confine; cut back; define; embank; enclose; end; finish; finish off; limit; reduce; state precisely; surround
limiter curtail; restrict bound; bring to a close; bring to a conclusion; bring to an end; conclude; confine; cut back; dam; embank; encapsulate; enclose; end; envelope; finish; finish off; limit; reduce; restrict; surround
raccourcir abridge; clip; crop; curtail; shorten; trim abbreviate; abridge; clip; crop; cut; cut close; cut down; cut short; economise; economize; just stay for a while; make short; minimise; minimize; pare; reduce; save; scale down; shorten; skim; trim
restreindre curtail; restrict bound; confine; cut back; enclose; end; limit; reduce; restrict; surround
réduire abridge; clip; crop; curtail; decrease; diminish; dwindle; lessen; mark down; reduce; scale down; shorten; shrink away; trim abbreviate; abridge; be shortcoming; boil down; collapse; concentrate; condense; convert; crop; cut down; cut short; decline; decrease; diminish; dwindle; economise; economize; go down; go thieving; make smaller; minimise; minimize; moderate; reduce; regress; remove; save; scale down; shorten; shrink; sink; take away; thicken; trim; use sparingly; wain; waining
écourter abridge; clip; crop; curtail; shorten; trim abbreviate; abridge; crop; cut down; cut short; minimise; minimize; reduce; scale down; shorten; trim
- clip; curb; cut back; cut short; restrict
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- circumscribe; limit; restrict

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Related Definitions for "curtail":

  1. place restrictions on1
    • curtail drinking in school1
  2. terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent1
    • Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries1

Wiktionary Translations for curtail:

curtail
verb
  1. to limit or restrict
  2. to shorten or abridge
  3. to cut short an animal's tail
curtail


Wiktionary Translations for curtailing:

curtailing