İngilizce-Türkçe-Almanca sözlük

1. f. kesmek, kısaltmak, azaltmak. kisa kesmek; kismak, azaltmak. kes,kısa kes. kısa kes. f. kesmek, kısaltmak, azaltmak. kes. kısa kesmek, kısaltmak, kısmak; düşürmek.
2. kısaltmak, kıs/kısa kes, azaltmak, azalma, kesmek, curtailment azaltma, kısaltma, kısalma.
3. kısa kesmek. kısmak. azaltmak.
4. kesmek. kısaltmak. azaltmak.
5. kısa kes, kes.

Etymology : by folk etymology from earlier curtal to dock an animal's tail, from curtal, n., animal with a docked tail, from Middle French courtault; more at CURTAL
Pronunciation : (")k&r-'tA(&)l
Function : transitive verb
Date : 1580

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1. decrease, reduce, shorten, cut short. curtail\cur*tail"\ (kŭr*tāl"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. curtailed (-tāld"); p. pr. & vb. n. curtailing.] [see: curtal.] to cut off the end or tail, or any part, of; to shorten; to abridge; to diminish; to reduce. i, that am curtailed of this fair proportion. our incomes have been curtailed; his salary has been doubled.curtail \cur"tail\ (k?r"t?l), n. the scroll termination of any architectural member, as of a step, etc.curtail v.
2. place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school" [syn: restrict, curb, cut back].
3. terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; "my speech was cut short"; "personal freedom is curtailed in many countries" [syn: clip, cut short ].
4. To cut off the end or tail, or any part, of; to shorten; to abridge; to diminish; to reduce.
5. The scroll termination of any architectural member, as of a step, etc.
6. If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it. NATO plans to curtail the number of troops being sent to the region = restrict. to reduce or limit something (curtal (15-17 centuries), from courtault ; influenced by tail).