kesmek, kısaltmak, azaltmak

Turkish - English

Definition of kesmek, kısaltmak, azaltmak in Turkish English dictionary

{f} curtail

To shorten or abridge the duration of something; to truncate

When the audience grew restless, the speaker curtailed her speech.

To cut short the tail of an animal

Curtailing horses procured long horse-hair.

To limit or restrict, keep in check

Their efforts to curtail spending didn't quite succeed.

{v} to cut short, shorten, abridge

to cut off or cut short

To limit or restrict

To cut off the end or tail, or any part, of; to shorten; to abridge; to diminish; to reduce

To cut short the tail of a horse

The scroll termination of any architectural member, as of a step, etc

place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"

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"

{f} decrease, reduce, shorten, cut short

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)

Hyphenation

kes·mek, kı·salt·mak, a·zalt·mak