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curtailing

UK
/kəˈteɪlɪŋ/
US
/kɜrˈteɪlɪŋ/

Translations

curtailinggerund / present participle
UK
/kɜːˈteɪlɪŋ/
US
/kɝˈteɪlɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe something that serves to reduce or limit.
restrictifAu sens de « qui limite ou réduit ». S’emploie surtout pour des mesures, politiques ou dispositifs.
The curtailing measures were unpopular with the employees.
Les mesures restrictives étaient impopulaires auprès des employés.
Synonyms
stunting
checking
clipping
pruning
constraining
curbing
diminishing
abridging
truncating
shortening
limiting
restricting
reducing
cutting short
curtailingnoun
curtailings
pl
The curtailing of the budget led to fewer resources for the project.
La réduction du budget a entraîné moins de ressources pour le projet.
Additional translations
limitation
Synonyms
restraint
curtailment
reduction
cutback
abridgment
abbreviation
limitation
restriction
diminution
truncation
contraction
pruning
cutting short
check
curtailverb

curtailing

Gerund

curtailed
Past Simple
curtailed
Past Participle
curtailing
Gerund
UK
/kəˈteɪl/
US
/kɜrˈteɪl/
réduireSens général : diminuer en quantité, en ampleur ou en portée.
The company had to curtail its spending due to budget cuts.
L'entreprise a dû réduire ses dépenses en raison des coupes budgétaires.
limiterSens courant : imposer une restriction ou réduire la portée de quelque chose.
The government plans to curtail carbon emissions.
Le gouvernement prévoit de limiter les émissions de carbone.
écourterSens de durée ou de déroulement : abréger, couper court à.
Because of the storm, they had to curtail the outdoor ceremony.
À cause de la tempête, ils ont dû écourter la cérémonie en plein air.
Additional translations
priverAvec complément introduit par « de » ; registre soutenu ou juridique.
Synonyms
diminish
abbreviate
truncate
restrain
limit
cut back
shorten
reduce
Antonyms
extend
increase
expand

Definitions

curtailinggerund / present participle
Serving to reduce or limit something; causing curtailment.
The curtailing measures were unpopular with the employees.
curtailingnoun
The act of reducing or limiting something.
The curtailing of the budget led to fewer resources for the project.
curtailverb
To reduce in extent or quantity; to impose a restriction on.
The company had to curtail its spending due to budget cuts.
To cut short or abridge by removing or omitting a part.
Because of the storm, they had to curtail the outdoor ceremony.
To deprive someone or something of a part; to cut off or remove a portion of.
New regulations threaten to curtail citizens of their basic rights.
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