| Översättning | |
|---|---|
| Verb | |
| 1. | stympa |
Definitioner
Verb
- (transitive, obsolete) To cut short the tail of an animal
- (transitive) To shorten or abridge the duration of something; to truncate.
- (transitive, figuratively) To limit or restrict, keep in check.
Substantiv
- (architecture) A scroll termination, as of a step, etc.
Exempel
- Curtailing horses procured long horse-hair.
- When the audience grew restless, the speaker curtailed her speech.
- Their efforts to curtail spending didn't quite succeed.
- Our incomes have been curtailed; his salary has been doubled.
Böjningsformer
| Perfektparticip | curtailed | Imperfekt | curtailed |
| Presensparticip | curtailing | Plural | curtails |
| Tredje person singular indicativ presens | curtails | Tredje person singular indicativ presens | curtaileth |