English-Danish translations for curtail

• begrænse
  Handel med dele heraf skal begrænses. Trade in its parts must be curtailed.
  Den skal ikke begrænses af politiske modstandere. It should not be curtailed by political opponents.
  Terrorisme kan ikke bekæmpes ved, at demokrati og menneskerettigheder begrænses. Terrorism cannot be fought by curtailing democracy and human rights.
• forkorte

Definition of curtail

• To cut short the tail of an animal
• To shorten or abridge the duration of something; to truncate
• To limit or restrict, keep in check
• A scroll termination, as of a step, etc

Examples

• Curtailing horses procured long horse-hair.
• When the audience grew restless, the speaker curtailed her speech.

Related words

• curtailing
• curtailed
• curtailment