French-English translations for abréger

abbreviate
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I will abbreviate my comments and conclude. Je vais abréger mes commentaires et conclure.
abridge
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He had his rights abridged by the crooked sheriff

abstractHe was wholly abstracted by other objects.He abstracted out the square root function.
curtail
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Curtailing horses procured long horse-hair.When the audience grew restless, the speaker curtailed her speech.
cut shortThe party was cut short because everything was getting broken
decrease
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One research team has recorded Baishui’s decrease at about 27 meters per year over the last 10 years. File:One research team has recorded Baishui’s decrease.ogg
diminish
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ease
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He played the ukelele with easeShe enjoyed the ease of living in a house where the servants did all the workThe pension set her mind [[at ease

get to the point
lessen
outline
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the outline of a speechWikipedia items featuring books usually outline them after giving their background
recapitulateThe entire symphony was recapitulated in the last four bars.
shortenThe European Parliament can shorten the way and set out the markers today. Le Parlement européen peut abréger la voie et placer des repères déjà aujourd'hui. In addition, at least seven Member States are obliged to shorten their detention periods. En outre, au moins sept États membres sont tenus d'abréger la durée de rétention. Mr President, I have a very long answer, and I am wondering if I can shorten it in the interests of the other questioners. Monsieur le Président, j'ai une très longue réponse, et je me demande si je ne puis pas l'abréger quelque peu, ce qui irait aussi dans l'intérêt de ceux qui poseront les questions suivantes.
shrinkThe dryer shrank my sweater.This garment will shrink when wet.Molly shrank away from the blows of the whip.
summarize
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Jim was asked to summarize the document by Wednesday.After the meeting, Jim summarized the major decisions made.
truncate

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