verb🔗ShareAbreviar, acortarTo shorten by omitting parts or details."To save time, the teacher abbreviated the instructions for the project. "Para ahorrar tiempo, el profesor abrevió las instrucciones para el proyecto.languagewritingcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbreviar, acortarTo speak or write in a brief manner."She abbreviated her presentation to fit the five-minute time limit. "Ella abrevió su presentación para ajustarse al límite de tiempo de cinco minutos.languagewritingcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbreviar, acortarTo make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned."Because of the unexpected fire drill, the meeting was abbreviated to just fifteen minutes. "Debido al simulacro de incendio inesperado, la reunión se abrevió a solo quince minutos.timelanguagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbreviar, acortarTo reduce a word or phrase by means of contraction or omission to a shorter recognizable form."The professor abbreviated "United States" to "U.S." in her lecture notes to save time. "La profesora abrevió "United States" a "U.S." en sus notas de clase para ahorrar tiempo.languagewritingwordcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareReducir, simplificarTo reduce to lower terms, as a fraction."The fraction 6/12 can be abbreviated to 1/2. "La fracción 6/12 se puede reducir a 1/2.mathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAbreviado, acortadoShortened; made briefer."The abbreviated lesson only took fifteen minutes as opposed to an hour and a half."La lección abreviada solo duró quince minutos en lugar de una hora y media.languagewritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAbreviado, acortadoRelatively short; shorter than normal, or compared to others."The meeting was abbreviated because the important guests arrived late. "La reunión fue abreviada porque los invitados importantes llegaron tarde.languagewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareEscaso, reducidoScanty, as in clothing."Due to the summer heat, many people at the beach wore abbreviated swimsuits. "Debido al calor del verano, mucha gente en la playa usaba trajes de baño escasos.appearancestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading