verb🔗ShareAbréger, raccourcirTo shorten by omitting parts or details."To save time, the teacher abbreviated the instructions for the project. "Pour gagner du temps, le professeur a abrégé les instructions pour le projet.languagewritingcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbréger, raccourcirTo speak or write in a brief manner."She abbreviated her presentation to fit the five-minute time limit. "Elle a abrégé sa présentation pour respecter la limite de temps de cinq minutes.languagewritingcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbréger, raccourcirTo 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. "En raison de l'exercice d'incendie inattendu, la réunion a été abrégée à seulement quinze minutes.timelanguagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbréger, raccourcirTo 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. "Le professeur a abrégé « United States » en « U.S. » dans ses notes de cours pour gagner du temps.languagewritingwordcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRéduire, simplifierTo reduce to lower terms, as a fraction."The fraction 6/12 can be abbreviated to 1/2. "La fraction 6/12 peut être réduite à 1/2.mathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAbrégé, raccourciShortened; made briefer."The abbreviated lesson only took fifteen minutes as opposed to an hour and a half."La leçon abrégée n'a duré que quinze minutes, contre une heure et demie.languagewritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAbrégé, raccourciRelatively short; shorter than normal, or compared to others."The meeting was abbreviated because the important guests arrived late. "La réunion a été abrégée car les invités importants sont arrivés en retard.languagewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSommaire, réduitScanty, as in clothing."Due to the summer heat, many people at the beach wore abbreviated swimsuits. "En raison de la chaleur estivale, de nombreuses personnes à la plage portaient des maillots de bain réduits.appearancestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
