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Meanings of curtail in English

Portuguese
limitar
Catalan
limitar

Place restrictions on.

limitar
Portuguese
atalhar
Catalan
retallar
Spanish
recortar

Terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent.

atalhar
Usage of curtail in English
1
Members of the opposition, however, said it would further curtail press freedom.
Reuters
2
Abolish the broadcasting standards commission and curtail the ITC's responsibility for content.
The Guardian
3
Europe's crisis is expected to curtail PC-buying further in the second half.
Reuters
4
The Defence Forces were forced to curtail search-and-rescue operations late last month.
The Irish Times
5
Russia has been forced to curtail output, adding to global supply shortages.
Reuters
6
Still, it could curtail investor enthusiasm for initial public offerings, he said.
Reuters
7
Congress in 1995 passed a law that sought to curtail such abuses.
Reuters
8
There was no reason to implement the plan and curtail fishermen's jobs.
The Guardian
9
The U.S. sanctions aim to curtail Tehran's nuclear ambitions and regional influence.
Reuters
10
Behead and curtail the center, and leave a part of the body.
St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, October 1878, ...
11
The storm also caused railroads and retailers to suspend or curtail operations.
Reuters
12
Knudsen denied the code sought to curtail women's fashion or other freedoms.
Reuters
13
Analysts say it could also force them to curtail profitable speculative trade.
Reuters
14
It galled him, though, to curtail the one ability he had left.
The Golem and the Jinni
15
But cutting its mill output will curtail growth in the current quarter.
The Irish Times
16
A bigger problem with obfuscation is that it doesn't curtail online tracking.
Wired
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Translations for curtail
Spanish
recortar
Curtail through the time
Curtail across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common