abreviar
Translation
v.
› (acortar)
⇨ to abbreviate
«Susan» se suele abreviar «Sue» «Susan» is usually abbreviated to «Sue»
⇨ to shorten
› (col.) (darse prisa)
⇨ to hurry
Si no abrevias, me iré sin ti If you don't hurry, I'll go without you
para abreviar (en resumen)
⇨ in short
Para abreviar, tienes que rehacer este trabajo In short, you'll have to do this work again
(como acortamiento) ⇨ for short
Lo llamamos «Tom» para abreviar We call him «Tom» for short
sin abreviar
⇨ in full
Escriba su nombre sin abreviar, por favor Write your name in full, please
(Definition of abreviar v. from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact Español-Inglés
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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