abréger

abréger [abʀeʒe]

➭ TABLE 3 et 6 transitive verb

[+ vie, durée, visite, texte] to shorten ; [+ conversation, vacances] to cut short ; [+ mot] to abbreviate

• abréger les souffrances de qn to put an end to sb's suffering

• version abrégée [de livre] abridged version

• forme abrégée abbreviated form

• abrège ! (inf) get to the point!

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abʀeʒe

verbe transitif

1) (rendre court) to shorten [mot, expression]; to summarize [texte, discours]

abréger ‘télévision’ en ‘télé’ — to shorten ‘television’ to ‘TV’

version abrégée de quelque chose — abridged version of something

2) (rendre bref) to cut short [visite, carrière]

abrège! — (colloq) keep it short!

abréger les souffrances de quelqu'un — to put an end to somebody's suffering

disons, pour abréger, qu'ils se séparent — to cut GB ou make US a long story short, let's just say they are separating

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abʀeʒe vt

1) [texte] to shorten, to abridge

2) [mot] to shorten, to abbreviate

3) [réunion, voyage] to cut short

4) [souffrances] to put an end to

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abréger verb table: assiéger vtr

1 (rendre court) to shorten [mot, expression]; to summarize [texte, discours]; abréger ‘télévision’ en ‘télé’ to shorten ‘television’ to ‘TV’; donner une version abrégée de qch to give an abridged version of sth; donner qch sous une forme abrégée to give sth in abbreviated form [terme]; to give sth in summarized form [texte];

2 (rendre bref) to cut short [sth]; j'ai dû abréger ma visite I had to cut short my visit; une crise cardiaque a abrégé sa carrière a heart attack cut short his career; abrège○! keep it short!; abréger les souffrances de qn to put an end to sb's suffering; disons, pour abréger, qu'ils se séparent to cut GB ou make US a long story short, let's just say they are separating.

[abreʒe] verbe transitif

1. [interrompre - vacances] to curtail, to cut short, to shorten ; [ - vie] to cut short, to put an (early) end to

abréger les souffrances de quelqu'un (euphémisme) to put an end to somebody's suffering

2. [tronquer - discours] to cut ; [ - texte] to cut, to abridge ; [ - conversation] to cut short ; [ - mot] to abbreviate, to truncate (soutenu)

(en usage absolu)

abrège! [ton agressif] get to the point!

{{ind}}pour abréger locution adverbiale

Catherine, ou Cath pour abréger Catherine, or Cath for short

pour abréger, nous avons échoué to cut a long story short, we failed