abreviar
transitive verb
1. to shorten (proceso, explicación); to abridge (texto); to abbreviate (palabra); to cut short (viaje, estancia)
intransitive verb
2. to hurry up (darse prisa)
- para abreviar -> to keep it quick; (al hacer algo) to cut a long story short (al narrar algo)
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abreviar [ah-bray-vee-ar’]
article & verb transitive
1. To abridge, to cut short.
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Verb conjugation
| Infinitive: | abreviar | ||||
| gerundio: | abreviando | ||||
| participio pasado: | abreviado | ||||
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
| Yo Tú Ella/Él/Usted Nosotros Vosotros Ellos/Ustedes | abrevio abrevias abrevia abreviamos abreviáis abrevian | abrevié abreviaste abrevió abreviamos abreviasteis abreviaron | abreviaba abreviabas abreviaba abreviábamos abreviabais abreviaban | abreviaré abreviarás abreviará abreviaremos abreviaréis abreviarán | abrevie abrevies abrevie abreviemos abreviéis abrevien |
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