What somebody does with a statement instead of merely saying it.
The twenty-first entry is abreviar, and English has three verbs where Portuguese has one. They are sorted not by how much is taken out but by what kind of thing is being cut. « To abbreviate » belongs to writing that stands in for something longer: a word, a title, a name. « Dr » abbreviates « doctor », and a form asks for an abbreviated address. Nothing has gone from the meaning, only from the spelling, and the reader is expected to put it back. « To abridge » belongs to whole works and to nothing else: an abridged edition of a novel, an abridged dictionary, the abridged version of a report. Material really has gone, an editor chose which, and the title page has to say so. That is the verb this entry needs, because A editora abreviou o romance para a edição escolar describes an abridged edition exactly. And « to shorten » is the plain word for everything else — a speech, a queue, a route. A reader who makes « abbreviate » the general translation will produce abbreviated novels, which in English means novels reduced to their initials.
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veicularto conveyVerbC2
Aquele cartaz veicula uma ideia muito simples.That poster conveys a very simple idea.
plasmarto set down in a workVerbC2
O autor plasmou no texto tudo o que tinha visto.The author set down in the text everything he had seen.
retratarto portrayVerbC2
O documentário retrata uma aldeia do interior.The documentary portrays a village in the interior.
evocarto evokeVerbC2
O cheiro do pão evoca a casa da minha avó.The smell of bread evokes my grandmother’s house.
encarnarto embodyVerbC2
Aquele professor encarna tudo o que a escola defende.That teacher embodies everything the school stands for.
simbolizarto stand forVerbC2
A porta aberta simboliza o fim da disputa.The open door stands for the end of the dispute.
tipificarto be typical ofVerbC2
Este caso tipifica bem o problema do bairro.This case is typical of the problem in the neighbourhood.
exemplificarto exemplifyVerbC2
O orador exemplificou a regra com um caso do dia a dia.The speaker exemplified the rule with a case from everyday life.
vincarto stressVerbC2
O relator vincou que a decisão não foi unânime.The rapporteur stressed that the decision had not been unanimous.
acentuarto heightenVerbC2
A pausa acentua o que vem a seguir.The pause heightens what comes next.
destilarto distil to the essentialsVerbC2
O prefácio destila em duas frases o livro inteiro.The preface distils the whole book to its essentials in two sentences.
condensarto condenseVerbC2
Consegui condensar o texto sem perder nada.I managed to condense the text without losing anything.
abreviarto abridgeVerbC2
A editora abreviou o romance para a edição escolar.The publisher abridged the novel for the school edition.
truncarto truncateVerbC2
O programa trunca o título quando ele é comprido demais.The programme truncates the title when it is too long.
desvalorizarto play downVerbC2
O diretor desvalorizou a queixa dos vizinhos.The director played down the neighbours’ complaint.
subvalorizarto understateVerbC2
Ele subvaloriza sempre o trabalho que teve.He always understates how much work it cost him.
esquivar-seto dodgeVerbC2
O candidato esquivou-se a duas perguntas seguidas.The candidate dodged two questions in a row.
repelirto rebutVerbC2
O porta-voz repeliu a acusação sem a explicar.The spokesman rebutted the accusation without explaining it.
entrincheirar-seto dig in behind the rulesVerbC2
O responsável entrincheirou-se atrás do regulamento.The person in charge dug in behind the rules.
desdizer-seto go back on what one saidVerbC2
No dia seguinte desdisse-se em público.The next day he went back in public on what he had said.
prefaciarto prefaceVerbC2
Prefaciou a resposta com um pedido de desculpa.He prefaced his answer with an apology.
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