truncar

v.

1 to cut short (frustrar) (vida, carrera).

Ella truncó su relato She cut her story short.

2 to behead, to decapitate.

Los criminales truncaron a Ricardo The criminals beheaded Richard.

3 to truncate, to cut off.

María trunca los árboles Mary truncates the trees.

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truncar

Conjugation model [SACAR], like {{link=sacar}}sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 (cortar) to truncate

2 figurado (ilusiones, esperanzas) to shatter, cut short

3 figurado (escrito) to leave unfinished; (sentido) to upset

► verbo pronominal truncarse

1 figurado (ilusiones etc) to cut short

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VT

1) (=acortar) [+ texto] to truncate, shorten; [+ cita] to mutilate

2) [+ carrera, vida] to cut short; [+ esperanzas] to dash; [+ proyecto] to ruin; [+ desarrollo] to stunt, check

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verbo transitivo

a) <frase/discurso/texto> to cut short

b) <vida> to cut short; <planes> to frustrate, thwart; <ilusiones> to shatter

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= truncate.

Ex. Expressive notation is generally easier to truncate, that is, delete final characters to create the notation for a more general subject.

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* truncar la esperanza = dash + Posesivo + hopes, dampen + Posesivo + hopes.

* truncar + Posesivo + vida = snip + Posesivo + life short, cut + Posesivo + life short.

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verbo transitivo

a) <frase/discurso/texto> to cut short

b) <vida> to cut short; <planes> to frustrate, thwart; <ilusiones> to shatter

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= truncate.

Ex: Expressive notation is generally easier to truncate, that is, delete final characters to create the notation for a more general subject.

* truncar la esperanza = dash + Posesivo + hopes, dampen + Posesivo + hopes.

* truncar + Posesivo + vida = snip + Posesivo + life short, cut + Posesivo + life short.

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truncar [A2 ]

vt

1 ‹frase/discurso› to cut short; ‹texto› to cut short, truncate

2 ‹vida› to cut short; ‹planes› to frustrate, thwart; ‹ilusiones› to shatter

esta derrota ha truncado su racha de buena suerte this defeat has cut short o put an end to his run of good luck

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truncar (conjugate truncar) verbo transitivo

a) ‹frase/discurso/texto› to cut short

b) ‹vida› to cut short;

‹planes› to frustrate, thwart;
‹ilusiones› to shatter
truncar verbo transitivo
1 (una pirámide, un cono) to truncate
2 (una ilusión, esperanza) to shatter
(una vida, carrera profesional, etc) to cut short
'truncar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
troncar
- tronchar

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truncar

♦ vt

1. Geom to truncate

2. [frustrar] [vida, carrera] to cut short;

[planes] to spoil, to ruin; [ilusiones] to dash

3. [cortar] [rama] to cut off;

[texto, frase] to truncate

♦ See also the pronominal verb truncarse

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truncar

v/t

1 GEOM truncate

2 vida, esperanzas cut short

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truncar {72} vt

1) : to truncate, to cut short

2) : to thwart, to frustrate

truncó sus esperanzas: she shattered their hopes