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Detailed Translations for shortening from English to German

shortening:

shortening [the ~] nomen

  1. the shortening (cut down expenses; reduction; saving; )
    die Kostenersparnis; die Einsparung; die Verminderung; die Senkung; der Rückgang; die Verringerung
  2. the shortening (abbreviating; abridging)
    Abkürzen
  3. the shortening (foreshortening; curtailment)
    die Verknappung

Translation Matrix for shortening:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Abkürzen abbreviating; abridging; shortening abbreviating; abridgement; abridging
Einsparung curtailment; cut; cut down expenses; decrease; diminution; dwindling; economy; finance management; foreshortening; market; recess; reduction; retrenchment; salary cut; saving; shortening; slackening being economical; cost reduction; curtailment; cut back in costs; cutting short; frugality; reduction; restricting; thrift
Kostenersparnis curtailment; cut; cut down expenses; decrease; diminution; dwindling; economy; finance management; foreshortening; market; recess; reduction; retrenchment; salary cut; saving; shortening; slackening
Rückgang curtailment; cut; cut down expenses; decrease; diminution; dwindling; economy; finance management; foreshortening; market; recess; reduction; retrenchment; salary cut; saving; shortening; slackening abatement; atavism; caving in; collapse; collapsing; crash; decay; decline; decrease; deduct; deterioration; downfall; fall; falling down; falling off; putrefaction; reductions; relapse; reversion; rotting; sagging
Senkung curtailment; cut; cut down expenses; decrease; diminution; dwindling; economy; finance management; foreshortening; market; recess; reduction; retrenchment; salary cut; saving; shortening; slackening bulge; crash; cut; decline; decrease; degradation; dip; disgracement; dishonering; downfall; fall; glen; inclination; letting down; lowness; pay cut; sag; salary cut; slope
Verknappung curtailment; foreshortening; shortening attenuation; bleakness
Verminderung curtailment; cut; cut down expenses; decrease; diminution; dwindling; economy; finance management; foreshortening; market; recess; reduction; retrenchment; salary cut; saving; shortening; slackening cut; decrease; deduct; degradation; diminishing; disgracement; dishonering; fall; lessening; pay cut; reduction; salary cut; toning down; weakening
Verringerung curtailment; cut; cut down expenses; decrease; diminution; dwindling; economy; finance management; foreshortening; market; recess; reduction; retrenchment; salary cut; saving; shortening; slackening cut; decrease; deduct; degradation; diminishing; diminution; disgracement; dishonering; fall; pay cut; reduction; salary cut; toning down; weakening

Related Words for "shortening":


Synonyms for "shortening":


Related Definitions for "shortening":

  1. act of decreasing in length1
    • the dress needs shortening1
  2. fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods1

Wiktionary Translations for shortening:


shortening form of shorten:

to shorten verb (shortens, shortened, shortening)

  1. to shorten (recapitulate; condense)
    zusammenfassen
    • zusammenfassen verb (fasse zusammen, faßt zusammen, faßte zusammen, faßtet zusammen, zusammengefaßt)
  2. to shorten (curtail; crop; abridge; trim; clip)
    verkürzen; einkürzen; beschränken; einschränken; kürzen; kürzermachen; schmälern; verkleinern; verknappen
    • verkürzen verb (verkürze, verkürzt, verkürzte, verkürztet, verkürzt)
    • einkürzen verb (kürze ein, kürzt ein, kürzte ein, kürztet ein, eingekürzt)
    • beschränken verb (beschränke, beschränkst, beschränkt, beschränkte, beschränktet, beschränkt)
    • einschränken verb (schränke ein, schränkst ein, schränkt ein, schränkte ein, schränktet ein, eingeschränkt)
    • kürzen verb (kürze, kürzst, kürzt, kürzte, kürztet, gekürzt)
    • kürzermachen verb (mache kürzer, machst kürzer, macht kürzer, machte kürzer, machtet kürzer, kürzergemacht)
    • schmälern verb (schmälere, schmälerst, schmälert, schmälerte, schmälertet, geschmälert)
    • verkleinern verb (verkleinere, verkleinerst, verkleinert, verkleinerte, verkleinertet, verkleinert)
    • verknappen verb (verknappe, verknappst, verknappt, verknappte, verknapptet, verknappt)
  3. to shorten (abbreviate)
    abkürzen; verkürzen; kürzen
    • abkürzen verb (kürze ab, kürzt ab, kürzte ab, kürztet ab, abgekürzt)
    • verkürzen verb (verkürze, verkürzt, verkürzte, verkürztet, verkürzt)
    • kürzen verb (kürze, kürzst, kürzt, kürzte, kürztet, gekürzt)
  4. to shorten (abbreviate)
    verkürzen; kürzen
    • verkürzen verb (verkürze, verkürzt, verkürzte, verkürztet, verkürzt)
    • kürzen verb (kürze, kürzst, kürzt, kürzte, kürztet, gekürzt)
  5. to shorten (abridge; cut down; cut short)
    verkürzen; kürzen; verkleinern; einkürzen; kürzer machen
    • verkürzen verb (verkürze, verkürzt, verkürzte, verkürztet, verkürzt)
    • kürzen verb (kürze, kürzst, kürzt, kürzte, kürztet, gekürzt)
    • verkleinern verb (verkleinere, verkleinerst, verkleinert, verkleinerte, verkleinertet, verkleinert)
    • einkürzen verb (kürze ein, kürzt ein, kürzte ein, kürztet ein, eingekürzt)
  6. to shorten (reduce; minimize; scale down; )
    reduzieren; minimalisieren
    • reduzieren verb (reduziere, reduzierst, reduziert, reduzierte, reduziertet, reduziert)
    • minimalisieren verb (minimalisiere, minimalisierst, minimalisiert, minimalisierte, minimalisiertet, minimalisiert)
  7. to shorten (just stay for a while; make short)
  8. to shorten
    verknappen
    • verknappen verb (verknappe, verknappst, verknappt, verknappte, verknapptet, verknappt)

Conjugations for shorten:

present
  1. shorten
  2. shorten
  3. shortens
  4. shorten
  5. shorten
  6. shorten
simple past
  1. shortened
  2. shortened
  3. shortened
  4. shortened
  5. shortened
  6. shortened
present perfect
  1. have shortened
  2. have shortened
  3. has shortened
  4. have shortened
  5. have shortened
  6. have shortened
past continuous
  1. was shortening
  2. were shortening
  3. was shortening
  4. were shortening
  5. were shortening
  6. were shortening
future
  1. shall shorten
  2. will shorten
  3. will shorten
  4. shall shorten
  5. will shorten
  6. will shorten
continuous present
  1. am shortening
  2. are shortening
  3. is shortening
  4. are shortening
  5. are shortening
  6. are shortening
subjunctive
  1. be shortened
  2. be shortened
  3. be shortened
  4. be shortened
  5. be shortened
  6. be shortened
diverse
  1. shorten!
  2. let's shorten!
  3. shortened
  4. shortening
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for shorten:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
abkürzen abbreviate; shorten cut back; pare; prune; trim
beschränken abridge; clip; crop; curtail; shorten; trim besiege; besieged; besieges; bound; confine; cover; curtail; cut back; decrease; diminish; dwindle; encapsulate; enclose; end; evnvelope; lessen; limit; mark down; reduce; restrict; scale down; shrink away; surround; wrap up
einkürzen abridge; clip; crop; curtail; cut down; cut short; shorten; trim shorten clothes
einschränken abridge; clip; crop; curtail; shorten; trim besiege; besieged; besieges; bound; confine; cover; curtail; cut back; cut down; dam; decrease; diminish; dwindle; economise; economize; embank; encapsulate; enclose; end; envelope; evnvelope; have left; lessen; limit; mark down; moderate; reduce; restrict; save; scale down; shrink away; slacken; spare; surround; wrap up
kürzen abbreviate; abridge; clip; crop; curtail; cut down; cut short; shorten; trim clip; curtail; cut; cut back; cut close; decline; decrease; diminish; dwindle; lessen; make smaller; mark down; pare; prune; reduce; regress; scale down; shrink away; skim; trim; waining
kürzer machen abridge; cut down; cut short; shorten
kürzermachen abridge; clip; crop; curtail; shorten; trim
minimalisieren crop; minimise; minimize; reduce; scale down; shorten; trim make smaller; reduce
nur einen kurzen Augenblick bleiben just stay for a while; make short; shorten
reduzieren crop; minimise; minimize; reduce; scale down; shorten; trim collapse; curtail; cut down; decline; decrease; diminish; drop; dwindle; economise; economize; go down; lessen; lower; mark down; reduce; regress; save; scale down; shrink; shrink away; shrink back; shrivel; shrivel up; slacken; waining
schmälern abridge; clip; crop; curtail; shorten; trim belittle; decline; disregard; hold cheap; hold in contempt; humiliate; look down upon; regress; scorn; slacken; slight; treat unkindly; treat with disregard; waining
verkleinern abridge; clip; crop; curtail; cut down; cut short; shorten; trim decrease; diminish; make smaller; reduce; shrink; zoom out
verknappen abridge; clip; crop; curtail; shorten; trim decline; regress; waining
verkürzen abbreviate; abridge; clip; crop; curtail; cut down; cut short; shorten; trim
zusammenfassen condense; recapitulate; shorten excerpt; make an excerpt from; recapitulate; sum up; summarise; summarize
- abbreviate; abridge; bowdlerise; bowdlerize; castrate; contract; cut; expurgate; foreshorten; reduce
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- dish up; organise; organize; put down; put up

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Synonyms for "shorten":


Antonyms for "shorten":


Related Definitions for "shorten":

  1. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate1
  2. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements1
    • The manuscript must be shortened1
  3. become short or shorter1
    • In winter, the days shorten1
  4. make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration1
    • He shortened his trip due to illness1
  5. make short or shorter1
    • shorten the skirt1
    • shorten the rope by a few inches1

Wiktionary Translations for shorten:

shorten
verb
  1. to make shorter
  2. to become shorter
shorten
verb
  1. (transitiv) kürzer machen
  2. (transitiv) in der Länge kleiner machen

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
shorten summieren; zusammenfassen; abkürzen; verkürzen abrégerrendre plus court.
shorten abkürzen; verkürzen raccourcirrendre plus court.