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  1. shortening:
  2. shorten:
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Detailed Translations for shortening from English to French

shortening:

shortening [the ~] nomen

  1. the shortening (cut down expenses; reduction; saving; )
    la réduction de dépenses; l'économie; la réduction; la baisse des salaires
  2. the shortening (abbreviating; abridging)
    le raccourcissement; l'abrègement
  3. the shortening (foreshortening; curtailment)
    le raccourcissement; la réduction

Translation Matrix for shortening:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
abrègement abbreviating; abridging; shortening
baisse des salaires curtailment; cut; cut down expenses; decrease; diminution; dwindling; economy; finance management; foreshortening; market; recess; reduction; retrenchment; salary cut; saving; shortening; slackening cut; degradation; disgracement; dishonering; salary cut
raccourcissement abbreviating; abridging; curtailment; foreshortening; shortening curtailment; cut; price reduction; reduction
réduction curtailment; cut; cut down expenses; decrease; diminution; dwindling; economy; finance management; foreshortening; market; recess; reduction; retrenchment; salary cut; saving; shortening; slackening abatement; allowance; conversion; curtailment; cut; cutting short; decrease; deduction; degradation; diminishing; diminution; discount; disgracement; dishonering; drop in prices; fall; price-cut; rebate; recession; reducibility; reduction; relief; restricting; salary cut; sell short; simplification; softness; weakness
réduction de dépenses curtailment; cut; cut down expenses; decrease; diminution; dwindling; economy; finance management; foreshortening; market; recess; reduction; retrenchment; salary cut; saving; shortening; slackening cost reduction; curtailment; cut back in costs; cutting short; reduction; restricting
économie 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; economics; economy; frugality; national economy; political economy; reduction; restricting; thrift; trade and industry

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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

shortening form of shorten:

to shorten verb (shortens, shortened, shortening)

  1. to shorten (recapitulate; condense)
    résumer; récapituler; faire un résumé de
    • résumer verb (résume, résumes, résumons, résumez, )
    • récapituler verb (récapitule, récapitules, récapitulons, récapitulez, )
  2. to shorten (curtail; crop; abridge; trim; clip)
    raccourcir; écourter; réduire; diminuer
    • raccourcir verb (raccourcis, raccourcit, raccourcissons, raccourcissez, )
    • écourter verb (écourte, écourtes, écourtons, écourtez, )
    • réduire verb (réduis, réduit, réduisons, réduisez, )
    • diminuer verb (diminue, diminues, diminuons, diminuez, )
  3. to shorten (abbreviate)
    abréger; réduire; résumer; raccourcir; écourter
    • abréger verb (abrège, abrèges, abrégeons, abrégez, )
    • réduire verb (réduis, réduit, réduisons, réduisez, )
    • résumer verb (résume, résumes, résumons, résumez, )
    • raccourcir verb (raccourcis, raccourcit, raccourcissons, raccourcissez, )
    • écourter verb (écourte, écourtes, écourtons, écourtez, )
  4. to shorten (abridge; cut down; cut short)
    raccourcir; écourter; diminuer; réduire; abréger
    • raccourcir verb (raccourcis, raccourcit, raccourcissons, raccourcissez, )
    • écourter verb (écourte, écourtes, écourtons, écourtez, )
    • diminuer verb (diminue, diminues, diminuons, diminuez, )
    • réduire verb (réduis, réduit, réduisons, réduisez, )
    • abréger verb (abrège, abrèges, abrégeons, abrégez, )
  5. to shorten (reduce; minimize; scale down; )
    minimiser; diminuer; écourter; réduire; raccourcir
    • minimiser verb (minimise, minimises, minimisons, minimisez, )
    • diminuer verb (diminue, diminues, diminuons, diminuez, )
    • écourter verb (écourte, écourtes, écourtons, écourtez, )
    • réduire verb (réduis, réduit, réduisons, réduisez, )
    • raccourcir verb (raccourcis, raccourcit, raccourcissons, raccourcissez, )
  6. to shorten (just stay for a while; make short)
    raccourcir
    • raccourcir verb (raccourcis, raccourcit, raccourcissons, raccourcissez, )
  7. to shorten
    rendre étroit

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!
  5. shortened
  6. shortening
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for shorten:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
diminuer tiring out; wearing out
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
abréger abbreviate; abridge; cut down; cut short; shorten
diminuer abridge; clip; crop; curtail; cut down; cut short; minimise; minimize; reduce; scale down; shorten; trim be shortcoming; curtail; cut down; decline; decrease; diminish; drop; dwindle; economise; economize; fall; go down; go thieving; lessen; make smaller; mark down; moderate; recoil; recoil from; reduce; regress; remove; save; scale down; shrink; shrink away; shrink back; shrivel; shrivel up; sink; take away; tumble; use sparingly; wain; waining; withdraw
faire un résumé de condense; recapitulate; shorten
minimiser crop; minimise; minimize; reduce; scale down; shorten; trim decrease; diminish; gloss over; play down; reduce; shrink; smooth over; trivialise; trivialize
raccourcir abbreviate; abridge; clip; crop; curtail; cut down; cut short; just stay for a while; make short; minimise; minimize; reduce; scale down; shorten; trim clip; cut; cut close; cut down; economise; economize; pare; save; skim; trim
rendre étroit shorten
récapituler condense; recapitulate; shorten recapitulate; sum up; summarise; summarize
réduire abbreviate; abridge; clip; crop; curtail; cut down; cut short; minimise; minimize; reduce; scale down; shorten; trim be shortcoming; boil down; collapse; concentrate; condense; convert; curtail; cut down; decline; decrease; diminish; dwindle; economise; economize; go down; go thieving; lessen; make smaller; mark down; minimize; moderate; reduce; regress; remove; save; scale down; shrink; shrink away; sink; take away; thicken; use sparingly; wain; waining
résumer abbreviate; condense; recapitulate; shorten excerpt; extract; exurpt; make an excerpt from; make an extract from; outline; recapitulate; sum up; summarise; summarize; take up the thread of one's narrative
écourter abbreviate; abridge; clip; crop; curtail; cut down; cut short; minimise; minimize; reduce; scale down; shorten; trim
- 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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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
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• shorten → raccourcir ↔ kürzen — (transitiv) kürzer machen

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