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Detailed Translations for shortening from English to Spanish

shortening:

shortening [the ~] noun

  1. the shortening (cut down expenses; reduction; saving; )
    la reducción de gastos; el ahorro; la economía
  2. the shortening (abbreviating; abridging)
    el abreviar
  3. the shortening (foreshortening; curtailment)
    el estrechamiento

Translation Matrix for shortening:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
abreviar abbreviating; abridging; shortening abbreviating; abridging
ahorro 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; cut back in costs; frugality; savings; thrift
economía 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; cut back in costs; economics; economy; political economy; trade and industry
estrechamiento curtailment; foreshortening; shortening isthmus; narrow; narrowing; neck of land; stricture
reducción de gastos curtailment; cut; cut down expenses; decrease; diminution; dwindling; economy; finance management; foreshortening; market; recess; reduction; retrenchment; salary cut; saving; shortening; slackening
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
abreviar abbreviate; abridge; clip; condense; crop; curtail; cut down; cut short; decline; lower; mark down; recapitulate; reduce; regress; shorten; trim; waining

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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:

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• shortening → acortamiento ↔ Kürzung — Handlung und Ereignis, etwas kurz zu machen

shortening form of shorten:

to shorten verb (shortens, shortened, shortening)

  1. to shorten (recapitulate; condense)
    resumir; recapitular; sintetizar; abreviar; compendiar
  2. to shorten (curtail; crop; abridge; trim; clip)
    restringir; abreviar; acortar
  3. to shorten (abbreviate)
    abreviar
  4. to shorten (abridge; cut down; cut short)
    acortar; abreviar
  5. to shorten (reduce; minimize; scale down; )
    reducir; disminuir; hacer menos
  6. to shorten (just stay for a while; make short)
    quedar poco tiempo
  7. to shorten
    encogerse

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
abreviar abbreviating; abridging; shortening
acortar abbreviating; abridging
disminuir declining in force; decrease in power; decrease in strength; weakening
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
abreviar abbreviate; abridge; clip; condense; crop; curtail; cut down; cut short; recapitulate; shorten; trim decline; lower; mark down; reduce; regress; waining
acortar abridge; clip; crop; curtail; cut down; cut short; shorten; trim clip; shave; shear; trim
compendiar condense; recapitulate; shorten contrive; devise; invent; make up
disminuir crop; minimise; minimize; reduce; scale down; shorten; trim allay; be shortcoming; calm down; cool down; decline; decrease; diminishing; drop; dwindle; fall; go down; go thieving; make smaller; reduce; regress; remove; shrink; sink; slacken; soothe; subside; take away; tumble; wain; waining
encogerse shorten crouch; decrease; diminish; drop; dwindle; go down; huddle up; hunch up; lessen; reduce; shrink; shrink away; shrink back; shrivel; shrivel up; subside; wither; wizen
hacer menos crop; minimise; minimize; reduce; scale down; shorten; trim
quedar poco tiempo just stay for a while; make short; shorten
recapitular condense; recapitulate; shorten excerpt; extract; recapitulate; sum up; summarise; summarize
reducir crop; minimise; minimize; reduce; scale down; shorten; trim bring down; confine; curtail; cut back; damage; decline; decrease; diminish; do harm; dwindle; force back; go down; harm; lessen; limit; make smaller; mark down; reduce; regress; scale down; shrink; shrink away; simplify; sink; slacken; take down; trace back; waining
restringir abridge; clip; crop; curtail; shorten; trim besiege; besieged; besieges; confine; cover; dam; decrease; embank; encapsulate; enclose; envelope; evnvelope; go down; limit; restrict; shrink; sink; surround; wrap up
resumir condense; recapitulate; shorten excerpt; extract; exurpt; get undone; make an excerpt from; make an extract from; outline; pull out; recapitulate; roll up; sum up; summarise; summarize; unpick; untie
sintetizar condense; recapitulate; shorten excerpt; extract
- 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
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• shorten → resumir; abreviar; acortar ↔ abréger — rendre plus court.
• shorten → abreviar; acortar ↔ raccourcir — rendre plus court.







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