Abbreviate
//əˈbɹiː.vi.eɪt//
Translations of "abbreviate" (48 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | afkort(to make shorter) | — | |
| Albanian | shkurtoj(to make shorter) | — | |
| Arabic | إِخْتَصَرَ(to make shorter) | ʔiḵtaṣara | |
| Armenian | կրճատել(to make shorter), հապավել(to make shorter) | krčatel, hapavel | |
| Belarusian | скараці́ць(to make shorter), скарача́ць(to make shorter) | skaracícʹ, skaračácʹ | |
| Bulgarian | скъсявам(to make shorter), съкраща́вам(to make shorter), съкращавам(to reduce to lower terms) | skǎsjavam, sǎkraštávam, sǎkraštavam | |
| Catalan | abreujar(to make shorter), abreviar(to make shorter) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 缩写(to make shorter), 缩略(to make shorter) | suōxiě, suōlüè | |
| Cornish | berrhe(to make shorter) | — | |
| Czech | zkracovat(to make shorter), zkrátit(to make shorter) | — | |
| Danish | forkorte(to make shorter) | — | |
| Dutch | afkorten(to make shorter), inkorten(to make shorter), verkorten(to make shorter), versimpelen(to reduce to lower terms) | — | |
| Esperanto | mallongigi(to make shorter) | — | |
| Estonian | lühendama(to make shorter) | — | |
| Finnish | lyhennetty(abbreviated, abridged), lyhentynyt(biology: having one part relatively shorter), lyhentää(to make shorter) | — | |
| French | abréger(to make shorter) | — | |
| German | abkürzen(to make shorter), kürzen(to make shorter), kürzen(to reduce to lower terms) | — | |
| Greek | συντομεύω(to make shorter) | syntomévo | |
| Hindi | लघु करना(to make shorter), संक्षिप्तकरना(to reduce to lower terms) | laghu karnā, saṅkṣiptakarnā | |
| Icelandic | skammstafa(to make shorter), stytta(to make shorter) | — | |
| Ido | abreviar(to make shorter) | — | |
| Indonesian | memendekkan(to make shorter), mempersingkat(to make shorter), menyingkatkan(to make shorter) | — | |
| Interlingua | abbreviar(to make shorter) | — | |
| Irish | giorraigh(to make shorter) | — | |
| Italian | abbreviare(to make shorter), accorciare(to reduce to lower terms) | — | |
| Japanese | 略す(to make shorter), 略称する(to make shorter), 省略する(to make shorter), 短縮する(to make shorter), 縮める(to make shorter) | ryakusu, ryakushō suru, shōryaku suru, tanshuku suru, chidimeru | |
| Korean | 단축(短縮)하다(to make shorter), 생략(省略)하다(to make shorter), 약(略)하다(to make shorter), 약생(略省)하다)(to make shorter) | danchukhada, saengnyakhada, yakhada, yaksaenghada | |
| Latin | abbreviō(to make shorter) | — | |
| Macedonian | скратува(to make shorter) | skratuva | |
| Manx | aagherr(to make shorter), giar(to make shorter), girree(to make shorter), jean ny s'girrey(to make shorter) | — | |
| Māori | whakapoto(to make shorter) | — | |
| Norman | rap'tichi(to make shorter) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | abbreviere(to make shorter), forkorte(to make shorter) | — | |
| Persian | مختصر کردن(to make shorter) | — | |
| Polish | skracać(to make shorter), skrócić(to make shorter) | — | |
| Portuguese | abreviado(abbreviated, abridged), encurtado(abbreviated, abridged), abreviar(to make shorter), abreviar(to reduce to lower terms), encurtar(to make shorter) | — | |
| Romanian | abrevia(to make shorter), scurta(to make shorter), simplifica(to reduce to lower terms) | — | |
| Russian | сократи́ть(to make shorter), сокраща́ть(to make shorter) | sokratítʹ, sokraščátʹ | |
| Scottish Gaelic | giorraich(to make shorter) | — | |
| Spanish | abreviar(to make shorter), simplificar(to reduce to lower terms) | — | |
| Swedish | förkorta(to make shorter), förkorta(to reduce to lower terms) | — | |
| Tamil | சுருக்கு(abbreviated, abridged), அடக்கு(to make shorter), சுருக்கு(to make shorter) | curukku, aṭakku, curukku | |
| Telugu | సంక్షేపించు(to reduce to lower terms) | saṅkṣēpiñcu | |
| Turkish | ihtisar etmek(to make shorter), kısaltmak(to make shorter) | — | |
| Ukrainian | скоро́чувати(to make shorter), скороти́ти(to make shorter) | skoróčuvaty, skorotýty | |
| Vietnamese | tương đối ngắn(biology: having one part relatively shorter), rút gọn(to reduce to lower terms), ước lược(to reduce to lower terms) | — | |
| Volapük | brefükön(to make shorter) | — | |
| Welsh | byrhau(to make shorter), cwtogi(to make shorter), talfyrru(to make shorter) | — |
afkort
shkurtoj
abreujar, abreviar
berrhe
zkracovat, zkrátit
forkorte
afkorten, inkorten, verkorten, versimpelen
mallongigi
lühendama
lyhennetty, lyhentynyt, lyhentää
abréger
abkürzen, kürzen, kürzen
skammstafa, stytta
abreviar
memendekkan, mempersingkat, menyingkatkan
abbreviar
giorraigh
abbreviare, accorciare
abbreviō
aagherr, giar, girree, jean ny s'girrey
whakapoto
rap'tichi
abbreviere, forkorte
مختصر کردن
skracać, skrócić
abreviado, encurtado, abreviar, abreviar, encurtar
abrevia, scurta, simplifica
giorraich
abreviar, simplificar
förkorta, förkorta
ihtisar etmek, kısaltmak
tương đối ngắn, rút gọn, ước lược
brefükön
byrhau, cwtogi, talfyrru
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