Shorten
//ˈʃɔːtn̩//
Translations of "shorten" (46 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Greek | βραχύνω(to make shorter) | brakhúnō | |
| Arabic | قَصَّرَ(to make shorter) | qaṣṣara | |
| Armenian | կարճացնել(to make shorter) | karčacʻnel | |
| Aromanian | shcurtedz(to make shorter) | — | |
| Assamese | চাপৰ কৰা(to make shorter), চাপৰ হোৱা(to become shorter), চুটি কৰা(to make shorter), চুটি হোৱা(to become shorter) | sapor kora, sapor hüa, suti kora, suti hüa | |
| Belarusian | скараці́ць(to make shorter), скарача́ць(to make shorter) | skaracícʹ, skaračácʹ | |
| Breton | berraat(to make shorter), berraat(to become shorter) | — | |
| Bulgarian | скъсявам(to make shorter), скъсявам се(to become shorter), съкращавам(to make shorter) | skǎsjavam, skǎsjavam se, sǎkraštavam | |
| Catalan | escurçar(to make shorter), escurçar-se(to become shorter) | — | |
| Cherokee | ᎠᏍᏆᎶᎦ(to become shorter) | asqualoga | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 弄短(to make shorter), 縮短 /缩短(to become shorter) | nòng duǎn, suōduǎn | |
| Czech | zkracovat(to make shorter), zkrátit(to make shorter) | — | |
| Esperanto | mallongigi(to make shorter) | — | |
| Finnish | lyhentyä(to become shorter), lyhentää(to make shorter), lyhetä(to become shorter) | — | |
| French | raccourcir(to make shorter), raccourcir(to become shorter), s'écourter(to become shorter), écourter(to make shorter) | — | |
| Friulian | scurtâ(to make shorter) | — | |
| Galician | acurtar(to make shorter), acurtar(to become shorter), encurtar(to make shorter) | — | |
| Georgian | შეკვეცა(to make shorter), შემოკლება(to make shorter) | šeḳveca, šemoḳleba | |
| German | kürzer werden(to become shorter), verkürzen(to make shorter) | — | |
| Gothic | 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽(to make shorter) | gamaurgjan | |
| Greek | συμπτύσσω(to make shorter) | symptýsso | |
| Hebrew | קיצר(to make shorter) | kitsér | |
| Ido | kurteskar(to become shorter), kurtigar(to make shorter) | — | |
| Irish | giorraigh(to make shorter), giorraigh(to become shorter) | — | |
| Italian | accorciarescorciare(to make shorter) | — | |
| Japanese | 短くする(to make shorter), 短くなる(to become shorter), 短縮する(to make shorter), 縮む(to become shorter), 縮める(to make shorter) | mijikaku suru, mijikaku naru, tanshuku suru, chidimu, chijimeru | |
| Kazakh | қысқарту(to make shorter) | qysqartu | |
| Ladin | scurter(to make shorter) | — | |
| Latin | abbreviō(to make shorter), breviō(to make shorter), curtō(to make shorter) | — | |
| Latvian | paīsināt(to make shorter), saīsināt(to make shorter), īsināt(to make shorter) | — | |
| Macedonian | крати(to make shorter), куси(to make shorter), скратува(to make shorter), скусува(to make shorter) | krati, kusi, skratuva, skusuva | |
| Māori | poro(to make shorter), tauporo(to make shorter), tukupoto(to make shorter), tāpoto(to make shorter), tīporo(to make shorter) | — | |
| Norman | accourchi(to make shorter) | — | |
| Polish | skracać(to make shorter), skracać się(to become shorter), skrócić(to make shorter), skrócić się(to become shorter) | — | |
| Portuguese | encurtar(to make shorter), encurtar(to become shorter) | — | |
| Romanian | scurta(to make shorter) | — | |
| Russian | сократи́ть(to make shorter), сократи́ться(to become shorter), сокраща́ть(to make shorter), сокраща́ться(to become shorter), укора́чивать(to make shorter), укора́чиваться(to become shorter), укороти́ть(to make shorter), укороти́ться(to become shorter) | sokratítʹ, sokratítʹsja, sokraščátʹ, sokraščátʹsja, ukoráčivatʹ, ukoráčivatʹsja, ukorotítʹ, ukorotítʹsja | |
| Scottish Gaelic | giorraich(to make shorter) | — | |
| Serbo-Croatian | skratiti(to make shorter), skratiti se(to become shorter), скратити(to make shorter) | — | |
| Sicilian | accurzari(to make shorter), accurzàrisi(to become shorter), strincìrisi(to become shorter) | — | |
| Spanish | abreviar(to make shorter), acortar(to make shorter), acortarse(to become shorter), acorzar(to make shorter), alcorzar(to make shorter), reducir(to make shorter) | — | |
| Sranan Tongo | syatu(to make shorter) | — | |
| Swedish | förkorta(to make shorter), kortna(to become shorter) | — | |
| Tamil | குறுகு(to become shorter), குறுக்கு(to make shorter), குறை(to make shorter), குறை(to become shorter), சுருக்கு(to make shorter) | kuṟuku, kuṟukku, kuṟai, kuṟai, curukku | |
| Ukrainian | скоро́чувати(to make shorter), скороти́ти(to make shorter) | skoróčuvaty, skorotýty | |
| Welsh | byrhau(to make shorter), cwtogi(to make shorter) | — |
shcurtedz
berraat, berraat
escurçar, escurçar-se
zkracovat, zkrátit
mallongigi
lyhentyä, lyhentää, lyhetä
raccourcir, raccourcir, s'écourter, écourter
scurtâ
acurtar, acurtar, encurtar
kürzer werden, verkürzen
kurteskar, kurtigar
giorraigh, giorraigh
accorciarescorciare
scurter
abbreviō, breviō, curtō
paīsināt, saīsināt, īsināt
poro, tauporo, tukupoto, tāpoto, tīporo
accourchi
skracać, skracać się, skrócić, skrócić się
encurtar, encurtar
scurta
сократи́ть, сократи́ться, сокраща́ть, сокраща́ться, укора́чивать, укора́чиваться, укороти́ть, укороти́ться
sokratítʹ, sokratítʹsja, sokraščátʹ, sokraščátʹsja, ukoráčivatʹ, ukoráčivatʹsja, ukorotítʹ, ukorotítʹsja
giorraich
skratiti, skratiti se, скратити
accurzari, accurzàrisi, strincìrisi
abreviar, acortar, acortarse, acorzar, alcorzar, reducir
syatu
förkorta, kortna
byrhau, cwtogi
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