shortening in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for shortening in the English»Italian Dictionary

shortening [Brit ˈʃɔːt(ə)nɪŋ, Am ˈʃɔrtnɪŋ] N

1. shortening FOOD:

shortening

grasso m per pasticceria

2. shortening (reduction):

shortening

riduzione f (of di)

3. shortening (abridging):

shortening

abbreviazione f

I.shorten [Brit ˈʃɔːt(ə)n, Am ˈʃɔrtn] VB trans

shorten visit

abbreviare

shorten life, garment

accorciare

shorten journey time, list

ridurre

shorten draft, talk, book

accorciare, abbreviare

shorten syllabus

alleggerire

to shorten sail NAUT

ridurre le vele

II.shorten [Brit ˈʃɔːt(ə)n, Am ˈʃɔrtn] VB intr

shorten days, nights:

accorciarsi, abbreviarsi

shorten wait, odds, period of time:

diminuire

Translations for shortening in the Italian»English Dictionary

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accorciatura

shortening

scorciamento

shortening di: of

accorciamento

shortening

abbreviazione (l'abbreviare)

shortening

abbreviazione dei termini

shortening of time limits

raccorciare

to shorten

scorciare

to shorten

scorciare vestito, gonna, testo

to shorten

scorciare vita

to shorten

scorciarsi

to shorten

abbreviare parola, espressione, nome

to shorten

abbreviare parola, espressione, nome

to shorten

abbreviare visita, vacanza

to shorten

abbreviare “televisione” in “tele”

to shorten “television” to “TV”

ridurre la velatura

to shorten sail

shortening in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shortening in the English»Italian Dictionary

shortening [ˈʃɔ:rt·nɪŋ] N

1. shortening FOOD:

shortening

grasso m (da pasticceria)

2. shortening (reduction):

shortening

riduzione f

I.shorten [ˈʃɔ:r·tən] VB trans

shorten

accorciare

shorten name, title

abbreviare

II.shorten [ˈʃɔ:r·tən] VB intr

shorten

accorciarsi

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to shorten/lengthen the odds

diminuire/aumentare le probabilità

Translations for shortening in the Italian»English Dictionary

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accorciamento

shortening

abbreviare

to shorten

accorciare

to shorten

tagliare i tempi

to shorten the time allowed

shortening Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to shorten/lengthen the odds

diminuire/aumentare le probabilità

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The smell of narezushi was likely one of the reasons for shortening and eventually skipping the fermentation process.

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He removed any excess weight by shortening the exhaust pipes by several feet.

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Small amounts of other ingredients, vegetable shortening, salt and sometimes sugar, are also added to the mix.

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Only the shortening of the nights begins to restore his happiness.

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Most of the stretching and shortening takes place in the tendons that attach to the muscles involved rather than in the muscles.

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This would lead to the telomere shortening described.

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By shortening matches to around three hours, the format was designed to attract a younger crowd and boost attendances.

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This collision zone has accommodated huge amounts of crustal shortening as the rock sequences slide one over another.

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The total crustal shortening of the northern portion was roughly 60 miles.

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Hence, restricted external rotation can encourage adaptive shortening and thickening of the internal rotators of the shoulder principally the teres major and subscapularis.

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