shorten in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for shorten in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

1. shorten (make shorter):

shorten skirt/sleeves

acortar

shorten text/report

acortar

shorten text/report

abreviar

plans to shorten the working week

planes para reducir la jornada laboral

to shorten sail NAUT

reducir velas

to shorten the odds

aumentar las probabilidades

2. shorten FOOD:

shorten pastry

agregarle mantequilla a

shorten pastry

agregarle grasa a

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

shorten days/nights:

shorten

acortarse

the odds have shortened

las probabilidades han aumentado

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I meant to shorten it a bit but I rather overdid it

quería acortarlo un poco pero se me fue la mano

to lengthen/shorten the odds

disminuir/aumentar las probabilidades

Translations for shorten in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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acortar falda/vestido

to shorten

acortar texto/artículo

to shorten

amainar

to shorten

abreviar plazo

to shorten

es un poco largo — ¿qué hay? ¡lo acortamos! CSur inf

it's rather long — so what? we'll shorten it

shorten in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shorten in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.shorten [ˈʃɔ:tən, Am ˈʃɔ:r-] VB trans

shorten

acortar

shorten name, title

abreviar

II.shorten [ˈʃɔ:tən, Am ˈʃɔ:r-] VB intr

shorten

acortarse

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to shorten/lengthen the odds

disminuir/aumentar las posibilidades

Translations for shorten in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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amainar

to shorten

abreviar

to shorten

ceñir

to shorten

ceñir

to shorten

acortar

to shorten

shorten Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to shorten/lengthen the odds

disminuir/aumentar las posibilidades

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This energy would be released as the tendon shortened.

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Injuries shortened his major league career to only nine seasons.

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After the original run, it was reshown in theaters a number of times, sometimes in edited, shortened versions, through the 1920s.

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The effective lifetime of the drive wheel tires is appropriately shortened.

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The theme was shortened in 1996, and again in 2004.

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It will shorten the route about 6km mi and reduce the travel time to one hour.

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The route stayed more or less the same until it was shortened again in 1969.

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One signal is released during the follicular phase of the estrous cycle and it shortens estrous cycles.

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This has led to machining times shortening, and therefore production growing.

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This can be shortened by feeding the person prussian blue.

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