shortening in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for shortening in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

shortening

mantequilla, margarina, manteca etc que se utiliza para hacer masa

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 shortening in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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acortamiento (de un vestido, texto)

shortening

abreviación

shortening

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

shortening in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shortening in the English»Spanish Dictionary

shortening [ˈʃɔ:tnɪŋ, Am ˈʃɔ:rt-] N no pl

1. shortening (reduction):

shortening

reducción f

2. shortening FOOD:

shortening

manteca f

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 shortening in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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amainar

to shorten

abreviar

to shorten

ceñir

to shorten

ceñir

to shorten

acortar

to shorten

shortening Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to shorten/lengthen the odds

disminuir/aumentar las posibilidades

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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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They improve sleep-related problems by shortening the time spent in bed before falling asleep, prolonging the sleep time, and, in general, reducing wakefulness.

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

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These dramas are often referred to as soaps, a shortening from soap opera.

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

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

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He revised the work extensively in 1879-80, substantially rewriting the opening movement and shortening the finale.

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The term was a shortening of the word adventure.

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However, "hal-bayt" may merely be a shortening of the demonstrative pronoun.

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