shortens in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for shortens in the English»French Dictionary

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

shorten visit, life

abréger

shorten garment

raccourcir

shorten journey time, list

réduire

shorten draft, talk, book

raccourcir, abréger

shorten syllabus

alléger

to shorten sail NAUT

réduire la voilure

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

shorten days, nights:

raccourcir, diminuer

shorten wait, odds, period of time:

diminuer

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to shorten/lengthen the odds on sth

rendre qc plus/moins probable

to shorten the odds on sb doing

augmenter les chances que qn fasse

Translations for shortens in the French»English Dictionary

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raccourcir trajet, temps imparti

to shorten, to reduce

raccourcir pantalon, jupe

to shorten, to take up (de by)

ça raccourcit le trajet de dix kilomètres

it shortens the journey by ten kilometres

écourter discours, texte

to shorten, to cut down (de moitié by half)

abréger mot, expression

to shorten

abréger ‘télévision’ en ‘télé’

to shorten ‘television’ to ‘TV’

raccourcir de moitié

to shorten by half

couper (raccourcir)

to shorten

il faut couper la robe de 3 cm

you've got to shorten the dress by 3 cm

abaisser ou réduire ou raccourcir un délai

to reduce ou shorten ou cut the waiting time

raccourcir une jupe à la hauteur des genoux

to shorten a dress to knee-level

réduire délai, durée

to reduce, to shorten

shortens in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shortens in the English»French Dictionary

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

shorten

raccourcir

shorten story

abréger

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

1. shorten (make shorter):

shorten

raccourcir

2. shorten (reduce odds):

shorten

s'affaiblir

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to lengthen/shorten the odds

accroître/amincir les chances

Translations for shortens in the French»English Dictionary

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raccourcir texte, vêtement

to shorten

rapetisser qc vêtement

to shorten sth

rapetisser jour

to shorten

tronquer conclusion

to shorten

écourter

to shorten

réduire temps de travail, peine

to shorten

grâce

Whenever a new President of the Republic is elected, he announces a short period of grâce and often shortens the prison sentences of youths or gives an "amnistie" on traffic fines given on a particular day.

diminuer jours

to shorten

diminuer durée, rideau

to shorten

shortens Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to lengthen/shorten the odds

accroître/amincir les chances

Whenever a new President of the Republic is elected, he announces a short period of grâce and often shortens the prison sentences of youths or gives an "amnistie" on traffic fines given on a particular day.

grâce