shortening in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for shortening in the English»French Dictionary

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

1. shortening FOOD:

shortening

matière f grasse

2. shortening (reduction):

shortening

réduction f (of de)

3. shortening (abridging):

shortening

abrégement m

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 shortening in the French»English Dictionary

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abrégement (de délai, congé)

shortening

abrégement (de mot, d'expression)

shortening

raccourcissement (par un couturier)

shortening

raccourcissement

shortening

décroissement (des jours)

shortening

écourter discours, texte

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

réduction (de délais)

shortening, reducing

raccourcir trajet, temps imparti

to shorten, to reduce

raccourcir pantalon, jupe

to shorten, to take up (de by)

abréger mot, expression

to shorten

abréger ‘télévision’ en ‘télé’

to shorten ‘television’ to ‘TV’

shortening in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shortening in the English»French Dictionary

shortening¹ N no pl Am, Aus

shortening

raccourcissement m

shortening² N FOOD

shortening

matière f grasse

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

Translations for shortening in the French»English Dictionary

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diminution d'une durée

shortening

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

diminuer jours

to shorten

diminuer durée, rideau

to shorten

shortening Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to lengthen/shorten the odds

accroître/amincir les chances

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Certain of the same writings criticise any lengthening or shortening of these ratios, although certain writings also recognise that such practice existed.

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Shortening travel times can also encourage longer trips as reduced travel costs encourage people to choose farther destinations.

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In addition, most copyrighted music was excised from selected shows, shortening the running time by up to six minutes.

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

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

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The term was a shortening of the word adventure.

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The team then educates the rest of the project staff on the new technology, thereby shortening learning curves.

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

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This would lead to the telomere shortening described.

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