shorten

accorciare, abbreviare

Ridurre la lunghezza o la durata di qualcosa, oppure diventare più corto.

In inglese semplice: To make something less long, or to become less long.

• Can you shorten these trousers?
• We shortened the meeting by half an hour.
• The days shorten as winter approaches.

Come si usa: shorten something by something (She shortened the skirt by five centimeters.); shorten something to something (Please shorten your speech to ten minutes.)

Sinonimi: reduce, cut, abridge

Contrari: lengthen, extend

Espressioni comuni: shorten a skirt, shorten the journey, shorten a speech

ridurre, diminuire

Rendere minore la quantità di qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: To make the amount or quantity of something smaller.

• They shortened the sailors’ food allowance.
• The captain shortened their daily ration again.
• Poor harvests had shortened the supply of grain.

Sinonimi: reduce, decrease, lessen

Contrari: increase

Espressioni comuni: shorten the allowance, shorten the supply