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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesaccorciare
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ak-kor-chi-are
"Dobbiamo accorciare la riunione per adattarla al nostro programma."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To make something shorter in length or duration.
"We need to shorten the meeting to fit into our schedule." - 2
To reduce the amount or extent of something.
"She decided to shorten her essay to meet the word limit."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English adjective 'short' combined with the verbal suffix '-en', tracing back to Old English 'sceort'. Historically used to describe making physical objects shorter, its meaning expanded to encompass the reduction of time, duration, and textual length.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Shorten" is said worldwide
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raccourcir
Transliteration: ra-kour-seer
"Nous devons raccourcir la réunion pour respecter notre emploi du temps."
verkürzen
Transliteration: fer-kur-tsen
"Wir müssen das Treffen verkürzen, um in unseren Zeitplan zu passen."
accorciare
Transliteration: ak-kor-chi-are
"Dobbiamo accorciare la riunione per adattarla al nostro programma."
acortar
Transliteration: a-kor-tar
"Necesitamos acortar la reunión para ajustarnos a nuestro horario."
encurtar
Transliteration: en-kur-tar
"Precisamos encurtar a reunião para caber em nossa agenda."
छोटा करना
Transliteration: chhota karna
"हमें बैठक को छोटा करना होगा ताकि यह हमारे कार्यक्रम में फिट हो सके।"
缩短
Transliteration: suōduǎn
"我们需要缩短会议以适应我们的日程。"
짧게 하다
Transliteration: jjalge hada
"우리는 일정을 맞추기 위해 회의를 짧게 해야 합니다."
短縮する
Transliteration: tanshuku suru
"私たちはスケジュールに合わせるために会議を短縮する必要があります。"
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