shorten

[US]/'ʃɔːt(ə)n/
[UK]/'ʃɔrtn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. kubashisha kwa mizani; kubashisha; kuredua
vi. kubashisha; kuredua kwa mizani
Word Forms
Past Tenseshortened
Past Participleshortened
Present Participleshortening
Third Person Singularshortens
Pluralshortens

Example Sentences

shorten the period of schooling

fupisha kipindi cha kusoma.

The days shorten in winter.

Mipaka yanaunganisha katika mwezi wa jana.

She shortened the skirt by an inch.

Aya ameanisha kichwa kwa mili ya moja.

The tailor fitted the trousers by shortening them.

Mchoraji alifanya kazi ya kufaa mabegi kwa kuyafupisha.

he shortened his stride.

Alikuwa ameanisha mzungu yake.

the horse shortened its stride.

mbele ameanisha mzungu yake.

smoking that will shorten her life;

kutumia sigara ambayo itaunganisha maisha yake;

he seems resigned to a shortened career.

Alikuwa amekuwa mshikamizaji kwa kazi yake ya umeanisha.

bromocriptine could shorten significantly the survival time of the hermetic hypoxic mice,the effect of bromocriptin...

bromocriptine inaweza kufupisha kwa kiasi kikubwa muda wa kuishi wa panya hypoxic hermetic, athari ya bromocriptin...

around mid September, days shorten and temperatures dip.

kati ya mwezi wa Septemba, mipaka yanaunganisha na mizani yanaanza kubua.

a bank that is increasing its liquidity by shortening the average term of its loans.

benki inayoongeza ukabiliwa wake wa fedha kwa kufupisha wastani wa muda wa mikopo yake.

Periodic only 7 - 10 days, shorten than traditional method a day above, raciness.

Muda mrefu tu 7 - 10 siku, zaidi ya usalama wa mbinu ya kuzungu kwa siku moja, uchaguzi.

Conclusion Rhubarb for AOPP can reduce the dosage of atropine and pralidoxime chloride and shorten the healing time in advance.

Matokeo ya mguu wa kisayari ya mguu wa kisayari inaweza kuredu kiasi cha mguu wa kisayari na mguu wa kisayari na kuredu mguu wa kisayari kwa mguu wa kisayari.

Whiskey is a shortened form of usquebaugh, meaning “whiskey.

Whiskey ni fomu ya umeanisha ya usquebaugh, ambayo inamaana “whiskey.

Measure out the flour and use a pair of knives to cut the shortening in.

Pima unga na tumia visu ili kuongeza mafuta ya kuchemsha.

P - tert - octylphenol (shorten by PTOP), the alkylation product of phenol with diisobutylene(shorten by DIB), has been largely applying in varied fields such as rubbers, oil additives and so on.

P - tert - octylphenol (umeanisha kwa PTOP), mali ya kusikiliza kwa kichwamizigo na diisobutylene (umeanisha kwa DIB), inaonekana kwa kuchangia kwa matokeo ya mada mbalimbali kama kichwamizigo, mifumo ya mazao na vyakula vingi.

Abstract : Superoxide dismutase (SOD) is one of the important purger eliminate O2- out of body.Its shortened form is SOD.

Mfano : Superoxide dismutase (SOD) ni mmoja ya mengine ya mchumia kushambua O2- kutoka kwa moyo. Fomu yake ya umeanisha ni SOD.

Real-world Examples

Will all this shorten an expected recession?

Je, kwa kumwacha kote hili kumwacha mizigo ya maktaba ya mizigo?

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2020 Compilation

A cellist is always shortening and lengthening the strings.

Mwaziri wa kikora hujua kumwacha na kuvua mizigo.

Source: Listening to Music (Video Version)

By turning clay into liquid, the process is dramatically shortened.

Kwa kuvua nyasi kwa maji, prosesi inawacha kwa mafupi sana.

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2020 Collection

Unfortunately, these complications often lead to a shortened lifespan.

Hakuna shaka, mafupi ya mizigo haya yanakusababu kwa umri wa mafupi.

Source: Osmosis - Musculoskeletal

In the English Premier League, club names are often shortened.

Katika Liga ya Mwanziliano ya Kiingereza, jina la mafundi hujui kumwacha kwa mafupi.

Source: Oxford University: IELTS Foreign Teacher Course

Historically, the journey has been shortened, but no less significant.

Kwa historia, safari inawacha kwa mafupi, lakini si mafupi kwa mafupi.

Source: If national treasures could speak.

A contraction is when we shorten a word or phrase.

Mfupi ni wakati tunawacha jina au mshororo.

Source: Teaching English outside of Cambridge.

Knowing this first will help you understand how to shorten them.

Kujua hili kwa muda mrefu inaondoa kujifunza jinsi ya kumwacha mafupi.

Source: Advanced Daily Grammar

Yes! This dress is too long. Would you please shorten that for me?

Ndiye! Kichawi hili kina mafupi sana. Tafadhali kumwacha kwa mafupi kwa mimi?

Source: Past years' college entrance examination listening comprehension (local papers)

In Australia, many, many, many suburbs and place names are also shortened too.

Katika Australia, wengi sana, wengi sana, wengi sana miji na jina la miji hujui kumwacha kwa mafupi pia.

Source: Emma's delicious English

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