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  • 1 shorten

    verb (to make or become shorter: The dress is too long - we'll have to shorten it.) κονταίνω

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  • 2 Shorten

    v. trans.
    P. and V. συντέμνειν, συστέλλειν, κολούειν, P. εἰς ἔλασσον συντέμνειν.
    Shorten sail: see Furl.

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  • 3 shorten

    1) κονταίνω
    2) μικραίνω

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  • 4 abbreviate

    [ə'bri:vieit]
    (to shorten (a word, phrase etc): Frederick is often abbreviated to Fred.) συντέμνω

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  • 5 cut

    1. present participle - cutting; verb
    1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) κόβω
    2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) κόβω
    3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) κόβω
    4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) κόβω
    5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) κόβω, μειώνω
    6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) κοβω, αφαιρώ
    7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) κόβω
    8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) `κόβω` τράπουλα
    9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') διακόπτω
    10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) κόβω δρόμο
    11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) τέμνω
    12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) κάνω κοπάνα
    13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) κάνω πως δε βλέπω
    2. noun
    1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) κόψιμο, διακοπή, μείωση
    2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) κόψιμο
    3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) κομμάτι
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    - cutting 3. adjective
    (insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) δηκτικός
    - cut-price
    - cut-throat     4. adjective
    (fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) ανηλεής
    - cut and dried
    - cut back
    - cut both ways
    - cut a dash
    - cut down
    - cut in
    - cut it fine
    - cut no ice
    - cut off
    - cut one's losses
    - cut one's teeth
    - cut out
    - cut short

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  • 6 short

    [ʃo:t] 1. adjective
    1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) κοντός
    2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) κοντός
    3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) σύντομος
    4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) λειψός,λιγότερος
    5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) στερούμενος(χρημάτων)
    6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) σφολιάτα
    2. adverb
    1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) απότομα
    2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) λίγο παραπέρα
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    - shortage
    - shorten
    - shortening
    - shortly
    - shorts
    - shortbread
    - short-change
    - short circuit
    - shortcoming
    - shortcut
    - shorthand
    - short-handed
    - short-list     3. verb
    (to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) βάζω(υποψήφιο)στον τελικό κατάλογο επιλογής
    - short-range
    - short-sighted
    - short-sightedly
    - short-sightedness
    - short-tempered
    - short-term
    - by a short head
    - for short
    - go short
    - in short
    - in short supply
    - make short work of
    - run short
    - short and sweet
    - short for
    - short of

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  • 7 take up

    1) (to use or occupy (space, time etc): I won't take up much of your time.) πιάνω, καταλαμβάνω/ παίρνω, απασχολώ
    2) (to begin doing, playing etc: He has taken up the violin/teaching.) αρχίζω να ασχολούμαι με
    3) (to shorten (clothes): My skirts were too long, so I had them taken up.) κονταίνω
    4) (to lift or raise; to pick up: He took up the book.) σηκώνω

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  • 8 Clip

    v. trans.
    Shear: P. and V. κείρειν, τέμνειν.
    Of sheep also: Ar. πεκτεῖν.
    Dock, shorten: P. and V. συντέμνειν, κολούειν.
    Clip ped short ( of hair): V. ξυρήκης, διατετιλμένος (Soph., frag.).

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  • 9 Compress

    subs.
    Ar. κατάπλασμα, τό.
    ——————
    v. trans.
    P. συνωθεῖν (Plat.), συμπιέζειν (Plat.), Ar. and P. θλίβειν, πιέζειν.
    Shorten: P. and V. συντέμνειν, συστέλλειν, κολούειν.

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  • 10 Condense

    v. trans.
    Shorten: P. and V. συντέμνειν, συστέλλειν.
    Solidify: P. and V. πηγνύναι.
    V. intrans. Become solid: P. and V πήγνυσθαι.

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  • 11 Furl

    v. trans.
    Ar. συστέλλειν, V. στέλλειν, καθιέναι.
    Shorten sail: Ar. and V. ὑφίεσθαι (absol.).

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  • 12 Sail

    subs.
    P. and V. ἱστίον, τό (generally pl., sing. in Plat., Parm., 131B and C), V. λαῖφος, τό.
    Set sail: P. and V. ἀπαίρειν, ἀνάγεσθαι, ἐξανάγεσθαι, P. ἐπανάγεσθαι, ἀναγωγὴν ποιεῖσθαι, V. ἐξιέναι κάλως; see put out.
    Shorten sail: Ar. and V. ὑφίεσθαι
    (absol.): see also Furl.
    How I may set a prosperous sail to the sea-girt land of Cyprus: V. ὅπη νεὼς στείλαιμʼ ἂν οὔριον πτερὸν εἰς γῆν ἐναλίαν Κύπρον (Eur., Hel. 147).
    Voyage: P. and V. πλοῦς, ὁ; see Voyage.
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    v. trans.
    Sail ( a boat): P. and V. κυβερνᾶν.
    Sail (the sea, etc.): P. and V. πλεῖν (acc.), V. ναυστολεῖν (acc.). V. intrans. P. and V. πλεῖν, ναυτίλλεσθαι (also Plat. but rare P.), Ar. and V. ναυσθλοῦσθαι (also Ar.), ναυστολεῖν.
    ( of a ship): P. πλεῖν, V. τρέχειν.
    Sail fast: P. ταχυναυτεῖν.
    Put to sea: P. and V. ἀνάγεσθαι, ἐξανάγεσθαι, ἀπαίρειν, P. ἐπανάγεσθαι, ἀναγωγὴν ποιεῖσθαι, ἀναπλεῖν; see put out.
    Sail across: Ar. and P. διαπλεῖν (absol. or acc.).
    Sail against: P. ἐπιπλεῖν (dat. or absol.), προσπλεῖν (dat. or absol.).
    Sail along the coast: P. παραπλεῖν (absol.).
    Sail away: Ar. and P. ἀποπλεῖν, P. and V. ἐκπλεῖν.
    Sail back: P. ἐπαναπλεῖν.
    Sail from: P. and V. ἀπαίρειν (ἀπό, gen. or V. also gen. alone).
    Sail home: P. καταπλεῖν.
    Sail in or into: P. and V. εἰσπλεῖν (εἰς, acc. or V. acc. alone or absol.).
    Sail in to attack: P. ἐπεισπλεῖν (absol.).
    Sail in front: P. προπλεῖν (absol.).
    Sail on board: P. ἐπιπλεῖν (ἐπί, gen. or absol.), ἐμπλεῖν (absol.).
    Sail round: Ar. and P. περιπλεῖν (acc. or absol.).
    Sail out: P. and V. ἐκπλεῖν.
    Sail over: P. and V. πλεῖν (acc.), V. ναυστολεῖν (acc.).
    Sail up: P. προσπλεῖν.
    Sail up stream: P. ἀναπλεῖν (Thuc. 1, 104).
    Sail with: P. and V. συμπλεῖν (absol. or dat.), P. συνεκπλεῖν (absol. or dat.).

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  • 13 Short

    adj.
    P. and V. βραχύς.
    At so short a distance: P. διὰ τοσούτου.
    Concise: P. and V. σύντομος, βραχύς.
    Little (in amount, time, etc.): P. and V. βραχύς, ὀλίγος, μικρός, σμικρός, Ar. and V. βαιός.
    Of stature: P. and V. μικρός, σμικρός.
    Deficient: P. and V. ἐνδεής, P. ἐλλιπής.
    Short of, deficient in: P. and V. ἐνδεής (gen.); see Deficient.
    Except: P. and V. πλήν (gen.).
    Less than: with numerals use participle, P. δέων (gen.).
    Come short, v.: P. ἐλασσοῦσθαι; see also lack.
    Come short of.
    Be deficient in: P. and V. ἐλλείπειν (gen.), ἀπολείπεσθαι (gen.), V. λείπεσθαι (gen.).
    Fall short, give out: P. and V. ἐκλείπειν, ἐλλείπειν, V. λείπειν, Ar. and P. ἐπιλείπειν.
    Fall short of, be inferior to: P. ἐλλείπειν (gen.), ὑστερίζειν (gen.), ὑστερεῖν (gen.), P. and V. ἡσσᾶσθαι (gen.), λείπεσθαι (gen.) (rare P.).
    They reflected how far they had fallen short of their covenant: P. ἐσκόπουν ὅσα ἐξελελοίπεσαν τῆς συνθήκης (Thuc. 5, 42).
    If you persist in sitting idle, letting your zeal stop short at murmuring and commending: P. εἰ καθεδεῖσθε ἄχρι τοῦ θορυβῆσαι καὶ ἐπαινέσαι σπουδάζοντες (Dem. 109).
    At short notice P. and V. φαύλως; see off-hand.
    In short: see Shortly.
    To sum up: P. ὅλως, P. and V. ἁπλῶς.
    Cut short, abridge, v.: P. and V. συντέμνειν.
    To cut a long story short: P. ἵνα, ὡς ἐν κεφαλαίῳ εἰπεῖν, συντέμω.
    Cut short, shorten: P. and V. συντέμνειν, συστέλλειν, κολούειν.
    Cut short ( a person), make to stop: P. and V. παύειν; see also Interrupt.
    Short ( of temper): P. and V. ὀξύς; see Quick.
    Short of breath: V. δύσπνους.
    Short comings, subs.: P. ἐλλείματα, τά.
    You will make up for your past short comings: P. τὰ κατερρᾳθυμημένα πάλιν ἀναλήψεσθε (Dem. 42).
    Short cut: P. ἡ σύντομος (Xen.).
    By the shortest cut: P. τὰ συντομώτατα (Thuc. 2, 97).

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