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1 shorter
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2 abridge
[ə'bri‹](to make (especially a book) shorter.) skrátiť, zostručniť- abridged- abridgement
- abridgment* * *• zhustit• zkrátit• znížit• zostrucnit• zmenšit• skrátit• obmedzit -
3 contract
1. [kən'trækt] verb1) (to make or become smaller, less, shorter, tighter etc: Metals expand when heated and contract when cooled; `I am' is often contracted to `I'm'; Muscles contract.) sťahovať (sa)2) ( to promise legally in writing: They contracted to supply us with cable.) zmluvne sa zaviazať3) (to become infected with (a disease): He contracted malaria.) nakaziť sa4) (to promise (in marriage).) sľúbiť2. ['kontrækt] noun(a legal written agreement: He has a four-year contract (of employment) with us; The firm won a contract for three new aircraft.) zmluva- contractor* * *• uzavriet zmluvu• zmenšit• zmluva• zmenšit (sa)• skrátit• stiahnut• dohoda• kontrakt -
4 curtail
[kə'teil](make less, shorter etc (than was originally intended): I've had to curtail my visit.) skrátiť* * *• skrátit• oklieštit -
5 cut short
1) (to make shorter than intended: He cut short his holiday to deal with the crisis.) skrátiť2) (to cause (someone) to stop talking by interrupting them: I tried to apologize but he cut me short.) prerušiť* * *• skrátit• skocit do reci• pretrhnút -
6 shorten
verb (to make or become shorter: The dress is too long - we'll have to shorten it.) skrátiť* * *• znížit• zmenšit• skrátit• skrátit sa• skyprit• skracovat sa• skrátit(sa)• ucinit krehkým• pridat tuk• cena• rezat• orezat• krátit• obmedzit -
7 trim
[trim] 1. past tense, past participle - trimmed; verb1) (to cut the edges or ends of (something) in order to make it shorter and/or neat: He's trimming the hedge; She had her hair trimmed.)2) (to decorate (a dress, hat etc, usually round the edges): She trimmed the sleeves with lace.)3) (to arrange (the sails of a boat etc) suitably for the weather conditions.)2. noun(a haircut: She went to the hairdresser's for a trim.) podstrihnutie, úprava vlasov3. adjective(neat and tidy: a trim appearance.) upravený- trimly- trimness
- trimming
- in good trim
- in trim* * *• v najlepšom poriadku• vo výbornom stave• vo vnútri usporiadaný• vyvážit• vyvažovat• výborný• zastrihnút• uprataný• upravený• úhladný• telesný stav• upravit• pripravenost• prizdobit• pristrihnút• kluckovat• balansovat• dobre vyzbrojený• dobre zariadený• ozdobit• ozdobovat• pohotovost• poriadok• kondícia -
8 limerick
['limərik](a type of humorous poem with five lines, the third and fourth lines being shorter than the others.) druh žartovnej rýmovačky na päť riadkov
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