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1 become shorter
• lyhentyä• lyhetä -
2 get shorter
• lyhetä• lyhentyä -
3 make shorter
• lyhentää -
4 abridge
• typistää• kaventaa• supistaa• lyhentää• lyhennellä* * *ə'bri‹(to make (especially a book) shorter.) lyhentää- abridged- abridgement
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5 contract
• ottaa urakalla tehdäkseen• saada• työurakka• työurakkasopimus• huveta• vetää kokoon• sitoumus• sitoutua• solmia• ahtautua• asiakirja• urakkasopimus• urakka• vuokrasopimus• vähetä• välikirja• tehdä sopimus• kaventua• kauppafinance, business, economy• kauppakirja• kiristääfinance, business, economy• kiinnitys• sairastua• sopia• sopimuskirja• sopia jostakin• sopimus• supistaa• supistua• kutistaa• kutistua• kontrahti• luvata* * *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.) supistaa, supistua2) ( to promise legally in writing: They contracted to supply us with cable.) tehdä kirjallinen sopimus3) (to become infected with (a disease): He contracted malaria.) saada4) (to promise (in marriage).) solmia2. '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.) sopimus- contractor -
6 curtail
• niukentaa• vähentää• kaventaa• supistaa• lyhentää* * *kə'teil(make less, shorter etc (than was originally intended): I've had to curtail my visit.) supistaa -
7 cut short
• typistää• karsia• katkaista äkkiä• keskeyttää äkkiä• lyhentää* * *1) (to make shorter than intended: He cut short his holiday to deal with the crisis.) keskeyttää2) (to cause (someone) to stop talking by interrupting them: I tried to apologize but he cut me short.) keskeyttää -
8 limerick
• viisisäkeinen tilapäisruno* * *'limərik(a type of humorous poem with five lines, the third and fourth lines being shorter than the others.) limerikki -
9 shorten
• typistää• vähetä• vähentää• supistaa• lyhentyä• lyhentää• lyhetä* * *verb (to make or become shorter: The dress is too long - we'll have to shorten it.) lyhentää, lyhetä -
10 trim
• oksia• trimmata• näpäkkä• hyvin hoidettu• hyvässä kunnossa oleva• typistää• horjua• huolitella• viehättävä• virittää• asu• siisti• siistiä• asettaa• puhdistaa• reunustaa• kaunismuotoinen• leikata• hapsuttaa• sorea• sovitus• somistaa• syrjätä• särmätä• tasata• tasoittaa• kunto• kunnostaa• leikata siistiksi• koristaamarine• luovia* * *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.) tasoittaa2) (to decorate (a dress, hat etc, usually round the edges): She trimmed the sleeves with lace.) koristaa3) (to arrange (the sails of a boat etc) suitably for the weather conditions.) trimmata2. noun(a haircut: She went to the hairdresser's for a trim.) hiustenleikkuu3. adjective(neat and tidy: a trim appearance.) viimeistelty- trimly- trimness
- trimming
- in good trim
- in trim
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