shorten russian
забра́ть
to pick up, to collect, to fetch
to take away, to seize, to take possession of, to confiscate
to arrest, to take into custody, to haul off
to take in (a garment), to shorten
to veer, to swerve, to bear (to one side)
to board up, to plank over
среза́ть
to cut off, to cut, to trim
to take a shortcut, to shorten the route, to cut a corner
сре́зать
to cut off, to cut
to take a shortcut, to shorten the route
сократи́ть
to shorten, to curtail, to cut short
to reduce, to cut, to cut down
to abbreviate
to lay off, to dismiss, to make redundant
сокраща́ть
to reduce, to cut, to cut down
to shorten, to curtail
to abbreviate
to lay off, to dismiss, to make redundant
укороти́ть
to shorten
усе́чь
to get, to catch on, to grasp, to understand
to truncate, to cut off, to shorten
уба́вить
to reduce, to lessen, to diminish, to decrease
to turn down, to lower
to take in, to shorten
подпи́ливать
to saw, to file, to shorten
подруба́ть
to chop down, to fell (by chopping), to undercut
to chop back, to shorten by hewing, to trim (with an axe)
to hem, to hem up
укора́чиваться
to shorten, to become shorter, to get shorter
to become less pronounced, to subside, to get better
уре́зывать
to cut down, to reduce, to curtail
to cut off, to trim, to shorten
усека́ть
to truncate, to cut off, to shorten
to get it, to catch on, to grasp quickly
сокраща́емый
reducible, abridgable, shorten-able, capable of being reduced
укора́чиваемый
shorten-able, being shortened
сокраще́ние
reduction, cut, cutting down, decrease
abbreviation, short form
shortening, abridgement, curtailment
redundancy, layoff
contraction
счас
Now - shortened form of сейчас
сдо́ба
shortening, cakes, buns
аббревиа́ция
abbreviation, shortening, clipping
комбижи́р
compound fat, cooking fat, shortening
подре́зка
pruning, trimming, cutting back, shortening
undercut, rebate
усече́ние
truncation, reduction, shortening
убавле́ние
diminishing, decrease, shortening
усека́ться
to be truncated, to be cut off
to be curtailed, to be shortened, to be cut back
сжа́вший
having compressed, having squeezed, having clenched, having shortened
сократи́вший
having shortened, having reduced, who shortened, who reduced
сокраща́ющийся
shortening, contracting, decreasing, shrinking
сокраща́вшийся
shortening, decreasing, contracting
сокраща́ющий
shortening, reducing, cutting down, abridging
сокраща́вший
shortening, reducing, cutting down
укороти́вший
shortened, having shortened
укорочённый
shortened, abbreviated, cut short
укора́чивающий
shortening, abridging, truncating
укора́чивавший
that was shortening, which was shortening
окорачивающий
shortening, cutting short
окорачивавший
shortening, curtailing, that was shortening
окорачиваемый
being shortened, that is being shortened
окургу́зивший
shortened, stubby, stunted, squat
укора́чивающийся
shortening, becoming shorter
укора́чивавшийся
shortening, that was shortening, that was being shortened
усека́вший
truncating, cutting off, shortening, lopping off
усека́емый
truncatable, able to be truncated, able to be cut off, able to be shortened
спрямля́ющий
straightening, shortening (a path)
rectifying
Examples
Мне нужно укороти́ть его.
I must have it shortened.
Куре́ние сокраща́ет твою́ жизнь.
Smoking shortens your life.
Куре́ние укора́чивает твою́ жизнь.
Smoking shortens your life.
Таки́м о́бразом мы мо́жем сократи́ть расстоя́ние.
This way we can shorten the distance.
Карл Маркс ви́дел в сокраще́нии рабо́чего дня основную предпосы́лку освобожде́ния челове́ка.
Karl Marx saw the shortening of the working day as the fundamental prerequisite for the emancipation of humanity.
Учени́к реши́л сократи́ть дома́шнюю рабо́ту путем удале́ния всех несуще́ственных дета́лей.
The student decided to shorten his homework by removing all the unnecessary details.
Неме́цкий писа́тель Хайнрих Бёлль, сократив класси́ческую фра́зу до "Пу́тник, если придёшь в Спа...", дал тако́е назва́ние своему́ расска́зу о челове́ке, ра́неном во Второй Мирово́й войне́.
The German writer Heinrich Böll shortened the classical line to “Wanderer, if you come to Spa…” and gave that title to his short story about a man wounded in the Second World War.
Нужно сократи́ть текст так, чтобы он помести́лся на одну страни́цу.
The text must be shortened so that it fits on one page.
Нам показали усечённый список участников.
We were shown a shortened list of participants.
Портной вечно окорачивает мне брюки.
The tailor is always shortening my trousers too much.
Сокративший рабочий день начальник обрадовал сотрудников.
The boss who shortened the workday made the employees happy.
Мальчик, укоротивший верёвку, довольно улыбнулся.
The boy who had shortened the rope smiled with satisfaction.
Мастер, укоротивший провод, проверил соединение.
The technician who had shortened the wire checked the connection.
Программа, укорачивающая видео, работает быстро.
The program that shortens videos works quickly.
Программа, укорачивавшая текст, удаляла лишние слова.
The program that was shortening the text deleted unnecessary words.
Мастер, укорачивавший рукава, был очень внимателен.
The tailor who was shortening the sleeves was very attentive.
Укорачиваемый провод стал слишком тонким.
The wire being shortened became too thin.
Укорачиваемый текст постепенно терял смысл.
The text being shortened gradually lost its meaning.
Текст, окорачиваемый редактором, стал совсем коротким.
The text being shortened by the editor became very short indeed.



















