English–German
“shorten” in German
How to say “shorten” in German
“Shorten” in German is kürzen.
An editor cuts away surplus material from a text, then applies the same reduction to a timetable or a budget.
Example sentences with kürzen
Die Gemeinde will das Budget kürzen.
The municipality wants to cut the budget.
Tips for using kürzen
- German usually uses abkürzen for abbreviating a word or expression, whereas kürzen normally refers to cutting down content, length, time, or cost.
Other German words for “shorten”
Er verkürzt den Text, damit er auf die Seite passt.
He is shortening the text so that it fits on the page.