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IPA/ʁakuʁsiʁ/
Je vais raccourcir ma jupe.
I am going to shorten my skirt.
Il faut raccourcir le texte pour la présentation.
The text must be shortened for the presentation.
A stretched-out length, whether cloth, text, or time, being trimmed down.
raccourcir une jupe
shorten a skirt
raccourcir un texte
shorten a text
raccourcir les cheveux
shorten hair
couper: To use scissors or a knife to shorten fabric, paper, hair, or similar material.
écourter: To shorten the planned duration of a meeting or event.
abréger: To condense writing or speech so that only the essential points remain.
réduire: To make an amount, size, or duration smaller.
Rendre quelque chose plus court, soit en diminuant sa longueur physique, soit en réduisant sa durée.
Raccourcir developed from Old French raccourcir, built on court from Latin curtus, meaning 'short', with a historical prefix and the verb ending -ir.