"shorten sth" in German to shorten sth. etw. kürzen kürzer machen stutzen vermindern raffen etw. magern etw. verkürzen Detailed translations for "shorten sth" to shorten sth. to shorten sth.(also: to abridge sth., to cut sth., to cut back sth., to cut down sth.) etw. kürzen to shorten sth. kürzer machen to shorten sth.(also: to crop, to clip, to trim, to hesitate) stutzen to shorten sth.(also: to lower, to allay, by), to deplete) vermindern to shorten sth. raffen{transitive verb} to shorten sth. etw. magern{transitive verb} to shorten sth. etw. verkürzen