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shortening noun

  • the process by which something is made shorter; a reduction in length.
 Kürzung, Verkürzung, Kürzen, Schrumpfen, Schrumpfung, Stauchen
  • (US, cooking) Fat that is solid at room temperature, especially hydrogenated vegetable oil (known as vegetable shortening), used to make shortcrust pastry and in deep fat frying.
 Backfett, Pflanzenfett

shorten verb

  /ˈʃɔɹtən/ , /ˈʃɔːtən/
  • (transitive) To make shorter; to abbreviate.
 verkürzen, kürzer werden
  • (intransitive) To become shorter.
 kürzer werden
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