| short | cut ~, memendekkan: the president cut ~ his speech when he heard a commotion outside the hall, presiden itu telah memendekkan ucapannya apabila mendengar bunyi riuh-rendah di luar dewan; run ~ of, kehabisan: we have run ~ of fuel, kita telah kehabisan bahan api; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| short-circuit | 2. (fig.) bypass, memendekkan: he was able to ~ the normal procedures which would have taken too long, dia telah dapat memendekkan cara biasa yg akan memakan masa yg amat panjang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| turn | ~ st up, a. shorten a garment by folding up the bottom, memendekkan sst: the tailor ~ed up the legs of the trousers, tukang jahit memendekkan kaki seluar itu; b. increase intensity, volume, etc, /menguatkan, membesarkan/ sst: can you ~ the volume up?, tolong kuatkan sedikit bunyinya; c. find st, /menjumpai, mendapat/ sst: she ~ed up some interesting information about the case, dia menjumpai maklumat yg menarik ttg kes itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| abbreviate | vt 1. (word, phrase) menyingkatkan, memendekkan: November is usually ~d to Nov., November biasanya disingkatkan menjadi Nov.; 2. (article, speech, etc) meringkaskan, menyingkatkan, memendekkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| curtail | vt 1. reduce, mengurangkan; (by making shorter) memendekkan: in an attempt to curb inflation, public expenditure was ~ed, dlm usaha mengawal inflasi perbelanjaan awam telah dikurangkan; he was forced to ~ his speech, dia terpaksa memendekkan ucapannya; he had to ~ his visit because of the threat of insurrection at home, beliau terpaksa memendekkan lawatannya krn ancaman pemberontakan di negaranya; 2. limit, membatasi, mengehadkan: their privileges were ~ed, hak istimewa mereka telah dibatasi; they appointed Residents in the Malay States to ~ the power of the Sultans, mereka melantik Residen di negeri-negeri Melayu utk membatasi kuasa Sultan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| shorten | vt reduce the length, duration of, memendekkan, menyingkatkan: the trousers will need to be ~ed an inch, seluar itu perlu dipendekkan seinci; the new road has ~ed the journey by at least an hour, jalan baru itu telah memendekkan perjalanan sekurang-kurangnya sejam. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| trim | 2. reduce by removing what is unnecessary, mengurangkan; (article) memendekkan: we need to ~ our budget because of the recession, kita perlu mengurangkan belanjawan memandangkan kemelesetan; the editor ~med the long article, editor memendekkan rencana yg panjang itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cut | ~ a long story short, memendekkan cerita; ~ a sorry figure, kelihatan menyedihkan: he ~ a sorry figure with his whole body covered in mud, dia kelihatan menyedihkan dgn seluruh badannya berlumuran lumpur; ~ and run, (sl) cabut lari; ~ it fine, kesuntukan masa: you will be ~ting it fine if you arrive at the station five minutes before the train leaves, anda akan kesuntukan masa jika anda sampai ke stesen lima minit sebelum kereta api berlepas; ~ loose, cut free, a. (person, animal) melepaskan dr /tambatan, ikatan/: he ~ loose the captured horse, dia melepaskan kuda yg ditangkap itu dr tambatan; b. (boat) memutuskan tali tambatan; ~ o’s losses, mengelakkan drpd bertambahnya kerugian: they decided to ~ their losses by closing the business, mereka memutuskan utk mengelakkan drpd bertambahnya kerugian dgn menutup perniagaan mereka; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| telescope | 2. condense, menyingkatkan, memendekkan, meringkaskan: the book ~s the history of 500 years into 20 pages, sejarah 500 tahun diringkaskan menjadi dua puluh halaman dlm buku itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| take | c. shorten st, /memendekkan, menyingkatkan/ sst: the sleeves are a little long and need to be ~n up, lengan baju itu panjang sedikit dan perlu dipendekkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |