acortar
Meanings
Verb
1. to shorten (transitive)
2. to cut short, curtail (transitive)
3. to shorten (to become shorter) (reflexive)
Examples4
Me lo tienen que acortar.
I must have it shortened.
Los días vuelven a acortarse.
The days are getting shorter again.
El estudiante decidió acortar su reporte quitando detalles innecesarios.
The student decided to abridge his paper by taking out unnecessary details.
Gracias a mis piernas cortas, tengo que acortar todos los pantalones que compro.
Thanks to my short legs, I have to shorten all of the pants that I buy.