קִצֵּר
Meanings
Pi'el verb
1. To shorten (something), to make (something) shorter. (transitive)
Pronunciation
kitsér
Examples14
חַיָּבִים לְקַצֵּר לִי אֵת זֶה.
I must have it shortened.
הִגִּיעַ הַזְּמַן לְקַצֵּר אֵת השיער.
It's time to get a haircut.
תּוּכַל לְקַצֵּר אֵת זֶה מְעַט עֲבוּרִי?
Could you make it a little shorter for me?
תְּקַצֵּר בְּבַקָּשָׁה.
Be brief, please.
מְקַצֶּרֶת הַדֶּשֶׁא הזאת פּוֹעֶלֶת עַל דֶּלֶק.
This lawn mower runs on petrol.
זְמַנֵּנוּ אָזַל, אָז נאלצנו לְקַצֵּר אֵת הַמַּצֶּגֶת.
We ran out of time, so we had to cut our presentation short.