Meaning of īsināt | Babel Free

Definitions

1. second-person plural present indicative of īsināt
   form-of, indicative, plural, present, second-person
2. to shorten, to make short, shorter
   transitive
3. to shorten, to abridge
   transitive
4. to make less boring, to make time pass faster
   transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“īsināt svārkus, piedurknes, aizkarus”

to shorten a skirt, sleeves, curtains

“īsināt rakstu”

to shorten the article

“filmu uzņemot, nācās īsināt scenāriju”

(while) shooting the film, it became necessary to abridge the script

“esam saņēmuši klasiska darba īsinātu variantu”

we have received the abridged version of a classic work

“vīri, laiku īsinādami, smēķēja”

the men, (in order to) kill (lit. shorten) time, were smoking

“lai īsinātu ceļu un uzmundrinātu ceļa biedri, viņš sāka stāstīt anekdotiskus gadījumus”

to shorten the road (= to make time pass faster during the trip) and to cheer up his travel mates, he began to tell jokes

CEFR level