No. 4,675 in German
verkürzen
"Verkürzen" means "to shorten" or "to reduce."
In a sentence
Ich möchte die Wartezeit verkürzen.
I want to shorten the waiting time.
In this sentence, 'verkürzen' is used to indicate reducing the length or duration of something, in this case, the waiting time.
Er hat die Hosen verkürzt.
He shortened the pants.
Here, 'verkürzen' refers to physically reducing the length of an object, specifically the pants.
Die Firma verkürzt ihre Arbeitszeiten während der Feiertage.
The company shortens its working hours during the holidays.
In this usage, 'verkürzen' means to reduce the scheduled time for an activity, like working hours in this context.
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