Translation of "abbreviate" - English-German dictionary

abbreviate

verb /əˈbriːvieit/

› to shorten (a word, phrase etc)

abkürzen
Frederick is often abbreviated to Fred.
abbreviation noun

› a shortened form of a word etc

die Abkürzung
Sub is an abbreviation of submarine.

(Translation of “abbreviate” from the PASSWORD English–German Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

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