shkurt|o'·het vpr 1 to get shorter; shrink 2 to decrease
• <> shkurto·het3sg drita e syve "<>'s eyesight is shortened" <>'s eyesight weakens
• <> shkurto·het3pl kėmbėt "<>'s legs are shortened" <> feels unsteady on <>'s legs, <> is unable to walk
• <> shkurto·het3sg laku/litari "<>'s rope/noose is getting tighter" <> is coming to the end of <>'s rope; <> is nearing the end (of life), <> is dying
shkurt|o'·n
II§ vt 1 to shorten 2 to reduce, lessen 3 to shorten the life of [ ], kill 4 (of something cold) to cut [ ] through, bite 5 [Colloq] to cut down on [redundant employees], cut out/back [ ]
III§ vi to save time by taking a short cut
• <>a shkurto·n dorėn to put a stop to <>'s wrongful use of <>'s hands
• <> shkurto·n duart to deprive <> of <>'s main source of strength: cut off <>'s right arm
• Shkurtoje gjuhėn! Don't talk so much! You've talked long enough!
• <>i shkurto·n kėmbėt "shorten <>'s legs" to punish <> severely (in order to prevent repetition of the crime)
• <> shkurto·n kokėn/kryet to cut off <>'s head
shkurt|o're nf 1 short cut 2 abridgement, digest
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