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shkurt|o'·n I§ 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 [ ] II§ vi to save time by taking a short cut • <>a shkurto·n dorën 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 gjuhën! Don't talk so much! You've talked long enough! • <>i shkurto·n këmbët "shorten <>'s legs" to punish <> severely (in order to prevent repetition of the crime) • <> shkurto·n kokën/kryet to cut off <>'s head shkurt|o're nf 1 short cut 2 abridgement, digest shkurt|u'a|r adj (i) shortened; abridged