dipendekkan
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Examples
- Seluar yang terlalu labuh itu telah dipendekkan oleh tukang jahit.A2
The pants that were too long have been shortened by the tailor.
- Langsir itu perlu dipendekkan sedikit supaya tidak mencecah lantai.B1
The curtain needs to be shortened a bit so it doesn't touch the floor.
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to be made shorter in physical lengthVerb
- Seluar yang terlalu labuh itu telah dipendekkan oleh tukang jahit.A2
The pants that were too long have been shortened by the tailor.
- Langsir itu perlu dipendekkan sedikit supaya tidak mencecah lantai.B1
The curtain needs to be shortened a bit so it doesn't touch the floor.
- Lengan baju kemeja itu perlu dipendekkan sedikit supaya nampak lebih kemas.B1
The shirt sleeves need to be shortened a bit to look neater.
to be reduced in duration or timeVerb
- Waktu rehat sekolah dipendekkan kepada lima belas minit sepanjang musim peperiksaan.B1
School break time was shortened to fifteen minutes throughout the examination season.
- Sesi mesyuarat itu telah dipendekkan bagi memberi laluan kepada agenda lain yang lebih mendesak.B2
The meeting session was shortened to make way for other more urgent agendas.
- Lawatan kami ke muzium terpaksa dipendekkan kerana hujan lebat.B1
Our visit to the museum had to be shortened because of heavy rain.
to be summarized or abbreviated in speech or writingVerb
- Nama organisasi yang panjang itu biasanya dipendekkan menjadi akronim.B2
The long organization name is usually abbreviated into an acronym.
- Cerita asal yang panjang lebar itu dipendekkan untuk dimuatkan dalam ruangan akhbar yang terhad.B2
The long original story was shortened to fit into the limited newspaper space.
- Laporan yang tebal itu telah dipendekkan kepada dua muka surat sahaja untuk pembentangan.B2
The thick report was summarized to only two pages for the presentation.