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reduction, abbreviation, summary, short of, lack, shorten, reduce, abbreviate, summarise, brief, limited, briefly

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In English: short of, cut a long story short

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As a Noun: 1. The process of making something smaller. English = reduction. As a Verb or Adjective: 1. To not have enough of something, especially money, for a particular purpose. English = (be) short of, lack. 2. To make an object smaller or an event take less time, especially a word or a phrase shorter by leaving out some of the letters; to make a text shorter by leaving only the important things. English = shorten, reduce, abbreviate; summarise. 3. To last only a short time and/or to be very small in significance or extent. English = (be) brief, (be) limited. As Modifier: 1. Used at the beginning of a sentence to mean that you will be brief and only give the important points. English = briefly. Idiomatic English = to cut a long story short.