Grammatical class

Verb

raccourcir

(transitive) to shorten (to make shorter)

Details

Syllables

rac-cour-cir

Phonetics

ʁa.kuʁ.siʁ

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

20712

Freq. (movies)

17055

Freq. (news)

20619

Sentences

Je dois raccourcir mon article.

I have to trim down my article.

A1

Les jours commencent à raccourcir.

Days are beginning to get shorter.

A1

Pourriez-vous me le raccourcir un peu ?

Could you make it a little shorter for me?

A1

J'aimerais me faire raccourcir les cheveux.

I'd like to have my hair trimmed.

A1

L'éditeur m'a dit que je devais raccourcir mon livre.

The publisher said I have to trim down my book.

A2

Les jours recommencent à se raccourcir.

The days are becoming shorter again.

B1