abkürzen означает в английский

abbreviate [abbreviated, abbreviating, abbreviates]▼◼◼◼verb
[UK: ə.ˈbriː.vieɪt] [US: ə.ˈbriː.vi.ˌet]

shorten [shortened, shortening, shortens]▼◼◼◼verb
[UK: ˈʃɔːt.n̩] [US: ˈʃɔːr.tn̩]This way we can shorten the distance. = So können wir den Weg abkürzen.

cut short▼verb
[UK: kʌt ʃɔːt] [US: ˈkət ˈʃɔːrt]

abbreviatory▼

shortening▼[UK: ˈʃɔːt.n̩.ɪŋ] [US: ˈʃɔːr.tn̩.ɪŋ]