Translation of verkürzen

After this strange stop we moved on to the city center where he left me. I was on my own now and started to explore the little streets of the old center. It was packed with international visitors.
Mine too... I will be there next week, got tickets for 1/4 and 1/2 finals... Hopp Schwitz!!! Let's go for a drink soon. I want to meet your girlfriend too! I heard that she is wonderful and pretty.
The flight was a little late so we spent our time in the airport playing car race computer game. My wife won three times in a row, she is a better driver than me anyway. We flew to Puerto Madryn.