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shortness:

shortness [the ~] nomen

  1. the shortness (briefness; conciseness; succinctness)
    la brevedad

Translation Matrix for shortness:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
brevedad brevity; briefness; conciseness; shortness; succinctness brevity; conciseness; instability; perishableness; terseness; transitoriness
- abruptness; brusqueness; curtness; gruffness; truncation

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Related Definitions for "shortness":

  1. an abrupt discourteous manner1
  2. the property of being shorter than average stature1
  3. the property of being of short temporal extent1
    • the shortness of air travel time1
  4. the property of being of short spatial extent1
    • the shortness of the Channel crossing1
  5. the property of being truncated or short1
  6. the condition of being short of something1
    • there was no shortness of money1
    • can cause shortness of breath1

short:

short adj

  1. short (small; little; tiny; )
    bajo; bajito; chico

short adj

  1. short (abrupt; blunt; curt; steep)
    brusco; seco; repentino; secamente
  2. short (perishing; evanescent; transient; )
    perecedero; pasajero; transitorio

Translation Matrix for short:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
bajo bass; contrabass; sandbank
chico baby; baby boy; bloke; chap; child; cove; fellow; gent; guy; infant; kid; kiddy; lad; lass; little boy; little chap; little child; little girl; little kid; male; man; mister; naughty boy; nipper; rascal; scamp; small child; small one; sonny; tike; tiny tot; toddler; tot; tyke; type; youth
pasajero occupant; passenger; traveler; traveller
- short circuit; shortstop
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- short-change; short-circuit
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- brusk; brusque; curt; forgetful; inadequate; light; little; myopic; poor; scant; shortsighted; unforesightful; unretentive
AdverbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- abruptly; curtly; dead; shortly; suddenly; unawares
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- short in stature; short of stature
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
bajito diminutive; inadequate; inferior; little; low-grade; middling; minuscule; short; shortish; small; tiny; undersized on the quiet; on the sly; sneakily
bajo diminutive; inadequate; inferior; little; low-grade; middling; minuscule; short; shortish; small; tiny; undersized bad; banal; base; behind one's back; below the belt; blackguardly; coarse; crude; cunning; false; falsely; foul; gross; indecent; indigent; inferior; jarring; low; low-hanging; mean; nasty; needy; not high; offensive; pedestrian; pennyless; poor; ribald; roguish; rotten; scoundrelly; scurvy; secretly; shabby; sharp; shrewd; slippery; sly; trite; trivial; under; underhand; unmannerly; unsavory; unsavoury; vapid; vicious; vile; villainous; vulgar
brusco abrupt; blunt; curt; short; steep abrupt; abruptly; acrid; agressive; all at once; all of a sudden; at once; blunt; brusque; brutal; catty; curt; cutting; embittered; exasperated; fast; fierce; hard; hard-handed; harsh; inhuman; nipping; offensive; out of the blue; pityless; querulous; quick; rapid; rough; ruthless; snappish; snappy; snarling; speedy; sudden; suddenly; suppressed; swift; swiftly; unexpectedly; violent
chico diminutive; inadequate; inferior; little; low-grade; middling; minuscule; short; shortish; small; tiny; undersized
pasajero brief; casual; close; current; cursory; empty; evanescent; fleeting; informal; momentary; null; of short duration; passing; perfunctory; perishing; short; superficial; temporary; transient; transitory; volatile brief; cursory; fast; temporal
perecedero brief; casual; close; current; cursory; empty; evanescent; fleeting; informal; momentary; null; of short duration; passing; perfunctory; perishing; short; superficial; temporary; transient; transitory; volatile
repentino abrupt; blunt; curt; short; steep abrupt; abruptly; all at once; all of a sudden; at once; blunt; brusque; fast; out of the blue; quick; rapid; speedy; sudden; suddenly; swift; swiftly; unexpected; unexpectedly; unsuspected; without warning
secamente abrupt; blunt; curt; short; steep in a word; in brief; in short; without detours
seco abrupt; blunt; curt; short; steep acrid; barren; brusque; curt; dried up; dry; parced; ran dry; scorched; snappish; snappy; withered
transitorio brief; casual; close; current; cursory; empty; evanescent; fleeting; informal; momentary; null; of short duration; passing; perfunctory; perishing; short; superficial; temporary; transient; transitory; volatile for now; in the near future; in the time coming; temporal

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Related Definitions for "short":

  1. marked by rude or peremptory shortness1
    • the salesgirl was very short with him1
  2. tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening1
    • shortbread is a short crumbly cookie1
    • a short flaky pie crust1
  3. (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length1
    • short skirts1
    • short hair1
    • the board was a foot short1
    • a short toss1
  4. primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration1
    • a short life1
    • a short flight1
    • a short holiday1
    • a short story1
    • only a few short months1
  5. of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration1
    • the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt' are short1
  6. not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices1
    • a short sale1
    • short in cotton1
  7. lacking foresight or scope1
    • a short view of the problem1
  8. (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range1
    • a short memory1
  9. not sufficient to meet a need1
    • money is short1
    • on short rations1
    • food is in short supply1
    • short on experience1
  10. less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so1
    • regularly gives short weight1
  11. low in stature; not tall1
    • he was short and stocky1
    • short in stature1
    • a short smokestack1
  12. quickly and without warning1
  13. in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner1
    • he talked short with everyone1
  14. at a disadvantage1
    • I was caught short1
  15. so as to interrupt1
    • She took him up short before he could continue1
  16. at some point or distance before a goal is reached1
    • he fell short of our expectations1
  17. clean across1
    • the car's axle snapped short1
  18. without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold1
    • he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash1
  19. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base1
  20. the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed1
  21. accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference1
  22. create a short circuit in1
  23. cheat someone by not returning him enough money1

Wiktionary Translations for short:

short
adjective
  1. having a small distance between ends or edges
  2. of a person, of comparatively little height
noun
  1. a short circuit
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• short → corto; breve ↔ kort — van geringe lengte
• short → corto; breve ↔ kort — van geringe duur
• short → arisco; áspero; brusco; rudo; seco ↔ barsch — (im übertragenen Sinn) bezüglich Sprache, Handlung: (unfreundlich Unterton durchklingen) rau, (allzu) knapp gefasst
• short → ahorrador; ahorrativa; ahorradora; ahorrativo; económica; parsimoniosa; parsimonioso; económico ↔ karg — mit dem, was man zu geben bereit ist, zurückhaltend
• short → corto; breve ↔ kurz — wenig Zeit benötigend
• short → corto; breve ↔ kurz — wenig Länge habend
• short → a corto plazo; por poco tiempo ↔ kurzfristig — von kurzer Dauer, für kurze Zeit
• short → tierno ↔ mürbe — weich (besonders bei Lebensmitteln)
• short → bajo ↔ bref — Petit de taille
• short → corto ↔ court — De petite longueur ou qui n’a pas la longueur moyenne des objets du même genre.

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