short

[US]/ʃɔ:t/
[UK]/ʃɔrt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. no largo en distancia, tiempo o cantidad; no alto o elevado
adv. rápidamente o de repente
n. una pequeña cantidad o período de tiempo; una falta o deficiencia; un circuito eléctrico que evita o desvío otro circuito.
Word Forms
Comparativoshorter
Gerundioshorting
Participio pasadoshorted
Superlativoshortest
Tercera persona singularshorts
Pasadoshorted
Pluralshorts

Phrases & Collocations

in short

En resumen

short notice

A corto plazo

short-lived

de corta duración

short circuit

Cortocircuito de la batería

short story

Una historia corta

short break

Breve descanso

short temper

Temperamento corto

shortage of

escasez de

short distance

A corta distancia

short of

short of

for short

para corto

short time

short time

short term

corto plazo

short period

corto plazo

short supply

Short supply

short for

short for

short on

short on

cut short

cortar corto

short message

Enviar mensaje corto

fall short

fall short

fall short of

fall short of

short life

Vida corta

short hair

Pelo corto

short in

short in

Example Sentences

short and to the point.

Corto y al punto.

a short bark of laughter.

Un breve ladrido de risa.

a life of short commons.

Una vida de bienes comunes cortos.

a short ferry crossing.

Una corta travesía en ferry.

a short story in prose.

Un cuento en prosa.

a short flight of steps.

Un corto tramo de escaleras.

he is short and tubby.

Es corto y gordito.

they were short of provisions.

Les faltaban provisiones.

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