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

Translation

adj. si mengine kwa mizigo, muda au kiasi; si mrefu au mguu
adv. kwa muda mrefu au kwa muda mchafu
n. kiasi chikapu au muda mchafu; mabunifu au mguu; mshori mkuu uliofungwa kwa mshori mwingine.

Phrases & Collocations

in short

kwa makini

short notice

taarifa fupi

short-lived

ya muda mfupi

short circuit

mipango ya umeme

short story

hadithi fupi

short break

mipango ya muda mrefu

short temper

moyo mpya

shortage of

upungufu wa

short distance

umbali mfupi

short of

kwa makini ya

for short

kwa makini

short time

muda mrefu

short term

muda mrefu

short period

muda mfupi

short supply

upungufu

short for

kwa makini kwa

short on

kwa makini kwa

cut short

kupunguzwa

short message

ujumbe mfupi

fall short

kushindwa

fall short of

kufa na makini ya

short life

maisha mrefu

short hair

pili ya kuvutia

short in

kwa makini kwa

Example Sentences

short and to the point.

mipango ya kushoto na kwa mato.

a short bark of laughter.

tafuni fupi ya kucheka.

a life of short commons.

maisha ya upungufu.

a short ferry crossing.

mipango ya kushoto ya kikaribuni.

a short story in prose.

hadithi fupi katika wingi.

a short flight of steps.

hatua chache za kupanda.

he is short and tubby.

anapita na mchana.

they were short of provisions.

walikuwa wana mchana ya mali.

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