short

(English)

Din engleza veche sċeort, scort ("scurt") < proto-germanică *skurtaz, *skurdaz. Provine din proto-indo-europeană *(s)k(ʷ)Art-, *(s)k(ʷ)Ard-. Înrudit cu germana veche de sus scurz, vechea limbă norvegiană skorta (daneză skorte, "a lipsi"), latină curtus ("scurtat, incomplet").

• AFI: /ʃɔːt/ (Anglia)
• AFI: /ʃɔrt/ (SUA)

short, (comp. shorter, sup. shortest)

1. scurt; scund

   It's only a short distance from the school.

2. (despre persoane) mic, scurt

   He's really short for his age!

3. (despre durate) scurt

   It was a short film.

4. insuficient, incomplet

• 1: low, narrow, slim; shallow
• 2: little
• 3: brief, concise

• 1: tall, high, wide, broad, deep, long
• 2: tall
• 3: long

• short-arse
• short-change, shortchange
• shorten
• shortie
• shortfall
• shorthand
• shorty

• short strokes

• for short
• in short
• short back and sides
• short of
• the long and short

short (necomparabil)

1. abrupt

   They had to stop short to avoid hitting the dog in the street.

2. pe neașteptate, prin surprindere
3. pe scurt, concis
4. (a răspunde, etc.) tăios, scurt
5. nu fi corespunzător, nu fi îndeajuns, fi insuficient

   His speech fell short of what was expected.

• 1: abruptly
• 3: briefly
• 4: curtly

short, pl. shorts

1. scurtcircuit

• 1: short circuit

1. a scurtcircuita
2. a da (cuiva) rest mai puțin decât trebuie

(français)

Din engleză short.

• AFI: /ʃɔʁt/

1. (fam., despre o durată) scurt

• court

short m., shorts pl.

1. șort

• shorty

• mini-short
• micro-short