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short (EN)
adjectiu, adverbi, nom, verb, preposició

adjectiu “short”

short, comp. shorter, sup. shortest
  1. curt
    She bought a short dress for the summer party.
  2. baix
    Despite being the shortest in her class, she was the fastest runner.
  3. de curta durada
    The movie was surprisingly short, lasting only about an hour.
  4. concís
    She wrote a short story for her English class.
  5. insuficient
    The hospital was in a short supply of masks during the pandemic.
  6. mancant de
    The report was short of details, making it difficult to understand the full scope of the project.
  7. en forma abreujada
    "Vet" is short for "veterinarian".
  8. a la baixa (en el context de mercats financers)
    He was short on tech stocks, betting they would fall in the next quarter.

adverbi “short”

short, shorter, shortest
  1. abans del previst
    The meeting was cut short, surprising everyone with its brevity.
  2. massa curt
    He threw the pass short, missing the receiver by several feet.

nom “short”

singular short, plural shorts o invariable
  1. curt-circuit
    The power outage was caused by a short in the electrical system.
  2. curtmetratge
    Before the main feature, the audience was treated to a hilarious animated short about a mischievous cat.
  3. xarrup
    After dinner, he ordered a short of rum to cap off the meal.
  4. enter curt (en el context de computació)
    In our code, we used shorts to store the ages of users since we didn't expect any values over 30,000.

verb “short”

infinitiu short; ell shorts; passat shorted; part. pass. shorted; ger. shorting
  1. provocar un curt-circuit
    Spilling water on the electrical outlet accidentally shorted the entire system.
  2. especular a la baixa
    John decided to short the company's stock, betting that its value would drop after the disappointing earnings report.

preposició “short”

short
  1. sense
    The kitchen is short two spoons for tonight's dinner party.