short (EN)
tillægsord, biord, Navneord, udsagnsord, præposition

tillægsord “short”

short, shorter, shortest
  1. kort
    She bought a short dress for the summer party.
  2. lav
    Despite being the shortest in her class, she was the fastest runner.
  3. kortvarig
    The movie was surprisingly short, lasting only about an hour.
  4. koncis
    She wrote a short story for her English class.
  5. utilstrækkelig
    The hospital was in a short supply of masks during the pandemic.
  6. mangel på (efterfulgt af genstand)
    The report was short of details, making it difficult to understand the full scope of the project.
  7. forkortelse for
    "Vet" is short for "veterinarian".
  8. short (i finansiel kontekst)
    He was short on tech stocks, betting they would fall in the next quarter.

biord “short”

short, shorter, shortest
  1. før end forventet
    The meeting was cut short, surprising everyone with its brevity.
  2. ikke langt nok
    He threw the pass short, missing the receiver by several feet.

Navneord “short”

sg. short, pl. shorts or uncountable
  1. kortslutning
    The power outage was caused by a short in the electrical system.
  2. kortfilm
    Before the main feature, the audience was treated to a hilarious animated short about a mischievous cat.
  3. en lille sjus
    After dinner, he ordered a short of rum to cap off the meal.
  4. short integer (i databehandling)
    In our code, we used shorts to store the ages of users since we didn't expect any values over 30,000.

udsagnsord “short”

short; he shorts; past shorted, part. shorted; ger. shorting
  1. at kortslutte
    Spilling water on the electrical outlet accidentally shorted the entire system.
  2. at gå short (i finansiel kontekst)
    John decided to short the company's stock, betting that its value would drop after the disappointing earnings report.

præposition “short”

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