short (EN)

Adjektiv, Adverb, Substantiv, Verb, Präposition

Adjektiv “short”

1. kurz
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   She bought a short dress for the summer party.
2. klein
   Despite being the shortest in her class, she was the fastest runner.
3. kurz (zeitlich)
   The movie was surprisingly short, lasting only about an hour.
4. knapp
   She wrote a short story for her English class.
5. unzureichend
   The hospital was in a short supply of masks during the pandemic.
6. mangelnd (an)
   The report was short of details, making it difficult to understand the full scope of the project.
7. als Abkürzung (für)
   "Vet" is short for "veterinarian".
8. auf fallende Kurse setzend
   He was short on tech stocks, betting they would fall in the next quarter.

Adverb “short”

1. früher als erwartet
   The meeting was cut short, surprising everyone with its brevity.
2. nicht weit genug
   He threw the pass short, missing the receiver by several feet.

Substantiv “short”

1. Kurzschluss
   The power outage was caused by a short in the electrical system.
2. Kurzfilm
   Before the main feature, the audience was treated to a hilarious animated short about a mischievous cat.
3. Schnaps
   After dinner, he ordered a short of rum to cap off the meal.
4. Short (im Kontext der Informatik)
   In our code, we used shorts to store the ages of users since we didn't expect any values over 30,000.

Verb “short”

1. einen Kurzschluss verursachen
   Spilling water on the electrical outlet accidentally shorted the entire system.
2. auf fallende Kurse setzen
   John decided to short the company's stock, betting that its value would drop after the disappointing earnings report.

Präposition “short”

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