short (EN)

adjetivo, adverbio, sustantivo, verbo, preposición

adjetivo “short”

1. corto
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   She bought a short dress for the summer party.
2. bajo
   Despite being the shortest in her class, she was the fastest runner.
3. breve
   The movie was surprisingly short, lasting only about an hour.
4. conciso
   She wrote a short story for her English class.
5. insuficiente
   The hospital was in a short supply of masks during the pandemic.
6. falto de
   The report was short of details, making it difficult to understand the full scope of the project.
7. abreviatura de
   "Vet" is short for "veterinarian".
8. en corto (en el contexto de inversiones)
   He was short on tech stocks, betting they would fall in the next quarter.

adverbio “short”

1. antes de lo esperado
   The meeting was cut short, surprising everyone with its brevity.
2. no lo suficientemente lejos
   He threw the pass short, missing the receiver by several feet.

sustantivo “short”

1. cortocircuito
   The power outage was caused by a short in the electrical system.
2. cortometraje
   Before the main feature, the audience was treated to a hilarious animated short about a mischievous cat.
3. chupito
   After dinner, he ordered a short of rum to cap off the meal.
4. entero corto (en el contexto de programación)
   In our code, we used shorts to store the ages of users since we didn't expect any values over 30,000.

verbo “short”

1. provocar un cortocircuito
   Spilling water on the electrical outlet accidentally shorted the entire system.
2. apostar a la baja
   John decided to short the company's stock, betting that its value would drop after the disappointing earnings report.

preposición “short”

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