short (EN)

adjektiv, adverb, substantiv, verb, preposisjon

adjektiv “short”

1. kort
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   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. kortfattet
   She wrote a short story for her English class.
5. utilstrekkelig
   The hospital was in a short supply of masks during the pandemic.
6. kort på (mangler noe)
   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 finans, med forventning om fallende markedspriser)
   He was short on tech stocks, betting they would fall in the next quarter.

adverb “short”

1. før tiden
   The meeting was cut short, surprising everyone with its brevity.
2. for kort
   He threw the pass short, missing the receiver by several feet.

substantiv “short”

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. dram (når det gjelder alkohol)
   After dinner, he ordered a short of rum to cap off the meal.
4. short (i databehandling, for en datatype)
   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. å kortslutte
   Spilling water on the electrical outlet accidentally shorted the entire system.
2. å gå short (i finans, ved å selge lånte verdipapirer)
   John decided to short the company's stock, betting that its value would drop after the disappointing earnings report.

preposisjon “short”

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