short (EN)

adjetivo, advérbio, substantivo, verbo, preposição

adjetivo “short”

1. curto
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   She bought a short dress for the summer party.
2. baixo
   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. carente (seguido de "de")
   The report was short of details, making it difficult to understand the full scope of the project.
7. abreviação (seguido de "para")
   "Vet" is short for "veterinarian".
8. vendido (no contexto de mercado financeiro)
   He was short on tech stocks, betting they would fall in the next quarter.

advérbio “short”

1. antes do esperado
   The meeting was cut short, surprising everyone with its brevity.
2. aquém
   He threw the pass short, missing the receiver by several feet.

substantivo “short”

1. curto-circuito
   The power outage was caused by a short in the electrical system.
2. curta-metragem
   Before the main feature, the audience was treated to a hilarious animated short about a mischievous cat.
3. dose
   After dinner, he ordered a short of rum to cap off the meal.
4. inteiro curto
   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. causar um curto-circuito
   Spilling water on the electrical outlet accidentally shorted the entire system.
2. apostar na queda
   John decided to short the company's stock, betting that its value would drop after the disappointing earnings report.

preposição “short”

1. sem (seguido de algo)
   The kitchen is short two spoons for tonight's dinner party.