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short (EN)
adjectiv, adverb, substantiv, verb, prepoziție

adjectiv “short”

short, comp. shorter, sup. shortest
  1. scurt
    She bought a short dress for the summer party.
  2. scund
    Despite being the shortest in her class, she was the fastest runner.
  3. de scurtă durată
    The movie was surprisingly short, lasting only about an hour.
  4. concis
    She wrote a short story for her English class.
  5. insuficient
    The hospital was in a short supply of masks during the pandemic.
  6. lipsit (de ceva)
    The report was short of details, making it difficult to understand the full scope of the project.
  7. abreviat
    "Vet" is short for "veterinarian".
  8. pe scurt (în contextul pieței financiare)
    He was short on tech stocks, betting they would fall in the next quarter.

adverb “short”

short, shorter, shortest
  1. mai devreme decât se aștepta
    The meeting was cut short, surprising everyone with its brevity.
  2. prea aproape
    He threw the pass short, missing the receiver by several feet.

substantiv “short”

singular short, plural shorts sau neînumărabil
  1. scurtcircuit
    The power outage was caused by a short in the electrical system.
  2. scurtmetraj
    Before the main feature, the audience was treated to a hilarious animated short about a mischievous cat.
  3. păhărel
    After dinner, he ordered a short of rum to cap off the meal.
  4. întreg scurt (în informatică)
    In our code, we used shorts to store the ages of users since we didn't expect any values over 30,000.

verb “short”

infinitiv short; el shorts; trecut shorted; part. trecut shorted; ger. shorting
  1. a provoca un scurtcircuit
    Spilling water on the electrical outlet accidentally shorted the entire system.
  2. a paria pe scădere
    John decided to short the company's stock, betting that its value would drop after the disappointing earnings report.

prepoziție “short”

short
  1. lipsit (de ceva)
    The kitchen is short two spoons for tonight's dinner party.