short (EN)

adjektiv, adverb, substantiv, verb, preposition

adjektiv “short”

1. kort
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   She bought a short dress for the summer party.
2. låg
   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. koncis
   She wrote a short story for her English class.
5. otillräcklig
   The hospital was in a short supply of masks during the pandemic.
6. kort om (med brist på något)
   The report was short of details, making it difficult to understand the full scope of the project.
7. förkortning för
   "Vet" is short for "veterinarian".
8. blanka (i finansiella sammanhang)
   He was short on tech stocks, betting they would fall in the next quarter.

adverb “short”

1. före (tidigare än väntat)
   The meeting was cut short, surprising everyone with its brevity.
2. för 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. snaps
   After dinner, he ordered a short of rum to cap off the meal.
4. short (i datortekniska sammanhang används ofta den engelska termen)
   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. orsaka en kortslutning
   Spilling water on the electrical outlet accidentally shorted the entire system.
2. blanka (sälja lånade värdepapper)
   John decided to short the company's stock, betting that its value would drop after the disappointing earnings report.

preposition “short”

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