short

adj. kort; knapp, bristande; liten, minskad; outspädd; mindre; mör

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adv. plötsligt, tvärt; i korthet; på kanten; innan slutet

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n. kortslutning (slang); kort (som i "kort sagt"); outspädd drink; kortfilm (slang)

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v. förkorta, korta

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[ʃo:t] 1. adjective

1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) kort

2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) kort

3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) kort

4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) för lite

5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) ont om

6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) mör, skör, som smular sig lätt

2. adverb

1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) tvärt, plötsligt

2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) för kort

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- shortness

- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb

(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) sätta upp på slutlistan

- short-lived

- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of