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4 Translation results for short in Spanish adjective | adverb | noun | sustantivo

short adjective

corto (de medida), bajo (de estatura); corto; brusco, cortante, seco; corto (de tiempo, de dinero)

Example sentences of short adjective

• •One of my legs is slightly shorter than the other.
• •He is short for his age.
• •the shortest day of the year
• •Life's too short to worry about the past.
• •The movie was very short.
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• •You have done a lot in a short space of time.
• •a short burst of speed
• •I've only lived here for a short time.
• •She has made great progress in a few short years.
• •He visited for two short weeks.
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Synonyms of short adjective

brief, pithy, terse, curt

Detailed synonyms for short adjective

See: Brief

short adverb

repentinamente, subitamente

Example sentences of short adverb

• •He threw the ball short.
• •the bicyclist ahead of me unexpectedly pulled up short and I unavoidably plowed into him
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Synonyms of short adverb

abruptly

short noun

shorts shorts, pantalones cortos; short circuit

Example sentences of short noun

• •The short before the main movie was very funny.
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short sustantivo

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Related phrases for short

• fall short - no alcanzar, quedarse corto
• short circuit - cortocircuito, corto (eléctrico)
• short-lived - efímero
• to make a long story short - (figurado) para no alargar el cuento
• short-term - de corto plazo
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• short of breath - falta de aliento
• short haul - viaje corto
• short-haul - corto, de corta distancia
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Reverse translation for short

corto (de medida) - short (in length or duration), scarce, timid, shy bajo (de estatura) - low, short (of stature), soft, faint, deep (of sounds), lower, lowered, base, vile corto - short (in length or duration), scarce, timid, shy brusco - sudden, abrupt, curt, brusque cortante - cutting, sharp seco - dry, dried, thin, lean, curt, brusque, sharp corto (de tiempo, de dinero) - short (in length or duration), scarce, timid, shy repentinamente subitamente - suddenly, unexpectedly shorts - shorts pantalones cortos short circuit Word of the day How do you say exhaust? Log in to save words and track your progress with facebook or with email Create acount

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