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shortness noun

  • (uncountable) The property of being short, of being small of stature or brief.
 Kürze

short adjective

  /ʃoɹt/ , /ʃoːt/ , /ʃɔɹt/ , /ʃɔːt/ , /ˈʃoːrt/ , /ˈʃoːɻt/ , /ˈʃɒːɹt/ , [ʃɑɹt]
  • Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
 kurz
  • Having little duration.
 kurz, klein
  • (of a person) Of comparatively small height.
 klein, kurz
  • (followed by for) Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).
 kurz (für)

short verb

  /ʃoɹt/ , /ʃoːt/ , /ʃɔɹt/ , /ʃɔːt/ , /ˈʃoːrt/ , /ˈʃoːɻt/ , /ˈʃɒːɹt/ , [ʃɑɹt]
  • (transitive) To cause a short circuit in (something).
 kurzschließen

shorts noun

  /ʃɔː(ɹ)ts/
  • pants or trousers worn for sports or in warmer weather that do not go lower than the knees.
 Shorts, kurze Hose
shortness of breath
Atemnot, Atemlosigkeit, Dyspnoe, Kurzatmigkeit
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