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short adjective

  /ʃoɹt/ , /ʃoːt/ , /ʃɔːt/ , /ʃɔːɹt/ , /ˈʃoːrt/ , /ˈʃoːɻt/ , /ˈʃɒːɹt/ , [ʃɑɹt]
  • Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
  • (of a person) Of comparatively small height.
  • Having little duration.
  • (golf, of an approach shot or putt) that falls short of the green or the hole.
  • Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant.
  • (finance) Being in a financial investment position that is structured to be profitable if the price of the underlying security declines in the future.
 lyhyt
  • Deficient; less; not coming up to a measure or standard.
 epätyydyttävä, puutteellinen, vajaa, vähempi
  • (followed by for) Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).
 lyhennys, lyhyt muoto
  • (baking, of pastries, metallurgy) Brittle, crumbly. (See shortbread, shortcake, shortcrust, shortening, hot short, cold-short.)
 muro
  • Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty.
 niukka
  • (colloquial) Undiluted; neat.
 pelkkä, raaka
  • (obsolete) Not distant in time; near at hand.
 pian, pikainen
  • Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied, especially with money; scantily furnished; lacking.
 puutteellinen, vajaa, vähä, vähäinen, vähän

shortness noun

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

short adverb

  /ʃoɹt/ , /ʃoːt/ , /ʃɔːt/ , /ʃɔːɹt/ , /ˈʃoːrt/ , /ˈʃoːɻt/ , /ˈʃɒːɹt/ , [ʃɑɹt]
  • Abruptly, curtly, briefly.
 keskeyttää, lyhyeen, äkkiä
  • (finance) With a negative ownership position.
 lyhyt
  • Without achieving a goal or requirement.
 olla huonompi kuin
  • Unawares.
 valmistautumattomana, valmistautumattomina, yllättää

short preposition

  /ʃoɹt/ , /ʃoːt/ , /ʃɔːt/ , /ʃɔːɹt/ , /ˈʃoːrt/ , /ˈʃoːɻt/ , /ˈʃɒːɹt/ , [ʃɑɹt]
  • Deficient in.
 puuttua

short noun

  /ʃoɹt/ , /ʃoːt/ , /ʃɔːt/ , /ʃɔːɹt/ , /ˈʃoːrt/ , /ˈʃoːɻt/ , /ˈʃɒːɹt/ , [ʃɑɹt]
  • A summary account.
 lyhennelmä
  • (phonetics) A short sound, syllable, or vowel.
 lyhyt tavu, lyhyt vokaali, lyhyt äänne

shorts noun

  /ʃɔː(ɹ)ts/
  • pants or trousers worn for sports or in warmer weather that do not go lower than the knees.
 sortsit, shortsit

short verb

  /ʃoɹt/ , /ʃoːt/ , /ʃɔːt/ , /ʃɔːɹt/ , /ˈʃoːrt/ , /ˈʃoːɻt/ , /ˈʃɒːɹt/ , [ʃɑɹt]
  • (transitive) To cause a short circuit in (something).
 aiheuttaa oikosulku, oikosulkea
  • (intransitive, of an electrical circuit) To short circuit.
 mennä oikosulkuun
  • (transitive, business) To sell something, especially securities, that one does not own at the moment for delivery at a later date in hopes of profiting from a decline in the price; to sell short.
 myydä lyhyeksi, shortata
shortness of breath
hengenahdistus, hengitysvaikeus
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