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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.
  • (of a person) Of comparatively small height.
  • Having little duration.
 kort
  • (followed by for) Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).
 kort, förkortning

shortness noun

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

short verb

  /ʃoɹt/ , /ʃoːt/ , /ʃɔɹt/ , /ʃɔːt/ , /ˈʃoːrt/ , /ˈʃoːɻt/ , /ˈʃɒːɹt/ , [ʃɑɹt]
  • (transitive) To cause a short circuit in (something).
  • (intransitive, of an electrical circuit) To short circuit.
 kortsluta
  • (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.
 blanka

shorts noun

  /ʃɔː(ɹ)ts/
  • Pants or trousers worn for sports or in warmer weather that do not go lower than the knees.
 kortbyxor, shorts
shortness of breath
andnöd, andfåddhet, dyspné
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