curt

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.
2. Short or concise.

Verb

To cut, cut short, shorten.

Concepts

brusque

laconique

abrupt

revêche

rude

sec

lapidaire

monosyllabique

peu amène

sans engagement

succint

court

monosyllabe

Synonymes

blunt

brusque

short

terse

rude

laconic

abrupt

brief

crisp

cold

🥶

rough

concise

surly

sharp

brusk

coarse

succinct

sententious

uncivil

unfriendly

harsh

impolite

bluff

shortened

small-scale

snappy

sour

staccato

steep

summary

unkind

yahoo

be sharp

be rough

without obligation

short and sweet

be peremptory

monosyllabical

arid

cold-hearted

compendious

composed

cross

discourteous

dry

gruff

indifferent

jerky

limited

monosyllabic

Traductions

corto

brusco

kortaf

schroff

barsch

απότομος

seco

breve

κοφτός

secco

Schroffheit

knapp

kalt

🥶

kurz angebunden

unverbindlich

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/kɝt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à néerlandais: kort

Appartenant à allemand: kurz

Appartenant à galicien: curto

Appartenant à français: court

Appartenant à italien: corto

Appartenant à portugais: curto

Appartenant à espagnol: corto

In summary

From the Latin curtus (“shortened”). Cognate with Dutch kort, German kurz, Galician curto, French court, Italian corto, Portuguese curto, and Spanish corto. Doublet of short.