short

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
2. Of comparatively small height.
3. Having little duration.
4. Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).
5. that is relatively close to the batsman.
6. bowled so that it bounces relatively far from the batsman.
7. that falls short of the green or the hole.
8. Of betting odds, offering a small return for the money wagered.
9. Brittle, crumbly. (See shortbread, shortcake, shortcrust, shortening, hot short, cold-short.)
10. Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant.
11. Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty.
12. Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied, especially with money; scantily furnished; lacking.
13. Deficient; less; not coming up to a measure or standard.
14. (colloquial) Undiluted; neat.
15. (obsolete) Not distant in time; near at hand.
16. Being in a financial investment position that is structured to be profitable if the price of the underlying security declines in the future.
17. Doubtful of, skeptical of.
18. Of money: given in the fewest possible notes, i.e. those of the largest denomination.

Adv

1. Abruptly, curtly, briefly.
2. Unawares.
3. Without achieving a goal or requirement.
4. Relatively far from the batsman and hence bouncing higher than normal; opposite of full.
5. With a negative ownership position.

Noun

1. A short circuit.
2. A short film.
3. A short film.
4. A short version of a garment in a particular size.
5. A shortstop.
6. A short seller.
7. A short sale or short position.
8. A summary account.
9. A short sound, syllable, or vowel.
10. An integer variable having a smaller range than normal integers; usually two bytes long.
11. (slang) An automobile; especially in crack shorts, to break into automobiles.

Verb

1. To cause a short circuit in (something).
2. To short circuit.
3. To shortchange
4. (informal) To provide with a smaller than agreed or labeled amount.
5. 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.
6. (obsolete) To shorten.

Prep

1. Deficient in.
2. Having a negative position in.

Concepts

court

bref

petit

short

bas

court-circuiter

courtaud

abrupt

très court

costaud

chétif

abruptement

insuffisant

de petite taille

de courte durée

brusquement

morceau

devenir court

devenir plus court

se raccourcir

musculaire

courte

courts

subitement

brusque

inadéquat

court-circuit

ras

fugace

lacunaire

près

près de

aigre

cassant

concis

fragile

incomplet

serré

gerçure

peu de

pygmée

large

boubou

épais

revêche

rude

ménager

parcimonieux

économe

parcimonieuse

à court terme

tendre

tendu

être

brutalement

précipitamment

soudain

soudainement

tout d’un coup

deçà

arrêt-court

brève

résumé

manquer

résumer

myope

pauvre

lumière

léger

à court

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ʃɔːt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English schort, short, from Old English sċeort, sċort (“short”), from Proto-West Germanic *skurt, from Proto-Germanic *skurtaz (“short”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-.
Cognate with shirt, skirt, curt, Scots short, schort (“short”), French court, Dutch kort, German kurz, Old High German scurz (“short”) (whence Middle High German schurz), Old Norse skorta (“to lack”) (whence Danish skorte), Albanian shkurt (“short, brief”), Latin curtus (“shortened, incomplete”), Proto-Slavic *kortъkъ. Doublet of curt. More at shirt.

Phrases

There are a few short walks and a picnic area .

Il y a quelques courtes promenades et une aire de pique-nique.

In the short term future , prices will triple .

Dans un avenir à court terme, les prix seront triples.

Not all ship-to-shore radio communications were short range .

Toutes les communications radio-navires n'étaient pas à court terme.

Bit is the short term for binary digit .

Le bit est le court terme pour le chiffre binaire.