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shortness:

shortness [the ~] noun

  1. the shortness (briefness; conciseness; succinctness)
    la brièveté
  2. the shortness (brevity)
    la brièveté; l'inexactitude; la fugacité; le manque de profondeur; le caractère superficiel

Translation Matrix for shortness:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
brièveté brevity; briefness; conciseness; shortness; succinctness brevity; cheerfulness; conciseness; flightiness; frivolity; frivolousness; lightheartedness; shallowness; superficiality; terseness; volatility
caractère superficiel brevity; shortness cheerfulness; flightiness; frivolity; frivolousness; lightheartedness; shallowness; superficiality; volatility
fugacité brevity; shortness instability; perishableness; transitoriness
inexactitude brevity; shortness cheerfulness; flightiness; frivolity; frivolousness; inaccuracy; inexactitude; lightheartedness; shallowness; superficiality; volatility
manque de profondeur brevity; shortness cheerfulness; flightiness; frivolity; frivolousness; lightheartedness; shallowness; superficiality; volatility
- abruptness; brusqueness; curtness; gruffness; truncation

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Related Definitions for "shortness":

  1. an abrupt discourteous manner1
  2. the property of being shorter than average stature1
  3. the property of being of short temporal extent1
    • the shortness of air travel time1
  4. the property of being of short spatial extent1
    • the shortness of the Channel crossing1
  5. the property of being truncated or short1
  6. the condition of being short of something1
    • there was no shortness of money1
    • can cause shortness of breath1

Wiktionary Translations for shortness:

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• shortness → petitesse; brièveté ↔ Kürze — selten: geringe physische Länge
• shortness → abréviation; sigle; brièveté; concision ↔ Kürze — Sparsamkeit mit Worten
• shortness → prochainement; court intervalle; sans délais; brièveté; sous peu; bientôt; rapidement; dans un avenir proche ↔ Kürze — ein kleiner Zeitraum

shortness form of short:

short adj

  1. short (small; little; tiny; )
    petit

short adj

  1. short (abrupt; blunt; curt; steep)
    brusque; abrupt; brusquement; d'un ton brusque
  2. short (perishing; evanescent; transient; )
    éphémère; transitoire; périssable; fugitif; fugace

Translation Matrix for short:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
fugitif deserter; refugee; runaway
petit baby; bint; child; cub; infant; kid; kiddy; kitten; lass; little child; little girl; little kid; nipper; pup; puppy; small child; small one; tike; tiny tot; toddler; tot; tyke; young
- short circuit; shortstop
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- short-change; short-circuit
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- brusk; brusque; curt; forgetful; inadequate; light; little; myopic; poor; scant; shortsighted; unforesightful; unretentive
AdverbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- abruptly; curtly; dead; shortly; suddenly; unawares
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- short in stature; short of stature
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
abrupt abrupt; blunt; curt; short; steep abrupt; abruptly; all at once; all of a sudden; at once; blunt; brusque; fast; out of the blue; quick; rapid; speedy; sudden; suddenly; swift; swiftly; unexpectedly
brusque abrupt; blunt; curt; short; steep abrupt; abruptly; all at once; all of a sudden; at once; blunt; brusque; cantankerous; crabbed; crusty; fast; gruff; grumpy; nagging; out of the blue; quick; rapid; rigid; speedy; sudden; suddenly; sullen; surly; swift; swiftly; unexpectedly
brusquement abrupt; blunt; curt; short; steep abrupt; abruptly; all at once; all of a sudden; at once; blunt; brusque; fast; out of the blue; quick; rapid; speedy; sudden; suddenly; swift; swiftly; unexpectedly
d'un ton brusque abrupt; blunt; curt; short; steep abrupt; all at once; all of a sudden; at once; blunt; brusque; fast; out of the blue; quick; rapid; speedy; sudden; suddenly; swift; unexpectedly
fugace brief; casual; close; current; cursory; empty; evanescent; fleeting; informal; momentary; null; of short duration; passing; perfunctory; perishing; short; superficial; temporary; transient; transitory; volatile brief; cursory; fast; temporal
fugitif brief; casual; close; current; cursory; empty; evanescent; fleeting; informal; momentary; null; of short duration; passing; perfunctory; perishing; short; superficial; temporary; transient; transitory; volatile absconding; in flight; on the run
petit diminutive; inadequate; inferior; little; low-grade; middling; minuscule; short; shortish; small; tiny; undersized bashfull; cramped; diffident; minuscule; narrow; narrow minded; petty; small; tight; tiny
périssable brief; casual; close; current; cursory; empty; evanescent; fleeting; informal; momentary; null; of short duration; passing; perfunctory; perishing; short; superficial; temporary; transient; transitory; volatile perishable
transitoire brief; casual; close; current; cursory; empty; evanescent; fleeting; informal; momentary; null; of short duration; passing; perfunctory; perishing; short; superficial; temporary; transient; transitory; volatile brief; cursory; fast; for now; in the near future; in the time coming
éphémère brief; casual; close; current; cursory; empty; evanescent; fleeting; informal; momentary; null; of short duration; passing; perfunctory; perishing; short; superficial; temporary; transient; transitory; volatile brief; cursory; fast; temporal

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Related Definitions for "short":

  1. marked by rude or peremptory shortness1
    • the salesgirl was very short with him1
  2. tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening1
    • shortbread is a short crumbly cookie1
    • a short flaky pie crust1
  3. (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length1
    • short skirts1
    • short hair1
    • the board was a foot short1
    • a short toss1
  4. primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration1
    • a short life1
    • a short flight1
    • a short holiday1
    • a short story1
    • only a few short months1
  5. of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration1
    • the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt' are short1
  6. not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices1
    • a short sale1
    • short in cotton1
  7. lacking foresight or scope1
    • a short view of the problem1
  8. (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range1
    • a short memory1
  9. not sufficient to meet a need1
    • money is short1
    • on short rations1
    • food is in short supply1
    • short on experience1
  10. less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so1
    • regularly gives short weight1
  11. low in stature; not tall1
    • he was short and stocky1
    • short in stature1
    • a short smokestack1
  12. quickly and without warning1
  13. in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner1
    • he talked short with everyone1
  14. at a disadvantage1
    • I was caught short1
  15. so as to interrupt1
    • She took him up short before he could continue1
  16. at some point or distance before a goal is reached1
    • he fell short of our expectations1
  17. clean across1
    • the car's axle snapped short1
  18. without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold1
    • he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash1
  19. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base1
  20. the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed1
  21. accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference1
  22. create a short circuit in1
  23. cheat someone by not returning him enough money1

Wiktionary Translations for short:

short
adjective
  1. having a small distance between ends or edges
  2. of a person, of comparatively little height
  3. having little duration
verb
  1. transitive: to cause a short circuit
short
adjective
  1. Petit de taille
  2. De petite longueur ou qui n’a pas la longueur moyenne des objets du même genre.
adverb
  1. (familier, fr) En manque de.
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• short → court ↔ kort — van geringe lengte
• short → court ↔ kort — van geringe duur
• short → revêche; brusque; rude ↔ barsch — (im übertragenen Sinn) bezüglich Sprache, Handlung: (unfreundlich Unterton durchklingen) rau, (allzu) knapp gefasst
• short → économe; parcimonieux; ménager; parcimonieuse; avare ↔ karg — mit dem, was man zu geben bereit ist, zurückhaltend
• short → court; bref ↔ kurz — wenig Zeit benötigend
• short → court; bref ↔ kurz — wenig Worte benötigend
• short → court ↔ kurz — wenig Länge habend
• short → à court terme ↔ kurzfristig — von kurzer Dauer, für kurze Zeit

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