noun🔗ShareKurzschlussA short circuit."The faulty electrical wiring caused a short circuit, plunging the whole house into darkness. "Die fehlerhafte elektrische Verkabelung verursachte einen Kurzschluss, der das ganze Haus in Dunkelheit stürzte.electronicstechnicalphysicsenergyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareKurzfilmA short film."My sister's film class made a short about their dog. "Der Filmkurs meiner Schwester hat einen Kurzfilm über ihren Hund gedreht.mediaentertainmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareShortsA short version of a garment in a particular size."38 short suits fit me right off the rack."38 Shorts-Anzüge passen mir direkt von der Stange.wearitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareShortstopA shortstop."Jones smashes a grounder between third and short."Jones schlägt einen Grounder zwischen dem dritten und dem Shortstop.sportpositionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLeerverkäuferA short seller."The market decline was terrible, but the shorts were buying champagne."Der Marktrückgang war schrecklich, aber die Leerverkäufer kauften Champagner.businessfinanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLeerverkaufA short sale."He closed out his short at a modest loss after three months."Er schloss seinen Leerverkauf nach drei Monaten mit einem bescheidenen Verlust ab.businessfinancepropertyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareZusammenfassung, KurzfassungA summary account."The teacher gave a short of the chapter's main points before the test. "Der Lehrer gab vor der Prüfung eine Zusammenfassung der wichtigsten Punkte des Kapitels.storywritingliteratureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareKurzer Laut, Silbe, VokalA short sound, syllable, or vowel."The "short" of the word "butter" is just one syllable. "Der kurze Laut des Wortes „butter“ ist nur eine Silbe.languagegrammarlinguisticsphoneticssoundessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareKurzform, ShortAn integer variable having a smaller range than normal integers; usually two bytes long."The program used a short data type for storing student IDs, as they are always less than 65,536. "Das Programm verwendete einen Short-Datentyp zur Speicherung von Studentenausweisen, da diese immer kleiner als 65.536 sind.computingtechnologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareKurz, AbkürzungAn automobile; especially in crack shorts, to break into automobiles."The thieves used a short to get into the parked cars. "Die Diebe benutzten eine Abkürzung, um in die geparkten Autos zu gelangen.vehiclepoliceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareKurzschließenTo cause a short circuit in (something)."The faulty electrical cord shorted the entire room's lighting system. "Das defekte Elektrokabel hat die gesamte Beleuchtung des Raumes kurzgeschlossen.electronicstechnologyelectricessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareKurzschließenOf an electrical circuit, to short circuit."The faulty wire in the lamp short-circuited, causing a small fire. "Der defekte Draht in der Lampe hat einen Kurzschluss verursacht, der einen kleinen Brand auslöste.electronicselectrictechnicaltechnologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareZu kurz kommen lassenTo shortchange."The store owner shortchanged my grandmother by a dollar on her grocery bill. "Der Ladenbesitzer hat meine Großmutter bei ihrer Lebensmittelrechnung um einen Dollar zu kurz kommen lassen.businesseconomyfinanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareUnterschreiten, zu wenig gebenTo provide with a smaller than agreed or labeled amount."This is the third time I’ve caught them shorting us."Das ist das dritte Mal, dass ich sie dabei ertappe, uns zu wenig zu geben.businesseconomyfinanceamountessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLeerverkaufenTo 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."The student decided to short-sell some stock options, hoping the price would fall before the delivery date. "Der Student beschloss, einige Aktienoptionen leerzuverkaufen, in der Hoffnung, dass der Preis vor dem Liefertermin fallen würde.businessfinanceeconomycommerceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVerkürzenTo shorten."The teacher shortened the lesson to fit the time remaining. "Der Lehrer verkürzte die Lektion, um die verbleibende Zeit zu nutzen.actionlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareKurz, kleinHaving a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically."The table was short, so we couldn't all sit around it comfortably. "Der Tisch war kurz, also konnten wir nicht alle bequem darum sitzen.appearancequalityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareKlein, von geringer Größe(of a person) Of comparatively small height."My little sister is short for her age. "Meine kleine Schwester ist für ihr Alter klein.appearancepersonbodyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareKurz, knappHaving little duration."Our meeting was a short six minutes today. Every day for the past month it’s been at least twenty minutes long."Unser Treffen dauerte heute kurze sechs Minuten. Jeden Tag im letzten Monat dauerte es mindestens zwanzig Minuten.timeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAbgekürzt, kurz(followed by for) Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another)."“Phone” is short for “telephone” and "asap" short for "as soon as possible".""Phone" ist die Kurzform von "telephone" und "asap" steht für "as soon as possible".grammarlanguagewordessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareNah(of a fielder or fielding position) that is relatively close to the batsman."The shortstop quickly fielded the grounder. "Der Shortstop fing den Bodenroller schnell ab.sportpositionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareKurz(of a ball) that bounced relatively far from the batsman."The tennis ball bounced short, landing well in front of the player. "Der Tennisball sprang kurz auf und landete weit vor dem Spieler.sportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareZu kurz(of an approach shot or putt) that falls short of the green or the hole."The golfer's short approach shot landed several feet short of the green. "Der zu kurze Annäherungsschlag des Golfspielers landete einige Fuß vor dem Grün.sportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareMürbe(of pastries) Brittle, crumbly, especially due to the use of a large quantity of fat. (See shortbread, shortcake, shortcrust, shortening.)"The pastry chef made a delicious, short crust for the apple pie. "Der Konditor machte einen köstlichen, mürben Teig für den Apfelkuchen.foodessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareKurz, knapp, plötzlich, barschAbrupt; brief; pointed; petulant."He gave a short answer to the question."Er gab eine knappe Antwort auf die Frage.characterattitudeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareKnapp, gering, unzureichendLimited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty."a short supply of provisions"Ein knapper Vorrat an Lebensmitteln.amountqualityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareKnapp, mangelhaftInsufficiently provided; inadequately supplied, especially with money; scantily furnished; lacking."The family was short on money this month, so they had to cut back on groceries. "Die Familie hatte diesen Monat knappes Geld, also mussten sie bei den Lebensmitteln sparen.amountbusinessfinanceeconomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareKurz, mangelhaftDeficient; less; not coming up to a measure or standard."an account which is short of the truth"Ein Bericht, der die Wahrheit nicht ganz wiedergibt.qualityamountessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareUnverdünnt, purUndiluted; neat."The recipe called for short, undiluted vanilla extract. "Das Rezept verlangte nach unverdünntem Vanilleextrakt.drinkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareBald, kurzfristigNot distant in time; near at hand."The meeting is short; it starts in fifteen minutes. "Das Treffen ist kurzfristig; es beginnt in fünfzehn Minuten.timeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAuf fallende Kurse spekulierendBeing in a financial investment position that is structured to be profitable if the price of the underlying security declines in the future."My aunt has a short position on the stock of the local bakery, expecting its price to fall. "Meine Tante spekuliert auf fallende Kurse der Aktien der örtlichen Bäckerei und erwartet einen Preisverfall.businessfinanceeconomyassetessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareKurz, knappAbruptly, curtly, briefly."He cut me short repeatedly in the meeting."Er unterbrach mich in der Sitzung wiederholt kurz.communicationcharacteressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗SharePlötzlich, unvermutetUnawares."The recent developments at work caught them short."Die jüngsten Entwicklungen bei der Arbeit überraschten sie plötzlich.attitudecharacterstyleessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareKurz, erfolglosWithout achieving a goal or requirement."His speech fell short of what was expected."Seine Rede blieb hinter den Erwartungen zurück.achievementoutcomeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareKurz(of the manner of bounce of a cricket ball) Relatively far from the batsman and hence bouncing higher than normal; opposite of full."The cricket ball bounced short, so the batter had to move back to hit it. "Der Cricketball sprang kurz auf, also musste sich der Schlagmann zurückbewegen, um ihn zu schlagen.sportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareKurzWith a negative ownership position."We went short most finance companies in July."Wir gingen im Juli bei den meisten Finanzunternehmen short.financebusinesseconomypositionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗ShareMangel anDeficient in."The student's performance was short in effort; he didn't try hard enough. "Die Leistung des Schülers mangelte an Anstrengung; er hat sich nicht genug bemüht.amountqualityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗ShareKurz vorHaving a negative position in."I don’t want to be short the market going into the weekend."Ich möchte nicht kurz vor dem Wochenende auf dem Markt sein.positionnegativeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading