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/ˈʃɔːtɪst/ /ˈʃɔɹtɪst/

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adjective

Kürzeste

Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.

Examples :

"The red crayon is the shortest crayon in the box. "

Der rote Buntstift ist der kürzeste Buntstift in der Schachtel.

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adjective

Klein, von geringer Größe

(of a person) Of comparatively small height.

Examples :

"Of all the students in her class, Maria is the shortest. "

Von allen Schülern in ihrer Klasse ist Maria die Kleinste.

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adjective

Kürzeste, knappste

Having little duration.

Examples :

"Our meeting was a short six minutes today. Every day for the past month it’s been at least twenty minutes long."

Unser heutiges Treffen dauerte kurze sechs Minuten. Jeden Tag im letzten Monat dauerte es mindestens zwanzig Minuten.

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adjective

Abgekürzt (für)

(followed by for) Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).

Examples :

"“Phone” is short for “telephone” and "asap" short for "as soon as possible"."

„Phone“ ist die Abkürzung für „telephone“ und „asap“ für „as soon as possible“.

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adjective

Kurz, nah

(of a fielder or fielding position) that is relatively close to the batsman.

Examples :

"The shortest fielding position on the infield was occupied by the second baseman, right next to the base. "

Die kürzeste Feldposition im Innenfeld wurde vom zweiten Baseman besetzt, direkt neben der Base.

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adjective

Kurz

(of a ball) that bounced relatively far from the batsman.

Examples :

"The shortest bounce from the ball during practice was the one that landed farthest away from the batter. "

Der kürzeste Ballabsprung während des Trainings war der, der am weitesten vom Schlagmann entfernt landete.

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adjective

Zu kurz

(of an approach shot or putt) that falls short of the green or the hole.

Examples :

""Her shortest putt rolled only halfway to the hole, leaving her a tricky second shot." "

Ihr kürzester Putt rollte nur bis zur Hälfte des Lochs und ließ ihr einen kniffligen zweiten Schuss.

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adjective

Mürbe, brüchig

(of pastries) Brittle, crumbly, especially due to the use of a large quantity of fat. (See shortbread, shortcake, shortcrust, shortening.)

Examples :

"The baker explained that the pie crust was wonderfully shortest because he had used plenty of butter. "

Der Bäcker erklärte, dass der Teigboden wunderbar mürbe war, weil er viel Butter verwendet hatte.

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adjective

Kurz, knapp, barsch

Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant.

Examples :

"He gave a short answer to the question."

Er gab eine knappe Antwort auf die Frage.

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adjective

Kürzeste, knappste

Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty.

Examples :

"a short supply of provisions"

Ein knappster Vorrat an Vorräten.

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adjective

Unzureichend, knapp, mangelhaft

Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied, especially with money; scantily furnished; lacking.

Examples :

"Due to being shortest on funds this month, the family decided to skip their usual weekend trip. "

Da die Familie diesen Monat über unzureichende finanzielle Mittel verfügte, beschloss sie, ihren üblichen Wochenendausflug ausfallen zu lassen.

economy business finance condition

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adjective

Mangelhaft, unzureichend

Deficient; less; not coming up to a measure or standard.

Examples :

"an account which is short of the truth"

Ein Bericht, der nicht die Wahrheit wiedergibt.

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adjective

Unverdünnt, pur

Undiluted; neat.

Examples :

"He drank his coffee shortest, without any milk or sugar. "

Er trank seinen Kaffee unverdünnt, ohne Milch oder Zucker.

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Kürzeste, nächste

Not distant in time; near at hand.

Examples :

"The shortest path to success is through hard work and dedication. "

Der kürzeste Weg zum Erfolg führt durch harte Arbeit und Engagement.

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adjective

Auf fallende Kurse spekulierend

Being in a financial investment position that is structured to be profitable if the price of the underlying security declines in the future.

Examples :

"The hedge fund took the shortest possible position on the overvalued tech stock, expecting its price to fall. "

Der Hedgefonds spekulierte auf fallende Kurse der überbewerteten Tech-Aktie und erwartete einen Kursverfall.

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