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/ˈʃɔːtɪst/ /ˈʃɔɹtɪst/

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adjective

Más corto

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. "

El crayón rojo es el crayón más corto de la caja.

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adjective

Bajo, de poca altura

(of a person) Of comparatively small height.

Examples :

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

De todos los estudiantes de su clase, María es la más baja.

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Más corto, el más corto

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."

Nuestra reunión de hoy duró seis minutos cortos. Todos los días del mes pasado duró al menos veinte minutos.

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adjective

Abreviado (de)

(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” es la abreviatura de “telephone” y “asap” es la abreviatura de “as soon as possible”.

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Corto, cercano

(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. "

La posición de fildeo más cercana en el cuadro interior la ocupaba el segunda base, justo al lado de la base.

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Corto

(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. "

El bote más corto de la pelota durante la práctica fue el que aterrizó más lejos del bateador.

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Corto

(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." "

Su putt más corto rodó solo hasta la mitad del hoyo, dejándole un segundo golpe complicado.

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adjective

Quebradizo

(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. "

El panadero explicó que la corteza de la tarta era maravillosamente quebradiza porque había usado mucha mantequilla.

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adjective

Corto, brusco, seco

Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant.

Examples :

"He gave a short answer to the question."

Dio una respuesta corta a la pregunta.

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Más corto, escaso

Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty.

Examples :

"a short supply of provisions"

Un suministro escaso de provisiones.

amount quality condition

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Insuficiente, escaso, deficiente

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. "

Debido a la escasez de fondos este mes, la familia decidió saltarse su viaje habitual de fin de semana.

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Deficiente, escaso

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

Examples :

"an account which is short of the truth"

Una cuenta que es deficiente en cuanto a la verdad.

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Puro, sin diluir

Undiluted; neat.

Examples :

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

Bebió su café puro, sin leche ni azúcar.

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Más cercano, más corto

Not distant in time; near at hand.

Examples :

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

El camino más corto hacia el éxito es a través del trabajo duro y la dedicación.

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En corto

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. "

El fondo de cobertura tomó una posición en corto en la acción tecnológica sobrevalorada, esperando que su precio cayera.

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