verb🔗ShareCortocircuitarTo cause a short circuit in (something)."The spilled coffee is shorting the keyboard, so it's not working properly. "El café derramado está cortocircuitando el teclado, por lo que no funciona correctamente.electronicstechnicalelectrictechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCortocircuitarOf an electrical circuit, to short circuit."The old lamp started flickering and then stopped working; it seemed like it was shorting out. "La lámpara vieja comenzó a parpadear y luego dejó de funcionar; parecía que estaba cortocircuitando.electronicselectrictechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEstafar, timarTo shortchange."The cashier shorting customers is a serious issue in that store. "Estafar a los clientes por parte del cajero es un problema grave en esa tienda.businessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDar menos de lo acordado, reducir la cantidadTo provide with a smaller than agreed or labeled amount."This is the third time I’ve caught them shorting us."Esta es la tercera vez que los pillo dándonos menos de lo acordado.businesscommerceeconomyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVender en cortoTo 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."Because he believed the company's stock price would fall, John was shorting shares of ABC Corp. "Debido a que creía que el precio de las acciones de la empresa caería, John estaba vendiendo en corto acciones de ABC Corp.businessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAcortarTo shorten."The tailor is shorting the pants because they are too long. "El sastre está acortando los pantalones porque son demasiado largos.languagegrammarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
