Signification visuelle de 'shorter'? - apprendre avec des images, exemples du quotidien

adjective

Plus court

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

"My younger brother is shorter than me. "

Mon jeune frère est plus petit que moi.

appearance quality

adjective

Plus petit, de petite taille

(of a person) Of comparatively small height.

"My brother is shorter than my father. "

Mon frère est plus petit que mon père.

appearance body person

adjective

Plus court

Having little duration.

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

Notre réunion a duré six courtes minutes aujourd'hui. Chaque jour, depuis un mois, elle a duré au moins vingt minutes.

time quality

adjective

Abrégé, raccourci

(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 » est l'abréviation de « telephone » et « asap » est l'abréviation de « as soon as possible ».

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adjective

Plus près du batteur

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

"The coach moved the fielder to shorter fine leg to catch a potential deflection off the bat. "

L'entraîneur a déplacé le joueur de champ plus près du batteur pour attraper une éventuelle déviation de la batte.

sport position

adjective

Court

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

"The bowler delivered a shorter ball, bouncing near the pitch and surprising the batsman. "

Le lanceur a lancé une balle courte, rebondissant près du guichet et surprenant le batteur.

sport

adjective

Court

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

"Her approach shot was shorter than she wanted, and the ball landed in the rough just before the green. "

Son coup d'approche était plus court qu'elle ne le voulait, et la balle a atterri dans le rough juste avant le green.

sport

adjective

Friable

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

""My grandmother's pie crust is always so shorter because she uses a lot of butter." "

La pâte à tarte de ma grand-mère est toujours si friable parce qu'elle utilise beaucoup de beurre.

food quality

adjective

Bref, concis, sec

Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant.

"He gave a short answer to the question."

Il a donné une réponse brève à la question.

character attitude

adjective

Plus court, insuffisant

Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty.

"a short supply of provisions"

Une quantité insuffisante de provisions.

amount quality

adjective

Insuffisant, court, limité

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

"Because the library's budget was shorter this year, they couldn't buy as many new books. "

Comme le budget de la bibliothèque était plus court cette année, ils n'ont pas pu acheter autant de nouveaux livres.

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adjective

Plus court, moindre

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

"an account which is short of the truth"

Un récit qui est en deçà de la vérité.

amount quality

adjective

Pur, non coupé

Undiluted; neat.

"My grandfather prefers his whiskey shorter, without any water or ice. "

Mon grand-père préfère son whisky pur, sans eau ni glace.

drink

adjective

Proche, imminent

Not distant in time; near at hand.

"The school year is getting shorter, so we need to finish our projects quickly. "

L'année scolaire est de plus en plus proche, nous devons donc finir nos projets rapidement.

time

adjective

En position vendeuse

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

"The hedge fund manager was shorter on Tesla stock, anticipating a price drop before the next earnings report. "

Le gestionnaire du fonds spéculatif était en position vendeuse sur les actions Tesla, anticipant une baisse de prix avant le prochain rapport sur les bénéfices.

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noun

Vendeur à découvert

A short, a short seller: one who engages in short selling.

"The hedge fund manager identified the potential "shorter" among the investors, knowing that someone was likely betting against the company's stock. "

Le gestionnaire de fonds spéculatifs a identifié le potentiel « vendeur à découvert » parmi les investisseurs, sachant que quelqu'un pariait probablement contre l'action de la société.

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