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Detailed Translations for shortness from English to Dutch

shortness:

shortness [the ~] nom

  1. the shortness (briefness; conciseness; succinctness)
    de kortheid
  2. the shortness (brevity)
    de kortstondigheid

Translation Matrix for shortness:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
kortheid briefness; conciseness; shortness; succinctness brevity; conciseness; terseness
kortstondigheid brevity; shortness
- abruptness; brusqueness; curtness; gruffness; truncation

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Related Definitions for "shortness":

  1. an abrupt discourteous manner1
  2. the property of being shorter than average stature1
  3. the property of being of short temporal extent1
    • the shortness of air travel time1
  4. the property of being of short spatial extent1
    • the shortness of the Channel crossing1
  5. the property of being truncated or short1
  6. the condition of being short of something1
    • there was no shortness of money1
    • can cause shortness of breath1

short:

short adj

  1. short (small; little; tiny; )
    klein; ondermaats; van geringe afmeting

short adj

  1. short (abrupt; blunt; curt; steep)
    bruusk; kortaf; nors; onzacht
  2. short (perishing; evanescent; transient; )
    vergankelijk; voorbijgaand; eindig

Translation Matrix for short:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- short circuit; shortstop
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- short-change; short-circuit
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
bruusk abrupt; blunt; curt; short; steep abruptly; all of a sudden; quick; sudden; suddenly; swiftly; unexpectedly
eindig brief; casual; close; current; cursory; empty; evanescent; fleeting; informal; momentary; null; of short duration; passing; perfunctory; perishing; short; superficial; temporary; transient; transitory; volatile
klein diminutive; inadequate; inferior; little; low-grade; middling; minuscule; short; shortish; small; tiny; undersized small; to a limited extent; to a small extent
kortaf abrupt; blunt; curt; short; steep abrupt; blunt; snappy; snarling
nors abrupt; blunt; curt; short; steep cantankerous; crabbed; crusty; gruff; grumpy; nagging; rigid; sullen; surly
ondermaats diminutive; inadequate; inferior; little; low-grade; middling; minuscule; short; shortish; small; tiny; undersized immature; inferior; poor
onzacht abrupt; blunt; curt; short; steep hard; hard-handed; harsh; rough; violent
vergankelijk brief; casual; close; current; cursory; empty; evanescent; fleeting; informal; momentary; null; of short duration; passing; perfunctory; perishing; short; superficial; temporary; transient; transitory; volatile
voorbijgaand brief; casual; close; current; cursory; empty; evanescent; fleeting; informal; momentary; null; of short duration; passing; perfunctory; perishing; short; superficial; temporary; transient; transitory; volatile provisional; temporal; temporary
- brusk; brusque; curt; forgetful; inadequate; light; little; myopic; poor; scant; shortsighted; unforesightful; unretentive
AdverbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- abruptly; curtly; dead; shortly; suddenly; unawares
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- short in stature; short of stature
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
van geringe afmeting diminutive; inadequate; inferior; little; low-grade; middling; minuscule; short; shortish; small; tiny; undersized

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Related Definitions for "short":

  1. marked by rude or peremptory shortness1
    • the salesgirl was very short with him1
  2. tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening1
    • shortbread is a short crumbly cookie1
    • a short flaky pie crust1
  3. (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length1
    • short skirts1
    • short hair1
    • the board was a foot short1
    • a short toss1
  4. primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration1
    • a short life1
    • a short flight1
    • a short holiday1
    • a short story1
    • only a few short months1
  5. of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration1
    • the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt' are short1
  6. not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices1
    • a short sale1
    • short in cotton1
  7. lacking foresight or scope1
    • a short view of the problem1
  8. (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range1
    • a short memory1
  9. not sufficient to meet a need1
    • money is short1
    • on short rations1
    • food is in short supply1
    • short on experience1
  10. less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so1
    • regularly gives short weight1
  11. low in stature; not tall1
    • he was short and stocky1
    • short in stature1
    • a short smokestack1
  12. quickly and without warning1
  13. in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner1
    • he talked short with everyone1
  14. at a disadvantage1
    • I was caught short1
  15. so as to interrupt1
    • She took him up short before he could continue1
  16. at some point or distance before a goal is reached1
    • he fell short of our expectations1
  17. clean across1
    • the car's axle snapped short1
  18. without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold1
    • he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash1
  19. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base1
  20. the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed1
  21. accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference1
  22. create a short circuit in1
  23. cheat someone by not returning him enough money1

Wiktionary Translations for short:

short
adjective
  1. having a small distance between ends or edges
  2. of a person, of comparatively little height
short
adverb
  1. van geringe duur
  2. van geringe lengte
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• short → kort ↔ kurz — wenig Zeit benötigend
• short → kort ↔ kurz — wenig Länge habend
• short → klein ↔ bref — Petit de taille
• short → kort; kortstondig ↔ court — De petite longueur ou qui n’a pas la longueur moyenne des objets du même genre.
• short → door; heen ↔ à court — (familier, fr) En manque de.

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