Level | A1 |
---|---|
Kind | adjective |
Front | short |
IPA | /ʃɔːt / adjective (shorter; shortest) |
Back | kısa |
Back 2 | short (adjective) /ʃɔːt
/ adjective (shorter; shortest)
LENGTH/DISTANCE
1 not
measuring much from one end to the other
kısa
a short line/distance/dress
This essay is rather short.
short hair
OPPOSITE LONG1
verb shorten
HEIGHT
2 less
than the average height
kısa
boylu
a short, fat man
OPPOSITE TALL
TIME
3 not
lasting a long time
kısa
a short visit/film
She left a short time ago.
to have a short memory
hafızası zayıf olmak
OPPOSITE LONG1
verb shorten
NOT ENOUGH
4 short
(of/on sth)
not having enough of
what is needed
eksik, yetersiz
Because of illness, the team is two players
short.
Good secretaries are in short supply.
We're a bit short of money at the moment.
Your essay is a bit short on detail.
noun shortage
NAME/WORD
5 short
for sth
used as a shorter way
of saying sth
kısaltılmışı, kısa
adı
‘Bill’ is short for ‘William’.
IMPATIENT
6 short
(with sb)
(used about a person)
speaking in an impatient and angry way to sb
kaba
davranan
What's the matter with Michael? He was
really short with me just now.
adverb shortly
IDIOMS
for
short
as a short form
kısaca
She's called ‘Diana’, or ‘Di’ for short.
in
the long/short term
over a long/short
period of time in the future
uzun/kısa
vadede
We're aiming at a tax rate of 20% in the
long term.
in
short
in a few words
kısaca, sözün
kısası
Einstein had one of the greatest minds the
world has ever known: in short, he was a genius.
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