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short [shorter, shortest] (having a small distance between ends or edges)
adjective
[UK: ʃɔːt]
[US: ˈʃɔːrt]

cortoadjective

short [shorter, shortest] (of a person, of comparatively small height)
adjective
[UK: ʃɔːt]
[US: ˈʃɔːrt]

bajoadjectiveI am short. = Soy baja.

short-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)
noun

agujeta grisnoun

short circuit (unintentional connection)
noun
[UK: ˈʃɔːt.ˈsɜːkɪt]
[US: ˈʃɔːt.ˈsɜːkɪt]

cortonoun
{m}

cortocircuitonoun
{m}

short corner (soccer: short corner kick)
noun

gilicórnernoun

short film (motion picture)
noun
[UK: ʃɔːt fɪlm]
[US: ˈʃɔːrt ˈfɪlm]

cortonoun
{m}

cortometrajenoun
{m}

short-haired bumblebee (Bombus subterraneus)
noun

abejorro de pelo cortonoun

short-legged (having short legs)
adjective
[UK: ʃɔːt ˈle.ɡɪd]
[US: ˈʃɔːrt ˈle.ɡəd]

paticortoadjective
{m}

short-lived [shorter-lived, shortest-lived] (not existent for very long)
adjective
[UK: ʃɔːt ˈlɪvd]
[US: ʃɔːrt ˈlɪvd]

de corta duraciónadjective

efímeroadjective

short scale noun

escala cortanoun
{f}

short selling (The practice of selling items or stock which one does not currently possess)
noun

venta cortanoun
{f}

short-sighted (lacking foresight)
adjective
[UK: ʃɔːt ˈsaɪ.tɪd]
[US: ˈʃɔːrt ˈsaɪ.təd]

cortoplacistaadjective

short-sightedness (the propensity of a person to ignore long-term goals in favor of short-term gains)
noun
[UK: ʃɔːt]
[US: ˈʃɔːrt]

cortoplacismonoun
{m}

estrechez de mirasnoun
{f}

falta de visiónnoun
{f}

short story [short stories] (work of fiction)
noun
[UK: ʃɔːt ˈstɔː.ri]
[US: ˈʃɔːrt ˈstɔː.ri]

cuentonoun
{m}

narrativa brevenoun
{f}

relato cortonoun
{m}

short-tailed chinchilla (South American animal)
noun

chinchilla cordillerananoun
{f}

chinchilla de cola cortanoun
{f}

chinchilla del altiplanonoun
{f}

chinchilla Peruananoun
{f}

chinchilla realnoun
{f}

short-tailed hawk (Buteo brachyurus)
noun

busardo de cola cortanoun
{m}

gavilán rabicortonoun
{m}

short-tailed parrot (Graydidascalus brachyurus)
noun

loro colicortonoun

short-term [shorter-term, shortest-term] (of a short duration of time)
adjective
[UK: ˈʃɔːt tɜːm]
[US: ˈʃɔːrt tɝːm]

supletorioadjective

short-term [shorter-term, shortest-term] (of the near or immediate future)
adjective
[UK: ˈʃɔːt tɜːm]
[US: ˈʃɔːrt tɝːm]

a corto plazoadjective

short-term memory noun

memoria a corto plazonoun
{f}

short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus)
noun

culebrera europeanoun
{f}

shortage [shortages] (lack or deficiency)
noun
[UK: ˈʃɔː.tɪdʒ]
[US: ˈʃɔːr.tədʒ]

carestíanoun
{f}

escaseznoun
{f}The water shortage is due to the weather. = La escasez de agua es debido al clima.

faltanoun
{f}Due to the water shortage, all the flowers in the garden have died. = Debido a la falta de agua, todas las flores del jardín se han muerto.

shortchange (to defraud someone by giving them less change than they ought to be given after a transaction)
verb
[UK: ˈʃɔːt.ˈtʃeɪndʒ]
[US: ˈʃɔːrt.ˈtʃeɪndʒ]

sisarverb

shortcoming [shortcomings] (deficiency)
noun
[UK: ˈʃɔːtk.ʌm.ɪŋ]
[US: ˈʃɔːrtˌk.əm.ɪŋ]

defectonounThe greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand the exponential function. = El mayor defecto de la raza humana es nuestra incapacidad para entender la función exponencial.

shortcrust pastry (pastry without leavening agent)
noun

pasta quebradanoun
{f}

shortcut [shortcuts] (a file that points to the location of another file and serves as a quick way to access it)
noun
[UK: ˈʃɔːtˌkət]
[US: ˈʃɔːrtˌkət]

acceso directonoun
{m}

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