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short (business: to sell something one does not own at the moment)
verb
[UK: ʃɔːt]
[US: ˈʃɔːrt]

blankaverb

short [shorter, shortest] (constituting an abbreviation or shortened form)
adjective
[UK: ʃɔːt]
[US: ˈʃɔːrt]

förkortning ~en ~aradjektiv

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

kortadjektivI'm short. = Jag är kort.

short (transitive: to cause a short circuit)
verb
[UK: ʃɔːt]
[US: ˈʃɔːrt]

kortsluta [~slöt, ~slutit, ~sluten ~slutet ~slutna, pres. ~sluter]verb

short-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)
noun

mindre beckasinsnäppasubstantiv
{c}

short circuit (cause a short circuit)
verb
[UK: ˈʃɔːt.ˈsɜːkɪt]
[US: ˈʃɔːt.ˈsɜːkɪt]

kortsluta [~slöt, ~slutit, ~sluten ~slutet ~slutna, pres. ~sluter]verb

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

kortslutning [~en ~ar]substantiv
{c}

short-eared owl [short-eared owls] (owl)
noun
[UK: ʃɔːt ɪə(r)d aʊl]
[US: ˈʃɔːrt ˈɪrd ˈaʊl]

jorduggla [~n ~ugglor]substantiv
{c}

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

kortfilm [~en ~er]substantiv
{c}

short list (a list of selected candidates from which a final choice is made)
noun
[UK: ʃɔːt lɪst]
[US: ˈʃɔːrt ˈlɪst]

kortlistasubstantiv
{c}

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

kortlivad [~livat ~e]adjektiv

kortvarig [~t ~a]adjektiv

short seller (person or organization that participates in short selling)
noun

blankaresubstantiv
{c}

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

blankning [~en ~ar]substantiv
{c}

short short story (a kind of work of fiction)
noun

miniatyrnovellsubstantiv
{c}

mininovellsubstantiv
{c}

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

kortsynt [~, ~a]adjektiv

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

kortsiktighet [~en]substantiv
{c}

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

novell [~en ~er]substantiv
{c}

short-tailed parrot (Graydidascalus brachyurus)
noun

kortstjärtad papegojasubstantiv

short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus)
noun

ormörn [~en ~ar]substantiv
{c}

short-toed treecreeper (Certhia brachydactyla)
noun

trädgårdsträdkryparesubstantiv
{c}

short ton (USCS ton)
noun
[UK: ʃɔːt tʌn]
[US: ˈʃɔːrt ˈtən]

engelskt kort tonsubstantiv
{n}

shortbread (biscuit)
noun
[UK: ˈʃɔːt.bred]
[US: ˈʃɔːrt.bred]

mördegskakasubstantiv

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

brist [~en ~er]substantiv
{c}

svaghet [~en ~er]substantiv
{c}

tillkortakommande [~t ~n]substantiv
{c}

shortcrust pastry (pastry without leavening agent)
noun

mördeg [~en ~ar]substantiv
{c}

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]

aliassubstantiv
{n}

shortcut [shortcuts] (path)
noun
[UK: ˈʃɔːtˌkət]
[US: ˈʃɔːrtˌkət]

genväg [~en ~ar]substantiv
{c}
Sami took a shortcut. = Sami tog en genväg.

shorten [shortened, shortening, shortens] (to become shorter)
verb
[UK: ˈʃɔːt.n̩]
[US: ˈʃɔːr.tn̩]

kortnaverb

shorten [shortened, shortening, shortens] (to make shorter)
verb
[UK: ˈʃɔːt.n̩]
[US: ˈʃɔːr.tn̩]

förkorta [~de ~t]verb

shorthand (rough and rapid method of writing)
noun
[UK: ˈʃɔːt.hænd]
[US: ˈʃɔːrt.ˌhænd]

stenografi [~n]substantivI've decided to learn shorthand. = Jag har beslutat lära mig stenografi.

shorthorn sculpin [shorthorn sculpins] (species of fish)
noun
[UK: ˈʃɔːt.hɔːn]
[US: ˈʃɔːrt.hɔːrn]

rötsimpasubstantiv

shortly (in few words; briefly)
adverb
[UK: ˈʃɔːt.li]
[US: ˈʃɔːrt.li]

fåordigtadverb

kortadverb

shortly (in or after a short time)
adverb
[UK: ˈʃɔːt.li]
[US: ˈʃɔːrt.li]

inom kortadverb

snartadverbHe is arriving shortly. = Han kommer snart.

shortness (The property of being short, of being small of stature or brief)
noun
[UK: ˈʃɔːt.nəs]
[US: ˈʃɔːrt.nəs]

korthet [~en]substantiv

shortness of breath (dyspnea)
noun

andnöd [~en]substantiv

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