“short” in Spanish

Meaning in English

1. (adjective) (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range 2. (adjective) (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length 3. (adjective) primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration 4. (adjective) low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal 5. (adjective) of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration 6. (adjective) not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices 7. (adjective) tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening 8. (adjective) marked by rude or peremptory shortness 9. (adjective) lacking foresight or scope 10. (adjective) of insufficient quantity to meet a need 11. (adjective) less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so 12. (noun) the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base 13. (noun) the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed 14. (noun) accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference 15. (verb) create a short circuit in 16. (verb) cheat someone by not returning them enough money 17. (adverb) in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner 18. (adverb) at a disadvantage 19. (adverb) so as to interrupt 20. (adverb) at some point or distance before a goal is reached 21. (adverb) clean across 22. (adverb) without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold 23. (adverb) quickly and without warning happening unexpectedly on impulse; without premeditation

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