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Translating from English to Indonesian

Translations:

short — having a small distance between ends or edges
→ pendek
short — of a person, of comparatively small height
→ kecil
→ ringkas
short — having little duration
→ singkat
→ pendek
→ sebentar

More translations:

short
→ pendek
short
→ singkat
short
→ kurang tekor
short
→ kekurangan, ketekoran
short
→ dibuat tipis hingga mudah garing
short
→ secara tiba-tiba
short
→ tidak sampai

English definitions WordNet

NOUN 3

  1. the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed

  2. accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

    Synonymsshort circuit

  3. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base

    Synonymsshortstop

VERB 2

  1. cheat someone by not returning him enough money

    Synonymsshort-change

  2. create a short circuit in

    Synonymsshort-circuit

ADJECTIVE 11

  1. primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

    • “a short life”
    • “a short flight”
    • “a short holiday”
    • “a short story”
    • “only a few short months”

  2. (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length

    • “short skirts”
    • “short hair”
    • “the board was a foot short”
    • “a short toss”

  3. low in stature; not tall

    • “he was short and stocky”
    • “short in stature”
    • “a short smokestack”
    • “a little man”
    Synonymslittle
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  1. not sufficient to meet a need

    • “an inadequate income”
    • “a poor salary”
    • “money is short”
    • “on short rations”
    • “food is in short supply”
    • “short on experience”
    Synonymsinadequatepoor

  2. (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range

    • “a short memory”
    Synonymsunretentiveforgetful

  3. not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices

    • “a short sale”
    • “short in cotton”

  4. of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration; are short"

    • “the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt'”

  5. less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

    • “a light pound”
    • “a scant cup of sugar”
    • “regularly gives short weight”
    Synonymslightscant

  6. lacking foresight or scope

    • “a short view of the problem”
    • “shortsighted policies”
    • “shortsighted critics derided the plan”
    • “myopic thinking”
    Synonymsshortsightedunforesightfulmyopic

  7. tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening

    • “shortbread is a short crumbly cookie”
    • “a short flaky pie crust”

  8. marked by rude or peremptory shortness

    • “try to cultivate a less brusque manner”
    • “a curt reply”
    • “the salesgirl was very short with him”
    Synonymsbrusquebruskcurt

ADVERB 7

  1. quickly and without warning

    • “he stopped suddenly”
    Synonymsabruptlysuddenlydead

  2. without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold

    • “he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash”

  3. clean across

    • “the car's axle snapped short”
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  1. at some point or distance before a goal is reached

    • “he fell short of our expectations”

  2. so as to interrupt

    • “She took him up short before he could continue”

  3. at a disadvantage

    • “I was caught short”
    Synonymsunawares

  4. in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner

    • “he told me curtly to get on with it”
    • “he talked short with everyone”
    • “he said shortly that he didn't like it”
    Synonymscurtlyshortly