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Meanings of short in English
Portuguese
desconsiderado (Of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range.
Portuguese
subitamente Spanish
bruscamente Synonyms
Examples for "dead"
Examples for "dead"
1
I ran inside and said 'Is he dead?' and they said yes.
2
Among the dead was an American citizen, a State Department official said.
3
He could not help but state the obvious: 'You should be dead.'
4
He has shot dead at least 12 victims so far, police say.
5
She was hearing reports of unchecked violence, widespread chaos, thousands presumed dead.
1
Quite suddenly, the urgency of their situation had come home to him.
2
But plunge Europe into existential crisis and it suddenly seems to matter.
3
As the general election approaches, however, those positions suddenly appear serious liabilities.
4
Two tries within five minutes suddenly put the result beyond any doubt.
5
With Hanjin's situation suddenly in limbo, its ships were stranded at sea.
1
Charmian said rather abruptly, 'May we really tell you all about it?'
2
He looked abruptly to his right; he thought he'd heard a sound.
3
Rador gripped the base of the globe; abruptly it ceased its spinning.
4
Robinson left abruptly last year after a 28-year career with the company.
5
The newspaper report said the signal ended abruptly before contact was established.
Portuguese
brevemente Practice of selling securities or other financial instruments that are not currently owned.
Usage of short in English
1
National aspirations were encouraged, within limits; 'autonomy' fell far short of self-determination.
2
International rights groups said the vote fell well short of democratic standards.
3
What are the short and long term health effects of cannabis use?
4
The investing process from there was fairly easy: long Japan, short France.
5
The company needed to address short-term liquidity problems first, the source said.
6
Einhorn publicly disclosed a short position in the company a year ago.
7
The company resumed its forced march after a short ten minutes' rest.
8
In short: The most likely answer to this question is more delays.
9
Spyker said it would continue work to secure short and medium-term funding.
10
That's a really short time but it's the reality of the market.
11
However, high limb recurrence rates and short duration of response need improvement.
12
A short time ago, the Prime Minister spoke at a press conference.
13
Of course our definition of short term will be different to others.
14
We're also concerned about the problem of short-term thinking in environmental issues.
15
Despite some short term volatility, it has been a pretty good result.
16
However the reforms the official described fell short of Kagame's initial proposals.
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Common
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Common
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