short
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., grand, petit).
adjective
a. court
I think these pants are too short.Je pense que ce pantalon est trop court.
a. petit
Brendon is short for his age.Brendon est petit pour son âge.
a. court
We had a shorter day today because the teacher was sick.Nous avons eu une journée plus courte aujourd'hui parce que le prof était malade.
b. bref
Toby's visit was short, but it was enjoyable.La visite de Toby a été brève, mais elle était agréable.
c. petit
We had a short meeting before lunch.Nous avons eu une petite réunion avant le déjeuner.
a. court
It was a short drive to the hospital.C’était un court trajet en voiture jusqu’à l’hôpital.
a. brusque
I'm sorry I was short with you.Je suis désolé d’avoir été brusque avec toi.
b. sec
Your answer was a bit short.Votre réponse était un peu sèche.
a. à court de
Most of the companies are short of material.La plupart des entreprises sont à court de matériel.
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb (e.g., très, gentiment).
adverb
a. net
The judge stopped the lawyer short with a question.Le juge arrêta net l’avocat en lui posant une question.
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
noun
a. le court-métrage
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
I made three shorts before embarking on my first feature film.J’ai réalisé trois courts-métrages avant de me lancer dans mon premier long-métrage.
b. le court métrage
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
Our last short won a prize at the film festival.Notre dernier court métrage a été primé au festival du film.
a. le court-circuit
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
The sewing machine caused a short.La machine à coudre a provoqué un court-circuit.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
transitive verb
a. court-circuiter
The technician accidentally shorted the system.Le technicien a accidentellement court-circuité le système.
a. arnaquer
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
They shorted me at the butcher's again.Ils m'ont encore arnaqué chez le boucher.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
intransitive verb
a. subir un court-circuit
The system shorted out due to a power surge.Le système a subi un court-circuit à cause d'une surtension.
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