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short
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., grand, petit).
5. (abrupt)
6. (lacking)
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).
7. (abruptly)
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).
8. (film)
a. le court-métrage (M)
(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).
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)
(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).
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)
(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).
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).
a. court-circuiter
The technician accidentally shorted the system.Le technicien a accidentellement court-circuité le système.
11. (to shortchange)
a. arnaquer (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
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.).
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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