/kuʁ/
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Translation
short
Word origin
From Latin curtus ('shortened, cut off, mutilated'). The same root underlies English curt and, through related forms, curtail.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- curtus
- English cognates
- curt, curtail
Grammar
Femininecourte
Masc pluralcourts
Fem pluralcourtes
Examples
' .
She had her hair cut very short.
.
We took a short break to have a coffee.
.
The shortest way goes through the forest.
personnages.
This novel is too short to really get to know the characters.
l' .
This path is shorter than the other road.
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