short

petit, bas

De faible hauteur par rapport aux autres personnes ou choses.

En anglais simple : Having little height compared with other people or things.

• My brother is short.
• She is shorter than her sister.
• The short tree barely reached the window.

Contraires : tall

Expressions courantes : short person, short man, short and tall, short child

court

Dont la distance entre les deux extrémités est petite.

En anglais simple : Measuring a small distance from one end to the other.

• He has short hair.
• This rope is too short.
• We took the shorter path through the park.

Synonymes : low, narrow, slim, shallow

Contraires : long

Expressions courantes : short hair, short distance, short pencil

court, bref

Qui dure peu de temps.

En anglais simple : Lasting only a small amount of time.

• Let’s take a short break.
• The meeting was shorter than expected.
• Can you stay for a short visit?

Synonymes : brief

Contraires : long

Expressions courantes : short break, short visit, short time, short meeting

net, brusquement

Soudainement, ou de manière brève et peu aimable.

En anglais simple : Suddenly, or in a brief and unfriendly way.

• The car stopped short.
• She cut me short before I finished speaking.
• He pulled up short at the edge of the cliff.

Comment l'utiliser : stop short (He stopped short when he saw the dog.); cut someone short (She cut him short before he could explain.)

Synonymes : abruptly, suddenly, curtly

Expressions courantes : stop short, pull someone short, cut someone short

au dépourvu

Sans être prêt à faire face à un événement inattendu.

En anglais simple : Without being ready for something unexpected.

• The sudden storm caught us short.
• I was caught short without enough cash.
• She was caught short miles from the nearest toilet.

Comment l'utiliser : be caught short (We were caught short when the shop closed early.)

Synonymes : unawares, off guard

Expressions courantes : catch someone short, be caught short

vidéo verticale, short

Vidéo prévue pour être regardée à la verticale, avec une image plus haute que large.

En anglais simple : A video made to be watched upright, with a picture taller than it is wide.

• I watched a short on my phone.
• She uploads three shorts each week.
• His latest short shows how to make bread.

Synonymes : vertical video

Expressions courantes : watch a short, upload a short, youtube short

court-circuit

Défaut électrique où le courant emprunte un mauvais chemin, ce qui provoque souvent une panne.

En anglais simple : An electrical fault where current takes the wrong path, often causing equipment to fail.

• A short damaged the radio.
• The electrician found a short in the cable.
• Could a short have caused the fire?

Comment l'utiliser : a short in something (There is a short in the wiring.)

Synonymes : short circuit

Expressions courantes : electrical short, short in something, cause a short

court-circuiter

Relier des parties d’un système électrique de façon à faire passer le courant par un chemin non prévu.

En anglais simple : To connect parts of an electrical system so electricity takes an unintended path.

• Water shorted the circuit.
• The damaged cable could short the battery.
• The technician shorted the terminals to test the connection.

Synonymes : short-circuit

Expressions courantes : short a circuit, short the terminals