corto

/ˈkoɾto/, [ˈkoɾ.t̪o]

short

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"Este es el camino más corto", concluyó el camionero.

"This is the shortest way," the truck driver concluded.

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Para hacerlo corto: ella ganó y yo perdí.

To cut a long story short - she won and I lost.

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Creo que esta lámpara tiene un corto porque la luz se prende sólo si meneo el cable.

I think this lamp has a short because the light comes on only if I jiggle the cord.

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Me corto.

I cut myself.

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El cabello corto le viene muy bien.

Short hair really suits her.

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Estoy muy corto de dinero.

I'm very short of money.

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El sistema circulatorio consta de un circuito corto y uno largo.

The circulatory system consists of a short and a long circuit.

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Me quedaré aquí por un tiempo corto.

I will stay here for a short period.

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Trabajadores tienen que llevar el cabello corto.

Workers must have their hair cut short.

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El día es corto y hay mucho que hacer.

The day is short and there is much work.

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Nos estamos asegurando de que nadie se esté aprovechando del pueblo americano para su propio interés a corto plazo.

We're going to make sure that no one is taking advantage of the American people for their own short-term gain.

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¿Hay un camino más corto para llegar allí?

Is there a shorter road to get there?

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El pelo corto le queda mejor.

He looks better with short hair.

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Fue más corto de lo que él esperaba.

It was shorter than he expected.

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Y es solo un paso muy corto desde ahí, hasta la percepción que ocurre en ausencia de toda señal inmediata, y que tiene que catalogarse de extrasensorial.

And it is only a very short step from there, to perception which occurs in the absence of all immediate signals and has to be labeled extrasensory.

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Este abrigo me queda muy corto.

This coat is too short on me.

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Disculpe, ¿cuál es el camino más corto para ir a la estación?

Excuse me, what is the shortest way to go to the station?

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Tom tiene pelo corto.

Tom has short hair.

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Si tu ensayo se te queda un poco corto, siempre puedes rellenarlo con algunas citas.

If your essay is on the short side, you can always pad it out with a few quotations.

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Tuve que hacer un discurso en corto plazo.

I had to make a speech at short notice.

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