short

Measuring a small distance or length from one end to the other.

• She has short hair now, and it suits her.
  Artık saçları kısa ve ona çok yakışıyor.
• It's only a short walk from here to the beach.
  Buradan plaja yürüyerek çok kısa bir yol.

Lasting only a little time.

• The meeting was short, so we finished early.
  Toplantı kısa sürdü, bu yüzden erken bitirdik.
• Let's take a short break and have some tea.
  Kısa bir mola verip çay içelim.

Of a person: less tall than most other people.

• He's quite short, but he plays basketball very well.
  Oldukça kısa boylu ama çok iyi basketbol oynuyor.
• My little sister is much shorter than me.
  Küçük kız kardeşim benden çok daha kısa boylu.

Not having enough of something, or less than the amount that is needed.

• We are running short of time.
  Zamanımız daralıyor.
• I'm five euros short; can you lend me some?
  Beş avro eksiğim var, biraz borç verebilir misin?

Used in 'be short for' to say that a name or word is a shorter form of another.

• Her name is Liz, which is short for Elizabeth.
  Adı Liz, bu da Elizabeth'in kısaltması.
• The word 'phone' is short for 'telephone'.
  'Phone' kelimesi 'telephone' kelimesinin kısa hâlidir.

Speaking to someone in a rude or impatient way, using very few words.

• I'm sorry I was short with you this morning.
  Bu sabah sana ters davrandığım için özür dilerim.
• The receptionist was rather short with me on the phone.
  Resepsiyonist telefonda bana karşı biraz sertti.

In aviation, close to the runway on the final approach, used in 'short final'.

• TC-ABC is on short final for runway 05.
  TC-ABC, pist 05 için kısa finalde.
• On short final, the pilot saw a vehicle on the runway and went around.
  Kısa finalde pilot pistte bir araç gördü ve pas geçti.