Short
pronunciation: ʃɔrt
part of speech: adjective
escueto = stark ; bald ; lean ; terse.
Example: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.Example: This text contains its share of irrelevant allusions included by authors 'to add artistic verisimilitude to a bald and otherwise unconvincing narrative', to quote another favourite source.Example: While Baskerville's italic was a lean, elegant letter, the most radical departure from tradition since the French academic italic of the 1690s.Example: This terse McLuhanesque turn of phrase is at the core of what I want to talk about today.
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= in short
; in a few words
; in sum
.
Example: In short, the work and approach of the chief librarian is crucial to the success of the library he serves.
Example: Recently, someone asked me if I could explain chi-square in a few words.
Example: In sum, the librarian should have the knowledge, experience and sense to provide the right book to the right child at the right time = En suma, el bibliotecario debería tener el conocimiento, la experiencia y el sentido para ofrecer el libro correcto al niño adecuado en el momento oportuno.
Escueto synonyms
light in spanish: ligero, pronunciation: laɪt noun, adjectivetender in spanish: oferta, pronunciation: tendɜr noun, adjectiveclose in spanish: cerrar, pronunciation: kloʊs adverb, adjectivebrief in spanish: breve, pronunciation: brif adjectivedirect in spanish: directo, pronunciation: dɜrekt adjectivedead in spanish: muerto, pronunciation: ded adjectivelittle in spanish: pequeño, pronunciation: lɪtəl adjective, adverbpoor in spanish: pobre, pronunciation: pur adjectivescant in spanish: escaso, pronunciation: skænt verbcurt in spanish: brusco, pronunciation: kɜrt adjectivesnub in spanish: desaire, pronunciation: snʌb noun, verbirascible in spanish: irascible, pronunciation: ɪræsɪbəl adjectivesquat in spanish: agacharse, pronunciation: skwɑt adjective, verbbrusque in spanish: brusco, pronunciation: brʌsk adjectivetruncate in spanish: truncar, pronunciation: trʌŋkeɪt verb, adjectivefleeting in spanish: fugaz, pronunciation: flitɪŋ adjectiveimpatient in spanish: impaciente, pronunciation: ɪmpeɪʃənt adjectivefugitive in spanish: fugitivo, pronunciation: fjudʒətɪv adjective, nounsquab in spanish: pichón, pronunciation: skwɑb noun, adjectiveinadequate in spanish: inadecuado, pronunciation: ɪnædəkwət adjectivedeficient in spanish: deficiente, pronunciation: dɪfɪʃənt adjectivetruncated in spanish: truncado, pronunciation: trʌŋkeɪtɪd adjectiveabruptly in spanish: abruptamente, pronunciation: əbrʌptli adverbsuddenly in spanish: repentinamente, pronunciation: sʌdənli adverbshortly in spanish: dentro de poco, pronunciation: ʃɔrtli adverbinsufficient in spanish: insuficiente, pronunciation: ɪnsəfɪʃənt adjectivecholeric in spanish: colérico, pronunciation: kɑlɜrɪk adjectivechunky in spanish: fornido, pronunciation: tʃʌŋki adjectivemomentary in spanish: momentáneo, pronunciation: moʊmənteri adjectivebrusk in spanish: crepúsculo, pronunciation: brʌsk adjectiveclipped in spanish: cortado, pronunciation: klɪpt adjectiveshort circuit in spanish: cortocircuito, pronunciation: ʃɔrtsɜrkət nounimprovident in spanish: imprevisor, pronunciation: ɪmprɑvədənt adjectiveabbreviated in spanish: abreviado, pronunciation: əbrivieɪtəd adjectiveshortstop in spanish: campocorto, pronunciation: ʃɔrtstɑp nounstubby in spanish: achaparrado, pronunciation: stʌbi adjectiveforgetful in spanish: olvidadizo, pronunciation: fɔrgetfəl adjectiveshort-circuit in spanish: cortocircuito, pronunciation: ʃɔrtsɜrkət verbshortsighted in spanish: miope, pronunciation: ʃɔrtsaɪtɪd adjectiveshort-term in spanish: término corto, pronunciation: ʃɔrttɜrm adjectiveunawares in spanish: inopinadamente, pronunciation: ənəwerz adverbcurtly in spanish: brevemente, pronunciation: kɜrtli adverbdumpy in spanish: regordete, pronunciation: dʌmpi adjectivestumpy in spanish: achaparrado, pronunciation: stʌmpi adjectiveshortened in spanish: acortado, pronunciation: ʃɔrtənd adjectivecurtal in spanish: curtal, pronunciation: kɜrtəl adjectivesquatty in spanish: agazapado, pronunciation: skwɑti adjectivehotheaded in spanish: exaltado, pronunciation: hɑθedɪd adjectiveshortest in spanish: más corto, pronunciation: ʃɔrtɪst adjectiverunty in spanish: runty, pronunciation: rʌnti adjectiveshort-change in spanish: estafar, pronunciation: ʃɔrttʃeɪndʒ verbsquabby in spanish: regordete, pronunciation: skwɑbi adjectiveunaccented in spanish: inacentuado, pronunciation: ənəksenɪd adjectiveshort-tempered in spanish: mal genio, pronunciation: ʃɔrttempɜrd adjectiveunstressed in spanish: átono, pronunciation: ənstrest adjectivequick-tempered in spanish: temperamental, pronunciation: kwɪktempɜrd adjectiveill-natured in spanish: malhumorado, pronunciation: ɪlnætʃɜrd adjectivepint-sized in spanish: tamaño de una pinta, pronunciation: paɪntsaɪzd adjectiveshortish in spanish: bajito, pronunciation: ʃɔrtɪʃ adjectivetelescoped in spanish: telescópico, pronunciation: teləskoʊpt adjectivesawed-off in spanish: aserrado, pronunciation: sɔdɔf adjectivehot-tempered in spanish: mal genio, pronunciation: hɑttempɜrd adjectivemomentaneous in spanish: momentáneo, pronunciation: moʊmənteɪniəs adjectivepint-size in spanish: tamaño de una pinta, pronunciation: paɪntsaɪz adjectiveshort-range in spanish: corto alcance, pronunciation: ʃɔrtreɪndʒ adjectivehalf-length in spanish: medio termino, pronunciation: hæfleŋkθ noun, adjectiveshort-run in spanish: A corto plazo, pronunciation: ʃɔrtrʌn adjectivelow-set in spanish: ajuste bajo, pronunciation: loʊset adjectiveunretentive in spanish: no atento, pronunciation: ənrɪtentɪv adjectiveunforesightful in spanish: imprevisible, pronunciation: ənfɔrzitfəl adjectiveshort-dated in spanish: corto de fecha, pronunciation: ʃɔrtdeɪtɪd adjectiveunforbearing in spanish: implacable, pronunciation: ənfɔrbɪrɪŋ adjective 
