Polyglot Dictionary

kurz

/kʊʁts/

adjective, adverb A1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

adje Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

comparative
kürzer
superlative
am kürzesten

Meaning

  1. short, brief

Similar words

flüchtig

Flüchtig is fleeting or cursory, implying something passed too quickly to notice properly; kurz is simply short/brief, with no implication of missing something.

kurzzeitig

Kurz is the general word for short; kurzzeitig specifically means short-term, about duration.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

escueto

Close — short, brief relates to concise (escueto).

English

brief

kurz is the plain word for short, while brief adds a connotation of being short on purpose, like a brief meeting.

Practice

1 What does kurz mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Film war ziemlich ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches kurz?

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