corto
Meanings
Adjective
1. short (having a small distance from one end to another)
2. short (having little duration)
3. dim-witted, slow (colloquial)
4. cut
5. A type of coffee made out of roughly 70% milk and 30% coffee (Andalusia, Málaga)
Examples187
Los días se hacen cada vez más cortos.
The days are gradually shortening.
Me quedaré aquí por un tiempo corto.
I will stay here for a short period.
Para hacerlo corto: ella ganó y yo perdí.
To cut a long story short - she won and I lost.
Este libro tiene muchas historias cortas.
This book contains a lot of short stories.
Intentó escribir una historia corta.
He tried writing a short story.
Estamos cortos de dinero.
We ran short of money.