kort — meaning in English
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English meaning
- brief adj Lasting only a short time.
- card noun A small, flat piece of stiff paper or plastic, used for games, messages, payments, or identification.
- low adj Close to the ground or to a base level; not high.
- photograph noun An image captured using a camera.
- short adjective Not long in length, distance, or duration.
- shortly adverb Soon, or after a brief time.
Senses
kort is used for these senses in English:
- brief Of short duration; happening quickly. [from 15th c.]
- card Any flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic, etc.
- photograph (photography) A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.
- short (followed by for) Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).
- shortly In few words.
brief — full definition
- adj Lasting only a short time.
- adj Using few words; concise.
- noun A set of instructions or a summary given to someone before they carry out a task.
- noun A document summarizing the facts and legal arguments of a case, or (UK) the case papers given to a barrister.
- verb To give someone a concise summary of a situation before they act.
card — full definition
- noun A small, flat piece of stiff paper or plastic, used for games, messages, payments, or identification.
- verb To check someone's identification to confirm their age.