What does short in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word short in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use short in Portuguese.

The word short in Portuguese means shorts, short, short, hold short, calção de banho, short de natação. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word short

shorts

substantivo masculino (peça de vestuário)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

short

plural noun (denim shorts) (BRA, jeans cortado, estrangeirismo)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
At her office job, she always looks professional, but at home she often wears t-shirts and cutoffs.

short

plural noun (short pants) (roupa)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Vou usar shorts e sandálias já que está quente hoje.
I'll wear shorts and sandals, since it's hot today.

hold short

verbal expression (aircraft: stop landing short of runway intersection) (estrangeirismo, aviação)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)

calção de banho

plural noun (men's swimsuit shorts)

If you forget your swimming trunks, you can wear a pair of shorts.

short de natação

plural noun (man's swim shorts)

Robert colocou seu short de natação
Robert put on his trunks and went outside to the pool.

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