This is the 1365th most frequent Catalan word.
curta
"Curta" in Catalan means "short" or "brief."
'Curta' here is used as an adjective to describe the length of the story.
Aquesta història és massa curta.
This story is too short.
'Curta' here functions as an adjective to qualify 'distància' (distance) regarding its spatial extent.
La curta distància no és un problema.
The short distance is not a problem.
'Curta' in this case is an adjective describing the skirt, specifically its length.