No. 4,030 in Catalan
curtes
"Curtes" means "short" (plural feminine form).
In a sentence
Les vacances d'estiu aquest any han estat molt curtes.
This year's summer holidays have been very short.
Here, 'curtes' is used as an adjective describing the length of the summer holidays (vacances d'estiu), indicating that they were of short duration.
Has llegit les històries curtes del llibre?
Have you read the short stories from the book?
In this sentence, 'curtes' qualifies the noun 'històries', referring to the nature of the stories as being short or succinct.
Les mànigues de la camisa són curtes.
The sleeves of the shirt are short.
'Curtes' is employed here to describe the length of the sleeves (mànigues), signifying they do not extend a long distance.
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