No. 694 in French
court
Short.
In a sentence
Le chemin qui mène à l'école est très court.
The path that leads to the school is very short.
Here, 'court' is used as an adjective describing the length of the path, meaning 'short' in French.
Le garçon court rapidement après le chien.
The boy runs quickly after the dog.
'Court' is used as the third-person singular conjugation of the verb 'courir', which means 'to run', in the present tense.
Il s'agit d'une affaire de courte durée.
It is a matter of short duration.
In this sentence, 'courte' (feminine form of 'court') is an adjective describing 'durée' (duration) and means 'short' in this context.
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