No. 262 in Romanian
scurt
Short.
In a sentence
Părul său este scurt și bine aranjat.
His hair is short and well-groomed.
In this sentence, "scurt" is used as an adjective to describe the noun 'părul' (hair), signifying its length as short.
A fost o întâlnire scurtă, dar productivă.
It was a brief meeting, but productive.
Here, "scurtă" (the feminine form of 'scurt') is used to describe the noun 'întâlnire' (meeting), indicating that its duration was short.
Spune pe scurt ce s-a întâmplat acolo.
Briefly say what happened there.
In this instance, "pe scurt" (literally 'in short') is an adverbial phrase conveying the action should be expressed concisely.
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