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The vowel sound in the English words cat and rack, usually represented by /æ/ or /a/The vowel sound in the English words cat and rack, usually represented by /æ/ or /a/. (The presence of a short vowel is sometimes signaled in spelling by the doubling of a consonant after it, such as in batting as contrasted with bating.)
» I was short a few dollars.
Значення
значень: 2The vowel sound in the English words cat and rack, usually represented by /æ/ or /a/. (The presence of a short vowel is sometimes signaled in spelling by the doubling of a consonant after it, such as in batting as contrasted with bating.)
(Британія, особливо)The vowel sound in the English words grass and castle when pronounced with a near-open front unrounded vowel (/æ/); associated with northern England accents.
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речень: 74I was short a few dollars.
Tom wrote a short story about a young girl and her dog.
ruТом написал рассказ о девушке и её собаке. — marafon
It's nothing short of a miracle.
ruЭто не что иное, как чудо. — marafon
Our escape was nothing short of a miracle.
ruНаш побег был просто чудом. — FeuDRenais
deUnser Entkommen war nicht weniger als ein Wunder. — al_ex_an_der
A lunar month is shorter than a calendar month.
ruЛунный месяц короче календарного. — sharptoothed
deEin Mondmonat ist kürzer als ein Kalendermonat. — samueldora