adjective · rare

curt

curt · curter · curtest

короткий, низький

немногословный, сжатый, лаконичный, односложный

knapp, kurz, barsch, schroff

Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rudeBrief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.

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UK/kɜːt/US/kɝt/

» He gave me a curt answer.

Он ответил мне резко.

Meaning

2 senses

Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.
brüsk, knapp, kurzangebunden
отрывистыйotryvistyj, немногословныйnemnogoslovnyj, односложныйodnosložnyj
brief and to the point; effectively cut short
Short or concise.
kurz, kurzgefasst
лаконичныйlakoničnyj, сжатыйsžatyj

Examples

5 sentences

He gave me a curt answer.
ruОн ответил мне резко.
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Don't you think it's rude to give people such a curt reply like that?
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He's always had curt ways.
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Krista's curt, businesslike tone put off her clients at the maternity ward, especially on their special days.
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She is curt.
deSie ist schroff.
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Translations

5 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude:

short or concise:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude:

short or concise:

Origin

From the Latin curtus (“shortened”). Cognate with Dutch kort, German kurz, Galician curto,

From the Latin curtus (“shortened”). Cognate with Dutch kort, German kurz, Galician curto, French court, Italian corto, Portuguese curto, and Spanish corto. Doublet of short.

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