curt
Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rudeBrief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.
» He gave me a curt answer.
Он ответил мне резко.
Meaning
2 sensesBrief 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 sentencesHe gave me a curt answer.
ruОн ответил мне резко. — fjay69
Don't you think it's rude to give people such a curt reply like that?
He's always had curt ways.
Krista's curt, businesslike tone put off her clients at the maternity ward, especially on their special days.
She is curt.
deSie ist schroff. — Luiaard
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
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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Forms
curter, curtestSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
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