Shorts Meaning in English

word · lemma: short

US

/ˈʃɔɹts/

shorts

UK

/ʃˈɔːts/

shawts

التعريف

Shorts are short pants that cover only the top part of the legs. People usually wear them in warm weather, for sports, or to relax.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Usually plural: 'a pair of shorts' or simply 'shorts.' Common collocations: 'wear shorts,' 'gym shorts,' 'denim shorts,' 'cargo shorts.' In British English, 'shorts' is common, but 'shorts' can also mean short movies in some contexts, so clothing context matters.

• Spanish: pantalones cortos - shorts
• Portuguese (BR): shorts - bermuda
• Portuguese (PT): calções - calções curtos
• Chinese (Simplified): 短裤
• Chinese (Traditional): 短褲
• Hindi: शॉर्ट्स - निकर
• Arabic: شورت - سروال قصير
• Bengali: হাফ প্যান্ট - শর্টস
• Russian: шорты
• Japanese: ショートパンツ - 短パン
• Vietnamese: quần short
• Korean: 반바지
• Turkish: şort
• Urdu: نیکر - شارٹس
• Indonesian: celana pendek

جمل نموذجية

He is wearing blue shorts.

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I wear shorts in summer.

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These shorts are too small for me.

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It’s so hot today—I’m definitely wearing shorts.

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Do these shorts look okay for the beach?

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I forgot my gym shorts, so I had to work out in sweatpants.

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