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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries短期的
Pronunciation / Transliteration: duǎnqī de
"这是一个短期的目标。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Occurring over or involving a relatively short period of time.
"They signed a short-term lease for the apartment."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the Old English 'sceort' (meaning small in length or duration) and the Middle English 'term' (from Old French 'terme', ultimately from Latin 'terminus' meaning boundary or limit). The compound adjective emerged in the late 19th century to describe plans, contracts, or investments lasting for a limited period.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Short-term" is said worldwide
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à court terme
Transliteration: a koʁ tɛʁm
"C'est une solution à court terme."
kurzfristig
Transliteration: ˈkʊʁtˌfʁɪstɪç
"Wir brauchen eine kurzfristige Lösung."
a breve termine
Transliteration: a ˈbrɛve ˈtɛrmine
"Questo è un piano a breve termine."
a corto plazo
Transliteration: a ˈkoɾto ˈplasjo
"Es una inversión a corto plazo."
a curto prazo
Transliteration: a ˈkuʁtu ˈpɾazu
"Precisamos de resultados a curto prazo."
अल्पकालिक
Transliteration: alpakālik
"यह एक अल्पकालिक योजना है।"
短期的
Transliteration: duǎnqī de
"这是一个短期的目标。"
단기적인
Transliteration: dang-gijeog-in
"우리는 단기적인 대책이 필요합니다."
短期的
Transliteration: tankitekina
"それは短期的目標にすぎない。"
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