English-Dutch translation for "shortest"
"shortest" Dutch translation
shortest {adjective}
Terror does not pave the way for justice: it is the shortest road to hell.
I walked the 10 kilometers back and it was the shortest walk I ever had.
If you want to take the game around the world, it's got to be the shortest form of the game.
I am slightly annoyed that women, specifically, have been given the shortest programme.
My challenge is: the shortest seminar I usually do is 50 hours.
short {adjective}
Madam President-in-Office of the Council, I have two short additional questions.
In the short time I have, I shall concentrate on one aspect, namely the opt-out.
Madam President, I should like to make a short statement concerning my report.
We all know that, and not a great deal can be done about it in the short term.
Considerable efforts are currently being made to make short sea shipping a success.
(Laughter) In short, technology, the internet, they have changed our lifestyle.
In short, this safety problem particularly involves the countries of the East.
And to make matters even worse, most of the text that we have are extremely short.
Well, to cut a long story short, they're actually flying right across the ocean.
A short time ago, Colombia elected a new government - senate and parliament.
short {adj.} (also: momentary, short-lived, instant, brief)
Those affected by this may have been beautiful for a short time but are ill for a long time afterwards.
short-lived
It might bring short-term domestic success, but it would harm the entire region in the long term.
As the Dutchman Wim Duisenberg had done the groundwork for the ECB, he was ultimately given the presidency for a short time.
Synonyms
Synonyms (English) for "short":
© Princeton Universityabruptly · suddenly · dead · curtly · shortly · unawares · shortsighted · unforesightful · myopic · unretentive · forgetful · inadequate · poor · light · scant(p) · little · short-circuit · short-change · shortstop · short circuit
Usage examples
Usage examples for "shortest" in Dutch
The mobility of people and goods, which can be transferred from one place to another in the shortest conceivable time, means that the risk is always present.
We must encourage them to do so in order to ensure that initiatives by collective agreement are taken to promote lifelong training within the shortest possible time limits.
Finally, I think, Mr President, that the Bulgarian authorities should take this opportunity to continue implementing the necessary reforms in the shortest time possible.
This is an essential element in the necessary fight against fraud which, together with the Commission, we must see through to a successful conclusion in the shortest possible time.
I am delighted the Commission recognizes the efforts made by the French Government and its transport minister to reach an agreement acceptable to the wage-earners in the shortest possible time.
Similar words
shores · short · short-dated · short-lived · short-sighted · short-term · shortage · shortcoming · shortcomings · shorter · shortest · shorthand · shorts · shortsightedness · shot · shotgun · shoulder · shout · shouts · shoved · shovel
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