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What does it mean?
In my home task there is one sentence wich I can't translate. I understand each word separatly, but I can't catch the meaning of all sentence : "He was a short teacher". I have a problem with the meaning "short". It's not about size, right?
22 нояб. 2018 г., 7:42
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If the word 'short' comes directly before the noun referring to a person (as an attributive adjective) it can only refer to the person's size.
He was a short teacher = He was a teacher who was below average height.
As a predicative adjective, it can mean the same ( He was short = He wasn't tall), or it could mean that the person spoke in an abrupt or curt manner.
The teacher was short [with me] = The answer that he gave me sounded rude and impatient.
22 ноября 2018 г.
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"Short" can sometimes mean "rude" and "unfriendly". To be short with someone is to talk in an angry way, but here I would take it to mean he was not as tall as most people - small.
More context would help ;)
22 ноября 2018 г.
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I think it means he was short in height.
If it means something else, like 'temporary' (for a short time), the sentence is wrong.
22 ноября 2018 г.
Ah, I see. It sounds strange to me because the use of the past tense implies that the teacher is not short in the present day O.O Maybe he had a growth spurt? Lol.
22 ноября 2018 г.
Joseline, unfortunatelly no. It's just a single sentence..
22 ноября 2018 г.
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