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curt

/kɝt/ adjectif C2

En français : abrupt, sommaire

  1. Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.
  2. Short or concise.

Comparatif curter · Superlatif curtest

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Dans la bibliothèque

Marilla really did not know how to talk to the child, and her uncomfortable ignorance made her crisp and curt when she did not mean to be.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 39 · C1
There was no trace then of the horror which I had myself felt at this curt declaration; but his face showed rather the quiet and interested composure of the chemist who sees the crystals falling into position from his oversaturated solution.
The Valley of Fear, p. 11 · C1
With the unreasonable petulance of mankind I rang the bell and gave a curt intimation that I was ready.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 17 · B2
Sherlock Holmes and I surveyed this curt announcement and the rueful face behind it, until the comical side of the affair so completely overtopped every other consideration that we both burst out into a roar of laughter.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 15 · B2

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