Engelsk ordbok
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Engelsk adverb: shortly | |||
| 1. | shortly for a short time | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive. | ||
| 2. | shortly in the near future | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The doctor will soon be here. The book will appear shortly. She will arrive presently. We should have news before long. | ||
| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | before long, presently, soon | ||
| 3. | shortly in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He told me curtly to get on with it. He talked short with everyone. He said shortly that he didn't like it. | ||
| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | curtly, short | ||
| 4. | shortly in a concise manner; in a few words | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The history is summed up concisely in this book. She replied briefly. Briefly, we have a problem. To put it shortly. | ||
| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | briefly, concisely, in brief, in short | ||
| 5. | shortly at a short distance | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The hem fell shortly below her knees. | ||
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