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curt:
- brusque; abrupt; brusquement; d'un ton brusque; hargneux; cassant; sec; acerbe
Wiktionary:
- curt → revêche, brusque, rude, sans engagement, peu amène

English

Detailed Translations for curt from English to French

curt:

curt adj

curt (abrupt; blunt; short; steep)
brusque; abrupt; brusquement; d'un ton brusque
- brusque adj
- abrupt adj
- brusquement adj
- d'un ton brusque adj
curt (snappish; snappy; brusque; acrid)
hargneux; cassant; sec; acerbe
- hargneux adj
- cassant adj
- sec adj
- acerbe adj

Translation Matrix for curt:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
sec		dry land
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	brusk; brusque; crisp; laconic; short; terse
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	brusque
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
abrupt	abrupt; blunt; curt; short; steep	abrupt; abruptly; all at once; all of a sudden; at once; blunt; brusque; fast; out of the blue; quick; rapid; speedy; sudden; suddenly; swift; swiftly; unexpectedly
acerbe	acrid; brusque; curt; snappish; snappy	angry; bitter; blazing; catty; cutting; derisive; dour; fiery; furious; glaring; indignant; injurious; insulting; nipping; offending; offensive; querulous; razor-sharp; scornful; sharp; snappy; sneering; virulent
brusque	abrupt; blunt; curt; short; steep	abrupt; abruptly; all at once; all of a sudden; at once; blunt; brusque; cantankerous; crabbed; crusty; fast; gruff; grumpy; nagging; out of the blue; quick; rapid; rigid; speedy; sudden; suddenly; sullen; surly; swift; swiftly; unexpectedly
brusquement	abrupt; blunt; curt; short; steep	abrupt; abruptly; all at once; all of a sudden; at once; blunt; brusque; fast; out of the blue; quick; rapid; speedy; sudden; suddenly; swift; swiftly; unexpectedly
cassant	acrid; brusque; curt; snappish; snappy	brittle; crisp; crumbly; delicate; fragile; frail; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; tender; vulnerable; wobbly; wonky
d'un ton brusque	abrupt; blunt; curt; short; steep	abrupt; all at once; all of a sudden; at once; blunt; brusque; fast; out of the blue; quick; rapid; speedy; sudden; suddenly; swift; unexpectedly
hargneux	acrid; brusque; curt; snappish; snappy	angry; annoyed; bad-tempered; bitter; blazing; capricious; catty; cross; discontented; disgruntled; displeased; dissatisfied; enraged; fiery; furious; glaring; grumbling; grumpy; hung over; incensed; indignant; irate; irritated; livid; nettled; peevish; petulant; piqued; pissed off; put out; querulous; resentful; seething; sharp; sore; testy; upset; venomous; vexed; vicious; virulent; vitriolic; wicked; wrathful
sec	acrid; brusque; curt; snappish; snappy	abrupt; all at once; all of a sudden; arid; at once; bare; barren; blunt; drily; dry; dryly; faded; lacking rain; neat; out of the blue; parced; parched; scorched; sinewy; stringy; sudden; suddenly; tidy; tough; unexpectedly; wilted; withered

Related Words for "curt":

curtness, curter, curtest, curtly

Synonyms for "curt":

brusque; brusk; short; discourteous
crisp; laconic; terse; concise

Related Definitions for "curt":

brief and to the point; effectively cut short¹
- a response so curt as to be almost rude¹
marked by rude or peremptory shortness¹
- a curt reply¹

Wiktionary Translations for curt:

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• curt	→ revêche; brusque; rude	↔ barsch — (im übertragenen Sinn) bezüglich Sprache, Handlung: (unfreundlich Unterton durchklingen) rau, (allzu) knapp gefasst
• curt	→ sans engagement; peu amène	↔ unverbindlich — nicht verbindlich, ohne Festlegung

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¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University