Usage examples of "cortos" in Spanish with translation to English

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Mis pantalones son demasiado cortos. My pants are too short.
En el invierno, los días son más cortos. In the winter, days are shorter.
Ha escapado un toro en pantalones cortos acusado de hurto. A bull with short trousers has escaped accused of stealing.
Con la llegada del invierno, los días se hacen más cortos. With the coming of winter, days are getting shorter.
¡Qué corta es la vida! How short life is!
Él me mandó un mensaje corto. He sent me a brief note.
Intentó escribir una historia corta. He tried writing a short story.
La vida es muy corta. Life is very short.
Ella tiene el cabello corto. She has short hair.
Estoy muy corto de dinero. I'm very short of money.
Me gusta el cabello corto. I like short hair.
Su discurso fue demasiado corto. His speech was too short.
Momentáneamente estoy corto de efectivo. I'm short of cash at the moment.
Ese perro tiene una corta cola. That dog has a short tail.
Los hombres van en manga corta. The men are wearing short sleeves.
Esa falda es demasiado corta, ¿no? That skirt's too short, isn't it?
Ese perro tiene el rabo corto. That dog has a short tail.
¿Es el camino corto o largo? Is the road short or long?
Él siempre está corto de plata. He is always short of money.
Te queda bien el pelo corto. You look nice with your hair short.
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