| giacca | casaco | jaquette | jacket,short coat | Jacke | |
| lungo | comprido,longo | long,-ue | long,not short | lang | |
| novella | conto | conte | short story | Novelle | |
| breve | curto | court | short,brief | kurz | |
| corto | curto | court | short,not long | kurz | |
| deficienza | escassez,miséria | manque | shortage,lack | Mangel | |
| stenografia | taquigrafia,estenografia | sténographie | shorthand,stenography | Schnellschrift | |
| tra poco | rápido | bientôt | soon,shortly | bald | |
| breve tempo | momento | espace de temps | while,short time | Weile | |