short course

ʃɔrt kɔrs

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Definition of short course - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

educationbrief educational program

She enrolled in a short course on digital marketing.

crash course

sports

Rare

quick route in a race

Rare

The marathon included a short course for beginners.

dash

run

sprint

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refresher training

education

short course given again to update or strengthen earlier learning

boot camp

education

short intensive training course

refresher course

education

short course to update or review knowledge in a subject

midget golf

sports

miniature version of golf played on a short course

microlesson

education

short lesson focused on one topic or part of a course

pitch and putt

sport

small golf game played on a short-distance course

Examples of short course in a sentence

A short course in first aid can be very useful.
He signed up for the short course to test his speed.
The short course was perfect for novice runners.

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French:formation, parcours court, ...
German:Kurzlehrgang, kurze Strecke, ...
Italian:corso breve, percorso breve, ...
Spanish:curso corto, ruta corta, ...
Portuguese:curso curto, rota curta, ...
Chinese:短期课程, 短程赛道, ...
Japanese:短期コース, 短いコース, ...
Arabic:دورة قصيرة, مَسَار قَصِير, ...
Hebrew:קוּרְס קָצָר, ...
Russian:краткий курс, короткий маршрут, ...
Ukrainian:короткий курс, короткий маршрут, ...
Hindi:लघु पाठ्यक्रम, लघु मार्ग, ...
Bengali:স্বল্পমেয়াদি কোর্স, সংক্ষিপ্ত পথ, ...
Catalan:curs breu, ruta curta, ...
Czech:krátký kurz, kratší trať, ...
Danish:kort kursus, kort rute, ...
Dutch:korte cursus, korte route, ...
Greek:ταχύρρυθμο σεμινάριο, σύντομη διαδρομή, ...
Hungarian:rövid tanfolyam, rövid táv, ...
Khmer:វគ្គសិក្សាខ្លី, ផ្លូវប្រណាំងខ្លី, ...
Korean:단기 과정, 짧은 코스, ...
Persian:دوره کوتاه, مسیر کوتاه, ...
Polish:krótki kurs, krótka trasa, ...
Portuguese (BR):curso rápido, rota curta, ...
Romanian:curs scurt, traseu scurt, ...
Swedish:kort kurs, kort bana, ...
Thai:หลักสูตรระยะสั้น, เส้นทางลัด, ...
Turkish:kısa kurs, kısa parkur, ...
Vietnamese:khóa học ngắn hạn, lộ trình ngắn, ...

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