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1 short for
(an abbreviation of: `Phone' is short for `telephone'; What is `Ltd.' short for?) saīsinājums no (vārda) -
2 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) īss2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) neliels; maza auguma-3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) īss4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) 20 centu par maz5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) trūcīgs; nepietiekams6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) trausls2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) pēkšņi; spēji2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) tuvāk; ne tik tālu; par tuvu•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) ierakstīt kandidātu sarakstā- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of* * *īsums; īss patskanis; īsa zilbe; īsuma zīme; īsmetrāžas filma; īssavienojums; alkoholisks dzēriens; smalkas klijas; atkritumi; tuvlidojums; aprauts, strups; strups; īss; maza auguma; nepietiekams; drupans, trausls; stiprs; spēji, pēkšņi -
3 short-lived
adjective (living or lasting only for a short time: short-lived insects; short-lived enthusiasm.) īslaicīgs; īsu laiku dzīvojošs* * *īslaicīgs -
4 for short
(as an abbreviation: His name is Victor, but we call him Vic for short.) saīsināti* * *izskata pēc; īsi; īsumā -
5 short-list
noun (a list of candidates selected from the total number of applicants for a job etc.) kandidātu saraksts (pēc atlases) -
6 at short notice
(without much warning time for preparation etc: He had to make the speech at very short notice when his boss suddenly fell ill.) tūlīt; nekavējoties* * *tūlīt; nekavējoties; nekavējoties -
7 go short
(to cause oneself not to have enough of something: Save this carton for tomorrow, or else we'll go short (of milk).) pietrūkt -
8 be pressed for
(to be short of: I must hurry - I'm pressed for time.) būt trūkumā; just trūkumu -
9 be pushed for
(to be short of; not to have enough of: I'm a bit pushed for time.) būt (kaut kā) trūkumā -
10 bra
(short for brassière.)* * *krūšturis -
11 topper
(short for top hat.)* * *cilindrs; lielisks cilvēks; lieliska lieta; plats sieviešu mētelis -
12 where's
(short for where is, where has.) -
13 who'd
(short for who would, who should, who had.) -
14 who'll
(short for who shall, who will.) -
15 who's
(short for who is, who has.) -
16 zoo
[zu:]((short for zoological garden) a place where wild animals are kept for the public to see, and for study, breeding etc.) zooloģiskais dārzs* * *zvērudārzs; bardaks -
17 pro
I [prəu](short for professional.)II [prəu](the arguments for and against: Let's hear all the pros and cons before we make a decision.) par un pret* * *profesionālis; profilaktisks līdzeklis; prostitūta; arguments; arguments kaut kam par labu; cilvēks, kas balso par, piekritējs; profesionāls; par -
18 advert
['ædvə:t](short for advertisement: I saw your advert in yesterday's newspaper.)* * *reklāma, sludinājums; norādīt, vērst uzmanību -
19 ammo
['æməu](short for ammunition.)* * *munīcija; noderīga informācija; skanošais, nauda -
20 anon
[ə'non](short for anonymous, when used instead of the name of the author of a poem etc.)* * *atkal, drīz
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